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Indians
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 16, 1916
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, played on August 16, 1916 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1916 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Gould |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Allen Russell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brick Owens 1B: George Hildebrand 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Graney | Left Fielder |
| Ray Chapman | Third Baseman |
| Tris Speaker | Center Fielder |
| Elmer Smith | Right Fielder |
| Bill Wambsganss | Shortstop |
| Terry Turner | Second Baseman |
| Ivan Howard | First Baseman |
| Steve O'Neill | Catcher |
| Al Gould | Pitcher |
| Lee Fohl | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Magee | Center Fielder |
| Hugh High | Left Fielder |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Angel Aragon | Third Baseman |
| Joe Gedeon | Second Baseman |
| Elmer Miller | Right Fielder |
| Roxy Walters | Catcher |
| Allen Russell | Pitcher |
| Bill Donovan | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 16, 1916
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Russell
Graney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Russell
Chapman hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Russell
Speaker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Miller. Speaker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Russell
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Speaker scores. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wambsganss vs. Russell
Russell fires to first and picks off Smith. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Gould
Magee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
High vs. Gould
High takes first base on ball four. Magee moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peckinpaugh vs. Gould
Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. Magee moves to third. High moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pipp vs. Gould
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wambsganss can't make a play. That's a base hit. Magee scores. High moves to third. Peckinpaugh moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Baumann vs. Gould
Paddy Baumann pinch hits for Angel Aragon.
Baumann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. High scores. Peckinpaugh scores. Pipp moves to third. Baumann moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gedeon vs. Klepfer
Ed Klepfer now pitching.
Gedeon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Turner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miller vs. Klepfer
Miller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pipp scores. Baumann scores. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walters vs. Klepfer
Walters bunts towards the mound. Klepfer fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Klepfer
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Magee vs. Klepfer
Magee strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Russell
Paddy Baumann now playing third base.
Wambsganss hits a fly ball into left field. High settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Russell
Turner hits a fly ball into center field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Russell
Howard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Klepfer
High strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Klepfer
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Klepfer
Pipp strikes out. There goes Peckinpaugh. The throw from O'Neill to Wambsganss, and Peckinpaugh is out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Russell
O'Neill strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klepfer vs. Russell
Klepfer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Russell
Graney hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Walters picks up the ball and throws it to Peckinpaugh who tags the runner out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumann vs. Klepfer
Baumann hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Klepfer
Gedeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Klepfer
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Russell
Chapman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Walters fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Walters. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speaker vs. Russell
Speaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Russell
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wambsganss vs. Russell
Wambsganss strikes out. There goes Chapman. The throw from Walters and Chapman is out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Klepfer
Walters takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Klepfer
Russell bunts towards the mound. Klepfer fields it and throws to first for the out. Walters moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Magee vs. Klepfer
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Turner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Walters moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
High vs. Klepfer
High strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Russell
Turner hits a line drive into center field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Russell
Howard hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Russell
O'Neill hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walters settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Klepfer
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Klepfer
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Turner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumann vs. Klepfer
Baumann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Turner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klepfer vs. Russell
Klepfer strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Russell
Graney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walters settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Russell
Chapman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walters settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Klepfer
Gedeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wambsganss fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Wambsganss. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Klepfer
There goes Gedeon. The throw from O'Neill and he is out, Wambsganss applying the tag. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Klepfer
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Klepfer
Walters hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Speaker who is chasing the ball. Walters reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Klepfer
Russell strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Russell
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Russell
Smith hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Russell
Wambsganss takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Turner vs. Russell
Turner hits a fly ball into right field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Klepfer
Magee hits a popup, foul, towards third. Chapman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
High vs. Klepfer
High hits a fly ball into left field. Graney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Klepfer
Peckinpaugh hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Turner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howard vs. Russell
Howard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Russell
Joe Leonard pinch hits for Steve O'Neill.
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coleman vs. Russell
Bob Coleman pinch hits for Ed Klepfer.
Coleman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graney vs. Russell
Graney hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Morton
Bob Coleman now catching. Guy Morton now pitching.
Pipp strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumann vs. Morton
Baumann hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Morton
Gedeon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Morton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Russell
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speaker vs. Russell
Speaker takes first base on ball four. Chapman moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Russell
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wambsganss vs. Russell
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Chapman moves to third. Speaker moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Turner vs. Russell
Turner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chapman scores. Speaker scores. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howard vs. Russell
Howard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Howard for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1916 -- CLE at NYA (D)
CLE AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Jack Graney, lf 4 0 0 0 Lee Magee, cf 3 1 0 0
Ray Chapman, 3b 3 1 0 0 Hugh High, lf 3 1 0 0
Tris Speaker, cf 2 2 1 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 3 1 1 0
Elmer Smith, rf 4 0 1 1 Wally Pipp, 1b 4 1 1 1
Bill Wambsganss, ss 3 0 0 0 Angel Aragon, 3b 0 0 0 0
Terry Turner, 2b 4 0 1 2 Paddy Baumann, ph-3b 4 1 1 2
Ivon Howard, 1b 3 0 0 0 Joe Gedeon, 2b 4 0 0 0
Steve O'Neill, c 2 0 0 0 Elmer Miller, rf 3 0 1 2
Joe Leonard, ph 1 0 0 0 Roxy Walters, c 1 0 1 0
Guy Morton, p 0 0 0 0 Allan Russell, p 1 0 0 0
Al Gould, p 0 0 0 0
Ed Klepfer, p 2 0 0 0
Bob Coleman, ph-c 0 0 0 0
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28 3 3 3 26 5 5 5
CLE 100 000 002 -- 3
NYA 500 000 00x -- 5
CLE IP H R ER BB SO
Al Gould (L)* 0.0 2 5 5 3 0
Ed Klepfer 7.0 3 0 0 2 5
Guy Morton 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Allan Russell (W) 9.0 3 3 3 6 5
* Pitched to 5 batters in 1st
E -- Wally Pipp, Roxy Walters, Bill Wambsganss
DP -- CLE 1, NYA 2
LOB -- CLE 4, NYA 4
2B -- Tris Speaker
3B -- Roxy Walters
CS -- Roger Peckinpaugh, Ray Chapman, Joe Gedeon
SH -- Roxy Walters, Allan Russell
T -- 1:58
A -- 4000
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