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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 4, 1921
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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 4, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 4, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 4, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dutch Leonard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Shawkey |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Moriarty 1B: Ollie Chill 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lu Blue | First Baseman |
| Donie Bush | Second Baseman |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Bob Jones | Third Baseman |
| Ira Flagstead | Shortstop |
| Johnny Bassler | Catcher |
| Dutch Leonard | Pitcher |
| Ty Cobb | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chick Fewster | Center Fielder |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Home Run Baker | Third Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Right Fielder |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Aaron Ward | Second Baseman |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Bob Shawkey | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 4, 1921
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Shawkey
Blue hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ruth. Blue reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bush vs. Shawkey
Bush bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Blue moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1-3
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb takes first base on ball four. Bush moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach takes first base on ball four. Blue scores. Bush moves to third. Cobb moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann hits a line drive into center field. Fewster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bush tags and scores. Cobb tags and moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Shawkey
Jones bunts towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to get the runner. towards right. Meusel fields it and throws to second to catch Veach for the out. Cobb scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flagstead vs. Shawkey
Flagstead strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Leonard
Fewster takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Leonard
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Fewster moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Leonard
Ruth hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Leonard
Baker is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meusel vs. Leonard
Meusel hits a popup towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Shawkey
Bassler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Shawkey
Leonard bunts towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Shawkey
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Shawkey
Shawkey fires to first and picks off Blue. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Leonard
Pipp hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Leonard
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Leonard
Schang strikes out. There goes Ward. The throw from Bassler to Flagstead, and back to Blue, who tags Ward out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Shawkey
Bush hits a popup, foul, towards third. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann hits a fly ball into center field. Fewster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Leonard
Shawkey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flagstead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Leonard
Fewster hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Leonard
Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Shawkey
Jones hits a popup towards third. Baker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Shawkey
Flagstead hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bassler vs. Shawkey
There goes Flagstead. The throw from Schang and he is safe. Flagstead steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Shawkey
Bassler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Leonard
Ruth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Ruth reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Leonard
Baker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Leonard
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flagstead misplays the ball. That's an error on Flagstead. Ruth moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pipp vs. Leonard
Pipp hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ruth tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Leonard
Ward strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Shawkey
Leonard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Shawkey
Blue is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Shawkey
Bush 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 5
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Leonard
Schang 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. Leonard
Shawkey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Schang moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fewster vs. Leonard
Fewster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Leonard
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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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 first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cobb for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann 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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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Leonard
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Leonard
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Leonard
Meusel hits a popup towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pipp vs. Leonard
Pipp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Leonard
Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Shawkey
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Shawkey
Flagstead hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ward reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Shawkey
Bassler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leonard vs. Shawkey
Leonard hits a popup towards the mound. Shawkey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Leonard
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flagstead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Leonard
Shawkey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flagstead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Leonard
Fewster strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Shawkey
Blue hits a fly ball into center field. Fewster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Shawkey
Bush hits a line drive towards right. Meusel chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Meusel. Bush moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cobb vs. Shawkey
Cobb hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Ruth who is chasing the ball. Cobb reaches third base with a triple. Bush scores. View Play -
Tigers, 5 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Veach vs. Shawkey
Veach hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cobb tags and scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Shawkey
Heilmann strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Leonard
Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Leonard
Ruth hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heilmann. Ruth reaches second base with a double. Peckinpaugh moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Baker vs. Leonard
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Peckinpaugh scores. Ruth scores. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Leonard
Meusel hits a popup towards short. Flagstead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Leonard
Pipp hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Leonard
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flagstead fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Shawkey
Jones hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Shawkey
Flagstead hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Fewster. Flagstead reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bassler vs. Shawkey
Bassler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bassler for the out. Flagstead moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 7 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leonard vs. Shawkey
Leonard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Flagstead scores. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Shawkey
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Shawkey
Shawkey fires to first and picks off Blue. View Play
Bottom 9
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Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Leonard
Schang hits a popup, foul, towards short. Flagstead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DeVormer vs. Leonard
Al DeVormer pinch hits for Bob Shawkey.
DeVormer strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Leonard
Fewster hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Leonard
There's a wild pitch. Fewster moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Leonard
Peckinpaugh hits a popup towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/4/1921 -- DET at New York (D)
DET AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lu Blue, 1b 5 1 1 0 Fewster C, cf 4 0 1 0
Donie Bush, 2b 4 2 0 0 Peckinpaugh R, ss 4 1 1 0
Ty Cobb, cf 3 3 2 2 Ruth B, lf 3 2 2 0
Bobby Veach, lf 2 0 0 2 Baker H, 3b 4 0 1 2
Harry Heilmann, rf 3 0 0 1 Meusel B, rf 4 0 0 0
Bob Jones, 3b 3 1 1 2 Pipp W, 1b 2 0 0 1
Ira Flagstead, ss 4 1 2 0 Ward A, 2b 4 0 1 0
Johnny Bassler, c 3 0 1 0 Schang W, c 4 0 1 0
Dutch Leonard, p 4 0 1 1 Shawkey B, p 3 0 0 0
DeVormer A, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 8 8 8 33 3 7 3
DET 301 000 022 -- 8
New York 000 100 020 -- 3
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Dutch Leonard (W) 9.0 7 3 3 4 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Shawkey B (L) 9.0 8 8 8 3 3
E -- Ira Flagstead, Meusel B
DP -- DET 1
LOB -- DET 2, New York 8
2B -- Lu Blue, Ruth B 2, Ira Flagstead
3B -- Ty Cobb
HR -- Ty Cobb, Bob Jones
SB -- Ira Flagstead
SH -- Bob Jones
SF -- Harry Heilmann, Pipp W, Bobby Veach
WP -- Dutch Leonard
T -- 2:05
A -- 15000
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