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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 21, 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 August 21, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | August 21, 1921 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 21, 1921 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Bailey |
Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Toney |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 25,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Hank O'Day 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jack Smith | Right Fielder |
Jack Fournier | First Baseman |
Milt Stock | Third Baseman |
Rogers Hornsby | Second Baseman |
Heinie Mueller | Center Fielder |
Austin McHenry | Left Fielder |
Doc Lavan | Shortstop |
Eddie Ainsmith | Catcher |
Bill Bailey | Pitcher |
Branch Rickey | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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George Burns | Center Fielder |
Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
Frankie Frisch | Third Baseman |
Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
Irish Meusel | Left Fielder |
Johnny Rawlings | Second Baseman |
Frank Snyder | Catcher |
Fred Toney | Pitcher |
John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 21, 1921
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Toney
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fournier vs. Toney
Fournier hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Toney
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Bailey
Burns bunts towards the mound. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Bailey
Bancroft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Bailey
Frisch hits a fly ball into left field. McHenry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Bailey
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bailey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Bailey
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Toney
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Toney
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McHenry vs. Toney
McHenry hits a line drive into left field. Meusel picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Meusel. McHenry moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lavan vs. Toney
Lavan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Bailey
Meusel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McHenry. Meusel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rawlings vs. Bailey
Rawlings bunts towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. Meusel moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Snyder vs. Bailey
Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Toney vs. Bailey
There goes Snyder. The throw from Ainsmith and he is safe. Snyder steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Toney vs. Bailey
Toney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Meusel scores. Snyder moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Bailey
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Toney
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Toney
Bailey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Toney
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fournier vs. Toney
Fournier hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Burns. Fournier reaches second base with a double. Ainsmith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stock vs. Toney
Stock hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Bailey
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Bailey
Frisch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby misplays the ball. That's an error on Hornsby. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Bailey
There goes Frisch. The throw from Ainsmith and he is safe. Frisch steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Bailey
Youngs hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Mueller who is chasing the ball. Youngs reaches third base with a triple. Frisch scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Bailey
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meusel vs. Bailey
Meusel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngs scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rawlings vs. Bailey
There goes Meusel. The throw from Ainsmith and he is safe. Meusel steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rawlings vs. Bailey
Rawlings strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Toney
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Toney
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hornsby moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McHenry vs. Toney
McHenry bunts towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out. Hornsby moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lavan vs. Toney
Lavan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hornsby scores. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ainsmith vs. Toney
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Bailey
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Bailey
Toney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bailey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Bailey
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Bailey
There goes Burns. The throw from Ainsmith and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bancroft vs. Bailey
Bancroft hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McHenry. Bancroft reaches second base with a double. Burns scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Bailey
Frisch hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mueller. Frisch reaches second base with a double. Bancroft scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Bailey
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fournier fields the ball and throws to Bailey covering. Safe. Frisch scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Bailey
There goes Youngs. The throw from Ainsmith and he is out, Hornsby applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heathcote vs. Toney
Cliff Heathcote pinch hits for Bill Bailey.
Heathcote hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Toney
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fournier vs. Toney
Fournier hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stock vs. Toney
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Walker
Roy Walker now pitching.
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Walker
Meusel hits a popup towards first. Fournier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Walker
Rawlings hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Toney
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Toney
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McHenry vs. Toney
McHenry hits a line drive into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavan vs. Toney
Lavan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Walker
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Walker
Toney hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Walker
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Walker
The ball gets by Ainsmith for a passed ball. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bancroft vs. Walker
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burns scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Walker
There goes Bancroft. The throw from Ainsmith and he is safe. Bancroft steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Walker
Frisch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Bancroft trying to get to home. Mueller throws the ball in to Hornsby who relays the ball to Ainsmith who tags Bancroft who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Toney
Ainsmith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemons vs. Toney
Verne Clemons pinch hits for Roy Walker.
Clemons hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Toney
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ainsmith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fournier vs. Toney
Fournier hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly fields it and throws to second for the out. Ainsmith moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stock vs. Toney
Stock hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. North
Lou North now pitching.
Youngs hits a fly ball into left field. McHenry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. North
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. North
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fournier scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Meusel for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Toney
Hornsby strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Toney
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McHenry vs. Toney
McHenry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. North
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fournier scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rawlings for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. North
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. North
Toney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fournier scoops it up and throws to first, with North covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Toney
Lavan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainsmith vs. Toney
Ainsmith takes first base on ball four. Lavan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schultz vs. Toney
Les Mann pinch runs for Eddie Ainsmith. Joe Schultz pinch hits for Lou North.
Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lavan moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Toney
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lavan scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fournier vs. Toney
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fournier vs. Toney
Fournier hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Burns. Fournier reaches second base with a double. Smith scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stock vs. Toney
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1921 -- SLN at New York (D) SLN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Jack Smith, rf 5 1 2 1 Burns G, cf 3 2 1 0 Jack Fournier, 1b 5 0 2 2 Bancroft D, ss 4 1 3 2 Milt Stock, 3b 5 0 0 0 Frisch F, 3b 4 2 2 1 Rogers Hornsby, 2b 3 1 1 0 Youngs R, rf 4 1 3 2 Heinie Mueller, cf 4 0 1 0 Kelly H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Austin McHenry, lf 3 0 1 0 Meusel I, lf 4 1 2 1 Doc Lavan, ss 4 1 1 1 Rawlings J, 2b 3 0 0 0 Eddie Ainsmith, c 3 1 2 0 Snyder F, c 3 0 0 0 Les Mann, pr 0 0 0 0 Toney F, p 4 0 0 1 Bill Bailey, p 1 0 0 0 Cliff Heathcote, ph 1 0 1 0 Roy Walker, p 0 0 0 0 Verne Clemons, ph 1 0 0 0 Lou North, p 0 0 0 0 Joe Schultz, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 11 4 33 7 11 7 SLN 001 100 002 -- 4 New York 012 301 00x -- 7 SLN IP H R ER BB SO Bill Bailey (L) 4.0 8 6 4 2 1 Roy Walker 2.0 3 1 1 0 0 Lou North 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Toney F (W) 9.0 11 4 4 2 2 E -- Meusel I, Rogers Hornsby DP -- New York 1 LOB -- SLN 8, New York 5 2B -- Meusel I, Jack Fournier 2, Bancroft D, Frisch F 3B -- Youngs R SB -- Snyder F, Frisch F, Meusel I, Burns G, Bancroft D CS -- Youngs R SH -- Rawlings J, Austin McHenry PB -- Eddie Ainsmith 2 T -- 2:10 A -- 25000
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