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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
May 15, 1921
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cleveland Indians and the New York Yankees, played on May 15, 1921 at League Park.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Home Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 15, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Waite Hoyt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Stan Coveleski |
| Ballpark | League Park |
| City | Cleveland |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 38,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Nallin 1B: Frank Wilson 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Dinneen |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Braggo Roth | Center Fielder |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Right Fielder |
| Home Run Baker | Third Baseman |
| Aaron Ward | Second Baseman |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Waite Hoyt | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Jamieson | Left Fielder |
| Doc Johnston | First Baseman |
| Tris Speaker | Center Fielder |
| Elmer Smith | Right Fielder |
| Larry Gardner | Third Baseman |
| Joe Sewell | Shortstop |
| Riggs Stephenson | Second Baseman |
| Steve O'Neill | Catcher |
| Stan Coveleski | Pitcher |
| Tris Speaker | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Indians
League Park
May 15, 1921
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Coveleski
Roth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Coveleski
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sewell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Roth moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Coveleski
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pipp vs. Coveleski
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Roth moves to third. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Meusel vs. Coveleski
Meusel hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Roth scores. Ruth scores. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Coveleski
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnston fields it and throws to second for the out. Pipp moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ward vs. Coveleski
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnston scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Hoyt
Jamieson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Hoyt
Johnston hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speaker vs. Hoyt
Speaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jamieson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Hoyt
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Hoyt
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gardner for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Coveleski
Schang strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Coveleski
Hoyt strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Coveleski
Roth hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Coveleski
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Roth scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Coveleski
Ruth strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephenson vs. Hoyt
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stephenson for the out. Sewell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Neill vs. Hoyt
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. There's the throw to third and Sewell is out for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Coveleski
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sewell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Coveleski
Meusel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jamieson. Meusel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Coveleski
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. Meusel scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Coveleski
Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schang vs. Coveleski
Schang hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stephenson misplays the ball. That's an error on Stephenson. Baker scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoyt vs. Coveleski
Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Hoyt
Jack Graney pinch hits for Stan Coveleski.
Graney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jamieson vs. Hoyt
Jamieson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Graney moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnston vs. Hoyt
Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward fields it and throws to second for the out. Graney moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Speaker vs. Hoyt
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Odenwald
Ted Odenwald now pitching.
Roth hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Neill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Odenwald
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Odenwald
There's a wild pitch. Peckinpaugh moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Odenwald
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pipp vs. Odenwald
Pipp hits a popup towards first. Johnston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meusel vs. Odenwald
Meusel hits a line drive into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Hoyt
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward misplays the ball. That's an error on Ward. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Hoyt
Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stephenson vs. Hoyt
Stephenson hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Neill vs. Hoyt
O'Neill takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to third. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burns vs. Hoyt
George Burns pinch hits for Ted Odenwald.
Burns takes first base on ball four. Smith scores. Gardner moves to third. O'Neill moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jamieson vs. Hoyt
Jamieson hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Caldwell
Ray Caldwell now pitching.
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Caldwell
Ward bunts towards the mound. Caldwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Baker moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schang vs. Caldwell
Schang hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Baker scores. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoyt vs. Caldwell
Hoyt bunts in front of the plate. O'Neill fields it and throws to first for the out. Schang moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 6 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roth vs. Caldwell
Roth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jamieson. Roth reaches second base with a double. Schang scores. View Play -
Yankees, 7 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Caldwell
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Jamieson. Peckinpaugh reaches second base with a double. Roth scores. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Caldwell
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caldwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Hoyt
Johnston hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speaker vs. Hoyt
Speaker hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Meusel. Speaker reaches second base with a double. Johnston moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. Hoyt
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Hoyt covering, for the out. Johnston scores. Speaker moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gardner vs. Hoyt
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gardner for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Caldwell
Pipp hits a fly ball into left field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Caldwell
Meusel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Caldwell
Baker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Neill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Caldwell
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sewell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stephenson vs. Hoyt
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Hoyt
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caldwell vs. Hoyt
Caldwell hits a line drive towards first. Pipp reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Caldwell
Schang strikes out. O'Neill drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Schang out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Caldwell
Hoyt strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Caldwell
Roth hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Hoyt
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Hoyt
Johnston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speaker vs. Hoyt
Speaker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Hoyt
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Caldwell
Peckinpaugh hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Caldwell
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnston scoops it up and throws to first, with Caldwell covering, for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Caldwell
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stephenson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Hoyt
Gardner hits a fly ball into center field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Hoyt
Sewell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stephenson vs. Hoyt
Stephenson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Caldwell
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sewell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Caldwell
Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Caldwell
Ward hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stephenson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Hoyt
O'Neill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Caldwell vs. Hoyt
Bill Wambsganss pinch runs for Steve O'Neill.
Caldwell hits a fly ball into center field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jamieson vs. Hoyt
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 8 - Indians, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Hoyt
Johnston hits a line drive into center field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1921 -- New York at CLE (D)
New York AB R H RBI CLE AB R H RBI
Roth B, cf 5 3 3 1 Charlie Jamieson, lf 5 0 2 0
Peckinpaugh R, ss 5 0 3 2 Doc Johnston, 1b 5 1 2 0
Ruth B, lf 3 1 0 0 Tris Speaker, cf 4 0 2 0
Pipp W, 1b 5 0 1 0 Elmer Smith, rf 4 1 0 1
Meusel B, rf 5 1 3 2 Larry Gardner, 3b 4 0 1 0
Baker H, 3b 5 2 2 1 Joe Sewell, ss 3 0 1 0
Ward A, 2b 4 0 0 0 Riggs Stephenson, 2b 4 0 0 0
Schang W, c 4 1 1 1 Steve O'Neill, c 3 0 1 0
Hoyt W, p 3 0 0 0 Bill Wambsganss, pr 0 0 0 0
Stan Coveleski, p 0 0 0 0
Jack Graney, ph 0 0 0 0
Ted Odenwald, p 0 0 0 0
George Burns, ph 0 0 0 1
Ray Caldwell, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 8 13 7 34 2 9 2
New York 212 030 000 -- 8
CLE 000 110 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt W (W) 9.0 9 2 2 4 0
CLE IP H R ER BB SO
Stan Coveleski (L) 3.0 7 5 4 1 3
Ted Odenwald 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Ray Caldwell 5.0 5 3 3 0 2
E -- Riggs Stephenson, Ward A
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- New York 8, CLE 9
2B -- Roth B 2, Meusel B, Baker H, Peckinpaugh R, Tris Speaker
SH -- Ward A, Hoyt W
WP -- Ted Odenwald
T -- 1:45
A -- 38000
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