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Browns
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 31, 1920
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Browns, played on August 31, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 31, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dixie Davis |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rip Collins |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 16,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Billy Evans 1B: Bill Dinneen 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wally Gerber | Shortstop |
| Joe Gedeon | Second Baseman |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | Center Fielder |
| Ken Williams | Left Fielder |
| Earl Smith | Third Baseman |
| Jack Tobin | Right Fielder |
| Hank Severeid | Catcher |
| Dixie Davis | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Burke | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Right Fielder |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Duffy Lewis | Left Fielder |
| Ping Bodie | Center Fielder |
| Aaron Ward | Third Baseman |
| Muddy Ruel | Catcher |
| Rip Collins | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 31, 1920
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Collins
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Collins
Gedeon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Collins
Sisler hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobson vs. Collins
Jacobson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ruel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Davis
Peckinpaugh hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Severeid settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Davis
Pipp strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Davis
Meusel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Collins
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Collins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Collins
Smith strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Collins
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Collins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Davis
Pratt hits a fly ball into right field. Tobin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Davis
Lewis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bodie vs. Davis
There goes Lewis. The throw from Severeid and he is out, Gerber applying the tag. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Davis
Bodie hits a popup towards first. Sisler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severeid vs. Collins
Severeid takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Collins
Davis bunts towards first. Pipp scoops it up and throws to first, with Pratt covering, for the out. Severeid moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gerber vs. Collins
The ball gets by Ruel for a passed ball. Severeid moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gerber vs. Collins
Gerber strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gedeon vs. Collins
Gedeon strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Davis
Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruel vs. Davis
Ruel hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Davis
Collins bunts towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Davis
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Collins
Sisler is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobson vs. Collins
Jacobson 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 -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Collins
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jacobson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Collins
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tobin vs. Collins
There go the runners. The throw from Ruel and Ward drops the ball. That's a double steal and an error. Jacobson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tobin vs. Collins
Tobin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Severeid vs. Collins
Severeid 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 4
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Davis
Pipp hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Severeid settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Davis
Meusel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Davis
Pratt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Davis
There goes Pratt. The throw from Severeid and he is out, Gedeon applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Collins
Davis is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerber vs. Collins
There's a wild pitch. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gerber vs. Collins
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gedeon vs. Collins
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Collins
Gedeon 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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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Davis
Lewis hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bodie vs. Davis
Bodie bunts in front of the plate. Severeid fields it and throws to first for the out. Lewis moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Davis
Chick Fewster pinch runs for Duffy Lewis.
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruel vs. Davis
Ruel strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Collins vs. Davis
Collins hits a line drive towards short. Gerber reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Collins
Sammy Vick now playing left field.
Sisler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Meusel. Sisler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jacobson vs. Collins
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Collins
Williams hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Collins
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Davis
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Peckinpaugh reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pipp vs. Davis
Pipp bunts towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Peckinpaugh moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meusel vs. Davis
Meusel hits a line drive into left field. Williams picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Williams. Peckinpaugh scores. Meusel moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pratt vs. Davis
Pratt hits a fly ball into right field. Tobin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Meusel tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vick vs. Davis
Vick hits a fly ball into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Collins
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Tobin for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severeid vs. Collins
Severeid hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vick. Severeid reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Collins
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gerber vs. Collins
There's a wild pitch. Severeid moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gerber vs. Collins
Gerber hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Severeid tags and scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gedeon vs. Collins
Gedeon hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Bodie. Gedeon reaches second base with a double. Davis goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisler vs. Shawkey
Bob Shawkey now pitching.
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Davis
Bodie strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Davis
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruel vs. Davis
Ruel strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Shawkey
Jacobson hits a popup towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Shawkey
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Shawkey
Smith hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pratt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Shawkey
Tobin takes first base on ball four. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Severeid vs. Shawkey
Severeid hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pratt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleich vs. Davis
Frank Gleich pinch hits for Bob Shawkey.
Gleich strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Davis
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Davis
Pipp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Davis
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Quinn
Jack Quinn now pitching.
Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Quinn
Gerber hits a fly ball into left field. Vick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Quinn
Gedeon hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Davis
Pratt strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vick vs. Davis
Vick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Davis
Bodie hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1920 -- SLA at NYA (D)
SLA AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Wally Gerber, ss 4 0 0 1 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 4 1 1 0
Joe Gedeon, 2b 5 0 2 1 Wally Pipp, 1b 3 0 1 0
George Sisler, 1b 3 0 1 0 Bob Meusel, rf 4 1 1 1
William Jacobson, cf 4 1 0 0 Del Pratt, 2b 2 0 0 1
Ken Williams, lf 4 0 2 0 Duffy Lewis, lf 1 0 1 0
Earl Smith, 3b 4 0 0 0 Chick Fewster, pr 0 0 0 0
Jack Tobin, rf 2 0 0 0 Sammy Vick, lf 2 0 0 0
Hank Severeid, c 3 1 1 0 Ping Bodie, cf 3 0 0 0
Dixie Davis, p 1 1 0 0 Aaron Ward, 3b 2 0 1 0
Muddy Ruel, c 3 0 0 0
Rip Collins, p 1 0 0 0
Bob Shawkey, p 0 0 0 0
Frank Gleich, ph 1 0 0 0
Jack Quinn, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 3 6 2 26 2 5 2
SLA 000 100 200 -- 3
NYA 000 002 000 -- 2
SLA IP H R ER BB SO
Dixie Davis (W) 9.0 5 2 1 3 6
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
Rip Collins (L) 6.2 5 3 2 3 3
Bob Shawkey 1.1 1 0 0 1 0
Jack Quinn 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Aaron Ward, Ken Williams
LOB -- SLA 8, NYA 4
2B -- George Sisler, Roger Peckinpaugh, Hank Severeid, Joe Gedeon
SB -- Ken Williams, William Jacobson
CS -- Duffy Lewis, Del Pratt
SH -- Dixie Davis, Rip Collins, Ping Bodie, Wally Pipp
SF -- Del Pratt, Wally Gerber
HBP -- by Rip Collins (George Sisler), by Rip Collins (Dixie Davis)
WP -- Rip Collins 2
PB -- Muddy Ruel
T -- 2:10
A -- 16000
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