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Indians
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
June 9, 1921
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Cleveland Indians, played on June 9, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 9, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cleveland Indians
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 9, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cleveland Indians |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Caldwell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Quinn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 25,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Hildebrand 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: (none) 3B: Frank Wilson |
Cleveland Indians Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Jamieson | Left Fielder |
| Bill Wambsganss | Second Baseman |
| Tris Speaker | Center Fielder |
| Elmer Smith | Right Fielder |
| Larry Gardner | Third Baseman |
| Joe Sewell | Shortstop |
| George Burns | First Baseman |
| Les Nunamaker | Catcher |
| Ray Caldwell | Pitcher |
| Tris Speaker | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Braggo Roth | Right Fielder |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Center Fielder |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Home Run Baker | Third Baseman |
| Aaron Ward | Second Baseman |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Jack Quinn | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Indians
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
June 9, 1921
Top 1
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Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Quinn
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quinn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Quinn
Wambsganss hits a ball on the ground into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Wambsganss reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Speaker vs. Quinn
Speaker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wambsganss scores. Speaker moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Quinn
Smith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gardner vs. Quinn
Gardner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Gardner reaches second base with a double. Speaker scores. Smith moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sewell vs. Quinn
Sewell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Smith scores. Gardner scores. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Ferguson
Alex Ferguson now pitching.
There goes Sewell. The throw from Schang and he is safe. Sewell steals second. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Ferguson
Burns hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nunamaker vs. Ferguson
Nunamaker hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Caldwell
Roth hits a ball on the ground towards first. Burns scoops it up and throws to first, with Caldwell covering, for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Caldwell
Peckinpaugh strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Caldwell
Ruth strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caldwell vs. Ferguson
Caldwell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Ferguson
Jamieson hits a line drive into center field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Ferguson
Wambsganss 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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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Caldwell
Pipp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Caldwell
Meusel strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Caldwell
Baker hits a popup towards third. Gardner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Caldwell
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caldwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Ferguson
Speaker hits a fly ball into right field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ferguson
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Ferguson
Gardner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel who is chasing the ball. Gardner reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Indians, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sewell vs. Ferguson
Sewell hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Ferguson
Burns hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Burns reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nunamaker vs. Ferguson
Nunamaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Caldwell vs. Ferguson
Caldwell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Caldwell
Schang takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ferguson vs. Caldwell
Ferguson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss catches it and throws to first to double up Schang. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Caldwell
Roth strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Indians, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jamieson vs. Ferguson
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Ferguson
Wambsganss bunts towards the mound. Ferguson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 6 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Ferguson
Speaker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Ferguson
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Caldwell
Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Caldwell
Ruth takes first base on ball four. Peckinpaugh moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pipp vs. Caldwell
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Caldwell fields it and throws to first for the out. Peckinpaugh moves to third. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Meusel vs. Caldwell
Meusel strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baker vs. Caldwell
Baker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Caldwell
Ward strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Collins
Rip Collins now pitching.
Gardner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sewell vs. Collins
Sewell takes first base on ball four. Gardner moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Burns vs. Collins
Burns hits a line drive into left field. Meusel picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Meusel. Meusel throws it away. That's an error on Meusel. Gardner scores. Sewell goes all the way around to score. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 9 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nunamaker vs. Collins
Nunamaker hits a line drive into center field. Ruth picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ruth. Burns scores. Nunamaker moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Caldwell vs. Collins
Caldwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jamieson vs. Collins
Jamieson bunts towards the mound. Collins fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nunamaker moves to third. Caldwell moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 10 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wambsganss vs. Sheehan
Tom Sheehan now pitching.
Wambsganss hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nunamaker scores. Caldwell moves to third. Jamieson moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Speaker vs. Sheehan
Speaker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 11 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Sheehan
Smith hits a ball on the ground for a double play. Jamieson scores. Wambsganss goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play
Bottom 5
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Indians, 13 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofmann vs. Caldwell
Fred Hofmann pinch hits for Wally Schang.
