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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 22, 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 22, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 22, 1921 |
|---|---|
| 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 22, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Pertica |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Shea |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Hank O'Day 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| 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 Pertica | Pitcher |
| Branch Rickey | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Red Shea | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 22, 1921
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Shea
Smith hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fournier vs. Shea
Fournier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stock vs. Shea
Stock hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Smith tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Shea
Hornsby strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Shea
There goes Fournier. The throw from Snyder and he is safe. Fournier steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Shea
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McHenry vs. Shea
McHenry hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Shea
Lavan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Pertica
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Pertica
Bancroft hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Pertica
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Pertica
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Shea
Ainsmith hits a popup, foul, towards third. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pertica vs. Shea
Pertica hits a popup, foul, towards third. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Shea
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shea fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Pertica
Kelly hits a line drive towards the mound. Pertica reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Pertica
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 -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Pertica
Rawlings hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mueller. Rawlings reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Pertica
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fournier vs. Shea
Fournier hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Shea
Stock hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Shea
Hornsby takes first base on ball four. Stock moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Shea
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McHenry vs. Shea
McHenry is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Pertica
Shea 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, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Pertica
Burns hits a line drive into center field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Pertica
Bancroft hits a fly ball into left field. McHenry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Shea
Lavan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Shea
Ainsmith hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pertica vs. Shea
Pertica 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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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Pertica
Frisch hits a popup towards short. Lavan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Pertica
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Pertica
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Pertica
There goes Youngs. The throw from Ainsmith and he is safe. Youngs steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Pertica
Meusel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rawlings vs. Pertica
Rawlings hits a popup in front of the plate. Ainsmith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Shea
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fournier vs. Shea
Fournier 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 -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Shea
Stock hits a ball on the ground for a single. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Shea
Hornsby hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Shea
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Pertica
Snyder hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stengel vs. Pertica
Casey Stengel pinch hits for Red Shea.
Stengel strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Pertica
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Pertica
Bancroft hits a popup towards short. Lavan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McHenry vs. Ryan
Rosy Ryan now pitching.
McHenry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Ryan
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. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Ryan
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 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Pertica
Frisch hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Pertica
Youngs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Pertica
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock juggles the ball. That's an error on Stock. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meusel vs. Pertica
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby fields it and throws to second for the out. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rawlings vs. Pertica
Rawlings hits a popup towards short. Lavan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pertica vs. Ryan
Pertica strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ryan
Smith bunts in front of the plate. Snyder fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fournier vs. Ryan
Fournier is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stock vs. Ryan
Ryan fires to first and has Fournier trapped. There's the throw to Bancroft who tags Fournier for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Pertica
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Pertica
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fournier fields the ball and throws to Pertica covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Pertica
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. McHenry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Pertica
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fournier scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bancroft for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Ryan
Stock strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Ryan
Hornsby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Ryan
Mueller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McHenry vs. Ryan
McHenry hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Pertica
Frisch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Pertica
Youngs hits a line drive into left field. McHenry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Pertica
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Pertica
Meusel hits a line drive into center field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Ryan
Lavan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Ryan
Ainsmith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pertica vs. Ryan
Pertica hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Pertica
Bill Cunningham pinch hits for Johnny Rawlings.
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Pertica
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Pertica
Earl Smith pinch hits for Rosy Ryan.
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. McHenry 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 8/22/1921 -- SLN at New York (D)
SLN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Jack Smith, rf 4 1 1 0 Burns G, cf 2 0 0 0
Jack Fournier, 1b 3 1 1 0 Bancroft D, ss 4 0 0 0
Milt Stock, 3b 3 1 2 1 Frisch F, 3b 3 0 0 0
Rogers Hornsby, 2b 3 1 2 2 Youngs R, rf 3 0 1 0
Heinie Mueller, cf 3 1 0 0 Kelly H, 1b 4 0 0 0
Austin McHenry, lf 4 1 1 3 Meusel I, lf 3 0 0 0
Doc Lavan, ss 4 0 0 0 Rawlings J, 2b 3 0 1 0
Eddie Ainsmith, c 4 0 1 0 Cunningham B, ph 1 0 0 0
Bill Pertica, p 4 0 0 0 Snyder F, c 4 0 0 0
Shea R, p 1 0 0 0
Stengel C, ph 1 0 0 0
Ryan R, p 1 0 1 0
Smith E, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 8 6 31 0 3 0
SLN 400 020 000 -- 6
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Bill Pertica (W) 9.0 3 0 0 5 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Shea R (L) 5.0 6 6 6 2 3
Ryan R 4.0 2 0 0 0 3
E -- Milt Stock
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- SLN 3, New York 9
2B -- Rawlings J
HR -- Austin McHenry, Rogers Hornsby
SB -- Jack Fournier, Youngs R
SF -- Milt Stock
HBP -- by Ryan R (Jack Fournier)
T -- 2:03
A -- 5000
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