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Pittsburgh Pirates @ New York Giants

1920-08-11 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 20000 · 1:50

New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 6–3. New York Giants put up 4 in the 6th. Phil Douglas earned the win. Vern Spencer went 1-for-3 with 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Phil Douglas L: Hal Carlson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Pete Harrison · 1B: Bob Hart · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Billy Southworth	4	1	1	0	0
Max Carey	4	1	1	0	0
Fred Nicholson	4	0	1	0	0
Possum Whitted	4	0	1	2	1
George Cutshaw	4	0	0	0	0
Charlie Grimm	4	0	1	0	0
Howdy Caton	4	0	1	0	0
Bill Haeffner	3	0	0	0	0
Hal Carlson	2	1	2	0	0
Carson Bigbee	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Burns	3	1	1	0	1	0
Dave Bancroft	3	2	2	0	1	0
Ross Youngs	3	1	1	0	0	1
Frankie Frisch	3	1	1	2	1	0
High Pockets Kelly	4	0	0	0	0	0
Vern Spencer	3	1	1	3	0	0
Larry Doyle	3	0	1	1	0	0
Earl Smith	3	0	1	0	0	0
Phil Douglas	3	0	0	0	0	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Carlson	6.0	7	2	3
Jack Wisner	2.0	1	1	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Douglas	9.0	8	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Southworth: 13
Max Carey: 9
Fred Nicholson: D9
Possum Whitted: 63

Bot 1

George Burns: W
Dave Bancroft: S3/G.1-2
Ross Youngs: 23/SH.2-3;1-2
Frankie Frisch: S7.3-H;2-H
High Pockets Kelly: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 2

George Cutshaw: 53
Charlie Grimm: 53
Howdy Caton: 8/L

Bot 2

Vern Spencer: 43
Larry Doyle: 8
Earl Smith: 63

Top 3

Bill Haeffner: 3/FL
Hal Carlson: S9
Billy Southworth: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Phil Douglas: K
George Burns: S8
Dave Bancroft: 8
Ross Youngs: K

Top 4

Max Carey: 7
Fred Nicholson: 5/P
Possum Whitted: K

Bot 4

Frankie Frisch: 13
High Pockets Kelly: 9
Vern Spencer: 8

Top 5

George Cutshaw: 53
Charlie Grimm: 6/P
Howdy Caton: S8/G6
Bill Haeffner: 53

Bot 5

Larry Doyle: 9
Earl Smith: 43
Phil Douglas: K

Top 6

Hal Carlson: S7
Billy Southworth: S9.1-2
Max Carey: S2.2-H(E2/TH1)(NR);1-3;B-2
Fred Nicholson: 4/P
Possum Whitted: S8.3-H;2-H
George Cutshaw: 63.1-2
Charlie Grimm: S9.2-3
Howdy Caton: OA.3XH(242)

Bot 6

George Burns: 63
Dave Bancroft: D7
Ross Youngs: D9.2-3
Frankie Frisch: W
High Pockets Kelly: 2/FL
Vern Spencer: T9.3-H;2-H;1-H
Larry Doyle: S3.3-H
Earl Smith: CS2(24)

Top 7

Howdy Caton: 9
Bill Haeffner: 8
Carson Bigbee: HP
Billy Southworth: 2/FL

Bot 7

Earl Smith: D7
Phil Douglas: 43.2-3
George Burns: 9
Dave Bancroft: W
Ross Youngs: OA.3XH(242)

Top 8

Max Carey: 7
Fred Nicholson: 13
Possum Whitted: 63

Bot 8

Ross Youngs: 6/P
Frankie Frisch: 43
High Pockets Kelly: 2/FL

Top 9

George Cutshaw: 8
Charlie Grimm: 43
Howdy Caton: 13

Notes & reviews

Attempted double-steal
Giants coach Johnny Evers ejected by HP umpire Harrison for arguing catcher went into alley alongside Pirates bench and caught pop up among spectators
Attempted double-steal

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