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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 23, 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 August 23, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 23, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 23, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dutch Leonard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Mays |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dick Nallin 1B: Tommy Connolly 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Donie Bush | Shortstop |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | First Baseman |
| Chick Shorten | Right Fielder |
| Bob Jones | Third Baseman |
| Oscar Stanage | Catcher |
| Dutch Leonard | Pitcher |
| Hughie Jennings | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Duffy Lewis | Left Fielder |
| Ping Bodie | Center Fielder |
| Aaron Ward | Third Baseman |
| Muddy Ruel | Catcher |
| Carl Mays | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 23, 1920
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Mays
Young 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, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Mays
Bush takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Mays
Cobb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Bush trying to get to third. Ruth throws the ball in to Ward, who tags Bush for the out. Cobb moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Mays
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: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Leonard
Peckinpaugh hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Leonard
Pipp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Leonard
Ruth takes first base on ball four. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pratt vs. Leonard
There's a wild pitch. Pipp moves to third. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pratt vs. Leonard
Pratt hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Leonard
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Leonard
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Mays
Heilmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shorten vs. Mays
Shorten hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Mays
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanage vs. Mays
Stanage 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, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Leonard
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruel vs. Leonard
Ruel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Ruel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Leonard
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Leonard
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Mays
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Mays
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Mays, and towards Peckinpaugh, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Mays
Bush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Mays
Cobb takes first base on ball four. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veach vs. Mays
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Veach for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Leonard
Pipp hits a line drive into right field. Shorten picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Shorten. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Leonard
Ruth strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pratt vs. Leonard
Pratt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Pratt reaches second base with a double. Pipp scores. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lewis vs. Leonard
Lewis hits a line drive into right field. Shorten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bodie vs. Leonard
Bodie hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Mays
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Mays
Shorten hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Pratt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mays
Jones hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bodie who is chasing the ball. Jones reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanage vs. Mays
Stanage hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Leonard
Ward hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruel vs. Leonard
Ruel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Oldham
Red Oldham now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Ruel moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Oldham
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oldham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Oldham
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ruel moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pipp vs. Oldham
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oldham vs. Mays
Oldham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops it up and throws to first, with Mays covering, for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Mays
Young 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, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Mays
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Oldham
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Oldham
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Jones. Ruth goes all the way around to score. Pratt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lewis vs. Oldham
Lewis bunts towards the mound. Oldham fields it and throws to first for the out. Pratt moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bodie vs. Oldham
Bodie hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pratt tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Oldham
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruel vs. Oldham
Ruel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Mays
Cobb hits a line drive into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Mays
Veach 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 -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Mays
Heilmann takes first base on ball four. Veach moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shorten vs. Mays
Shorten hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Veach moves to third. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jones vs. Mays
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
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Oldham
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Oldham
Peckinpaugh strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Oldham
Pipp strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Oldham
Ruth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Shorten. Ruth reaches second base with a double. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pratt vs. Oldham
Pratt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays scores. Ruth scores. Pratt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lewis vs. Oldham
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Mays
Stanage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Mays
Sammy Hale pinch hits for Red Oldham.
Hale hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Mays
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Mays
Bush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cobb vs. Mays
Cobb hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ruth throws the ball in to Pratt who tags Cobb trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Young moves to third. Bush moves to second. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Morrisette
Babe Pinelli now playing shortstop. Bill Morrisette now pitching.
Bodie strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Morrisette
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruel vs. Morrisette
Ruel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Mays
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Mays
Heilmann hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Mays
Shorten hits a popup towards third. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Morrisette
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Pinelli scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Morrisette
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into right field. Shorten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Morrisette
Pipp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Morrisette
Ruth takes first base on ball four. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pratt vs. Morrisette
Pratt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cobb throws the ball in to Young who tags Pratt trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Pipp scores. Ruth moves to third. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mays
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanage vs. Mays
Stanage hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Mays
Ira Flagstead pinch hits for Bill Morrisette.
Flagstead hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Mays
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Flagstead moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pinelli vs. Mays
Pinelli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops it up and throws to first, with Mays covering, for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1920 -- DET at NYA (D)
DET AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Ralph Young, 2b 5 0 1 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 5 0 0 0
Donie Bush, ss 3 0 2 0 Wally Pipp, 1b 4 3 2 0
Babe Pinelli, ss 1 0 0 0 Babe Ruth, rf 2 3 1 0
Ty Cobb, cf 3 0 2 0 Del Pratt, 2b 5 2 5 7
Bobby Veach, lf 4 0 1 0 Duffy Lewis, lf 3 0 0 0
Harry Heilmann, 1b 3 0 1 0 Ping Bodie, cf 3 0 0 1
Chick Shorten, rf 4 0 0 0 Aaron Ward, 3b 3 1 1 1
Bob Jones, 3b 4 0 1 0 Muddy Ruel, c 4 0 2 0
Oscar Stanage, c 4 0 0 0 Carl Mays, p 3 1 0 0
Dutch Leonard, p 1 0 0 0
Red Oldham, p 1 0 0 0
Sammy Hale, ph 1 0 1 0
Bill Morrisette, p 0 0 0 0
Ira Flagstead, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 0 10 0 32 10 11 9
DET 000 000 000 -- 0
NYA 301 122 01x -- 10
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Dutch Leonard (L)* 3.0 7 5 5 1 2
Red Oldham 3.0 3 4 3 3 2
Bill Morrisette 2.0 1 1 1 2 2
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Carl Mays (W) 9.0 10 0 0 3 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
E -- Chick Shorten, Bob Jones
LOB -- DET 11, NYA 6
2B -- Muddy Ruel, Del Pratt, Babe Ruth
3B -- Bob Jones
HR -- Del Pratt, Aaron Ward
SH -- Duffy Lewis
SF -- Ping Bodie
WP -- Dutch Leonard, Red Oldham
T -- 1:50
A -- 20000
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