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Senators
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
May 31, 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 May 31, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Washington Senators
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Washington Senators |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Shaw |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Mogridge |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 11,500 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Ollie Chill 1B: Brick Owens 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 |
| Bucky Harris | Second Baseman |
| Frank Ellerbe | Third Baseman |
| Red Shannon | Shortstop |
| Val Picinich | Catcher |
| Jim Shaw | Pitcher |
| Clark Griffith | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Bob Meusel | Third Baseman |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Ping Bodie | Center Fielder |
| Duffy Lewis | Left Fielder |
| Truck Hannah | Catcher |
| George Mogridge | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Senators
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
May 31, 1920
Top 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Mogridge
Judge 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Mogridge
Milan 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Mogridge
Rice hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bodie. Rice reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roth vs. Mogridge
Roth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mogridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Shaw
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Shaw
Meusel strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Shaw
Pipp 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
Top 2
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Mogridge
Harris hits a popup towards third. Meusel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellerbe vs. Mogridge
Ellerbe hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Mogridge
Shannon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Shaw
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Judge scoops it up and throws to first, with Shaw covering, for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Shaw
Pratt hits a fly ball into left field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Shaw
Bodie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Shaw
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ellerbe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picinich vs. Mogridge
Picinich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Mogridge
Shaw hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Mogridge
Judge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meusel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Milan vs. Mogridge
Milan hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannah vs. Shaw
Hannah is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mogridge vs. Shaw
Mogridge hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ellerbe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Shaw
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Milan. Peckinpaugh reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Shaw
Meusel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Peckinpaugh scores. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Shaw
Pipp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meusel moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Shaw
Ruth takes first base on ball four. Meusel moves to third. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pratt vs. Shaw
Pratt hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball 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. Mogridge
Rice hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth 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. Mogridge
Roth hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Mogridge
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meusel 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: ---
Bodie vs. Shaw
Bodie 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: ---
Lewis vs. Shaw
Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannah vs. Shaw
Hannah hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Rice who is chasing the ball. Hannah reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mogridge vs. Shaw
Mogridge hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellerbe vs. Mogridge
Ellerbe 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Mogridge
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picinich vs. Mogridge
Picinich hits a popup in front of the plate. Hannah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Shaw
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Milan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Shaw
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Shaw
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shannon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shaw vs. Mogridge
Shaw is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judge vs. Mogridge
Judge hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shaw moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milan vs. Mogridge
Milan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Pratt. Shaw scores. Judge moves to third. Milan moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rice vs. Mogridge
Rice hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Judge tags and scores. Milan tags and moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roth vs. Mogridge
Roth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lewis. Roth reaches second base with a double. Milan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Mogridge
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. Roth moves to third. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ellerbe vs. Mogridge
Ellerbe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meusel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Senators, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Shaw
Ruth strikes out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Shaw
Pratt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bodie vs. Shaw
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Shannon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Shaw
Lewis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannah vs. Shaw
Hannah hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mogridge vs. Shaw
Mogridge hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roth who is chasing the ball. Mogridge reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Peckinpaugh vs. Shaw
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mogridge scores. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Shaw
There goes Peckinpaugh. The throw from Picinich and he is safe. Peckinpaugh steals second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Shaw
Meusel hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Rice, who is chasing the ball. Meusel reaches third base with a triple. Peckinpaugh scores. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pipp vs. Carlson
Leon Carlson now pitching.
Pipp hits a fly ball into right field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Senators, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shannon vs. Mogridge
Shannon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mogridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picinich vs. Mogridge
Picinich hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlson vs. Mogridge
Carlson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Senators, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Carlson
Ruth is called out on strikes. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Carlson
Pratt hits a fly ball into center field. Rice settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Carlson
Bodie bunts towards the mound. Carlson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Carlson
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ellerbe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Senators, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Judge vs. Mogridge
Judge hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milan vs. Mogridge
Milan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mogridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rice vs. Mogridge
Rice 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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Senators, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannah vs. Carlson
Hannah hits a popup towards third. Ellerbe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mogridge vs. Carlson
Mogridge hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ellerbe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Carlson
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ellerbe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Senators, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Mogridge
Roth hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Mogridge
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellerbe vs. Mogridge
Ellerbe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shannon vs. Mogridge
Shannon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ellerbe moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 3 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Picinich vs. Mogridge
Picinich hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carlson vs. Mogridge
Carlson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Judge vs. Mogridge
Howie Shanks pinch runs for Leon Carlson.
Judge hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Pratt misplays the ball. That's an error on Pratt. Shanks moves to second. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Milan vs. Mogridge
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 9
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Senators, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Schacht
Al Schacht now pitching.
Meusel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Senators, 6 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Schacht
Pipp bunts towards third. Ellerbe fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ellerbe. Meusel goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1920, game 1 -- WS1 at NYA (D)
WS1 AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Joe Judge, 1b 5 1 2 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 5 2 2 1
Clyde Milan, lf 5 1 0 0 Bob Meusel, 3b 5 1 3 2
Sam Rice, cf 3 0 1 1 Wally Pipp, 1b 4 0 1 0
Braggo Roth, rf 4 0 1 1 Babe Ruth, rf 3 0 0 0
Bucky Harris, 2b 4 0 0 0 Del Pratt, 2b 4 0 1 0
Frank Ellerbe, 3b 3 1 0 0 Ping Bodie, cf 4 1 2 0
Red Shannon, ss 4 1 1 0 Duffy Lewis, lf 4 1 1 2
Val Picinich, c 4 1 1 3 Truck Hannah, c 4 1 2 1
Jim Shaw, p 1 1 0 0 George Mogridge, p 4 1 1 0
Leon Carlson, p 2 0 1 0
Howie Shanks, pr 0 0 0 0
Al Schacht, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 6 7 5 37 7 13 6
WS1 000 003 003 -- 6
NYA 001 005 001 -- 7
0 outs when winning run was scored.
WS1 IP H R ER BB SO
Jim Shaw 5.2 11 6 6 1 3
Leon Carlson 2.1 1 0 0 0 1
Al Schacht (L) 0.0 1 1 0 0 0
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
George Mogridge (W) 9.0 7 6 4 1 2
E -- Del Pratt 2, Frank Ellerbe
LOB -- WS1 5, NYA 8
2B -- Sam Rice, Roger Peckinpaugh, Braggo Roth
3B -- Truck Hannah, George Mogridge, Bob Meusel
HR -- Duffy Lewis, Truck Hannah, Val Picinich
SB -- Roger Peckinpaugh
SH -- Wally Pipp
SF -- Sam Rice
HBP -- by George Mogridge (Jim Shaw)
T -- 2:00
A -- 11500
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