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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 5, 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 5, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hooks Dauss |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Mays |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ollie Chill 1B: George Moriarty 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 |
| Hooks Dauss | 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 |
| Carl Mays | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 5, 1921
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Mays
Blue takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bush vs. Mays
Bush bunts towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. Blue moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cobb vs. Mays
Cobb hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Blue moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Veach vs. Mays
Veach hits a line drive towards right. Meusel chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Meusel. Blue scores. Veach moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Heilmann vs. Mays
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Dauss
Fewster strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Dauss
Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Dauss
Ruth takes first base on ball four. Peckinpaugh moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baker vs. Dauss
Baker hits a popup towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meusel vs. Dauss
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mays
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Mays
Flagstead hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bassler vs. Mays
There goes Flagstead. The throw from Schang and he is out, Peckinpaugh applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Mays
Bassler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dauss vs. Mays
Dauss hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Dauss
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Dauss
Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Dauss
Schang hits a fly ball into right center field for a base hit. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Dauss
Mays hits a ball on the ground to center field. Cobb throws towards third. Jones fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jones. Ward scores. Schang moves to third. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fewster vs. Dauss
Fewster is called out on strikes. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Peckinpaugh vs. Dauss
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Mays
Blue hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Mays
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Mays
Cobb hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Dauss
Ruth hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Dauss
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. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Dauss
Meusel strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Mays
Veach hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ward reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Mays
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Mays
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward misplays the ball. That's an error on Ward. Heilmann moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Flagstead vs. Mays
Flagstead is hit by the pitch. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bassler vs. Mays
Bassler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Heilmann scores. There goes Jones trying to get to home. Ruth throws the ball in to Schang who tags Jones, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Flagstead moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dauss vs. Mays
Dauss hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Dauss
Pipp hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Dauss
Ward hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Dauss
Schang hits a popup towards short. Flagstead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Mays
Blue hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bush vs. Mays
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Mays
Cobb hits a line drive towards first. Pipp reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Dauss
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dauss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Dauss
Fewster hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bassler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Dauss
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Mays
Veach 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 -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Mays
Heilmann hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mays
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Dauss
Ruth hits a line drive into right field. Heilmann picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Heilmann. Ruth moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baker vs. Dauss
Baker hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bassler fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bassler. Ruth scores. Baker moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Dauss
Meusel hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cobb who is chasing the ball. Meusel reaches third base with a triple. Baker scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pipp vs. Dauss
Pipp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Meusel scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Dauss
There goes Pipp. The throw from Bassler and he is out, Flagstead applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Dauss
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Dauss
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Dauss
Mays 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
Top 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Mays
Flagstead hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Mays
Bassler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bassler for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dauss vs. Mays
Dauss hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Mays
Blue hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dauss moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bush vs. Mays
Bush hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh misplays the ball. That's an error on Peckinpaugh. Dauss moves to third. Blue moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cobb vs. Mays
Cobb hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fewster vs. Dauss
Fewster hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Dauss
Peckinpaugh hits a popup towards short. Flagstead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 2-1, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Dauss
Ruth hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Mays
Veach 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 -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Mays
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Mays
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Dauss
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Dauss
Meusel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bassler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Dauss
Pipp hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Heilmann. Pipp reaches second base with a double. Baker moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ward vs. Dauss
Ward bunts towards the mound. Dauss has Baker trapped. There's the throw to Bassler and over to Jones, who tags Baker for the out. Pipp moves to third. Ward moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schang vs. Dauss
Schang hits a fly ballSchang hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Cobb is chasing the ball. Schang rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park three run home run. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Dauss
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dauss fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flagstead vs. Mays
Flagstead hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Ruth. Flagstead reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bassler vs. Mays
Bassler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Flagstead moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shorten vs. Mays
Chick Shorten pinch hits for Hooks Dauss.
Shorten hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Flagstead scores. View Play -
Tigers, 3 - Yankees, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Mays
Blue 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1921 -- DET at New York (D)
DET AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Lu Blue, 1b 4 1 1 0 Fewster C, cf 4 0 0 0
Donie Bush, 2b 3 0 0 0 Peckinpaugh R, ss 3 0 0 0
Ty Cobb, cf 4 0 0 0 Ruth B, lf 3 1 1 0
Bobby Veach, lf 4 0 0 0 Baker H, 3b 4 1 1 1
Harry Heilmann, rf 4 1 1 0 Meusel B, rf 4 1 1 1
Bob Jones, 3b 4 0 0 0 Pipp W, 1b 4 1 2 1
Ira Flagstead, ss 3 1 2 0 Ward A, 2b 4 2 2 0
Johnny Bassler, c 4 0 2 1 Schang W, c 4 1 2 3
Hooks Dauss, p 3 0 1 0 Mays C, p 4 0 1 1
Chick Shorten, ph 1 0 0 1
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34 3 7 2 34 7 10 7
DET 100 100 001 -- 3
New York 010 003 03x -- 7
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Hooks Dauss (L) 8.0 10 7 7 2 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Mays C (W) 9.0 7 3 2 1 0
E -- Meusel B, Bob Jones, Ward A, Harry Heilmann, Johnny Bassler, Peckinpaugh R
LOB -- DET 7, New York 5
2B -- Pipp W, Ira Flagstead
3B -- Meusel B
HR -- Schang W
CS -- Ira Flagstead, Pipp W
SH -- Donie Bush
HBP -- by Mays C (Ira Flagstead)
T -- 1:40
A -- 15000
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