Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Giants
April 20, 1920 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1920 at Polo Grounds V. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Philadelphia Phillies 3, New York Giants 0
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Bancroft ss 4 0 1 0
Williams cf 4 0 0 0
Stengel rf 4 0 1 0
Meusel lf 4 0 0 0
Miller D. 2b 3 0 1 0
Paulette 1b 2 0 0 0
Miller R. 3b 3 1 1 0
Wheat c 3 1 0 0
Rixey p 2 0 0 0
  Cravath ph 1 1 1 3
  Smith p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 3 5 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Burns lf 4 0 0 0
Youngs rf 3 0 0 0
Sicking ss 3 0 0 0
Doyle 2b 3 0 0 0
Statz cf 2 0 0 0
  Kauff cf 1 0 0 0
Frisch 3b 3 0 1 0
Kelly 1b 3 0 1 0
McCarty c 3 0 0 0
Benton p 2 0 0 0
  Lear ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 28 0 3 0
Philadelphia 000 000 030–351
New York 000 000 000–030
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Rixey  W(1-1) 7.0 1 0 0 0 5
  Smith  SV(1) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
0
0
0
5
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Benton  L(0-1) 9.0 5 3 3 0 2
Totals
9.0
5
3
3
0
2
  E–Rixey (1).  2B–Philadelphia Bancroft (2).  HR–Philadelphia Cravath (1,8th inning off Benton 2 on).  SH–Paulette (1).  Team LOB–1.  Team–1.  CS–Williams (2).  U–Barry McCormick, Bob Hart.  T–1:25.  A–8,000.
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