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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 9, 1921
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on September 9, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 9, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 9, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Leon Cadore |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Toney |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 12,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Barry McCormick 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivy Olson | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Johnston | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Griffith | Right Fielder |
| Zack Wheat | Left Fielder |
| Hi Myers | Center Fielder |
| Ray Schmandt | First Baseman |
| Pete Kilduff | Second Baseman |
| Ernie Krueger | Catcher |
| Leon Cadore | Pitcher |
| Wilbert Robinson | 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 |
| Fred Toney | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 9, 1921
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Toney
Olson hits a line drive towards third. Frisch reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Toney
Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Toney
Griffith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Cadore
Burns hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Cadore
Bancroft hits a line drive to right field. Griffith throws towards third. Johnston fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Johnston. Burns goes all the way around to score. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Ruether
Dutch Ruether now pitching.
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bancroft moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngs vs. Ruether
Youngs strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Ruether
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bancroft scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Ruether
Meusel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rawlings vs. Ruether
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Toney
Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings misplays the ball. That's an error on Rawlings. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Toney
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wheat moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schmandt vs. Toney
Schmandt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wheat moves to third. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kilduff vs. Toney
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Frisch. Wheat scores. Myers moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Krueger vs. Toney
Krueger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Frisch. Kilduff moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ruether vs. Toney
Ruether 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 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Ruether
Snyder hits a line drive into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Ruether
Toney strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Ruether
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Ruether
Bancroft hits a popup towards short. Olson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Toney
Olson hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Toney
Johnston hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Toney
Griffith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wheat vs. Toney
The umpire calls a balk on Toney Griffith moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wheat vs. Toney
Wheat hits a popup towards third. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Ruether
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Ruether
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Ruether
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Toney
Myers hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmandt vs. Toney
Schmandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Toney
Kilduff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Krueger vs. Toney
Krueger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Ruether
Meusel hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Ruether
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Ruether
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruether vs. Toney
Ruether hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Toney
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Toney
Johnston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffith vs. Toney
Griffith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Ruether
Toney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Ruether
Burns hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffith who is chasing the ball. Burns reaches third base with a triple. Toney goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bancroft vs. Ruether
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frisch vs. Ruether
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnston has Burns trapped. There's the throw to Krueger and back to Johnston, who tags Burns for the out. Frisch moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Ruether
Youngs strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Toney
Wheat hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Wheat reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myers vs. Toney
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wheat moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schmandt vs. Toney
Schmandt hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Wheat tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Toney
Kilduff hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Ruether
Kelly bunts towards the mound. Ruether fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Ruether
Meusel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wheat. Meusel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rawlings vs. Ruether
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Ruether
Snyder is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Toney vs. Ruether
Toney hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Kilduff fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krueger vs. Toney
Krueger hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Krueger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruether vs. Toney
Ruether hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Olson vs. Toney
Olson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Krueger trying to get to home. Meusel throws the ball in to Snyder who tags Krueger, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Olson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnston vs. Toney
Johnston 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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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Ruether
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Ruether
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Ruether
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ruether fields it and throws to first for the out. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Ruether
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Ruether
Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bancroft scores. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meusel vs. Ruether
There goes Kelly. The throw from Krueger and he is safe. Kelly steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Meusel vs. Ruether
There's a wild pitch. Youngs scores. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meusel vs. Ruether
Meusel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kelly scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rawlings vs. Ruether
There's a wild pitch. Meusel moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rawlings vs. Ruether
Rawlings hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Toney
Griffith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wheat vs. Toney
Wheat hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Toney
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmandt vs. Toney
Schmandt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Ruether
Snyder hits a popup towards short. Olson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Ruether
Toney hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Ruether
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Toney
Kilduff hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krueger vs. Toney
Krueger 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 -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruether vs. Toney
Ruether hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Toney
Bernie Neis pinch runs for Dutch Ruether.
Olson 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 9/9/1921 -- BRO at New York (D)
BRO AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Ivy Olson, ss 5 0 1 0 Burns G, cf 4 1 3 1
Jimmy Johnston, 3b 4 0 1 0 Bancroft D, ss 4 2 1 0
Tommy Griffith, rf 4 0 2 0 Frisch F, 3b 4 0 0 0
Zach Wheat, lf 4 2 1 0 Youngs R, rf 3 1 0 0
Hi Myers, cf 4 0 1 0 Kelly H, 1b 4 1 2 2
Ray Schmandt, 1b 3 0 0 1 Meusel I, lf 4 0 3 1
Pete Kilduff, 2b 3 0 0 1 Rawlings J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Ernie Krueger, c 4 0 1 0 Snyder F, c 3 0 0 0
Leon Cadore, p 0 0 0 0 Toney F, p 3 1 0 0
Dutch Ruether, p 4 0 2 0
Bernie Neis, pr 0 0 0 0
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35 2 9 2 33 6 9 4
BRO 010 001 000 -- 2
New York 200 010 30x -- 6
BRO IP H R ER BB SO
Leon Cadore (L)* 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
Dutch Ruether 8.0 7 4 4 4 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Toney F (W) 9.0 9 2 1 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 1st
E -- Jimmy Johnston, Rawlings J, Frisch F 2
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- BRO 8, New York 7
2B -- Zach Wheat, Meusel I, Ernie Krueger
3B -- Burns G
SB -- Kelly H
SF -- Ray Schmandt
WP -- Dutch Ruether 2
Balk -- Toney F
T -- 1:35
A -- 12000
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