Hofmann hits a fly ball into left field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheehan vs. Caldwell
Sheehan hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roth vs. Caldwell
Roth hits a popup, foul, towards first. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Indians, 13 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Sheehan
Fred Hofmann now catching.
Gardner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Sheehan
Sewell hits a fly ball into right field. Roth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Sheehan
Burns strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Indians, 13 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Caldwell
Peckinpaugh strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Caldwell
Ruth hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Caldwell
Pipp hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Caldwell
Meusel hits a fly ball into left field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Indians, 13 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nunamaker vs. Sheehan
Nunamaker hits a line drive into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Caldwell vs. Sheehan
Caldwell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Caldwell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jamieson vs. Sheehan
Jamieson hits a line drive towards third. Baker catches it and throws to second to double up Caldwell. View Play
Bottom 7
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Indians, 13 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Caldwell
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Wambsganss scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Caldwell
Ward hits a line drive into left field. Jamieson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofmann vs. Caldwell
Hofmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sewell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Indians, 13 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wambsganss vs. Sheehan
Mike McNally now playing third base. Johnny Mitchell now playing shortstop.
Wambsganss hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Speaker vs. Sheehan
Speaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mitchell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Sheehan
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sheehan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Indians, 13 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sheehan vs. Caldwell
Sheehan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roth vs. Caldwell
Roth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gardner fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mitchell vs. Caldwell
Mitchell strikes out. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Caldwell
Ruth hits a line drive into left center field for a base hit. Roth moves to second. View Play -
Indians, 13 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pipp vs. Caldwell
Pipp hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Nunamaker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Indians, 13 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardner vs. Sheehan
Gardner hits a line drive into center field. Ruth picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ruth. Gardner moves all the way to home. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sewell vs. Sheehan
Sewell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Roth. Sewell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Sheehan
Burns hits a popup towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nunamaker vs. Sheehan
Nunamaker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mitchell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sewell moves to third. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Caldwell vs. Sheehan
Caldwell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jamieson vs. Sheehan
Jamieson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Indians, 14 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Caldwell
Meusel hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Caldwell
McNally hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Indians, 14 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Caldwell
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Speaker 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 6/9/1921 -- CLE at New York (D)
CLE AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Charlie Jamieson, lf 6 1 1 0 Roth B, rf 4 0 0 0
Bill Wambsganss, 2b 5 2 2 1 Peckinpaugh R, ss 2 1 0 0
Tris Speaker, cf 5 2 2 2 Mitchell J, ss 1 0 0 0
Elmer Smith, rf 4 1 0 0 Ruth B, cf 3 1 1 0
Larry Gardner, 3b 5 4 4 1 Pipp W, 1b 4 1 2 1
Joe Sewell, ss 4 2 3 4 Meusel B, lf 4 0 0 0
George Burns, 1b 5 1 2 1 Baker H, 3b 3 1 1 3
Les Nunamaker, c 4 1 1 1 McNally M, 3b 1 0 0 0
Ray Caldwell, p 3 0 1 0 Ward A, 2b 4 0 0 0
Schang W, c 0 0 0 0
Hofmann F, ph-c 2 0 0 0
Quinn J, p 0 0 0 0
Ferguson A, p 1 0 0 0
Collins R, p 0 0 0 0
Sheehan T, p 2 0 1 0
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41 14 16 10 31 4 5 4
CLE 402 160 001 -- 14
New York 000 301 000 -- 4
CLE IP H R ER BB SO
Ray Caldwell (W) 9.0 5 4 4 3 8
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Quinn J (L) 0.1 4 4 4 1 0
Ferguson A 3.2 4 3 3 1 0
Collins R* 0.0 4 6 4 2 0
Sheehan T 5.0 4 1 1 1 1
* Pitched to 6 batters in 5th
E -- Meusel B 2, Ruth B 2, Schang W
DP -- CLE 1, New York 1
LOB -- CLE 5, New York 3
2B -- Bill Wambsganss, Larry Gardner, George Burns, Ray Caldwell, Joe Sewell
3B -- Larry Gardner
HR -- Joe Sewell, Tris Speaker, Baker H, Pipp W
SB -- Joe Sewell
T -- 2:20
A -- 25000
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