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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1920-08-31 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 5000 · 1:55

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated New York Giants 6–5. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 6 in the 7th. Jack Wisner earned the win and Earl Hamilton picked up the save. Ross Youngs went 3-for-5 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	2	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	5	14
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0		6	10

W: Jack Wisner L: Art Nehf SV: Earl Hamilton

Umpires — HP: Ernie Quigley · 1B: Hank O'Day · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
George Burns	5	1	2	0	0
Dave Bancroft	5	1	2	0	0
Ross Youngs	5	0	3	1	0
Frankie Frisch	5	1	1	0	0
High Pockets Kelly	5	0	2	1	0
Vern Spencer	1	0	0	0	1
Larry Doyle	4	0	0	0	0
Earl Smith	4	0	1	1	0
Art Nehf	3	1	2	0	1
Lee King	2	1	1	1	1
Frank Snyder	1	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Carson Bigbee	4	0	1	1	0
Billy Southworth	4	1	1	0	0
George Cutshaw	4	0	1	0	0
Fred Nicholson	4	1	2	0	1
Possum Whitted	4	0	0	0	0
Walter Schmidt	4	1	1	0	0
Walter Barbare	4	1	1	1	0
Bill McKechnie	3	1	1	1	0
Babe Adams	1	0	1	0	0
Jack Wisner	1	0	0	0	1
Cliff Lee	1	1	1	1	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Art Nehf	6.1	10	1
Phil Douglas	0.2	0	1
Jesse Barnes	1.0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Babe Adams	4.0	10	1
Jack Wisner	3.0	3	2
Earl Hamilton	2.0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

George Burns: E6/G.B-1
Dave Bancroft: S7.1-2
Ross Youngs: S9.2-H(UR);1-3
Frankie Frisch: 8
High Pockets Kelly: S7/5.3-H;1-2
Vern Spencer: K
Larry Doyle: 9

Bot 1

Carson Bigbee: 6/L
Billy Southworth: 4/P
George Cutshaw: S8
Fred Nicholson: 53

Top 2

Earl Smith: 3/P
Art Nehf: S8
George Burns: 9/L
Dave Bancroft: S9/89.1-2
Ross Youngs: 7

Bot 2

Possum Whitted: 13
Walter Schmidt: 63
Walter Barbare: 2/FL

Top 3

Frankie Frisch: D7
High Pockets Kelly: D7/7D.2-3
Lee King: 7/SF.3-H
Larry Doyle: 43.2-3
Earl Smith: 3/G

Bot 3

Bill McKechnie: 3/G
Babe Adams: S8
Carson Bigbee: 13(B)6(1)/GDP

Top 4

Art Nehf: D9.B-H(E9/TH)(NR)
George Burns: S7
Dave Bancroft: 26(1)/FO
Ross Youngs: S7.1-3;B-2(TH)
Frankie Frisch: FC4.3XH(42);2-3;B-2
High Pockets Kelly: 4/P

Bot 4

Billy Southworth: 3/G
George Cutshaw: 43
Fred Nicholson: S7
Possum Whitted: 9/9L

Top 5

Lee King: D7
Larry Doyle: 8
Earl Smith: S8.2-H
Art Nehf: K
George Burns: 8

Bot 5

Walter Schmidt: 8
Walter Barbare: 8
Bill McKechnie: 4/L

Top 6

Dave Bancroft: 7
Ross Youngs: S7/5
Frankie Frisch: 8/LDP.1X1(863)

Bot 6

Jack Wisner: K
Carson Bigbee: 4/P
Billy Southworth: S7
George Cutshaw: 13

Top 7

High Pockets Kelly: 63
Lee King: K
Larry Doyle: 23

Bot 7

Fred Nicholson: D7
Possum Whitted: 7/P
Walter Schmidt: S6.2-3
Walter Barbare: S9.3-H;1-2
Bill McKechnie: S7.2-H;1-2
Cliff Lee: S8.2-H;1-3
Carson Bigbee: S9.3-H;1-2
Billy Southworth: 64(1)/FO.2-3
George Cutshaw: E8/89/F.3-H(NR)(UR);1-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Fred Nicholson: K

Top 8

Earl Smith: 2/BOOT
Frank Snyder: 63
George Burns: S9
Dave Bancroft: OA.1X2(2E6)
Dave Bancroft: 7

Bot 8

Possum Whitted: 13
Walter Schmidt: 8
Walter Barbare: 63

Top 9

Ross Youngs: 53
Frankie Frisch: 63
High Pockets Kelly: 3/FL

Notes & reviews

For some reason, George Kelly batted when it was Earl Smith's turn to bat. When Kelly singled, the Pirates pointed out the infraction to the umpires and Kelly was removed from first base and Smith declared out.

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