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Senators
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
April 26, 1920
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Washington Senators, played on April 26, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 26, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 26, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Eric Erickson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hank Thormahlen |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tommy Connolly 1B: George Moriarty 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Washington Senators Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Judge | First Baseman |
| Clyde Milan | Left Fielder |
| Sam Rice | Center Fielder |
| Braggo Roth | Right Fielder |
| Patsy Gharrity | Catcher |
| Jim O'Neill | Shortstop |
| Bucky Harris | Second Baseman |
| Red Shannon | Third Baseman |
| Eric Erickson | Pitcher |
| Clark Griffith | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Aaron Ward | Third Baseman |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Duffy Lewis | Left Fielder |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Right Fielder |
| Ping Bodie | Center Fielder |
| Muddy Ruel | Catcher |
| Hank Thormahlen | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
April 26, 1920
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Thormahlen
Judge hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Thormahlen
Milan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rice vs. Thormahlen
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Erickson
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Erickson
Peckinpaugh hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Erickson
Pipp hits a popup, foul, towards first. Judge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Erickson
Lewis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Erickson
Pratt hits a popup, foul, towards first. Judge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Thormahlen
Roth hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ruel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gharrity vs. Thormahlen
Gharrity hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pratt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Thormahlen
O'Neill is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Thormahlen
Harris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Roth trying to get to home. Meusel throws the ball in to Pratt who relays the ball to Ruel, who tags Roth, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Erickson
Meusel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Gharrity settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Erickson
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Neill scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruel vs. Erickson
Ruel hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Harris reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Thormahlen
Shannon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Erickson vs. Thormahlen
Erickson bunts towards first. Pipp scoops it up and throws to first, with Pratt covering, for the out. Shannon moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Judge vs. Thormahlen
Judge hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Shannon moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Milan vs. Thormahlen
Milan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thormahlen vs. Erickson
Thormahlen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Erickson
Ward hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Erickson
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into left field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Erickson
Pipp hits a popup in front of the plate. Gharrity settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Thormahlen
Rice hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Thormahlen
Roth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gharrity vs. Thormahlen
There goes Roth. The throw from Ruel and he is safe. Roth steals second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gharrity vs. Thormahlen
Gharrity hits a ball on the ground for an out. Gharrity moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Neill vs. Thormahlen
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Erickson
Lewis hits a fly ball into right field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Erickson
Pratt is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Erickson
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Neill fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bodie vs. Erickson
There goes Meusel. The throw from Gharrity and he is out, Harris applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Thormahlen
Harris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Thormahlen
Shannon takes first base on ball four. Harris moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Erickson vs. Thormahlen
Erickson bunts towards the mound. Thormahlen fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Thormahlen. Harris scores. Shannon goes all the way around to score. Erickson moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Judge vs. Thormahlen
Judge bunts towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. Erickson moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Milan vs. Thormahlen
Milan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rice vs. Thormahlen
Rice hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thormahlen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Erickson
Bodie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruel vs. Erickson
Ruel hits a fly ball into left field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thormahlen vs. Erickson
Thormahlen hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Gharrity settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Gharrity. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thormahlen vs. Erickson
Thormahlen strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Erickson
Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bodie moves to third. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Peckinpaugh vs. Erickson
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Shannon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Thormahlen
Roth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gharrity vs. Thormahlen
Gharrity bunts towards first. Pipp scoops it up and throws to first, with Pratt covering, for the out. Roth moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Neill vs. Thormahlen
O'Neill hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pratt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Thormahlen
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Erickson
Pipp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Erickson
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pratt vs. Erickson
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Pipp moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meusel vs. Erickson
Meusel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Harris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Thormahlen
Shannon hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Erickson vs. Thormahlen
Erickson strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judge vs. Thormahlen
There goes Shannon. The throw from Ruel and he is out, Peckinpaugh applying the tag. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Thormahlen
Judge hits a line drive into right field. Meusel picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Meusel. Judge moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Milan vs. Thormahlen
Milan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Erickson
Bodie hits a line drive towards first. Judge reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruel vs. Erickson
Ruel hits a popup towards third. Shannon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thormahlen vs. Erickson
Thormahlen hits a fly ball into left field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Thormahlen
Rice hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ruel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Thormahlen
Roth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gharrity vs. Thormahlen
Gharrity hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Erickson
Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Erickson
Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pipp vs. Erickson
Pipp bunts towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to third for the out. Peckinpaugh moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Erickson
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Harris fields it and throws to second for the out. Peckinpaugh moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pratt vs. Erickson
Pratt hits a fly ball into left field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Thormahlen
O'Neill hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Thormahlen
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thormahlen fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Thormahlen
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Erickson vs. Thormahlen
Erickson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thormahlen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Erickson
Meusel hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bodie vs. Erickson
Bodie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meusel moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruel vs. Erickson
Ruel bunts towards the mound. Erickson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Erickson
Babe Ruth pinch hits for Hank Thormahlen.
Ruth hits a fly ball into left field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Meusel moves to third. Bodie moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ward vs. Erickson
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Peckinpaugh vs. Erickson
Gharrity fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Gharrity. Meusel scores. Bodie moves to third. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Peckinpaugh vs. Erickson
Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pipp vs. Erickson
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards short. O'Neill misplays the ball. That's an error on O'Neill. Bodie scores. Ward moves to third. Peckinpaugh moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/26/1920 -- WS1 at NYA (D)
WS1 AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Joe Judge, 1b 3 0 1 0 Aaron Ward, 3b 4 0 3 0
Clyde Milan, lf 4 0 1 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 3 1 1 1
Sam Rice, cf 4 0 0 0 Wally Pipp, 1b 5 0 1 0
Braggo Roth, rf 4 0 3 0 Duffy Lewis, lf 4 0 1 0
Patsy Gharrity, c 3 0 0 0 Del Pratt, 2b 3 0 0 0
Jim O'Neill, ss 4 0 1 0 Bob Meusel, rf 4 1 1 0
Bucky Harris, 2b 3 1 1 0 Ping Bodie, cf 3 1 1 0
Red Shannon, 3b 3 1 1 0 Muddy Ruel, c 4 0 0 0
Eric Erickson, p 2 0 0 0 Hank Thormahlen, p 3 0 0 0
Babe Ruth, ph 1 0 0 0
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30 2 8 0 34 3 8 1
WS1 000 020 000 -- 2
NYA 100 000 002 -- 3
2 outs when winning run was scored.
WS1 IP H R ER BB SO
Eric Erickson (L) 8.2 8 3 2 4 1
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Hank Thormahlen (W) 9.0 8 2 0 2 2
E -- Hank Thormahlen, Patsy Gharrity 2, Wally Pipp, Bob Meusel, Jim O'Neill
DP -- NYA 1
LOB -- WS1 7, NYA 10
HR -- Roger Peckinpaugh
SB -- Braggo Roth
CS -- Bob Meusel, Red Shannon
SH -- Eric Erickson 2, Joe Judge, Patsy Gharrity
HBP -- by Eric Erickson (Del Pratt)
T -- 2:10
A -- 5000
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