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Pittsburgh Pirates @ St. Louis Cardinals

1920-04-17 · Day game · Robison Field · 13 innings · Att: 5000 · 2:23

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated St. Louis Cardinals 3–0. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 3 in the 13th. Elmer Ponder earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	12
SLN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8

W: Elmer Ponder L: Jesse Haines SV: (none)

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Carson Bigbee	6	0	2	0	0
Max Carey	6	1	3	1	1
Billy Southworth	6	0	2	2	0
Possum Whitted	6	0	0	0	1
George Cutshaw	5	0	1	0	0
Charlie Grimm	5	0	0	0	0
Howdy Caton	5	1	1	0	1
Cliff Lee	5	1	2	0	0
Elmer Ponder	5	0	1	0	2

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Jack Smith	5	0	1	1
Cliff Heathcote	5	0	0	2
Milt Stock	4	0	1	0
Rogers Hornsby	5	2	0	0
Jack Fournier	5	0	0	0
Austin McHenry	5	1	0	0
Doc Lavan	5	1	0	1
Verne Clemons	4	3	0	0
Jesse Haines	4	1	0	1
Pickles Dillhoefer	1	0	0	0
Joe Schultz	1	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Elmer Ponder	13.0	8	2	5

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jesse Haines	13.0	12	0	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Carson Bigbee: 7
Max Carey: K/C
Billy Southworth: S8
Possum Whitted: 9/F

Bot 1

Jack Smith: E6/TH
Cliff Heathcote: 13/SH.1-2
Milt Stock: 8/L
Rogers Hornsby: 63

Top 2

George Cutshaw: S8/G1
Charlie Grimm: PB.1-2
Charlie Grimm: 7/F
Howdy Caton: K
Cliff Lee: S1/G.2-3
Elmer Ponder: K

Bot 2

Jack Fournier: 1/G
Austin McHenry: 43
Doc Lavan: 63

Top 3

Carson Bigbee: 3/FL
Max Carey: S7/78
Billy Southworth: 5/FL
Possum Whitted: PO1(136)

Bot 3

Verne Clemons: S8
Jesse Haines: 46(1)/FO
Jack Smith: K.1-2(PB)
Cliff Heathcote: 5/BP

Top 4

Possum Whitted: K/C
George Cutshaw: 13
Charlie Grimm: 43

Bot 4

Milt Stock: 5/L
Rogers Hornsby: 43
Jack Fournier: 9/F

Top 5

Howdy Caton: 53
Cliff Lee: 3/FL
Elmer Ponder: 53

Bot 5

Austin McHenry: 23
Doc Lavan: 13
Verne Clemons: S8
Jesse Haines: K

Top 6

Carson Bigbee: 31
Max Carey: S7
Billy Southworth: 6(1)/FO
Possum Whitted: SB2
Possum Whitted: 43

Bot 6

Jack Smith: 9/L
Cliff Heathcote: K
Milt Stock: W
Rogers Hornsby: CS2(26)

Top 7

George Cutshaw: 63
Charlie Grimm: 5/FL
Howdy Caton: 63

Bot 7

Rogers Hornsby: S8
Jack Fournier: CS2(24)
Jack Fournier: 3/G
Austin McHenry: 43

Top 8

Cliff Lee: 53
Elmer Ponder: 3/FL
Carson Bigbee: S9
Max Carey: CS2(26)

Bot 8

Doc Lavan: K
Verne Clemons: 53
Jesse Haines: 13

Top 9

Max Carey: 5/FL
Billy Southworth: 8/F
Possum Whitted: 7/F

Bot 9

Jack Smith: 43
Cliff Heathcote: 6/P
Milt Stock: 53

Top 10

George Cutshaw: 5/FL
Charlie Grimm: 13
Howdy Caton: 4/P

Bot 10

Rogers Hornsby: 53
Jack Fournier: 7/F
Austin McHenry: 63

Top 11

Cliff Lee: 8/F
Elmer Ponder: S6/G
Carson Bigbee: D9.1-3
Max Carey: 5/P
Billy Southworth: 63

Bot 11

Doc Lavan: 7/F
Verne Clemons: S7
Jesse Haines: S8.1-2
Jack Smith: 9/F
Cliff Heathcote: 13

Top 12

Possum Whitted: 8/F
George Cutshaw: E4/G
Charlie Grimm: 2/FL
Howdy Caton: CS2(24)

Bot 12

Milt Stock: 8/F
Rogers Hornsby: S7
Jack Fournier: 46(1)/FO
Austin McHenry: CS2(24)

Top 13

Howdy Caton: S1/G
Cliff Lee: D9.1-3
Elmer Ponder: K
Carson Bigbee: 6/P
Max Carey: S7.3-H;2-3
Billy Southworth: SB2
Billy Southworth: S8.3-H;2-H;B-3(E8/TH)
Possum Whitted: 7/F

Bot 13

Austin McHenry: S7
Doc Lavan: S8.1-3(E8)
Pickles Dillhoefer: 3/P
Joe Schultz: 9/F
Jack Smith: W.1-2
Cliff Heathcote: K