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Indians
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 16, 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 August 16, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 16, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Stan Coveleski |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Mays |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 21,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tommy Connolly 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Jamieson | Left Fielder |
| Ray Chapman | Shortstop |
| Tris Speaker | Center Fielder |
| Elmer Smith | Right Fielder |
| Larry Gardner | Third Baseman |
| Steve O'Neill | Catcher |
| Doc Johnston | First Baseman |
| Bill Wambsganss | Second Baseman |
| Stan Coveleski | Pitcher |
| Tris Speaker | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Aaron Ward | Third Baseman |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Duffy Lewis | Left Fielder |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Ping Bodie | Center Fielder |
| Muddy Ruel | Catcher |
| Carl Mays | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 16, 1920
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Mays
Jamieson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Mays
Chapman bunts in front of the plate. Ruel fields it and throws to first for the out. Jamieson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speaker vs. Mays
Speaker hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jamieson moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Mays
Smith 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. Coveleski
Ward hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Neill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Coveleski
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Coveleski
Ruth strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Mays
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gardner for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Mays
O'Neill hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Mays
Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wambsganss vs. Mays
Wambsganss hits a popup in front of the plate. Ruel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coveleski vs. Mays
Coveleski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Coveleski
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Coveleski
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Chapman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Coveleski
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Coveleski, and towards Chapman, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Mays
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields the ball and throws to Mays covering. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chapman vs. Mays
Chapman bunts towards first. Pipp catches it and steps on first to double up Jamieson. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Mays
Speaker 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, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Coveleski
Bodie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruel vs. Coveleski
Ruel bunts towards first. Johnston scoops it up and throws to first, with Wambsganss covering, for the out. Bodie moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Coveleski
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Coveleski
Ward hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Neill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Mays
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Mays
Gardner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Neill vs. Mays
O'Neill hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gardner moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnston vs. Mays
Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields it and throws to home. Ruel drops the ball. Gardner scores. O'Neill moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wambsganss vs. Mays
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward juggles the ball. That's an error on Ward. O'Neill moves to third. Johnston moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Coveleski vs. Mays
Coveleski hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Neill tags and scores. Johnston tags and moves to third. Wambsganss tags and moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jamieson vs. Mays
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Coveleski
Peckinpaugh hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Coveleski
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnston scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ruth for the out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Coveleski
Pratt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Neill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chapman vs. Mays
Chapman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Speaker vs. Mays
Harry Lunte pinch runs for Ray Chapman.
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, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Mays
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardner vs. Mays
Gardner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Speaker moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Neill vs. Mays
O'Neill hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Speaker scores. Gardner moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Johnston vs. Mays
Johnston 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
Bottom 5
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Coveleski
Harry Lunte now playing shortstop.
Lewis strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Coveleski
Pipp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bodie vs. Coveleski
Bodie hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruel vs. Coveleski
Ruel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Coveleski
Mays strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Mays
Wambsganss hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coveleski vs. Mays
Coveleski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Mays
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jamieson for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Coveleski
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Coveleski
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coveleski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Coveleski
Ruth 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
Top 7
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lunte vs. Mays
Lunte hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Mays
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Mays
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Coveleski
Pratt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Coveleski
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pratt moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pipp vs. Coveleski
Pipp hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bodie vs. Coveleski
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lunte scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Mays
Gardner 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, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neill vs. Mays
O'Neill hits a popup in front of the plate. Ruel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Mays
Johnston hits a line drive into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruel vs. Coveleski
Ruel bunts, foul, in front of the plate. O'Neill settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vick vs. Coveleski
Sammy Vick pinch hits for Carl Mays.
Vick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Coveleski
Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Smith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Coveleski
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Wambsganss fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Thormahlen
Hank Thormahlen now pitching.
Wambsganss hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pratt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coveleski vs. Thormahlen
Coveleski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thormahlen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Thormahlen
Jamieson hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Coveleski
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Coveleski
Pratt takes first base on ball four. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lewis vs. Coveleski
Lewis hits a fly ball into left field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pipp vs. Coveleski
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Johnston scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pipp for the out. Ruth moves to third. Pratt moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bodie vs. Coveleski
Bodie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith. Bodie reaches second base with a double. Ruth scores. Pratt scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruel vs. Coveleski
Ruel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bodie scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Doul vs. Coveleski
Lefty O'Doul pinch hits for Hank Thormahlen.
O'Doul hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lunte fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1920 -- Cleveland at NYA (D)
Cleveland AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Jamieson C, lf 5 0 2 0 Aaron Ward, 3b 4 0 0 0
Chapman R, ss 1 0 0 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 4 0 0 0
Lunte H, pr-ss 1 0 0 0 Babe Ruth, rf 4 1 1 0
Speaker T, cf 4 1 0 0 Del Pratt, 2b 3 1 1 0
Smith E, rf 4 0 0 0 Duffy Lewis, lf 4 0 0 0
Gardner L, 3b 3 1 1 0 Wally Pipp, 1b 3 0 0 0
O'Neill S, c 4 2 3 2 Ping Bodie, cf 4 1 2 2
Johnston D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Muddy Ruel, c 3 0 2 1
Wambsganss B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Carl Mays, p 2 0 0 0
Coveleski S, p 3 0 0 1 Sammy Vick, ph 1 0 1 0
Hank Thormahlen, p 0 0 0 0
Lefty O'Doul, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 4 7 3 33 3 7 3
Cleveland 010 210 000 -- 4
NYA 000 000 003 -- 3
Cleveland IP H R ER BB SO
Coveleski S (W) 9.0 7 3 3 2 4
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Carl Mays (L) 8.0 7 4 2 1 3
Hank Thormahlen 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Muddy Ruel, Aaron Ward
DP -- NYA 1
LOB -- Cleveland 6, NYA 6
2B -- Ping Bodie
HR -- O'Neill S
SH -- Chapman R, Muddy Ruel
SF -- Coveleski S
HBP -- by Carl Mays (Chapman R)
T -- 1:55
A -- 21000
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