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Philadelphia Phillies @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1920-07-07 · Day game · Forbes Field · 1:18

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Philadelphia Phillies 2–1. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 6th. Wilbur Cooper earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Wilbur Cooper L: George Smith SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Klem · 1B: Bob Emslie · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Gene Paulette	4	1	1	0	0
Johnny Rawlings	3	0	0	0	0
Cy Williams	4	0	0	0	0
Gavvy Cravath	3	0	0	1	2
Irish Meusel	3	0	1	0	0
Art Fletcher	3	0	1	0	0
Dots Miller	2	0	0	0	0
Mack Wheat	3	0	0	0	1
George Smith	2	0	0	0	0
Eppa Rixey	1	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Carson Bigbee	4	1	3	0	0
Max Carey	3	0	0	0	0
Bill McKechnie	4	1	0	0	0
Billy Southworth	4	0	2	0	0
George Cutshaw	2	0	0	1	0
Charlie Grimm	2	0	0	1	0
Howdy Caton	3	0	2	0	0
Bill Haeffner	3	0	0	0	1
Wilbur Cooper	3	0	1	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Smith	8.0	8	2	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wilbur Cooper	9.0	3	0	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gene Paulette: S4
Johnny Rawlings: FC1/SH/TH2.1-2;B-1
Cy Williams: 8/8D.2-3;1-2(TH)
Gavvy Cravath: 63.2-3;3-H
Irish Meusel: 5/FL

Bot 1

Carson Bigbee: S7
Max Carey: 64(1)3/GDP
Bill McKechnie: 43

Top 2

Art Fletcher: S7
Dots Miller: E5/SH/TH.1-2
Mack Wheat: 1(B)6(2)4(1)/BP/TP

Bot 2

Billy Southworth: 4/P
George Cutshaw: W
Charlie Grimm: W.1-2
Howdy Caton: 7
Bill Haeffner: 34(1)/FO

Top 3

George Smith: 3/P9S
Gene Paulette: 43
Johnny Rawlings: 7

Bot 3

Wilbur Cooper: 7/L
Carson Bigbee: 7
Max Carey: 23/BG

Top 4

Cy Williams: 8
Gavvy Cravath: K
Irish Meusel: 8/8D

Bot 4

Bill McKechnie: 3/G
Billy Southworth: S8
George Cutshaw: 2(B)4(1)/FL/DP

Top 5

Art Fletcher: 13
Dots Miller: 63
Mack Wheat: 5/P7S

Bot 5

Charlie Grimm: 13
Howdy Caton: S7
Bill Haeffner: CS2(24)
Bill Haeffner: K

Top 6

George Smith: 63
Gene Paulette: 53
Johnny Rawlings: 7/7D

Bot 6

Wilbur Cooper: S8
Carson Bigbee: S1/BG.1-2
Max Carey: 23/SH.1-2;2-3
Bill McKechnie: FC3.3XH(32);2-3;B-1
Billy Southworth: SB2
Billy Southworth: OA.3-H(E1)
Billy Southworth: S9.2-3
George Cutshaw: SB2;SBH
George Cutshaw: 3/P

Top 7

Cy Williams: 8
Gavvy Cravath: K
Irish Meusel: S7
Art Fletcher: CS2(24)

Bot 7

Charlie Grimm: 8/L
Howdy Caton: S8
Bill Haeffner: 53.1-2
Wilbur Cooper: 4/P

Top 8

Art Fletcher: 7
Dots Miller: 6/P
Mack Wheat: K

Bot 8

Carson Bigbee: S7
Max Carey: 34(1)/FO
Bill McKechnie: SB2
Bill McKechnie: 9.2-3
Billy Southworth: 2/P

Top 9

Eppa Rixey: K
Gene Paulette: 63
Johnny Rawlings: E6/TH
Cy Williams: 43

Notes & reviews

Pitcher muffed catcher's return throw

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