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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1920-08-15 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 7 innings · Att: 38000 · 1:10

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 4–1. New York Giants put up 4 in the 3rd. Rube Benton earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Rube Benton L: Jack Scott SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Ray Powell	4	0	0	0	1
Rabbit Maranville	4	0	1	0	0
Les Mann	3	1	1	0	0
John Sullivan	3	0	2	0	0
Walter Holke	3	0	1	0	0
Tony Boeckel	3	0	2	1	0
Lloyd Christenbury	1	0	0	0	1
Mickey O'Neil	3	0	0	0	0
Jack Scott	3	0	0	0	1
Hank Gowdy	1	0	0	0	0
Hod Ford	1	0	1	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Burns	2	0	0	1	0	0
Al Lefevre	3	0	1	0	0	1
Ross Youngs	3	1	1	1	0	0
Frankie Frisch	3	0	1	0	0	0
High Pockets Kelly	3	0	0	0	0	2
Vern Spencer	3	0	0	0	0	1
Larry Doyle	2	1	0	0	0	0
Frank Snyder	1	1	1	0	1	0
Rube Benton	2	1	1	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Scott	6.0	5	1	4

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Benton	7.0	8	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ray Powell: K
Rabbit Maranville: 99
Les Mann: 99

Bot 1

George Burns: 99
Al Lefevre: 99
Ross Youngs: 99

Top 2

John Sullivan: S
Walter Holke: D.1-3
Tony Boeckel: 99
Lloyd Christenbury: K
Mickey O'Neil: 99

Bot 2

Frankie Frisch: 99
High Pockets Kelly: K
Vern Spencer: 99

Top 3

Jack Scott: K
Ray Powell: 99
Rabbit Maranville: 99

Bot 3

Larry Doyle: E6/G
Frank Snyder: SB2
Frank Snyder: W
Rube Benton: S5/BG.2-3;1-2
George Burns: 9/SF.3-H(UR)
Al Lefevre: K
Ross Youngs: D9.2-H(UR);1-3
Frankie Frisch: WP.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Frankie Frisch: S
High Pockets Kelly: SB2
High Pockets Kelly: K

Top 4

Les Mann: S8.B-2(E8)
John Sullivan: S7.2-3
Walter Holke: 99
Tony Boeckel: S9.3-H;1-2
Hank Gowdy: 99
Mickey O'Neil: 99

Bot 4

Vern Spencer: 99
Larry Doyle: 99
Frank Snyder: S
Rube Benton: 99

Top 5

Jack Scott: 99
Ray Powell: 99
Rabbit Maranville: S
Les Mann: 99

Bot 5

George Burns: 99
Al Lefevre: S
Ross Youngs: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 6

John Sullivan: 99
Walter Holke: 99
Tony Boeckel: S
Hod Ford: S.1-2
Mickey O'Neil: 99

Bot 6

Frankie Frisch: 99
High Pockets Kelly: 99
Vern Spencer: K

Top 7

Jack Scott: 99
Ray Powell: 99
Rabbit Maranville: 99

Notes & reviews

Weather: sweltering
Spencer fumbled
Game called due to darkness

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