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Browns
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
September 16, 1921
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Browns, played on September 16, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 16, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 16, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Urban Shocker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Shawkey |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Wilson 1B: Ollie Chill 2B: (none) 3B: Dick Nallin |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Tobin | Right Fielder |
| Frank Ellerbe | Third Baseman |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Ken Williams | Left Fielder |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | Center Fielder |
| Hank Severeid | Catcher |
| Wally Gerber | Shortstop |
| Marty McManus | Second Baseman |
| Urban Shocker | Pitcher |
| Lee Fohl | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Elmer Miller | Center Fielder |
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Bob Meusel | Right Fielder |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Aaron Ward | Second Baseman |
| Mike McNally | Third Baseman |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Bob Shawkey | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
September 16, 1921
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Shawkey
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellerbe vs. Shawkey
Ellerbe hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNally fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Shawkey
Sisler hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Shocker
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Shocker
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ellerbe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Shocker
Ruth strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Shawkey
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Miller throws the ball in to Peckinpaugh who tags Williams trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Shawkey
Jacobson hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severeid vs. Shawkey
Severeid hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Shocker
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shocker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Shocker
Pipp hits a popup in front of the plate. Severeid settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Shocker
Ward hits a popup in front of the plate. Severeid settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNally vs. Shocker
There goes Meusel. The throw from Severeid and he is out, McManus applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Shawkey
Gerber hits a line drive into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Shawkey
McManus strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shocker vs. Shawkey
Shocker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shawkey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Shocker
McNally hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ellerbe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Shocker
Schang strikes out. Severeid drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Schang out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shawkey vs. Shocker
Shawkey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McManus scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Shawkey
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops it up and throws to first, with Shawkey covering, for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellerbe vs. Shawkey
Ellerbe hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields the ball and throws to Shawkey covering. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Shawkey
Sisler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ellerbe moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. Shawkey
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ellerbe scores. Sisler moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jacobson vs. Shawkey
Jacobson hits a fly ball into center field. That will be extra bases. Miller fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Miller. Sisler scores. Williams goes all the way around to score. Jacobson moves all the way to home. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severeid vs. Shawkey
Severeid hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Shawkey
Gerber is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Shocker
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Shocker
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ellerbe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Shocker
Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Shocker
Meusel hits a fly ball into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Shawkey
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shocker vs. Shawkey
Shocker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Shawkey
Tobin hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Shocker
Pipp hits a popup towards short. Gerber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Shocker
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Shocker
McNally hits a fly ball into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellerbe vs. Shawkey
Ellerbe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Shawkey
Sisler bunts towards third. McNally fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Shawkey
Williams hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Sisler moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jacobson vs. Shawkey
There goes Williams. The throw from Schang and he is safe. Williams steals second. View Play -
Browns, 4 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jacobson vs. Shawkey
Jacobson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sisler scores. Williams scores. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Severeid vs. Shawkey
Severeid hits a popup, foul, towards third. McNally settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerber vs. Shawkey
Gerber hits a line drive into right field. Meusel picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Meusel. Jacobson moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McManus vs. Shawkey
There go the runners. The throw from Schang to Peckinpaugh covering second. The throw back to home, and Jacobson is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Shocker
Schang hits a fly ball into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hawks vs. Shocker
Chicken Hawks pinch hits for Bob Shawkey.
Hawks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. McManus fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Shocker
Miller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jacobson. Miller reaches second base with a double. Hawks goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Shocker
Peckinpaugh hits a popup off the glove of McManus, and into shallow right field. Peckinpaugh reaches second base with a double. Miller scores. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 2-2, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Shocker
Ruth strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Shocker
Meusel strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Quinn
Jack Quinn now pitching.
McManus hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Quinn juggles the ball. That's an error on Quinn. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shocker vs. Quinn
Shocker bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Quinn
Tobin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McManus moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ellerbe vs. Quinn
There goes Tobin. The throw from Schang and he is out, Ward applying the tag. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ellerbe vs. Quinn
Ellerbe 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 7
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Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Shocker
Jimmy Austin now playing shortstop.
Pipp hits a fly ball into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Shocker
Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Shocker
McNally hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Shocker
Schang hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Tobin. Schang reaches second base with a double. There goes McNally trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Quinn
Sisler hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Quinn
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobson vs. Quinn
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Severeid vs. Quinn
Severeid hits a popup, foul, towards third. McNally settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Shocker
Home Run Baker pinch hits for Jack Quinn.
Baker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baker for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Shocker
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Shocker
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Austin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Austin vs. Rogers
Tom Rogers now pitching.
Austin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. Rogers
McManus bunts towards the mound. Rogers fields it and throws to first for the out. Austin moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shocker vs. Rogers
Shocker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tobin vs. Rogers
Tobin hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ellerbe vs. Rogers
Ellerbe hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNally fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Austin moves to third. Shocker moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sisler vs. Rogers
Sisler hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Browns, 10 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Rogers
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 10 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobson vs. Rogers
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogers can't make a play. That's a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 10 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Severeid vs. Rogers
Severeid hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 10 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Shocker
Ruth strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 10 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Shocker
Meusel strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 10 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Shocker
Pipp hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sisler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/16/1921 -- SLA at New York (D)
SLA AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Jack Tobin, rf 5 0 1 0 Miller E, cf 4 1 1 1
Frank Ellerbe, 3b 5 2 3 0 Peckinpaugh R, ss 4 0 1 1
George Sisler, 1b 5 3 2 4 Ruth B, lf 4 1 1 1
Ken Williams, lf 3 2 3 1 Meusel B, rf 4 0 1 0
William Jacobson, cf 5 1 3 4 Pipp W, 1b 4 0 0 0
Hank Severeid, c 5 0 0 0 Ward A, 2b 3 0 0 0
Wally Gerber, ss 3 0 1 0 McNally M, 3b 3 0 1 0
Jimmy Austin, ss 1 1 1 0 Schang W, c 3 0 1 0
Marty McManus, 2b 3 0 0 0 Shawkey B, p 1 0 0 0
Urban Shocker, p 3 1 0 0 Hawks C, ph 1 1 1 0
Quinn J, p 0 0 0 0
Baker H, ph 1 0 0 0
Rogers T, p 0 0 0 0
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38 10 14 9 32 3 7 3
SLA 000 402 004 -- 10
New York 000 102 000 -- 3
SLA IP H R ER BB SO
Urban Shocker (W) 9.0 7 3 3 0 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Shawkey B (L) 6.0 9 6 5 0 2
Quinn J 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Rogers T 1.0 4 4 4 2 0
E -- Miller E, Meusel B, Quinn J
LOB -- SLA 5, New York 2
2B -- William Jacobson, Miller E, Peckinpaugh R, Schang W
HR -- Ruth B, George Sisler
SB -- Ken Williams
CS -- Meusel B, William Jacobson, Jack Tobin
SH -- Marty McManus
T -- 2:05
A -- 10000
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