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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 24, 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 24, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 24, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doc Ayers |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Shawkey |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 16,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tommy Connolly 1B: Dick Nallin 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 |
| Eddie Ainsmith | Catcher |
| Doc Ayers | 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 |
| Bob Shawkey | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 24, 1920
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Shawkey
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Shawkey
Bush takes first base on ball four. Young moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Veach for the out. Young moves to third. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Young scores. Bush moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shorten vs. Shawkey
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. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Ayers
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Ayers
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Ayers
Ruth hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Shawkey
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Shawkey
Ainsmith strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ayers vs. Shawkey
Ayers 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, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Ayers
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young misplays the ball. That's an error on Young. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Ayers
Lewis hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pratt moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bodie vs. Ayers
Bodie strikes out. There goes Lewis. The throw from Ainsmith to second, and Lewis is out. There goes Pratt. He's safe. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Ayers
Ward strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Shawkey
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Shawkey
Bush bunts towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. Young moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Bodie who is chasing the ball. Veach reaches third base with a triple. Young scores. Cobb goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. Veach scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Shawkey
Shorten hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt misplays the ball. That's an error on Pratt. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Shawkey
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shorten moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ainsmith vs. Shawkey
Ainsmith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruel vs. Ayers
Ruel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shawkey vs. Ayers
Shawkey strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Ayers
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Ruel moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pipp vs. Ayers
Pipp hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Ayers
Ruth takes first base on ball four. Ruel moves to third. Peckinpaugh moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pratt vs. Ayers
Pratt hits a line drive towards first. Heilmann reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ayers vs. Shawkey
Ayers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Shawkey
Young strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Shawkey
Bush strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Ayers
Lewis strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Ayers
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Ayers
Ward hits a fly ball into right field. Shorten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb 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, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruel vs. Ayers
Ruel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Ayers
Shawkey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Ayers
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Shawkey moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pipp vs. Ayers
Pipp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shawkey scores. Peckinpaugh moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Ayers
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Peckinpaugh scores. Pipp moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pratt vs. Ayers
Pipp is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pratt vs. Ayers
Pratt hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ainsmith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Shawkey
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. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Shawkey
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, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ainsmith vs. Shawkey
Ainsmith hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Ayers
Lewis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bodie vs. Ayers
Bodie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Ayers
Ward bunts towards the mound. Ayers fields it and throws to first for the out. Lewis moves to third. Bodie moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ruel vs. Ayers
Ruel strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Shawkey vs. Ayers
Shawkey hits a fly ball into right field. Shorten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ayers vs. Shawkey
Ayers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ruel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Shawkey
Young strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Shawkey
Bush hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Ayers
Peckinpaugh hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Ayers
Pipp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Ayers
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pratt vs. Ayers
Pratt hits a popup towards short. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb 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, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann 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 8
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Ayers
Lewis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bodie vs. Ayers
Chick Fewster pinch runs for Duffy Lewis.
Bodie hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ainsmith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Ayers
Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruel vs. Ayers
Ruel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fewster moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meusel vs. Ayers
Bob Meusel pinch hits for Bob Shawkey.
Meusel strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shorten vs. Collins
Frank Gleich now playing left field. Rip Collins now pitching.
Shorten hits a line drive towards short. Peckinpaugh reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Collins
Jones takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ainsmith vs. Collins
Ainsmith strikes out. There goes Jones. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ayers vs. Collins
Ayers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Collins picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Collins. Jones scores. Ayers moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Collins
Young hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ruel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Ayers
Peckinpaugh hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Ayers
Pipp hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Ayers
Ruth strikes out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1920 -- DET at NYA (D)
DET AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Ralph Young, 2b 3 2 0 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 5 1 2 0
Donie Bush, ss 2 0 0 0 Wally Pipp, 1b 4 0 1 1
Ty Cobb, cf 3 1 0 0 Babe Ruth, rf 4 0 1 1
Bobby Veach, lf 4 1 1 2 Del Pratt, 2b 4 1 0 0
Harry Heilmann, 1b 4 0 1 2 Duffy Lewis, lf 4 0 3 0
Chick Shorten, rf 4 0 0 0 Chick Fewster, pr 0 0 0 0
Bob Jones, 3b 3 1 1 0 Frank Gleich, lf 0 0 0 0
Eddie Ainsmith, c 4 0 0 0 Ping Bodie, cf 4 0 1 0
Doc Ayers, p 4 0 1 0 Aaron Ward, 3b 3 0 0 0
Muddy Ruel, c 4 0 2 0
Bob Shawkey, p 2 1 0 0
Bob Meusel, ph 1 0 0 0
Rip Collins, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 5 4 4 35 3 10 2
DET 103 000 001 -- 5
NYA 010 020 000 -- 3
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Doc Ayers (W) 9.0 10 3 2 3 7
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Bob Shawkey (L) 8.0 3 4 4 4 4
Rip Collins 1.0 1 1 0 1 1
E -- Ralph Young, Eddie Ainsmith, Del Pratt, Rip Collins
DP -- DET 1
LOB -- DET 5, NYA 9
3B -- Bobby Veach
SB -- Bob Jones
CS -- Duffy Lewis
SH -- Donie Bush, Aaron Ward
T -- 2:20
A -- 16000
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