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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 21, 1921
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 21, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 21, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 21, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lefty Tyler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rosy Ryan |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 28,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Hank O'Day 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Turner Barber | Right Fielder |
| Charlie Hollocher | Shortstop |
| Zeb Terry | Second Baseman |
| Ray Grimes | First Baseman |
| George Maisel | Center Fielder |
| John Sullivan | Left Fielder |
| Charlie Deal | Third Baseman |
| Bob O'Farrell | Catcher |
| Lefty Tyler | Pitcher |
| Johnny Evers | 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 |
| Rosy Ryan | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 21, 1921
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Ryan
Barber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hollocher vs. Ryan
Hollocher takes first base on ball four. Barber moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Ryan
Terry strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grimes vs. Ryan
Grimes takes first base on ball four. Barber moves to third. Hollocher moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maisel vs. Ryan
Maisel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. Barber scores. Hollocher moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sullivan vs. Ryan
There goes Maisel. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Maisel steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sullivan vs. Ryan
Sullivan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Tyler
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Barber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Tyler
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Tyler
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Ryan
Deal hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Farrell vs. Ryan
O'Farrell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Deal moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tyler vs. Ryan
Tyler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. Deal moves to third. O'Farrell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Barber vs. Ryan
Barber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Deal scores. O'Farrell scores. Barber moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hollocher vs. Douglas
Phil Douglas now pitching.
Hollocher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rapp settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Rapp. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hollocher vs. Douglas
Hollocher hits a line drive into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Douglas
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Douglas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Tyler
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terry scoops it up and throws to first, with Tyler covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Tyler
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Tyler
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Douglas
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Grimes for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Douglas
Maisel hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Douglas
Sullivan hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Deal vs. Douglas
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Tyler
Rapp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Tyler
Snyder strikes out. There goes Rapp. The throw from O'Farrell to second, and Rapp is out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Douglas vs. Tyler
Douglas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Tyler
Burns hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Douglas
O'Farrell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Douglas, and towards Frisch, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyler vs. Douglas
Tyler strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Douglas
Barber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Tyler
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Tyler
Frisch hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Tyler
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards second. Terry picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Terry. Bancroft moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kelly vs. Tyler
Kelly takes first base on ball four. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
King vs. Tyler
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Douglas
Hollocher hits a line drive into center field. King picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on King. Hollocher moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Terry vs. Douglas
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grimes vs. Douglas
Grimes hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hollocher tags and scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maisel vs. Douglas
Maisel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sullivan vs. Douglas
Sullivan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maisel moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Deal vs. Douglas
There goes Sullivan. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Bancroft applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Tyler
Rapp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Tyler
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Douglas vs. Tyler
Douglas hits a fly ball into right field. Barber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Tyler
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Douglas
Deal hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Douglas
O'Farrell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tyler vs. Douglas
Tyler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Tyler
Bancroft hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Tyler
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Tyler
Youngs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Tyler
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barber vs. Douglas
Barber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hollocher vs. Douglas
Hollocher bunts in front of the plate. Snyder fields it and throws to first for the out. Barber moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Douglas
There's a wild pitch. Barber scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Douglas
Terry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Douglas
Grimes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Grimes reaches second base with a double. Terry moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maisel vs. Douglas
Maisel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to home to get Terry. Grimes moves to third. Maisel moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sullivan vs. Douglas
Sullivan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Tyler
King hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rapp vs. Tyler
Rapp hits a fly ball into right field. Barber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Tyler
Snyder hits a line drive towards short. Hollocher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Tyler
Eddie Brown pinch hits for Phil Douglas.
Brown hits a line drive off the glove of Deal, and into shallow left field. Brown reaches second base with a double. King moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burns vs. Tyler
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hollocher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. King scores. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bancroft vs. Tyler
There goes Burns. The throw from O'Farrell to Terry and they have Burns trapped. The throw over to Grimes, who applies the tag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Deal vs. Perritt
Pol Perritt now pitching.
Deal hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs who is chasing the ball. Deal reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Farrell vs. Perritt
O'Farrell hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tyler vs. Perritt
Tyler hits a popup towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Barber vs. Perritt
Barber hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Tyler
Bancroft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Tyler
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tyler fields it and throws to first for the out. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Tyler
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terry scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bancroft moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Tyler
There's a wild pitch. Bancroft scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Tyler
Kelly is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollocher vs. Perritt
Hollocher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Perritt
Terry hits a line drive into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Perritt
Grimes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maisel vs. Perritt
Maisel hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Tyler
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Deal fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rapp vs. Tyler
John Kelleher now playing third base.
Rapp hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Tyler
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kelleher fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/21/1921 -- CHN at New York (D)
CHN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Turner Barber, rf 5 2 3 2 Burns G, lf 4 0 1 1
Charlie Holloche, ss 3 1 1 0 Bancroft D, ss 4 1 2 0
Zeb Terry, 2b 5 0 1 0 Frisch F, 2b 4 0 0 0
Ray Grimes, 1b 3 0 2 1 Youngs R, rf 4 0 2 0
George Maisel, cf 5 0 1 1 Kelly H, 1b 3 0 0 0
John Sullivan, lf 4 0 2 0 King L, cf 4 1 2 0
Charlie Deal, 3b 4 1 2 0 Rapp G, 3b 4 0 2 0
John Kelleher, 3b 0 0 0 0 Snyder F, c 4 0 0 0
Bob O'Farrell, c 4 1 1 0 Ryan R, p 0 0 0 0
Lefty Tyler, p 4 0 0 0 Douglas P, p 1 0 0 0
Brown E, ph 1 0 1 0
Perritt P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 13 4 33 2 10 1
CHN 120 010 100 -- 5
New York 000 000 110 -- 2
CHN IP H R ER BB SO
Lefty Tyler (W) 9.0 10 2 2 2 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ryan R (L) 1.1 4 3 3 2 2
Douglas P 5.2 7 2 2 0 3
Perritt P 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
E -- Rapp G, Zeb Terry, King L
DP -- CHN 3
LOB -- CHN 9, New York 6
2B -- Ray Grimes, Brown E
3B -- Charlie Deal
SB -- George Maisel
CS -- Rapp G, John Sullivan, Burns G
SH -- Charlie Hollocher
SF -- Ray Grimes
WP -- Douglas P, Lefty Tyler
T -- 2:15
A -- 28000
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