Pittsburgh Pirates vs Brooklyn Robins
August 5, 1920 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 5, 1920 at Ebbets Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Brooklyn Robins and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Brooklyn Robins 5
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bigbee lf 5 2 2 2
Carey cf 5 2 2 0
Southworth rf 4 1 2 2
Whitted 3b 5 1 1 0
Cutshaw 2b 5 0 2 2
Grimm 1b 5 1 2 1
Caton ss 5 1 2 0
Haeffner c 5 0 1 1
Carlson p 2 0 0 0
  Nicholson ph 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 1 0 0 0
Totals 43 8 14 8
Brooklyn Robins ab   r   h rbi
Olson ss 5 0 2 1
Johnston 3b 5 0 2 1
Griffith rf 4 0 1 0
  Neis ph 1 0 0 0
Wheat lf 4 0 2 0
Myers cf 5 1 2 0
Konetchy 1b 4 0 0 0
Kilduff 2b 2 1 0 1
Miller c 3 1 2 0
  McCabe pr 0 1 0 0
  Elliott c 1 0 0 0
Grimes p 4 1 1 2
Totals 38 5 12 5
Pittsburgh 100 030 010 3–8140
Brooklyn 010 030 100 0–5121
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Carlson   7.0 12 5 5 1 1
  Hamilton  W(5-6) 3.0 0 0 0 1 3
Totals
10.0
12
5
5
2
4
  Brooklyn Robins IP H R ER BB SO
Grimes  L(16-7) 10.0 14 8 5 1 3
Totals
10.0
14
8
5
1
3
  E–Konetchy (11).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Caton-Grimm, Caton-Cutshaw-Grimm.  2B–Brooklyn Griffith (4).  3B–Pittsburgh Carey (3), Brooklyn Myers (16); Grimes (3).  HR–Pittsburgh Bigbee (3,5th inning off Grimes 1 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Kilduff (15).  Team–6.  SB–Bigbee (17); Carey (37).  CS–Southworth (20); Cutshaw (11); Johnston (10).  U–Cy Rigler, Charlie Moran.
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