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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
April 20, 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 20, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 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 20, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Red Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Allen Russell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Quinn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 12,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Wilson 1B: Bill Dinneen 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
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 |
| Allen Russell | 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 |
| Jack Quinn | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Red Sox
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
April 20, 1921
Top 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Quinn
Vitt hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menosky vs. Quinn
Menosky hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendryx vs. Quinn
Hendryx hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quinn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Russell
Fewster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Russell
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt juggles the ball. That's an error on Vitt. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 2-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Russell
Ruth hits a fly ball into right field. Hendryx settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Russell
Pipp hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pratt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Quinn
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Quinn
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Quinn
McInnis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Russell
Meusel 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--
Bodie vs. Russell
Bodie bunts towards the mound. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out. Meusel moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Russell
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Meusel moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schang vs. Russell
Schang takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Quinn vs. Russell
Quinn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meusel scores. Schang moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fewster vs. Russell
Fewster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Quinn
Scott hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruel vs. Quinn
Ruel hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Scott moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Russell vs. Quinn
Russell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vitt vs. Quinn
Vitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to home to get Scott. Ruel moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Menosky vs. Quinn
Menosky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Russell
Peckinpaugh 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--
Ruth vs. Russell
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off McInnis, and towards Pratt, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Peckinpaugh moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pipp vs. Russell
Pipp hits a line drive into left field. Menosky 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-
Meusel vs. Russell
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Peckinpaugh moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bodie vs. Russell
Bodie hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Ruel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendryx vs. Quinn
Hendryx strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Quinn
Pratt 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Quinn
Collins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fewster settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Russell
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Russell
Schang hits a fly ball into right field. Hendryx settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Russell
Quinn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fewster vs. Russell
Fewster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Quinn moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peckinpaugh vs. Russell
There's a wild pitch. Quinn moves to third. Fewster moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Peckinpaugh vs. Russell
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Quinn
McInnis 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--
Scott vs. Quinn
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McInnis moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruel vs. Quinn
Ruel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McInnis scores. There goes Scott trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. Ruel moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Quinn
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vitt vs. Quinn
Vitt 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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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Russell
Ruth 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, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Russell
Pipp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Russell
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott misplays the ball. That's an error on Scott. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bodie vs. Russell
Bodie 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, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Russell
Ward hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ruel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menosky vs. Quinn
Menosky is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendryx vs. Quinn
Hendryx hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Quinn
Pratt hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Russell
Schang strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Russell
Quinn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Russell
Fewster hits a ball on the ground towards first. McInnis scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fewster for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Quinn
Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McInnis vs. Quinn
McInnis bunts towards the mound. Quinn fields it and throws to first for the out. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Quinn
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruel vs. Quinn
Ruel is walked intentionally. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Quinn
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Russell
Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 1-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Russell
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Russell
Pipp hits a fly ball into left field. Menosky settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Russell
Meusel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bodie vs. Russell
Bodie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meusel moves to third. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ward vs. Russell
Ward hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meusel scores. There goes Bodie trying to get to third. Menosky throws the ball in to Vitt, who tags Bodie for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Russell
Schang hits a popup, foul, towards first. McInnis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vitt vs. Quinn
Vitt strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Menosky vs. Quinn
Menosky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hendryx vs. Quinn
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, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Quinn vs. Russell
Quinn strikes out. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Russell
Fewster hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Menosky. Fewster reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Russell
Peckinpaugh is called out on strikes. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Russell
Ruth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fewster scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Russell
Pipp takes first base on ball four. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meusel vs. Russell
Meusel hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Russell
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Quinn
Pratt hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ruth who is chasing the ball. Pratt reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Red Sox, 1 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Collins vs. Quinn
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Pratt tags and scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McInnis vs. Quinn
McInnis hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Quinn
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruel vs. Quinn
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Scott moves to second. View Play -
Red Sox, 2 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruel vs. Quinn
Ruel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ruth. Ruel reaches second base with a double. Scott scores. View Play -
Red Sox, 3 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Karr vs. Quinn
Benn Karr pinch hits for Allen Russell.
Karr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Peckinpaugh. Ruel scores. Karr moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Red Sox, 4 - Yankees, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vitt vs. Quinn
Vitt hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1921 -- BOS at New York (D)
BOS AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Ossie Vitt, 3b 5 0 0 0 Fewster C, 2b 5 1 2 0
Mike Menosky, lf 4 0 0 0 Peckinpaugh R, ss 4 1 1 0
Tim Hendryx, rf 4 0 0 0 Ruth B, lf 5 2 2 3
Del Pratt, 2b 4 1 1 0 Pipp W, 1b 3 1 0 0
Shano Collins, cf 3 0 1 1 Meusel B, rf 4 3 3 3
Stuffy McInnis, 1b 3 1 1 0 Bodie P, cf 4 0 1 0
Everett Scott, ss 4 1 3 0 Ward A, 3b 4 0 1 1
Muddy Ruel, c 3 1 3 2 Schang W, c 3 0 0 0
Allan Russell, p 3 0 0 0 Quinn J, p 4 0 2 1
Benn Karr, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 4 9 3 36 8 12 8
BOS 000 010 003 -- 4
New York 010 000 34x -- 8
BOS IP H R ER BB SO
Allan Russell (L) 8.0 12 8 8 5 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Quinn J (W) 9.0 9 4 3 1 4
E -- Ossie Vitt, Everett Scott, Peckinpaugh R
LOB -- BOS 6, New York 10
2B -- Fewster C, Muddy Ruel
3B -- Del Pratt
HR -- Ruth B, Meusel B
SH -- Bodie P, Stuffy McInnis
SF -- Shano Collins
WP -- Allan Russell
T -- 2:07
A -- 12000
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