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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
July 9, 1920
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Detroit Tigers, played on July 9, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 9, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 9, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Red Oldham |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Quinn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 18,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Billy Evans 1B: George Hildebrand 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Chick Shorten | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Babe Ellison | First Baseman |
| Babe Pinelli | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Ainsmith | Catcher |
| Red Oldham | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chick Fewster | Shortstop |
| Sammy Vick | Right Fielder |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Bob Meusel | Third Baseman |
| Ping Bodie | Center Fielder |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Truck Hannah | Catcher |
| Jack Quinn | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
July 9, 1920
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Quinn
Young is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Quinn
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meusel fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Meusel. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shorten vs. Quinn
Shorten hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meusel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Quinn
Veach 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 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Oldham
Fewster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vick vs. Oldham
Vick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Oldham
Pipp is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Oldham
Ruth hits a fly ball into center field. Shorten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Quinn
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heilmann for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellison vs. Quinn
Ellison strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinelli vs. Quinn
Pinelli 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 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Oldham
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bodie vs. Oldham
Bodie bunts towards third. Pinelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Meusel moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pratt vs. Oldham
Pratt is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hannah vs. Oldham
Hannah hits a popup towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Quinn
Ainsmith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oldham vs. Quinn
Oldham bunts towards the mound. Quinn fields it and throws to first for the out. Ainsmith moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Quinn
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ainsmith moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bush vs. Quinn
Bush bunts towards the mound. Quinn fields it and throws to first for the out. Ainsmith scores. Young moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shorten vs. Quinn
Shorten hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meusel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Oldham
Quinn hits a fly ball into center field. Shorten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Oldham
Fewster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vick vs. Oldham
Vick takes first base on ball four. Fewster moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pipp vs. Oldham
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fewster moves to third. Vick moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ruth vs. Oldham
Bob Jones now playing second base.
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards right. Heilmann fields it and throws to second to catch Pipp for the out. Fewster tags and scores. Vick tags and moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meusel vs. Oldham
Meusel hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Oldham
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bodie for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Quinn
Veach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Quinn
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meusel fields it and throws to first for the out. Veach moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ellison vs. Quinn
Ellison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fewster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Veach moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pinelli vs. Quinn
Pinelli hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Oldham
Pratt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heilmann. Pratt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hannah vs. Oldham
Hannah bunts towards third. Pinelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Pratt moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Quinn vs. Oldham
Quinn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fewster vs. Oldham
Fewster hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pratt scores. Quinn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vick vs. Oldham
Vick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields it and throws to second for the out. Quinn moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pipp vs. Oldham
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Quinn
Ainsmith strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldham vs. Quinn
Oldham strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Quinn
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Quinn
Bush hits a popup towards short. Fewster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Oldham
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Oldham
Meusel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Meusel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bodie vs. Oldham
Bodie strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pratt vs. Oldham
Pratt hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hannah vs. Oldham
Hannah hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Quinn
Shorten hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hannah settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Quinn
Veach strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Quinn
Heilmann hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Oldham
Quinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fewster vs. Oldham
Fewster bunts towards the mound. Oldham fields it and throws to first for the out. Quinn moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vick vs. Oldham
Vick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pinelli fields it and throws to first for the out. Quinn moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pipp vs. Oldham
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Quinn scores. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Oldham
Ruth takes first base on ball four. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meusel vs. Oldham
Meusel hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Shorten. Meusel reaches second base with a double. Pipp scores. Ruth goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bodie vs. Oldham
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pinelli fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellison vs. Quinn
Ellison 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 -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinelli vs. Quinn
Pinelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fewster fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fewster. Pinelli moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ainsmith vs. Quinn
Ainsmith hits a popup towards short. Fewster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Oldham vs. Quinn
Oldham strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Oldham
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Jones scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hannah vs. Oldham
Hannah hits a fly ball into center field. Shorten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Oldham
Quinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Quinn
Jones 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 -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Quinn
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meusel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Quinn
Shorten hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fewster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Oldham
Fewster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vick vs. Oldham
There goes Fewster. The throw from Ainsmith and he is out, Jones applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vick vs. Oldham
Vick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Oldham
Pipp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Heilmann throws the ball in to Bush who tags Pipp trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Vick moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ruth vs. Oldham
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ellison scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ruth for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Quinn
Fred Hofmann now catching.
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fewster fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fewster. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Quinn
Heilmann hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ruth who is chasing the ball. Heilmann reaches third base with a triple. Veach goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ellison vs. Quinn
Larry Woodall pinch runs for Harry Heilmann.
Ellison hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fewster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Woodall scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pinelli vs. Quinn
Pinelli bunts towards the mound. Quinn picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Quinn. Pinelli moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ainsmith vs. Quinn
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pinelli moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Flagstead vs. Quinn
Ira Flagstead pinch hits for Red Oldham.
Flagstead hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meusel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/9/1920 -- DET at NYA (D)
DET AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Ralph Young, 2b 2 0 1 0 Chick Fewster, ss 2 1 1 1
Bob Jones, 2b 2 0 1 0 Sammy Vick, rf 4 1 2 0
Donie Bush, ss 3 0 0 1 Wally Pipp, 1b 5 1 3 1
Chick Shorten, cf 4 0 0 0 Babe Ruth, lf 3 3 1 2
Bobby Veach, lf 4 1 1 0 Bob Meusel, 3b 4 1 4 5
Harry Heilmann, rf 4 0 1 1 Ping Bodie, cf 3 0 0 0
Larry Woodall, pr 0 1 0 0 Del Pratt, 2b 4 1 1 0
Babe Ellison, 1b 4 0 0 1 Truck Hannah, c 3 0 0 0
Babe Pinelli, 3b 4 0 1 0 Fred Hofmann, c 0 0 0 0
Eddie Ainsmith, c 4 1 1 0 Jack Quinn, p 3 1 1 0
Red Oldham, p 2 0 0 0
Ira Flagstead, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 6 3 31 9 13 9
DET 001 000 002 -- 3
NYA 004 113 00x -- 9
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Red Oldham (L) 8.0 13 9 9 5 3
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Jack Quinn (W) 9.0 6 3 3 0 6
E -- Bob Meusel, Chick Fewster 2, Jack Quinn
LOB -- DET 6, NYA 7
2B -- Del Pratt, Bob Meusel 2
3B -- Harry Heilmann
HR -- Bob Meusel, Babe Ruth
CS -- Chick Fewster
SH -- Ping Bodie, Red Oldham, Donie Bush, Truck Hannah, Chick Fewster
SF -- Babe Ruth
T -- 1:50
A -- 18000
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