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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Giants

1920-09-04 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 28000 · 1:40

New York Giants defeated Philadelphia Phillies 1–0. Phil Douglas earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Phil Douglas L: Lee Meadows SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Gene Paulette	4	0	0	0
Johnny Rawlings	4	0	0	1
Cy Williams	3	1	1	0
Irish Meusel	4	1	0	1
Art Fletcher	4	0	0	0
Bevo LeBourveau	3	0	0	0
Ralph Miller	3	1	0	1
Mack Wheat	2	1	0	0
Lee Meadows	2	0	0	0
Gavvy Cravath	1	0	0	1
Russ Wrightstone	1	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Burns	4	1	2	0	0	0
Dave Bancroft	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ross Youngs	3	0	1	1	0	0
Frankie Frisch	3	0	0	0	0	1
High Pockets Kelly	3	0	0	0	0	2
Lee King	3	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Grimes	3	0	1	0	0	1
Earl Smith	2	0	0	0	1	0
Phil Douglas	3	0	1	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lee Meadows	7.0	4	1	4
Huck Betts	1.0	1	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Phil Douglas	9.0	4	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gene Paulette: 43
Johnny Rawlings: K
Cy Williams: W
Irish Meusel: CS2(26)

Bot 1

George Burns: 9
Dave Bancroft: 13
Ross Youngs: 13/BG

Top 2

Irish Meusel: K
Art Fletcher: 63
Bevo LeBourveau: 63

Bot 2

Frankie Frisch: K
High Pockets Kelly: K
Lee King: 53

Top 3

Ralph Miller: K
Mack Wheat: 53
Lee Meadows: 63

Bot 3

Roy Grimes: S7
Earl Smith: 46(1)/FO
Phil Douglas: PO1(23)
Phil Douglas: 53

Top 4

Gene Paulette: 4/P
Johnny Rawlings: E4/G.B-1
Cy Williams: 36(1)/FO
Irish Meusel: 2/FL

Bot 4

George Burns: D7
Dave Bancroft: 13/SH.2-3
Ross Youngs: D7.3-H
Frankie Frisch: 43.2-3
High Pockets Kelly: K

Top 5

Art Fletcher: 9/89/L
Bevo LeBourveau: 53
Ralph Miller: 9

Bot 5

Lee King: 63
Roy Grimes: K
Earl Smith: W
Phil Douglas: S8.1-2
George Burns: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Mack Wheat: S7/5
Lee Meadows: 2/FL/BP
Gene Paulette: 153.1-2
Johnny Rawlings: WP.2-3
Johnny Rawlings: 13

Bot 6

Dave Bancroft: 8
Ross Youngs: 13
Frankie Frisch: 8

Top 7

Cy Williams: S3/BG
Irish Meusel: 5/FL
Art Fletcher: 46(1)/FO
Bevo LeBourveau: 2/FL

Bot 7

High Pockets Kelly: 7/L
Lee King: 7
Roy Grimes: 7

Top 8

Ralph Miller: S8/46
Gavvy Cravath: K+SB2
Russ Wrightstone: FC6.2X3(65);B-1
Gene Paulette: 43

Bot 8

Earl Smith: 8
Phil Douglas: 3/FL
George Burns: S7
Dave Bancroft: 43

Top 9

Johnny Rawlings: 53
Cy Williams: 6/P
Irish Meusel: S7
Art Fletcher: 3/G

Notes & reviews

This is 9/4 not 9/4(1) the game marked 9/4(2) on Retrosheet score day-by-day is conclusion of protest 7/5(2) 13-0 (Retro has score as 0-0! for 7/5(2)
73 says Wheat hit on wrist by pitch. At first McCormick said no HP then reversed himself. Giants appaled to Harrison who reversed

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