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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1920-04-15 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 5000 · 1:35

Boston Braves defeated New York Giants 1–0. Joe Oeschger earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	5
NY1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6

W: Joe Oeschger L: Fred Toney SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Rabbit Maranville	4	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Pick	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ray Powell	4	0	2	0	0	0
Walton Cruise	4	1	1	0	0	1
Walter Holke	3	0	0	0	1	1
Tony Boeckel	4	0	0	0	0	1
Les Mann	3	0	1	1	0	0
Mickey O'Neil	3	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Oeschger	3	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
George Burns	3	0	1	0
Ross Youngs	4	0	0	0
Art Fletcher	4	1	0	1
Larry Doyle	4	0	0	0
Benny Kauff	3	1	1	0
Frankie Frisch	4	2	0	0
High Pockets Kelly	3	0	0	0
Lew McCarty	2	1	1	0
Fred Toney	3	1	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Oeschger	9.0	6	3	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fred Toney	9.0	5	1	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Rabbit Maranville: K
Charlie Pick: 43
Ray Powell: S8/L
Walton Cruise: 8/L

Bot 1

George Burns: 63/6M
Ross Youngs: 63
Art Fletcher: S8/6M
Larry Doyle: 8/8D/L

Top 2

Walter Holke: 3/G
Tony Boeckel: 63/6M
Les Mann: 13

Bot 2

Benny Kauff: 63
Frankie Frisch: T/89
High Pockets Kelly: 3/P
Lew McCarty: IW
Fred Toney: SB2
Fred Toney: K

Top 3

Mickey O'Neil: 9
Joe Oeschger: E6/G.B-1
Rabbit Maranville: 36(1)/FO#
Charlie Pick: D7.1-3
Ray Powell: 43

Bot 3

George Burns: 8
Ross Youngs: 7
Art Fletcher: 7

Top 4

Walton Cruise: K
Walter Holke: 6/P
Tony Boeckel: 63

Bot 4

Larry Doyle: 7/L/7L
Benny Kauff: W
Frankie Frisch: S7.1-2
High Pockets Kelly: 5(2)3/GDP

Top 5

Les Mann: 9
Mickey O'Neil: 63
Joe Oeschger: 63

Bot 5

Lew McCarty: 43
Fred Toney: S5
George Burns: W.1-2
Ross Youngs: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Art Fletcher: 9

Top 6

Rabbit Maranville: 13
Charlie Pick: 13
Ray Powell: 2/P

Bot 6

Larry Doyle: 6/L/6M
Benny Kauff: S3
Frankie Frisch: 7
High Pockets Kelly: CS2(24)

Top 7

Walton Cruise: S8
Walter Holke: SB2
Walter Holke: K
Tony Boeckel: K
Les Mann: S9.2-H;B-2(TH)
Mickey O'Neil: K/C

Bot 7

High Pockets Kelly: 43
Lew McCarty: S
Fred Toney: 1(B)3(1)/BP/DP

Top 8

Joe Oeschger: 63
Rabbit Maranville: 13
Charlie Pick: 6/P

Bot 8

George Burns: 53
Ross Youngs: 63
Art Fletcher: K

Top 9

Ray Powell: S
Walton Cruise: 46(1)3/GDP
Walter Holke: W
Tony Boeckel: 2/FL

Bot 9

Larry Doyle: 9/L9D
Benny Kauff: 63
Frankie Frisch: 13

Notes & reviews

Attempted double steal; Frisch was trapped but after being run back and forth several times, eluded entire Boston team to escape back to third
Kauff grounder hit 1B and turned 90 degrees into foul ground

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