New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1920-09-01
Giants First Place
Error by King
Gives Pirates
Third i'm Row
New York Outfielder Muffs
Cutshaw's Fly Allowing
Two Runs to Score
BY r. ]. Kelly

PITTSBURGH, Aug. 3l.-The Pirates
handed the Giants another setback here
to-day. and thereby made it three
straight over the New Workers. A rat
thing rally in the seventh inning, dur
ing which they drove Artie Nehf off the
mound and scored six runs, enabled the
home players to gain 6 to s victory.
Nehf had previously been going along
at great rate and had allowed only
four widely scattered hits. During the
first six innings not one Of the Buc-
cancers reached second base, and Nehf
seemed wellnigh invincible until he
cracked badly in the seventh. The
Pirates slammed out six hits in that
inning before McGraw saw fit to take
Nehf out.
Shuflin' Phil Douglas relieved the
battered Nehf with the tying and win
ming runs on the bases. King then al
lowed both runners to score when he
mulfed Cutshaw's long fly.
Babe Adams Batted Hard
The veteran Babe Adams, who started
in the box for the home crew. was hit
very freely; and was finally taken out
after the fourth inning. The Giants
failed to make the most Of their OPP
portunities. They smashed out ten
hits, including four doubles, off Adams,
but scored only four runs. They also
added another OFF Wisner, who sue
ceeded tho veteran, and held the five
run lead until the fatal crash in the
seventh.
Wisner was taken out in favor of
pinch hitter during the big rally and
To hal hn Of
check during the last two innings.
The Giants lost little time in getting
started, and they showed two runs
across in the very first inning. Burns,
the first batter, was safe on Barbare's
tumble, and Bancroft shot single to
left. Young followed with another
single to right, scoring Burns and put
ting Bancroft on third. Frisch flied
out to Carey, but Kelly singled to
short, scoring Bancroft. Spencer was
called out on strikes and Doyle flied to
Nicholson.
The McGraw men increased their
lead in the third by scoring another
run. Frisch led off with double to
left. Kelly slammed one off the left
field fence for two-bagger, but Frisch
hesitated, thinking Bigbee would catch
the ball. and then had TO pull up at
third. King batted for Spencer and
lifted one to Bigbcc. Frisch raced
across the plate after the catch. Kelly
took third on Doyle's grounder to Cut
shaw, but Smith went out on roller TO
Whtted.
Nehf gave the McGraw men another
tally in the fourth, when he opened the
inning with his second hit. double to
right, and then completed the circuit
when Southworth made wild heave to
second base. Burns then singled to
left, but Bancroft forced him at Sec
ond on a bunt in front of the plate.
Young slammed two-bagger to lett,
putting Bancroft on third. Frisch
rolled one down to Cutshaw and BAN
croft was run wn between third and
the plate Young took third and
Frisch went to second on the play.
Kelly was unequal to the occasion and
he popped to Cutshaw.
Wisner Takes to the Slab
Wisner took up the pitching burden
in the fifth and the Giants also treated
him rather harshly. King opened the
inning with a double to left. Doyle
raised one to Nicholson, but Smith
scored King with a single to center.
Nehf famed and Burns flied out to
Nicholson.
With one out in the sixth Young got
his third hit, single to short. Frisch
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and it looked very much as if Nichol-
son grabbed the ball on a pickup, but
Umpire O'Day ruled otherwise, and
Young was doubled OF first.
The Pirates came back with mad
rush in the seventh and went into the
lead by scoring six runs. Nicholson
led off with q double to left and
Whitfield popped to Doyle. Bancroft
made a marvellous stop of Schmidt's
grounder, but Nicholson beat the
son with single to right. McKechnie
Schmidt. Lee batted for Adams and
scored Barbara with a single over Sec
ond
Bigbee continued the bombardment
with a single to right, sending Nc
Kechnie across. Nehf was then given
the rest Of the afternoon to himself
and Douglas was hurled into the
breach. King then muffed Cutshaw's fly
after long run and Lee and South
worth scored Nicholson came to bat
for the second time in the inning and
ended the agony by striking out.
The McGraw men had an, opportunity
to ii, the count in the eighth, but
Hamilton turned them back. Kelly led
Off with Jingle over second, but the
Pirates soon discovered that Long
George had batted out of turn and
Smith, who should have been the first
batter in the inning, was called out.
Thus the single went for naught.
Snyder batted for Douglas and
grounded to Barbara. Burns drove a
single to right and then stole second.
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