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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1920-06-26 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 12000 · 2:07

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 9–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 6 in the 8th. Elmer Ponder earned the win. Billy Southworth went 5-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10
PIT	0	0	1	0	0	2	0	6		9	17

W: Elmer Ponder L: Hippo Vaughn SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Flack	4	1	1	1	0	0
Charlie Hollocher	4	0	1	0	0	0
Zeb Terry	4	0	0	0	1	0
Fred Merkle	5	0	2	1	0	0
Turner Barber	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bob O'Farrell	3	1	2	0	1	0
Buck Herzog	3	1	0	0	1	0
Dode Paskert	4	1	3	2	0	0
Hippo Vaughn	4	0	1	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carson Bigbee	5	1	1	1	0	1
Max Carey	5	1	1	1	0	0
Billy Southworth	5	2	5	2	0	0
Possum Whitted	4	1	1	0	1	0
George Cutshaw	0	0	0	0	1	0
Charlie Grimm	5	0	1	1	0	0
Howdy Caton	3	2	1	0	2	0
Walter Schmidt	2	0	1	0	0	0
Walter Barbare	4	1	4	1	0	0
Johnny Meador	2	0	0	0	0	1
Cliff Lee	1	1	1	0	0	0
Fred Nicholson	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bill McKechnie	1	0	0	0	0	1
Elmer Ponder	1	0	1	2	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hippo Vaughn	8.0	17	4	4

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Hamilton	2.0	3	1	0
Johnny Meador	5.0	4	0	0
Elmer Ponder	2.0	3	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Flack: S3/G
Charlie Hollocher: E5/SH/TH.1-3;B-2
Zeb Terry: 2/FL
Fred Merkle: 43.3-H(UR)
Turner Barber: 13

Bot 1

Carson Bigbee: 63
Max Carey: 13
Billy Southworth: S8
Possum Whitted: 7

Top 2

Bob O'Farrell: S9
Buck Herzog: W.1-2
Dode Paskert: T7/78.1-H;2-H
Hippo Vaughn: 13
Max Flack: 8/8D/SF.3-H
Charlie Hollocher: 13

Bot 2

George Cutshaw: W
Charlie Grimm: 6/7S
Howdy Caton: W.1-2
Walter Schmidt: 8
Walter Barbare: S8.2XH(82);1-2

Top 3

Zeb Terry: 13
Fred Merkle: S8
Turner Barber: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Carson Bigbee: K/C
Max Carey: 53
Billy Southworth: S9
Possum Whitted: S9.1-H(E9)(NR)(UR)
Johnny Meador: E4.1-2
Charlie Grimm: 8

Top 4

Bob O'Farrell: 63
Buck Herzog: 63
Dode Paskert: 2/FL

Bot 4

Howdy Caton: 5/FL
Walter Schmidt: S8
Walter Barbare: S7.1-2
Carson Bigbee: 6/P/IF.1-2;2-3
Max Carey: 2/FL

Top 5

Hippo Vaughn: S9
Max Flack: 7
Charlie Hollocher: 9
Zeb Terry: 43

Bot 5

Billy Southworth: T9.BXH(9425)
Possum Whitted: 7
Johnny Meador: K

Top 6

Fred Merkle: 8
Turner Barber: 43
Bob O'Farrell: T8/89
Buck Herzog: 9/FL

Bot 6

Charlie Grimm: 3/FL
Howdy Caton: S7
Cliff Lee: D7.1-3
Walter Barbare: S8.2-3;3-H
Carson Bigbee: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Max Carey: SB2
Max Carey: 53

Top 7

Dode Paskert: S6/6D
Hippo Vaughn: 64(1)/FO
Max Flack: 8
Charlie Hollocher: 4/L

Bot 7

Billy Southworth: S5/BG
Possum Whitted: 8/78
Fred Nicholson: K
Charlie Grimm: 9

Top 8

Zeb Terry: 63
Fred Merkle: D7
Turner Barber: 6/FL
Bob O'Farrell: WP.2-3
Bob O'Farrell: W
Buck Herzog: SB2
Buck Herzog: 2/FL

Bot 8

Howdy Caton: W
Bill McKechnie: K/BF
Walter Barbare: S9.1-3;B-2(TH)
Carson Bigbee: S6/P.3-3;2-2
Max Carey: S7.1-2;2-3;3-H
Billy Southworth: S9.1-3;2-H;3-H
Possum Whitted: SB2
Possum Whitted: IW
Elmer Ponder: S7.1-2;2-H;3-H
Charlie Grimm: S6/G.1-2;2-H
Howdy Caton: 5(2)3/GDP

Top 9

Dode Paskert: S7
Hippo Vaughn: K
Max Flack: 63.1-2
Charlie Hollocher: S7.2-3
Zeb Terry: SB2
Zeb Terry: W
Fred Merkle: 7

Notes & reviews

Both runners advanced when SS dropped popup (batter was automatically out on infield fly rule)
Pirates manager Gibson ejected by HP umpire Rigler for arguing Southworth returned safely to 3rd after rundown
Schmidt injured by foul tip and left game
Lee was hit on the hand by his own foul ball (McKechnie took over at bat)
Terry and Hollocher collided.

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