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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
June 29, 1920
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on June 29, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 29, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 29, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sad Sam Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ernie Shore |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Ollie Chill 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harry Hooper | Right Fielder |
| Ossie Vitt | Second Baseman |
| Mike Menosky | Left Fielder |
| Wally Schang | Center Fielder |
| Stuffy McInnis | First Baseman |
| Eddie Foster | Third Baseman |
| Everett Scott | Shortstop |
| Roxy Walters | Catcher |
| Sad Sam Jones | Pitcher |
| Ed Barrow | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Aaron Ward | Third Baseman |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Bob Meusel | Right Fielder |
| Ping Bodie | Center Fielder |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Truck Hannah | Catcher |
| Ernie Shore | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
June 29, 1920
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Shore
Hooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Shore
Vitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hooper moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menosky vs. Shore
Menosky bunts towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. Hooper moves to third. Vitt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schang vs. Shore
Schang takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McInnis vs. Shore
McInnis hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Shore
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Shore
Scott hits a line drive into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Jones
Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Jones
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Schang settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Jones
Pipp strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Jones
Ruth hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Schang who is chasing the ball. Ruth reaches third base with a triple. Peckinpaugh goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meusel vs. Jones
Meusel hits a popup towards short. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Shore
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Shore
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hooper vs. Thormahlen
Hank Thormahlen now pitching.
Hooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Thormahlen
Vitt hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Jones
Bodie hits a fly ball into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Jones
Pratt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Hooper. Pratt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hannah vs. Jones
Hannah hits a fly ball into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thormahlen vs. Jones
Thormahlen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vitt misplays the ball. That's an error on Vitt. Pratt scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Jones
Peckinpaugh strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menosky vs. Thormahlen
Menosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Thormahlen
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thormahlen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Menosky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McInnis vs. Thormahlen
McInnis bunts towards the mound. Thormahlen fields it and throws to first for the out. Menosky moves to third. Schang moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Foster vs. Thormahlen
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields it and throws to home to get Menosky. Schang moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Scott vs. Thormahlen
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Jones
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Jones
Pipp strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Jones
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Jones
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Thormahlen
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Thormahlen
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hooper vs. Thormahlen
Hooper strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vitt vs. Thormahlen
Vitt takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menosky vs. Thormahlen
Menosky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops it up and throws to first, with Thormahlen covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Jones
Bodie hits a popup towards third. Foster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Jones
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hannah vs. Jones
Hannah hits a fly ball into right field. Hooper settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thormahlen vs. Jones
Thormahlen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Menosky. Thormahlen reaches second base with a double. Pratt goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Jones
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Thormahlen
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Thormahlen
McInnis hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Thormahlen
Foster hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Jones
Ward hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Jones
Pipp bunts towards the mound. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Jones
Ruth strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Jones
Meusel hits a fly ball into center field. Schang settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Thormahlen
Scott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. Thormahlen
Walters hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Pratt catches it and throws to first to double up Scott. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Thormahlen
Jones hits a popup in front of the plate. Hannah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Jones
Bodie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Menosky throws the ball in to Vitt who tags Bodie, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Jones
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Vitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannah vs. Jones
Hannah hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Thormahlen
Hooper hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Thormahlen
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menosky vs. Thormahlen
Menosky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pratt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thormahlen vs. Jones
Thormahlen strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Jones
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into center field. Schang settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Jones
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Thormahlen
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Thormahlen
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Thormahlen
Foster 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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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Jones
Pipp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Jones
There's a wild pitch. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Jones
Ruth hits a popup, foul, towards third. Foster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Jones
Meusel hits a fly ball into left field. Menosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bodie vs. Jones
Bodie hits a popup, foul, towards first. McInnis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Thormahlen
Scott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Meusel is chasing the ball. Scott rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Thormahlen
Walters hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Thormahlen
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hooper vs. Thormahlen
Hooper hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Meusel who is chasing the ball. Hooper reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vitt vs. Thormahlen
Vitt hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Jones
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Foster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hannah vs. Jones
Hannah hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pratt moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gleich vs. Jones
Frank Gleich pinch hits for Hank Thormahlen. Muddy Ruel pinch runs for Truck Hannah.
Gleich hits a ball on the ground that hits Ruel. Ruel is out and Gleich is safe at first. There goes Ruel trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Peckinpaugh vs. Jones
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Pratt scores. Gleich moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Jones
Ward hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Menosky. Ward reaches second base with a double. Gleich scores. Peckinpaugh moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 5 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pipp vs. Pennock
Herb Pennock now pitching.
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Peckinpaugh scores. Ward moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 6/29/1920 -- BOS at NYA (D)
BOS AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Harry Hooper, rf 4 1 1 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 4 2 1 1
Ossie Vitt, 2b 4 1 1 0 Aaron Ward, 3b 5 0 2 1
Mike Menosky, lf 2 0 0 0 Wally Pipp, 1b 5 0 1 1
Wally Schang, cf 3 1 1 0 Babe Ruth, lf 3 0 1 1
Stuffy McInnis, 1b 3 1 1 4 Bob Meusel, rf 4 0 0 0
Eddie Foster, 3b 4 0 0 0 Ping Bodie, cf 4 0 1 0
Everett Scott, ss 4 1 2 1 Del Pratt, 2b 4 3 3 0
Roxy Walters, c 4 0 0 0 Truck Hannah, c 4 0 1 0
Sam Jones, p 2 0 0 0 Muddy Ruel, pr 0 0 0 0
Herb Pennock, p 0 0 0 0 Ernie Shore, p 0 0 0 0
Hank Thormahlen, p 3 0 1 1
Frank Gleich, ph 1 1 1 0
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30 5 6 5 37 6 12 5
BOS 400 000 001 -- 5
NYA 110 100 003 -- 6
1 out when winning run was scored.
BOS IP H R ER BB SO
Sam Jones (L) 8.1 12 6 5 2 6
Herb Pennock 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Ernie Shore 1.1 2 4 4 3 0
Hank Thormahlen (W) 7.2 4 1 1 3 2
E -- Ossie Vitt
DP -- NYA 1
LOB -- BOS 6, NYA 8
2B -- Del Pratt, Hank Thormahlen, Aaron Ward
3B -- Babe Ruth, Harry Hooper
HR -- Stuffy McInnis, Everett Scott
SH -- Mike Menosky, Stuffy McInnis
WP -- Sam Jones
T -- 2:00
A -- 15000
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