Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
August 8, 1920 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1920 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, New York Giants 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Flack rf 3 0 2 0
Herzog 2b 4 0 0 0
Terry ss 4 0 2 0
Barber 1b 4 0 0 0
Paskert cf 4 1 2 0
Robertson lf 4 0 1 0
Deal 3b 4 0 1 1
Killefer c 2 0 0 0
  Merkle ph 1 0 0 0
  O'Farrell c 1 0 0 0
Vaughn p 2 0 0 0
  Twombly ph 1 0 1 0
  Carter p 0 0 0 0
  Daly ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 1 9 1
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Burns lf 4 1 1 0
Bancroft ss 4 1 1 1
Youngs rf 3 3 3 1
Frisch 3b 4 1 2 2
Kelly 1b 3 0 0 0
King cf 3 0 0 0
Doyle 2b 3 0 1 0
Snyder c 3 1 1 0
Toney p 3 0 1 0
Totals 30 7 10 4
Chicago 000 000 001190
New York 100 100 14x7102
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Vaughn  L(14-9) 7.0 7 3 3 0 1
  Carter   1.0 3 4 4 1 2
Totals
8.0
10
7
7
1
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Toney  W(15-8) 9.0 9 1 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
9
1
1
1
2

  E–Bancroft (29), Youngs (17).  DP–New York 1. Frisch-Doyle-Kelly.  2B–Chicago Paskert (15), New York Youngs (14); Snyder (6).  3B–Chicago Terry (8).  HR–New York Youngs (5,4th inning off Vaughn 0 on).  Team LOB–8.  SH–Kelly (7).  Team–1.  SB–Frisch (16); Doyle (7).  CS–Burns (12); Youngs (7).  U–Bill Klem, Bob Emslie.
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