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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1920-10-02 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 5000 · 1:45

Brooklyn Robins defeated New York Giants 4–2. Brooklyn Robins put up 2 in the 4th. Burleigh Grimes earned the win and Clarence Mitchell picked up the save. Zack Wheat went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	4	11
NY1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	6

W: Burleigh Grimes L: Virgil Barnes SV: Clarence Mitchell

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ivy Olson	3	0	0	0	2	0
Jimmy Johnston	5	0	2	0	0	0
Tommy Griffith	5	1	1	0	0	0
Zack Wheat	4	1	2	2	0	0
Hi Myers	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ed Konetchy	3	1	1	0	0	0
Pete Kilduff	4	1	1	0	0	0
Otto Miller	2	0	1	2	0	0
Burleigh Grimes	2	0	1	0	0	1
Rowdy Elliott	2	0	1	0	0	0
Clarence Mitchell	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Schmandt	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Curt Walker	4	0	1	0	1	0
Bob Kinsella	3	0	1	1	0	2
Eddie Brown	4	0	0	0	0	1
High Pockets Kelly	4	1	2	0	0	1
Larry Doyle	2	0	0	0	1	0
Doug Baird	4	0	1	0	0	2
Al Lefevre	4	0	0	0	0	3
Alex Gaston	2	1	0	1	1	0
Virgil Barnes	1	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Grimes	2	0	0	0	0	0
Pug Griffin	1	0	1	0	0	0
Claude Davenport	1	0	0	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Burleigh Grimes	5.0	4	3	7
Clarence Mitchell	4.0	2	0	3

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Virgil Barnes	7.0	9	1	2
Claude Davenport	2.0	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ivy Olson: 53
Jimmy Johnston: 2/FL
Tommy Griffith: T/89
Zack Wheat: S3.3-H
Hi Myers: S8.1-2
Ed Konetchy: 63

Bot 1

Curt Walker: W
Bob Kinsella: K
Eddie Brown: WP.1-2
Eddie Brown: K
High Pockets Kelly: K

Top 2

Pete Kilduff: 63
Otto Miller: 63
Burleigh Grimes: S9
Ivy Olson: W.1-2
Jimmy Johnston: 43

Bot 2

Larry Doyle: 43
Doug Baird: K
Al Lefevre: K

Top 3

Tommy Griffith: 13
Zack Wheat: 13
Hi Myers: 43

Bot 3

Alex Gaston: W
Virgil Barnes: 13/SH.1-2
Curt Walker: FC1.2-3;B-1
Bob Kinsella: S7.3-H;1-2
Eddie Brown: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Ed Konetchy: S6
Pete Kilduff: S9.1-3(E9);B-2
Otto Miller: S7.2-H;3-H;B-2(TH)
Burleigh Grimes: K
Ivy Olson: FC6/DP.2X2(6);BX1(63)

Bot 4

High Pockets Kelly: S8
Larry Doyle: W.1-2
Doug Baird: S1.2-3;1-2
Al Lefevre: K
Alex Gaston: 7/SF.3-H
Virgil Barnes: 3/G

Top 5

Jimmy Johnston: 43
Tommy Griffith: 9
Zack Wheat: 43

Bot 5

Curt Walker: S7
Bob Kinsella: K
Eddie Brown: E1/G.1-2;B-1
High Pockets Kelly: 5(2)/FO.1-2
Larry Doyle: 46(1)/FO

Top 6

Hi Myers: K
Ed Konetchy: 63
Pete Kilduff: 13

Bot 6

Doug Baird: 43
Al Lefevre: K
Alex Gaston: 53

Top 7

Rowdy Elliott: S8
Clarence Mitchell: 64(1)/FO
Ivy Olson: 46(1)/FO
Jimmy Johnston: S9.1-3
Tommy Griffith: SB2
Tommy Griffith: 6/P

Bot 7

Roy Grimes: 63
Curt Walker: 63
Pug Griffin: S7
Eddie Brown: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Zack Wheat: HR/9
Hi Myers: 43
Ray Schmandt: 8
Pete Kilduff: 7

Bot 8

High Pockets Kelly: S8
Claude Davenport: K
Doug Baird: K
Al Lefevre: 6(1)/FO

Top 9

Rowdy Elliott: 5/FL
Clarence Mitchell: 9
Ivy Olson: W
Jimmy Johnston: S9.1-3
Tommy Griffith: 43

Bot 9

Alex Gaston: 4/P
Roy Grimes: 4/P
Curt Walker: 43