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White Sox
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 8, 1921
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Chicago White Sox, played on August 8, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago White 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 | August 8, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago White Sox |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dickey Kerr |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Waite Hoyt |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 27,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ollie Chill 1B: George Moriarty 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago White Sox Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ernie Johnson | Shortstop |
| Eddie Mulligan | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Collins | Second Baseman |
| Amos Strunk | Right Fielder |
| Bibb Falk | Left Fielder |
| Earl Sheely | First Baseman |
| Johnny Mostil | Center Fielder |
| George Lees | Catcher |
| Dickey Kerr | Pitcher |
| Kid Gleason | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Elmer Miller | 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 |
| Waite Hoyt | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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White Sox
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
August 8, 1921
Top 1
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White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hoyt
Johnson 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. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulligan vs. Hoyt
Mulligan bunts towards third. Baker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Hoyt
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Hoyt
Strunk takes first base on ball four. Collins moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Falk vs. Hoyt
Falk hits a line drive into left field. Ruth picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ruth. Collins scores. Strunk goes all the way around to score. Falk moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sheely vs. Hoyt
Sheely hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Falk scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mostil vs. Hoyt
Mostil hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Meusel throws the ball in to Ward who tags Mostil trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Sheely moves to third. View Play
Bottom 1
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Kerr
Miller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lees settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Kerr
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Kerr
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Kerr
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Kerr
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lees vs. Hoyt
Lees hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Hoyt
Kerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Hoyt
Johnson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mulligan vs. Hoyt
Mulligan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Kerr
Pipp hits a line drive into center field. Mostil settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Kerr
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Mostil settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Kerr
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kerr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Hoyt
Collins hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ruth. Collins reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Strunk vs. Hoyt
Strunk bunts towards first. Pipp scoops it up and throws to first, with Hoyt covering, for the out. Collins moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Falk vs. Hoyt
Falk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sheely vs. Hoyt
Sheely takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 3 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mostil vs. Hoyt
Mostil hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Collins scores. Sheely moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lees vs. Hoyt
Lees strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Kerr
Hoyt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Kerr
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Falk. Miller reaches second base with a double. Hoyt moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Peckinpaugh vs. Kerr
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hoyt scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Kerr
Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Collins scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Baker vs. Kerr
Baker hits a fly ball into left field. Falk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Hoyt
Kerr is called out on strikes. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hoyt
Johnson 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 -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulligan vs. Hoyt
Mulligan 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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White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Kerr
Meusel hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Strunk. Meusel reaches second base with a double. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pipp vs. Kerr
Pipp hits a fly ball into center field. Mostil settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Kerr
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Meusel moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Schang vs. Kerr
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Meusel scores. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoyt vs. Kerr
Hoyt hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schang moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Kerr
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kerr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Hoyt
Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Hoyt
Strunk bunts towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Falk vs. Hoyt
Falk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheely vs. Hoyt
Sheely 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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White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Kerr
Peckinpaugh hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lees settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Kerr
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Kerr
There goes Ruth. The throw from Lees and he is out, Johnson applying the tag. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Kerr
Baker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Kerr
There goes Baker. The throw from Lees and he is out, Collins applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mostil vs. Hoyt
Mostil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lees vs. Hoyt
Lees 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 -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Hoyt
Kerr is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Kerr
Meusel hits a popup towards third. Mulligan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Kerr
Pipp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Kerr
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Kerr
Schang hits a popup towards short. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hoyt
Mike McNally now playing third base.
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulligan vs. Hoyt
Mulligan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Collins vs. Hoyt
Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Strunk vs. Hoyt
Strunk hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Faber
Red Faber now pitching.
Hoyt strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Faber
Miller hits a popup towards first. Sheely settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Faber
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Falk vs. Hoyt
Falk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sheely vs. Hoyt
Sheely hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNally fields it and throws to first for the out. Falk moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mostil vs. Hoyt
Mostil strikes out. Schang drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Mostil out. View Play -
White Sox, 4 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lees vs. Hoyt
Lees hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Falk scores. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Faber vs. Hoyt
There goes Lees. The throw from Schang and he is out, Ward applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Faber
Ruth hits a fly ball into left field. Falk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Faber
McNally takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Faber
There's a wild pitch. McNally moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Faber
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McNally moves to third. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pipp vs. Faber
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson. McNally scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Faber
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Faber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Faber vs. Hoyt
Faber 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 -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hoyt
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mulligan vs. Hoyt
Mulligan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hoyt, and towards McNally, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Faber
Schang strikes out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hawks vs. Faber
Chicken Hawks pinch hits for Waite Hoyt.
Hawks hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Faber
Miller is hit by the pitch. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Faber
There's a wild pitch. Miller moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Faber
Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Faber
Ruth is walked intentionally. Miller moves to third. Peckinpaugh moves to second. View Play -
White Sox, 5 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mays vs. Faber
Carl Mays pinch hits for Mike McNally.
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1921, game 2 -- CHA at New York (D)
CHA AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Ernie Johnson, ss 5 0 0 0 Miller E, cf 4 0 1 0
Joe Mulligan, 3b 5 0 1 0 Peckinpaugh R, ss 4 0 0 1
Eddie Collins, 2b 4 2 2 0 Ruth B, lf 3 1 1 1
Amos Strunk, rf 2 1 0 0 Baker H, 3b 1 0 0 0
Bibb Falk, lf 3 2 1 1 McNally M, 3b 0 1 0 0
Earl Sheely, 1b 3 0 1 1 Mays C, ph 1 0 0 0
Johnny Mostil, cf 4 0 2 1 Meusel B, rf 4 1 1 0
George Lees, c 4 0 1 1 Pipp W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Dickie Kerr, p 3 0 1 0 Ward A, 2b 4 0 0 0
Red Faber, p 1 0 0 0 Schang W, c 4 0 1 1
Hoyt W, p 3 1 2 0
Hawks C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 9 4 33 4 7 3
CHA 301 000 010 -- 5
New York 101 100 010 -- 4
CHA IP H R ER BB SO
Dickie Kerr (W) 6.0 7 3 3 3 0
Red Faber (S) 3.0 0 1 0 3 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt W (L) 9.0 9 5 2 3 4
E -- Peckinpaugh R, Ruth B, Ernie Johnson
LOB -- CHA 6, New York 9
2B -- Eddie Collins, Miller E, Meusel B
HR -- Ruth B
CS -- Ruth B, Baker H, George Lees
SH -- Amos Strunk
HBP -- by Red Faber (Miller E)
WP -- Red Faber 2
T -- 1:50
A -- 27000
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