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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 23, 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 23, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 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 23, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jesse Haines |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jesse Barnes |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Hank O'Day 1B: Ernie Quigley 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 |
| Verne Clemons | Catcher |
| Jesse Haines | 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 |
| Earl Smith | Catcher |
| Jesse Barnes | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 23, 1921
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Barnes
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fournier vs. Barnes
Fournier 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: ---
Stock vs. Barnes
Stock hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Barnes
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Haines
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Haines
There goes Burns. The throw from Clemons and he is out, Lavan applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Haines
Bancroft hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Haines
Frisch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Sherdel
Bill Sherdel now pitching.
Sherdel fires to first and picks off Frisch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Sherdel
Youngs hits a popup towards short. Lavan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Barnes
Mueller is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McHenry vs. Barnes
McHenry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. McHenry reaches second base with a double. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lavan vs. Barnes
Lavan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Clemons vs. Barnes
Clemons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller scores. McHenry scores. There goes Lavan trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sherdel vs. Barnes
Sherdel strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Barnes
Smith hits a popup towards third. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Sherdel
Kelly hits a popup towards short. Lavan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Sherdel
Meusel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rawlings vs. Sherdel
Rawlings hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Sherdel
Frank Snyder pinch hits for Earl Smith.
Snyder is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fournier vs. Barnes
Frank Snyder now catching.
Fournier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stock vs. Barnes
Stock bunts towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. Fournier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hornsby vs. Barnes
Hornsby hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meusel throws the ball in to Bancroft who relays the ball to Rawlings who tags Hornsby trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Fournier scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Barnes
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McHenry vs. Barnes
McHenry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft misplays the ball. That's an error on Bancroft. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lavan vs. Barnes
Lavan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mueller scores. There goes McHenry trying to get to home. Burns throws the ball in to Bancroft who relays the ball to Snyder, who tags McHenry, who came all the way from first, for the out. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Sherdel
Barnes 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Sherdel
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sherdel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Sherdel
Bancroft takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Sherdel
Frisch 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
Top 4
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemons vs. Barnes
Clemons hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sherdel vs. Barnes
Sherdel hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first, with Barnes covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Barnes
Smith 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, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Sherdel
Youngs hits a fly ball into center field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Sherdel
Kelly hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fournier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Sherdel
Meusel hits a line drive towards third. Stock reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fournier vs. Barnes
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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Barnes
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Barnes
Hornsby is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Sherdel
Rawlings is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Sherdel
Snyder hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnes vs. Sherdel
Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Hornsby fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Sherdel
Burns 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, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Barnes
Mueller hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Mueller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McHenry vs. Barnes
McHenry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lavan vs. Barnes
Lavan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clemons vs. Barnes
Clemons hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Mueller scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sherdel vs. Barnes
Sherdel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Sherdel
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Sherdel
Frisch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Sherdel
Youngs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Frisch moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Sherdel
Kelly hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Mueller. Kelly reaches second base with a double. Frisch scores. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Meusel vs. Sherdel
Meusel hits a popup towards short. Lavan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rawlings vs. Sherdel
Rawlings hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Barnes
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fournier vs. Barnes
Fournier hits a line drive into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Barnes
Stock hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Sherdel
Snyder hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Sherdel
Eddie Brown pinch hits for Jesse Barnes.
Brown is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Sherdel
Burns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Snyder moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bancroft vs. Sherdel
Bancroft hits a fly ball into left field. McHenry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Snyder tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Sherdel
Frisch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Sallee
Slim Sallee now pitching.
Hornsby hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Sallee
Les Mann pinch hits for Heinie Mueller.
Mann strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McHenry vs. Sallee
McHenry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hornsby moves to third. McHenry moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lavan vs. Sallee
Lavan strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clemons vs. Sallee
Clemons hits a fly ball into right center field, beyond the reach of Burns. Clemons reaches second base with a double. Hornsby scores. McHenry scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sherdel vs. Sallee
Sherdel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Sherdel
Les Mann now playing center field.
Youngs hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Sherdel
Kelly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McHenry. Kelly reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Sherdel
Meusel hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fournier settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rawlings vs. Sherdel
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Snyder vs. Sherdel
Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Mann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Sallee
Joe Schultz pinch hits for Jack Smith.
Schultz hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fournier vs. Sallee
Cliff Heathcote pinch runs for Joe Schultz.
Fournier bunts towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stock vs. Sallee
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stock vs. Sallee
Stock takes first base on ball four. Fournier moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hornsby vs. Sallee
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Hornsby reaches second base with a double. Fournier scores. Stock moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mann vs. Sallee
Mann hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stock tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McHenry vs. Sallee
McHenry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meusel throws the ball in to Rawlings who tags McHenry trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hornsby scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Sherdel
Cliff Heathcote now playing right field. Bill Cunningham pinch hits for Slim Sallee.
Cunningham is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Sherdel
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cunningham moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bancroft vs. Sherdel
Bancroft hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cunningham scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Sherdel
Frisch strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Sherdel
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Sherdel
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Bancroft moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngs vs. Sherdel
Youngs bunts towards the mound. Sherdel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bancroft scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Sherdel
Kelly hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Sherdel
Meusel 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1921 -- SLN at New York (D)
SLN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Jack Smith, rf 4 0 0 0 Burns G, cf 4 0 1 0
Joe Schultz, ph 1 0 1 0 Bancroft D, ss 3 2 2 3
Cliff Heathco, pr-rf 0 0 0 0 Frisch F, 3b 4 1 1 0
Jack Fournier, 1b 5 2 1 0 Youngs R, rf 5 1 2 1
Milt Stock, 3b 3 1 1 0 Kelly H, 1b 5 1 3 3
Rogers Hornsby, 2b 5 2 3 2 Meusel I, lf 5 0 1 0
Heinie Mueller, cf 2 3 2 0 Rawlings J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Les Mann, ph-cf 1 0 0 1 Smith E, c 0 0 0 0
Austin McHenry, lf 5 2 3 1 Snyder F, ph-c 4 1 2 0
Doc Lavan, ss 3 0 1 1 Barnes J, p 2 0 0 0
Verne Clemons, c 4 0 3 5 Brown E, ph 1 0 0 0
Jesse Haines, p 0 0 0 0 Sallee S, p 0 0 0 0
Bill Sherdel, p 4 0 0 0 Cunningham B, ph 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 10 15 10 37 7 13 7
SLN 022 001 023 -- 10
New York 100 001 104 -- 7
SLN IP H R ER BB SO
Jesse Haines 0.1 1 1 1 2 0
Bill Sherdel (W) 8.2 12 6 6 1 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Barnes J (L) 7.0 9 5 4 1 3
Sallee S 2.0 6 5 2 1 2
E -- Bancroft D, Kelly H
LOB -- SLN 5, New York 8
2B -- Austin McHenry, Heinie Mueller, Kelly H 2, Verne Clemons, Rogers Hornsby
HR -- Bancroft D, Kelly H
CS -- Burns G
SH -- Milt Stock
SF -- Bancroft D, Les Mann
HBP -- by Barnes J (Heinie Mueller), by Bill Sherdel (Cunningham B)
T -- 2:15
A -- 5000
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