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Cardinals 5 @ Giants 7
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1921

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 12, 1921 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Cardinals with a score of 7 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 12, 1921 
Visiting Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 5 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 5
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 7 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 5
Runs: 7
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherSlim Sallee  
Losing PitcherBill Sherdel  
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Game Winning RBIHigh Pockets Kelly 

Game Info

DateMay 12, 1921 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherBill Sherdel  
Home Starting PitcherJesse Barnes  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance8,000 
Time of Game2 hours 
UmpiresHP: Charlie Moran
1B: Cy Rigler
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jack Smith  Right Fielder 
Heinie Mueller  Center Fielder 
Milt Stock  Third Baseman 
Rogers Hornsby  Second Baseman 
Jack Fournier  First Baseman 
Austin McHenry  Left Fielder 
Doc Lavan  Shortstop 
Pickles Dillhoefer  Catcher 
Bill Sherdel  Pitcher 
Branch Rickey  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
George Burns  Left Fielder 
Dave Bancroft  Shortstop 
Frankie Frisch  Second Baseman 
Ross Youngs  Right Fielder 
High Pockets Kelly  First Baseman 
Lee King  Center Fielder 
Goldie Rapp  Third Baseman 
Frank Snyder  Catcher 
Jesse Barnes  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Cardinals 5 @ Giants 7
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1921

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         Game of 5/12/1921 -- SLN at New York (D)

  SLN                AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Jack Smith, rf        2  0  0  0   Burns G, lf           2  1  0  0   
Joe Schultz, ph-rf    2  0  2  2   Bancroft D, ss        4  2  2  0   
Heinie Mueller, cf    3  0  2  2   Frisch F, 2b          2  0  1  0   
Les Mann, ph-cf       2  0  1  0   Youngs R, rf          3  1  0  1   
Milt Stock, 3b        4  0  0  0   Kelly H, 1b           4  1  1  4   
Rogers Hornsby, 2b    4  0  1  0   King L, cf            4  1  1  0   
Jack Fournier, 1b     4  0  1  0   Rapp G, 3b            3  1  0  0   
Austin McHenry, lf    4  2  1  1   Snyder F, c           4  0  2  2   
Doc Lavan, ss         4  1  1  0   Barnes J, p           2  0  0  0   
Pickles Dillhoefe, c  3  1  0  0   Sallee S, p           2  0  0  0   
Bill Sherdel, p       0  0  0  0                                      
Jesse Haines, p       1  1  0  0                                      
Hal Janvrin, ph       1  0  0  0                                      
Ferdie Schupp, p      0  0  0  0                                      
Verne Clemons, ph     0  0  0  0                                      
Walt Irwin, pr        0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  5  9  5                        30  7  7  7

SLN              000 030 002 --  5
New York         400 002 10x --  7

  SLN                  IP  H  R ER BB SO
Bill Sherdel (L)      0.1  1  3  3  2  0
Jesse Haines          5.2  5  3  3  2  1
Ferdie Schupp         2.0  1  1  0  1  3

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Barnes J              4.2  4  3  3  3  1
Sallee S (W)          4.1  5  2  0  1  1

E -- Pickles Dillhoefer, Rapp G
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- SLN 6, New York 5
2B -- Rogers Hornsby, Doc Lavan
3B -- Snyder F
HR -- Kelly H, Austin McHenry
SB -- Burns G, Youngs R, Frisch F
CS -- Heinie Mueller, Frisch F, Jack Fournier
SH -- Frisch F
T -- 2:00
A -- 8000

    

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