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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1920-09-11 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 25000 · 1:45

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 2–1. Jesse Barnes earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Jesse Barnes L: Lefty Tyler SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Flack	3	0	1	0	1	0
Zeb Terry	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Robertson	3	0	0	0	1	0
Fred Merkle	3	0	1	1	0	0
Dode Paskert	4	0	1	0	0	1
Turner Barber	3	0	1	0	0	0
Bob O'Farrell	3	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Deal	3	0	1	0	0	0
Lefty Tyler	2	1	1	0	1	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Burns	4	1	2	0	0	0
Dave Bancroft	3	1	1	0	0	0
Ross Youngs	3	0	1	1	0	1
Frankie Frisch	4	0	1	1	0	0
High Pockets Kelly	3	0	0	0	0	0
Lee King	3	0	1	0	0	0
Roy Grimes	3	0	1	0	0	0
Frank Snyder	2	0	0	0	1	0
Jesse Barnes	3	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Tyler	8.1	7	1	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jesse Barnes	9.0	6	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Flack: 63
Zeb Terry: 53
Dave Robertson: 43

Bot 1

George Burns: 53
Dave Bancroft: 3/G
Ross Youngs: K/C

Top 2

Fred Merkle: 7/L
Dode Paskert: S8
Turner Barber: CS2(26)
Turner Barber: 8

Bot 2

Frankie Frisch: 9
High Pockets Kelly: 7/L
Lee King: 8/L

Top 3

Bob O'Farrell: K
Charlie Deal: 6/P
Lefty Tyler: 63

Bot 3

Roy Grimes: S4
Frank Snyder: 63/DP.1X3(35)
Jesse Barnes: 53

Top 4

Max Flack: W
Zeb Terry: CS2(26)
Zeb Terry: 53
Dave Robertson: 2/FL

Bot 4

George Burns: D9/9D
Dave Bancroft: 53/SH.2-3
Ross Youngs: S1.3-H
Frankie Frisch: 16(1)/FO
High Pockets Kelly: SB2
High Pockets Kelly: 7

Top 5

Fred Merkle: S7
Dode Paskert: PO1(23)
Dode Paskert: K/C
Turner Barber: 31

Bot 5

Lee King: S8
Roy Grimes: 5/P
Frank Snyder: CS2(26)
Frank Snyder: W
Jesse Barnes: K

Top 6

Bob O'Farrell: 2/FL
Charlie Deal: S5.BX2(64)
Lefty Tyler: W
Max Flack: 16(1)/FO

Bot 6

George Burns: S6
Dave Bancroft: 5/FL
Ross Youngs: SB2
Ross Youngs: 9
Frankie Frisch: 7

Top 7

Zeb Terry: 9
Dave Robertson: 7
Fred Merkle: 8

Bot 7

High Pockets Kelly: 6/P
Lee King: 31
Roy Grimes: 63

Top 8

Dode Paskert: 53
Turner Barber: S9
Bob O'Farrell: 7
Charlie Deal: 6/L

Bot 8

Frank Snyder: 6/L
Jesse Barnes: 43
George Burns: 4E3.B-1
Dave Bancroft: CS2(26)

Top 9

Lefty Tyler: S9/4
Max Flack: S8.1-2
Zeb Terry: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Dave Robertson: IW
Fred Merkle: 7/SF.3-H
Dode Paskert: 64(1)/FO

Bot 9

Dave Bancroft: S8
Ross Youngs: 14/SH.1-2
Frankie Frisch: S7.2-H

Notes & reviews

Deal caught Merkle's wide throw with one motion and tagged Grimes on the head-knocking Grimes to ground and bloodying Grimes' nose
Barber spiked. Game halted to bind up wound, but Barber couldn't continue

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