100 Years Ago Today 6/27/1920: Rival New York Giants Whitewash Brooklyn Robins at Ebbets Field

From the desk of: FINGERPRINTS OF THE BUMS

100th Anniversary

BROOKLYN ROBINS
1920 National League Champions

Game #60: Sunday, June 27, 1920 - BR
New York Giants vs. Brooklyn Robins
Ebbets Field

Robins Slide Continues; Must Travel Back to Boston

Rube Marquard tries his best but on this day it's not good enough when compared with the effort rendered by New York's veteran journeyman Fred Toney, whom limits the lagging Robins to seven hits and no walks with two strikeouts in a complete game shutout performance.  Marquard meanwhile surrenders two earned runs on just four hits and one walk with five strikeout victims.  With two outs in the Giants third, shortstop Dave Bancroft triples home catcher Frank Snyder.  In the top of the six with High Pockets Kelley at the bat, third baseman Frankie Frisch and right fielder Ross Youngs successfully execute a double steal, Youngs takes second base while Frisch swipes home for a 2-0 lead and final margin of Giants victory.  As Zack Wheat goes it seems so go the Robins.  Since returning from injury on June 9 Wheat is batting just .147 with nine hits in 17 games and 61 at-bats.  And since last facing the Giants on June 7 the Robins have gone 5-13, and are 10-14 for the month with four games still left to play in June.  But with no rest for the weary Brooklyn must now board the next train back to Boston for two more games against the Braves beginning tomorrow.

• RECORD:  31-28 (.525)
• 3rd place; 1.5 GB