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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
April 17, 1921
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, played on April 17, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 17, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Red Sox
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 17, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sad Sam Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Mays |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 22,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Dinneen 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: (none) 3B: Frank Wilson |
Boston Red Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ossie Vitt | Third Baseman |
| Mike Menosky | Left Fielder |
| Tim Hendryx | Right Fielder |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Shano Collins | Center Fielder |
| Stuffy McInnis | First Baseman |
| Everett Scott | Shortstop |
| Muddy Ruel | Catcher |
| Sad Sam Jones | Pitcher |
| Hugh Duffy | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chick Fewster | Second Baseman |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Right Fielder |
| Ping Bodie | Center Fielder |
| Aaron Ward | Third Baseman |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Carl Mays | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
April 17, 1921
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Mays
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fewster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menosky vs. Mays
Menosky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendryx vs. Mays
Hendryx hits a line drive towards short. Peckinpaugh reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Jones
Fewster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Jones
Peckinpaugh bunts towards first. McInnis scoops it up and throws to first, with Pratt covering, for the out. Fewster moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Jones
Ruth hits a fly ball into right field. Hendryx settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fewster moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pipp vs. Jones
Pipp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fewster scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Jones
Meusel hits a popup, foul, towards first. McInnis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Mays
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Mays
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Mays
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Jones
Bodie 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Jones
Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Jones
Schang hits a fly ball into center field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Jones
Mays hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ruel scoops up the ball and tags Mays for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Mays
Scott hits a line drive towards third. Ward reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruel vs. Mays
Ruel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mays
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Jones
Fewster hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pratt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Jones
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Menosky. Peckinpaugh reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Jones
Ruth is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pipp vs. Jones
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis fields it and throws to second for the out. Peckinpaugh moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meusel vs. Jones
Meusel hits a line drive into left field. Menosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Mays
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menosky vs. Mays
Menosky strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendryx vs. Mays
Hendryx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Jones
Bodie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Jones
Ward bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Bodie moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schang vs. Jones
Schang hits a fly ball into center field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mays vs. Jones
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Mays
Pratt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Mays
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. Pratt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McInnis vs. Mays
McInnis hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Mays
Scott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruel vs. Mays
Ruel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fewster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Jones
Fewster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Jones
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Jones
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ruth for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mays
Jones hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fewster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Mays
Vitt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Menosky vs. Mays
Menosky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vitt moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: 12-
Hendryx vs. Mays
Eddie Foster pinch runs for Ossie Vitt.
There's a wild pitch. Foster moves to third. Menosky moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -23
Hendryx vs. Mays
Hendryx strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pratt vs. Mays
Pratt is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Collins vs. Mays
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Jones
Eddie Foster now playing third base.
Pipp hits a ball on the ground into right field, out of the reach of Hendryx. Pipp reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Jones
Meusel hits a popup, foul, towards first. McInnis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bodie vs. Jones
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. Pipp moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ward vs. Jones
Ward hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Menosky. Ward reaches second base with a double. Pipp scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schang vs. Jones
Schang hits a fly ball into right field. Hendryx settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Mays
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Mays, and towards Fewster, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Mays
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruel vs. Mays
Ruel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Jones
Mays hits a popup, foul, towards first. McInnis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Jones
Fewster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Jones
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into center field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Karr vs. Mays
Benn Karr pinch hits for Sad Sam Jones.
Karr hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foster vs. Mays
Foster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fewster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menosky vs. Mays
Menosky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hendryx vs. Mays
Hendryx hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fewster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Myers
Elmer Myers now pitching.
Ruth 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Myers
Pipp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Myers
Meusel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Menosky who is chasing the ball. Meusel reaches third base with a triple. Pipp goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bodie vs. Myers
Bodie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meusel scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Myers
Ward 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 -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Myers
Schang hits a fly ball into center field. Collins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Mays
Pratt hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Mays
Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Mays
McInnis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Mays
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/17/1921 -- BOS at New York (D)
BOS AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Ossie Vitt, 3b 3 0 1 0 Fewster C, 2b 4 1 1 0
Eddie Foster, pr-3b 1 0 0 0 Peckinpaugh R, ss 3 0 1 0
Mike Menosky, lf 3 0 1 0 Ruth B, lf 3 0 0 0
Tim Hendryx, rf 4 0 0 0 Pipp W, 1b 4 2 3 1
Del Pratt, 2b 3 0 1 0 Meusel B, rf 4 1 1 1
Shano Collins, cf 4 0 0 0 Bodie P, cf 4 0 2 1
Stuffy McInnis, 1b 4 0 1 0 Ward A, 3b 3 0 2 1
Everett Scott, ss 3 0 0 0 Schang W, c 4 0 0 0
Muddy Ruel, c 3 0 0 0 Mays C, p 3 0 0 0
Sam Jones, p 2 0 0 0
Benn Karr, ph 1 0 0 0
Elmer Myers, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 4 0 32 4 10 4
BOS 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 100 001 02x -- 4
BOS IP H R ER BB SO
Sam Jones (L) 7.0 7 2 2 1 1
Elmer Myers 1.0 3 2 2 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Mays C (W) 9.0 4 0 0 3 3
LOB -- BOS 7, New York 7
2B -- Peckinpaugh R, Pipp W, Ward A
3B -- Meusel B
SH -- Peckinpaugh R, Ward A
WP -- Mays C
T -- 1:36
A -- 22000
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