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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1920-06-25 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 3000 · 1:27

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 6–3. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 3rd. Wilbur Cooper earned the win. Carson Bigbee went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	8
PIT	1	0	3	0	0	0	2	0		6	9

W: Wilbur Cooper L: Claude Hendrix SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Charlie Moran · 1B: Cy Rigler · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Flack	4	2	2	1	0	0
Charlie Hollocher	4	0	2	1	0	0
Zeb Terry	3	0	1	0	1	0
Dave Robertson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Fred Merkle	3	0	2	1	0	0
Bob O'Farrell	4	0	0	0	0	0
Buck Herzog	3	1	0	0	1	1
Dode Paskert	2	0	1	0	0	0
Claude Hendrix	3	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Carson Bigbee	4	2	2	3	0
Max Carey	4	2	3	0	0
Billy Southworth	4	0	0	0	1
Possum Whitted	4	0	2	2	0
George Cutshaw	4	0	0	0	0
Charlie Grimm	4	0	0	0	0
Howdy Caton	4	0	0	0	0
Walter Schmidt	3	0	0	0	0
Wilbur Cooper	3	2	2	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Hendrix	8.0	9	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wilbur Cooper	9.0	8	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Flack: S5/BG
Charlie Hollocher: S5/BG.1-2
Zeb Terry: PB.1-2;2-3
Zeb Terry: W
Dave Robertson: 5/FL
Fred Merkle: 9/SF.3-H
Bob O'Farrell: 7

Bot 1

Carson Bigbee: 5/P
Max Carey: S5/BG
Billy Southworth: K/C
Possum Whitted: SB2
Possum Whitted: S9.2-H
George Cutshaw: 13

Top 2

Buck Herzog: W
Dode Paskert: 34/SH.1-2
Claude Hendrix: 6/P
Max Flack: S8.2-H;B-2(TH)
Charlie Hollocher: S7.2-H;BX2(74)

Bot 2

Charlie Grimm: 23
Howdy Caton: 2/FL
Walter Schmidt: 4/P

Top 3

Zeb Terry: 3/FL
Dave Robertson: 43
Fred Merkle: S5
Bob O'Farrell: CS2(24)

Bot 3

Wilbur Cooper: T9/89
Carson Bigbee: S7.3-H
Max Carey: S8.1-2
Billy Southworth: FC5.1-2;2-3
Possum Whitted: 46(1)/FO.2-3;3-H
George Cutshaw: 2/G.1-2
Charlie Grimm: SB3;SBH
Charlie Grimm: 2/FL

Top 4

Bob O'Farrell: 8
Buck Herzog: K/C
Dode Paskert: 7

Bot 4

Howdy Caton: 53
Walter Schmidt: 8
Wilbur Cooper: 7/7D

Top 5

Claude Hendrix: 8
Max Flack: 13
Charlie Hollocher: 43

Bot 5

Carson Bigbee: 53
Max Carey: 7
Billy Southworth: 2/FL

Top 6

Zeb Terry: 13
Dave Robertson: K
Fred Merkle: S8
Bob O'Farrell: 7/L

Bot 6

Possum Whitted: E6/TH
George Cutshaw: 64(1)/FO
Charlie Grimm: 9
Howdy Caton: 53

Top 7

Buck Herzog: 63
Dode Paskert: S9
Claude Hendrix: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Walter Schmidt: 43
Wilbur Cooper: S2
Carson Bigbee: HR7/IPHR.1-H
Max Carey: S8
Billy Southworth: 4/P
Possum Whitted: POCS2(134)

Top 8

Max Flack: 6/L
Charlie Hollocher: 43
Zeb Terry: D7
Dave Robertson: 9

Bot 8

Possum Whitted: T7/78
George Cutshaw: 5/P
Charlie Grimm: 43
Howdy Caton: 43

Top 9

Fred Merkle: 43
Bob O'Farrell: 6/P
Buck Herzog: 9

Notes & reviews

Ball caromed off Terry's leg into Hollocher's hands.

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