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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Giants

1920-10-03 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 5000 · 1:19

Philadelphia Phillies defeated New York Giants 4–1. Philadelphia Phillies put up 3 in the 4th. George Smith earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	0	0	3	1	0	0	0	0	4	12
NY1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	4

W: George Smith L: Tom Grubbs SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Gene Paulette	5	0	2	0	0
Dots Miller	5	1	2	0	0
Cy Williams	5	1	3	0	0
Irish Meusel	3	0	0	1	1
Art Fletcher	4	1	1	1	0
Casey Stengel	4	1	1	1	0
Russ Wrightstone	4	0	1	0	0
Mack Wheat	4	0	1	1	0
George Smith	4	0	1	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Burns	3	0	1	0	1	0
Al Lefevre	4	0	0	0	0	1
Curt Walker	4	0	0	0	0	0
Frankie Frisch	4	0	1	0	0	0
High Pockets Kelly	4	0	0	0	0	2
Eddie Brown	3	1	1	0	0	1
Roy Grimes	3	0	1	1	0	1
Alex Gaston	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Grubbs	1	0	0	0	0	0
Pol Perritt	2	0	0	0	0	2

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
George Smith	9.0	4	1	8

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Grubbs	5.0	9	0	0
Pol Perritt	4.0	3	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Gene Paulette: 3/FL
Dots Miller: 43
Cy Williams: S7
Irish Meusel: 8

Bot 1

George Burns: 63
Al Lefevre: 63
Curt Walker: 43

Top 2

Art Fletcher: 8
Casey Stengel: 53
Russ Wrightstone: 43

Bot 2

Frankie Frisch: 43
High Pockets Kelly: 53
Eddie Brown: 63

Top 3

Mack Wheat: 53
George Smith: S9
Gene Paulette: S8.1-2
Dots Miller: OA.2X3(25);1-2
Dots Miller: 7

Bot 3

Roy Grimes: K
Alex Gaston: 5/FL
Tom Grubbs: 13

Top 4

Cy Williams: S9
Irish Meusel: 2/FL
Art Fletcher: T/78.1-H
Casey Stengel: S8.3-H
Russ Wrightstone: S7/6.1-3
Mack Wheat: 64(1)/FO.3-H
George Smith: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

George Burns: 53
Al Lefevre: 63
Curt Walker: 3/G

Top 5

Gene Paulette: 8
Dots Miller: S7
Cy Williams: S9/9D.1-3;B-2(TH)
Irish Meusel: 9/SF.3-H;2-3
Art Fletcher: 9

Bot 5

Frankie Frisch: 9
High Pockets Kelly: 7
Eddie Brown: D7/7L
Roy Grimes: S8.2-H
Alex Gaston: K

Top 6

Casey Stengel: 63
Russ Wrightstone: 8
Mack Wheat: S8/46
George Smith: 13

Bot 6

Pol Perritt: K
George Burns: W
Al Lefevre: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Al Lefevre: K
Curt Walker: 63

Top 7

Gene Paulette: 5/P
Dots Miller: 63
Cy Williams: E3/G.B-1
Irish Meusel: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Irish Meusel: K/C

Bot 7

Frankie Frisch: S7
High Pockets Kelly: SB2.1-2(PB)
High Pockets Kelly: K
Eddie Brown: K
Roy Grimes: PO2(E1).2-3
Roy Grimes: 63

Top 8

Art Fletcher: 63
Casey Stengel: 6/P
Russ Wrightstone: 8

Bot 8

Alex Gaston: 63
Pol Perritt: K/C
George Burns: S9
Al Lefevre: 53

Top 9

Mack Wheat: 53
George Smith: 2/FL
Gene Paulette: S8
Dots Miller: S9.1-3
Cy Williams: 43

Bot 9

Curt Walker: 8
Frankie Frisch: 43
High Pockets Kelly: K