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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1920-07-16 · Day game · Forbes Field · 17 innings · Att: 4000 · 2:54

New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 7–0. New York Giants put up 7 in the 17th. Rube Benton earned the win. Frankie Frisch went 2-for-7 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	R	H	E
NY1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	7	16
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9

W: Rube Benton L: Earl Hamilton SV: (none)

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Burns	8	1	2	1	0	0
Dave Bancroft	7	1	3	0	0	0
Ross Youngs	2	0	0	0	0	1
Frankie Frisch	7	1	2	3	0	0
High Pockets Kelly	7	1	2	1	1	0
Lee King	8	0	2	1	0	0
Larry Doyle	8	1	1	0	0	0
Frank Snyder	7	0	2	0	0	0
Rube Benton	7	0	1	1	0	0
Lew McCarty	0	0	0	0	1	0
Vern Spencer	4	1	1	0	1	0
Al Lefevre	1	1	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Carson Bigbee	7	3	0	0
Max Carey	7	1	0	1
Billy Southworth	7	0	0	2
Possum Whitted	6	2	1	0
George Cutshaw	5	1	0	0
Charlie Grimm	6	0	0	0
Howdy Caton	6	0	0	0
Walter Schmidt	6	2	0	0
Earl Hamilton	5	0	1	1
Fred Nicholson	1	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Benton	17.0	9	2	4

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Earl Hamilton	16.1	15	3	1
Wilbur Cooper	0.2	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Burns: E6/G.B-1
Dave Bancroft: S7.1-2
Ross Youngs: 9
Frankie Frisch: 64(1)/FO.2-3
High Pockets Kelly: SB2
High Pockets Kelly: 63

Bot 1

Carson Bigbee: 43
Max Carey: 53
Billy Southworth: 31/BG

Top 2

Lee King: 8
Larry Doyle: 7
Frank Snyder: 63

Bot 2

Possum Whitted: W
George Cutshaw: 13/SH.1-2
Charlie Grimm: 63.2-3
Howdy Caton: 63

Top 3

Rube Benton: 7
George Burns: 53
Dave Bancroft: 43

Bot 3

Walter Schmidt: 43
Earl Hamilton: 63
Carson Bigbee: S6/G
Max Carey: CS2(26)

Top 4

Ross Youngs: K
Frankie Frisch: 13
High Pockets Kelly: W
Lee King: 9/L

Bot 4

Max Carey: K
Billy Southworth: 63
Possum Whitted: E6/G.B-1
George Cutshaw: 8/L

Top 5

Larry Doyle: 43
Frank Snyder: 5/L
Rube Benton: 6/L

Bot 5

Charlie Grimm: 5/FL
Howdy Caton: 7/L
Walter Schmidt: 53

Top 6

George Burns: D9/89
Dave Bancroft: 34/SH.2-3
Lew McCarty: W
Frankie Frisch: FC4.3XH(42);1-2;B-1
High Pockets Kelly: 5(2)/FO

Bot 6

Earl Hamilton: 13
Carson Bigbee: 23
Max Carey: 53

Top 7

Lee King: 43
Larry Doyle: 3/G
Frank Snyder: S6.B-2(E6/TH)
Rube Benton: 53

Bot 7

Billy Southworth: K/C
Possum Whitted: 43
George Cutshaw: 7

Top 8

George Burns: 63
Dave Bancroft: 13
Vern Spencer: E4/G.B-1
Frankie Frisch: 8

Bot 8

Charlie Grimm: 43
Howdy Caton: 63
Walter Schmidt: S8
Earl Hamilton: 43

Top 9

High Pockets Kelly: 43
Lee King: 63
Larry Doyle: 8

Bot 9

Carson Bigbee: D7
Max Carey: 7/L
Billy Southworth: 43.2-3
Possum Whitted: 43

Top 10

Frank Snyder: 5/L
Rube Benton: 4/P
George Burns: 3/P

Bot 10

George Cutshaw: 63
Charlie Grimm: 8
Howdy Caton: 9

Top 11

Dave Bancroft: D7.BX3(75)
Vern Spencer: S1/G
Frankie Frisch: S3.1-2
High Pockets Kelly: 7
Lee King: 9

Bot 11

Walter Schmidt: 7
Earl Hamilton: K/C
Carson Bigbee: 63

Top 12

Larry Doyle: 9
Frank Snyder: 5/FL
Rube Benton: 2/FL

Bot 12

Max Carey: 63
Billy Southworth: 63
Possum Whitted: 53

Top 13

George Burns: 9
Dave Bancroft: 53
Vern Spencer: 43

Bot 13

George Cutshaw: 63
Charlie Grimm: 23
Howdy Caton: 8/L

Top 14

Frankie Frisch: 63
High Pockets Kelly: S8.B-2(E8)
Lee King: S5.2-2
Larry Doyle: 4(1)/FO.2-3
Frank Snyder: 64(1)/FO

Bot 14

Walter Schmidt: 53
Earl Hamilton: 5/FL
Carson Bigbee: S8
Max Carey: S9.1-3
Billy Southworth: 5/P

Top 15

Rube Benton: 63
George Burns: 13/BG
Dave Bancroft: 7/FL

Bot 15

Possum Whitted: S7
George Cutshaw: 13/SH.1-2
Charlie Grimm: 43.2-3
Howdy Caton: 7/L

Top 16

Vern Spencer: W
Frankie Frisch: 14/SH.1-2
High Pockets Kelly: 63.2-3
Lee King: 7

Bot 16

Walter Schmidt: S8.BX2(86)
Earl Hamilton: W
Carson Bigbee: 9
Max Carey: 2/FL

Top 17

Larry Doyle: S3
Frank Snyder: S9.1-3
Rube Benton: S8.3-H;1-2
George Burns: S7.2-H;1-2
Dave Bancroft: S7.2-3;1-2
Vern Spencer: 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Frankie Frisch: T9.3-H;2-H;1-H
High Pockets Kelly: T8/89.3-H
Lee King: T9.3-H
Larry Doyle: 5/P
Al Lefevre: K

Bot 17

Billy Southworth: K
Possum Whitted: D8
George Cutshaw: S7.2-3
Fred Nicholson: 6(1)3/GDP

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