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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1920-06-23 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 10000 · 1:28

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 2–1. New York Giants put up 2 in the 7th. Fred Toney earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Fred Toney L: Pete Alexander SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Max Flack	2	0	0	1	0
Charlie Hollocher	4	0	1	0	1
Zeb Terry	4	0	1	0	0
Dave Robertson	4	0	1	0	0
Fred Merkle	4	1	4	0	0
Bob O'Farrell	3	0	0	0	1
Buck Herzog	2	0	1	0	0
Dode Paskert	3	0	0	0	0
Pete Alexander	3	0	1	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Burns	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Bancroft	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ross Youngs	2	1	1	0	1	0
Frankie Frisch	3	1	2	0	0	0
High Pockets Kelly	3	0	1	1	0	0
Benny Kauff	1	0	0	1	1	1
Ed Sicking	3	0	0	0	0	0
Earl Smith	3	0	2	0	0	0
Fred Toney	3	0	1	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Pete Alexander	8.0	7	2	4

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Fred Toney	9.0	9	1	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Flack: W
Charlie Hollocher: K+SB2/C
Zeb Terry: 5/P.2-3(E5/TH)
Dave Robertson: 8

Bot 1

George Burns: 53
Dave Bancroft: K
Ross Youngs: W
Frankie Frisch: PO1(13)

Top 2

Fred Merkle: S9
Bob O'Farrell: 7
Buck Herzog: S8.1-2
Dode Paskert: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Frankie Frisch: 43
High Pockets Kelly: 2/FL
Benny Kauff: W
Ed Sicking: CS2(24)

Top 3

Pete Alexander: D9
Max Flack: 7
Charlie Hollocher: 43.2-3
Zeb Terry: 63

Bot 3

Ed Sicking: 4/P
Earl Smith: S7
Fred Toney: K
George Burns: 9

Top 4

Dave Robertson: 8
Fred Merkle: S9
Bob O'Farrell: K
Buck Herzog: 8/L

Bot 4

Dave Bancroft: 43
Ross Youngs: 5/FL
Frankie Frisch: S3
High Pockets Kelly: CS2(26)

Top 5

Dode Paskert: 63
Pete Alexander: 9
Max Flack: HP
Charlie Hollocher: PO1(136)

Bot 5

High Pockets Kelly: 43
Benny Kauff: K/C
Ed Sicking: 13

Top 6

Charlie Hollocher: 9
Zeb Terry: S8/46
Dave Robertson: CS2(26)
Dave Robertson: S8
Fred Merkle: CS2(26)

Bot 6

Earl Smith: S9
Fred Toney: 16(1)/FO/BG
George Burns: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Fred Merkle: D7
Bob O'Farrell: 53/SH.2-3
Buck Herzog: HP
Dode Paskert: 2/FL
Pete Alexander: SB2;SBH
Pete Alexander: K

Bot 7

Dave Bancroft: K
Ross Youngs: S7/5
Frankie Frisch: D/78.1-3
High Pockets Kelly: S/89.3-H;2-3
Benny Kauff: 8/SF.3-H;1-2(TH)
Ed Sicking: 63

Top 8

Max Flack: 9
Charlie Hollocher: S7
Zeb Terry: 43(B)6(1)/GDP

Bot 8

Earl Smith: 8
Fred Toney: S6.B-2(E6/TH)
George Burns: 6/P
Dave Bancroft: 7

Top 9

Dave Robertson: 4/P
Fred Merkle: S7
Bob O'Farrell: 6/7S/P
Buck Herzog: CS2(26)

Notes & reviews

Giants coach Mathewson ejected by HP umpire Moran for bench jockeying
Merkle and Herzog H&R
Merkle's 6th straight hit
Herzoh hit onback
Sicking nice play to bluff Hollocher towards first

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