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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 23, 1920
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 23, 1920 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jeff Pfeffer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Earl Hamilton |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 3,500 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivy Olson | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Johnston | Third Baseman |
| Bernie Neis | Right Fielder |
| Zack Wheat | Left Fielder |
| Hi Myers | Center Fielder |
| Ed Konetchy | First Baseman |
| Pete Kilduff | Second Baseman |
| Otto Miller | Catcher |
| Jeff Pfeffer | Pitcher |
| Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Carson Bigbee | Left Fielder |
| Max Carey | Center Fielder |
| Billy Southworth | Right Fielder |
| George Cutshaw | Second Baseman |
| Possum Whitted | Third Baseman |
| Walter Schmidt | Catcher |
| Walter Barbare | Shortstop |
| Charlie Grimm | First Baseman |
| Earl Hamilton | Pitcher |
| George Gibson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 23, 1920
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Hamilton
Olson hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Hamilton
Johnston hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neis vs. Hamilton
Neis strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wheat vs. Hamilton
Schmidt fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Schmidt. Johnston moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wheat vs. Hamilton
Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wheat for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Pfeffer
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Pfeffer
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Pfeffer
Southworth hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Hamilton
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barbare scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Hamilton
Konetchy hits a fly ball into center field. Carey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Hamilton
Kilduff hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Pfeffer
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Pfeffer
Whitted hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Pfeffer
Schmidt hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Hamilton
Miller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Grimm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pfeffer vs. Hamilton
Pfeffer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Hamilton
Olson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bigbee. Olson reaches second base with a double. Pfeffer moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Johnston vs. Hamilton
Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hamilton throws to first for one, and Grimm throws to home, and Schmidt drops the ball. Pfeffer scores. Olson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Neis vs. Hamilton
Neis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wheat vs. Hamilton
Wheat strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barbare vs. Pfeffer
Barbare hits a line drive towards short. Olson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimm vs. Pfeffer
Grimm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamilton vs. Pfeffer
Hamilton strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Hamilton
Myers hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Southworth who is chasing the ball. Myers reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Konetchy vs. Hamilton
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Barbare fields it, throws to first for one, and the throw to the plate - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Hamilton
Kilduff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Hamilton
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barbare fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Pfeffer
Bigbee hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Pfeffer
Carey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wheat. Carey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Southworth vs. Pfeffer
Southworth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cutshaw vs. Pfeffer
Cutshaw hits a fly ball towards right field. Neis makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Neis. Carey moves to third. Southworth moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitted vs. Pfeffer
Whitted hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pfeffer vs. Hamilton
Pfeffer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Hamilton
Olson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pfeffer moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnston vs. Hamilton
Johnston bunts towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out. Pfeffer moves to third. Olson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Neis vs. Hamilton
Neis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to home to get Pfeffer. Olson moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wheat vs. Hamilton
There goes Neis. The throw from Schmidt and he is safe. Neis steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wheat vs. Hamilton
Wheat strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Pfeffer
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barbare vs. Pfeffer
Barbare hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimm vs. Pfeffer
Grimm hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamilton vs. Pfeffer
Hamilton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson misplays the ball. That's an error on Olson. Barbare moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bigbee vs. Pfeffer
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson misplays the ball. That's an error on Olson. Barbare moves to third. Hamilton moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Carey vs. Pfeffer
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pfeffer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Hamilton
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barbare fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Konetchy vs. Hamilton
Konetchy bunts towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kilduff vs. Hamilton
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hamilton fields it and has Myers trapped. There's the throw to Cutshaw and over to Whitted, who tags Myers for the out. Kilduff moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Hamilton
Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Pfeffer
Southworth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Neis. Southworth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cutshaw vs. Pfeffer
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pfeffer fields it and has Southworth trapped. There's the throw to Johnston who throws to Olson, who tags Southworth for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitted vs. Pfeffer
There goes Cutshaw. The throw from Miller and he is out, Olson applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Pfeffer
Whitted strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pfeffer vs. Hamilton
Pfeffer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Grimm scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pfeffer for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Hamilton
Olson hits a fly ball into left field. Bigbee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Hamilton
Johnston hits a popup towards first. Grimm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Pfeffer
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barbare vs. Pfeffer
Barbare hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wheat. Barbare reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Grimm vs. Pfeffer
Grimm hits a popup towards third. Johnston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hamilton vs. Pfeffer
Hamilton hits a popup in front of the plate. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neis vs. Hamilton
Neis hits a popup towards third. Whitted settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Hamilton
Wheat takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Hamilton
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barbare fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Konetchy vs. Hamilton
There goes Myers. The throw from Schmidt and he is out, Cutshaw applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bigbee vs. Pfeffer
Bigbee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carey vs. Pfeffer
Carey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Pfeffer
Southworth hits a popup towards short. Olson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Hamilton
Konetchy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kilduff vs. Hamilton
Kilduff bunts in front of the plate. Schmidt fields it and throws to first for the out. Konetchy moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Hamilton
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitted fields it and throws to first for the out. Konetchy moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pfeffer vs. Hamilton
Pfeffer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Carey who is chasing the ball. Pfeffer reaches third base with a triple. Konetchy scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Olson vs. Hamilton
Olson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pfeffer scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Hamilton
Johnston takes first base on ball four. Olson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neis vs. Hamilton
Neis strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cutshaw vs. Pfeffer
Cutshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitted vs. Pfeffer
Whitted hits a fly ball into right field. Neis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmidt vs. Pfeffer
Schmidt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1920 -- Brooklyn at PIT (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI PIT AB R H RBI
Olson I, ss 5 0 3 1 Carson Bigbee, lf 4 0 0 0
Johnston J, 3b 3 0 1 0 Max Carey, cf 4 0 1 0
Neis B, rf 4 0 0 0 Billy Southworth, rf 3 0 1 0
Wheat Z, lf 3 0 0 0 George Cutshaw, 2b 4 0 0 0
Myers H, cf 4 0 2 0 Possum Whitted, 3b 4 0 0 0
Konetchy E, 1b 3 1 1 0 Walter Schmidt, c 4 0 0 0
Kilduff P, 2b 2 0 0 0 Walter Barbare, ss 3 0 2 0
Miller O, c 4 0 0 0 Charlie Grimm, 1b 3 0 0 0
Pfeffer J, p 4 2 3 1 Earl Hamilton, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 10 2 32 0 4 0
Brooklyn 001 000 002 -- 3
PIT 000 000 000 -- 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Pfeffer J (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 2
PIT IP H R ER BB SO
Earl Hamilton (L) 9.0 10 3 2 4 4
E -- Walter Schmidt 2, Neis B, Olson I 2
DP -- PIT 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 9, PIT 6
2B -- Olson I, Max Carey, Billy Southworth, Walter Barbare
3B -- Myers H, Pfeffer J
SB -- Neis B
CS -- George Cutshaw, Myers H
SH -- Johnston J, Konetchy E, Kilduff P
T -- 1:34
A -- 3500
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