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Indians
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
May 18, 1920
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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 May 18, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Elmer Myers |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Shawkey |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Brick Owens 1B: Ollie Chill 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Graney | Left Fielder |
| Ray Chapman | Shortstop |
| Tris Speaker | Center Fielder |
| Elmer Smith | Right Fielder |
| Larry Gardner | Third Baseman |
| Bill Wambsganss | Second Baseman |
| Doc Johnston | First Baseman |
| Steve O'Neill | Catcher |
| Elmer Myers | Pitcher |
| Tris Speaker | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Aaron Ward | Third Baseman |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Sammy Vick | Right Fielder |
| Duffy Lewis | Left Fielder |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Ping Bodie | Center Fielder |
| Truck Hannah | Catcher |
| Bob Shawkey | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
May 18, 1920
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Shawkey
Graney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hannah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Shawkey
Chapman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Shawkey
Speaker hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Myers
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Myers
Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Myers
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Chapman fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vick vs. Myers
There goes Pipp. The throw from O'Neill and he is out, Wambsganss applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Shawkey
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Shawkey
Gardner hits a popup towards third. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Shawkey
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Vick vs. Myers
Vick strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Myers
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Myers
Pratt strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Shawkey
Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnston for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Shawkey
O'Neill is called out on strikes. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Shawkey
Myers 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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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Myers
Bodie hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Graney. Bodie reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hannah vs. Myers
Hannah bunts towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. Bodie moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shawkey vs. Myers
Shawkey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner juggles the ball. That's an error on Gardner. Bodie scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Myers
Ward takes first base on ball four. Shawkey moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peckinpaugh vs. Myers
Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. Shawkey moves to third. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pipp vs. Myers
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnston fields it and throws to home to get Shawkey. Ward moves to third. Peckinpaugh moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vick vs. Myers
Vick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Graney. Vick reaches second base with a double. Ward scores. Peckinpaugh scores. Pipp goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lewis vs. Myers
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Myers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Shawkey
Graney strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Shawkey
Chapman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speaker vs. Shawkey
Speaker 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 -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Shawkey
Smith 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 4
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Myers
Pratt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Myers
Bodie hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Speaker. Bodie reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hannah vs. Myers
Hannah hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnston fields it, throws to third for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Shawkey
Gardner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wambsganss vs. Shawkey
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Shawkey
Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Shawkey
O'Neill hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Myers
Shawkey strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Myers
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Myers fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Myers
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Myers
There goes Peckinpaugh. The throw from O'Neill and he is safe. Peckinpaugh steals second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pipp vs. Myers
Pipp strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Shawkey
Myers 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 -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graney vs. Shawkey
Graney hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Shawkey
Chapman hits a line drive into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vick vs. Myers
Vick bunts towards the mound. Myers fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Myers
Lewis hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Myers
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Vick moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bodie vs. Myers
Bodie hits a fly ball into left field. Graney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Shawkey
Speaker hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Shawkey
Smith 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 -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Shawkey
Gardner hits a line drive into right field. Vick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannah vs. Myers
Hannah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shawkey vs. Myers
Shawkey bunts towards the mound. Myers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Myers
Ward hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Ward reaches second base with a double. Shawkey moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Peckinpaugh vs. Myers
Peckinpaugh strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pipp vs. Myers
Pipp hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Speaker. Pipp reaches second base with a double. Shawkey scores. Ward scores. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vick vs. Myers
Vick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Myers
Lewis hits a line drive into left field. Graney picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Graney. Pipp scores. Vick moves to third. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pratt vs. Myers
Pratt hits a line drive into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Shawkey
Wambsganss hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Shawkey
Johnston hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Shawkey
O'Neill takes first base on ball four. Johnston moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caldwell vs. Shawkey
Ray Caldwell pinch hits for Elmer Myers.
Caldwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to second for the out. Johnston moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Graney vs. Shawkey
Graney takes first base on ball four. Caldwell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Chapman vs. Shawkey
Chapman hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Uhle
George Uhle now pitching.
Bodie hits a popup towards first. Johnston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannah vs. Uhle
Hannah hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shawkey vs. Uhle
Shawkey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss misplays the ball. That's an error on Wambsganss. Hannah moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Uhle
Ward takes first base on ball four. Hannah moves to third. Shawkey moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Peckinpaugh vs. Uhle
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hannah scores. Shawkey scores. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pipp vs. Uhle
Pipp takes first base on ball four. Ward moves to third. Peckinpaugh moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vick vs. Uhle
Vick strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lewis vs. Uhle
Lewis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ward scores. Peckinpaugh scores. There goes Pipp trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Shawkey
Speaker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Shawkey
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Shawkey
Gardner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pratt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1920 -- Cleveland at NYA (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Graney J, lf 3 0 0 0 Aaron Ward, 3b 3 3 1 0
Chapman R, ss 3 0 0 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 3 2 2 2
Speaker T, cf 4 0 0 0 Wally Pipp, 1b 4 2 1 2
Smith E, rf 4 0 0 0 Sammy Vick, rf 4 0 2 3
Gardner L, 3b 4 0 1 0 Duffy Lewis, lf 5 0 2 3
Wambsganss B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Del Pratt, 2b 4 0 0 0
Johnston D, 1b 3 0 2 0 Ping Bodie, cf 4 1 2 0
O'Neill S, c 2 0 0 0 Truck Hannah, c 3 1 2 0
Myers E, p 2 0 0 0 Bob Shawkey, p 4 2 0 1
Caldwell R, ph 1 0 0 0
Uhle G, p 0 0 0 0
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29 0 3 0 34 11 12 11
Cleveland 000 000 000 -- 0
NYA 004 000 34x -- 11
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Myers E (L) 7.0 9 7 4 4 5
Uhle G 1.0 3 4 3 2 1
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Bob Shawkey (W) 9.0 3 0 0 3 2
E -- Gardner L, Graney J, Wambsganss B
DP -- Cleveland 1, NYA 1
LOB -- Cleveland 5, NYA 6
2B -- Ping Bodie 2, Sammy Vick, Aaron Ward, Wally Pipp
SB -- Roger Peckinpaugh
CS -- Wally Pipp
SH -- Truck Hannah
T -- 1:45
A -- 15000
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