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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
September 18, 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 September 18, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Detroit Tigers
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 18, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Detroit Tigers |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dutch Leonard |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Waite Hoyt |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 38,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ollie Chill 1B: Dick Nallin 2B: (none) 3B: Frank Wilson |
Detroit Tigers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ralph Young | Second Baseman |
| Bob Jones | Third Baseman |
| Ty Cobb | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Veach | Left Fielder |
| Harry Heilmann | Right Fielder |
| Lu Blue | First Baseman |
| Herm Merritt | Shortstop |
| Johnny Bassler | Catcher |
| Dutch Leonard | Pitcher |
| Ty Cobb | 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 |
| Waite Hoyt | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Tigers
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
September 18, 1921
Top 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hoyt
Young strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hoyt
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Hoyt
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Veach vs. Hoyt
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
Bottom 1
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Leonard
Miller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Leonard
Peckinpaugh hits a popup towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 1-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Leonard
Ruth hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Cobb who is chasing the ball. Ruth reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-2, RoB: --3
Meusel vs. Leonard
Meusel strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Hoyt
Heilmann hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Hoyt
Blue hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merritt vs. Hoyt
Merritt hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Heilmann moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bassler vs. Hoyt
Bassler hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Heilmann scores. Merritt moves to third. Bassler moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Leonard vs. Hoyt
Leonard hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields it and throws to home to get Merritt. Bassler moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Hoyt
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Miller 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. Leonard
Pipp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Leonard
There goes Pipp. The throw from Bassler and he is out, Merritt applying the tag. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Leonard
Ward hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Leonard
McNally strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hoyt
Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cobb vs. Hoyt
Cobb bunts towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Hoyt
Veach hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Hoyt
Heilmann hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Leonard
Schang hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Leonard
Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merritt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Leonard
Miller hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Bassler fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hoyt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Peckinpaugh vs. Leonard
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blue vs. Hoyt
Blue hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Hoyt
Merritt hits a line drive into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Hoyt
Bassler hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 1-2, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Leonard
Ruth strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Leonard
Meusel hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Leonard
There goes Meusel. The throw from Bassler and he is safe. Meusel steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pipp vs. Leonard
Pipp hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Leonard
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McNally vs. Leonard
McNally hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meusel scores. Ward moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Schang vs. Leonard
There goes McNally. The throw from Bassler and he is safe. McNally steals second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schang vs. Leonard
Schang is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hoyt vs. Leonard
Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merritt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Hoyt
Leonard hits a fly ball 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: ---
Young vs. Hoyt
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields the ball and throws to Hoyt covering. Safe. Young is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hoyt
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Leonard
Miller 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: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Leonard
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merritt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Leonard
Ruth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Peckinpaugh moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Meusel vs. Leonard
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Pipp vs. Leonard
Pipp strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Hoyt
Cobb hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Veach vs. Hoyt
Veach hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNally fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heilmann vs. Hoyt
Heilmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blue vs. Hoyt
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
Bottom 6
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Leonard
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McNally vs. Leonard
McNally hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schang vs. Leonard
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoyt vs. Leonard
Hoyt strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merritt vs. Hoyt
Merritt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bassler vs. Hoyt
Bassler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields the ball and throws to Hoyt covering. Safe. Merritt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shorten vs. Hoyt
Chick Shorten pinch hits for Dutch Leonard.
Shorten hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields it and throws to second for the out. Merritt moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Hoyt
Young hits a popup towards third. McNally settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. Hoyt
Jones hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Middleton
Jim Middleton now pitching.
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Middleton
Peckinpaugh strikes out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Middleton
Ruth is walked intentionally. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Middleton
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merritt misplays the ball. That's an error on Merritt. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pipp vs. Middleton
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Middleton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cobb vs. Hoyt
Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNally fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Veach vs. Hoyt
Veach hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heilmann vs. Hoyt
Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNally fields it and throws to first for the out. Cobb moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blue vs. Hoyt
The umpire calls a balk on Hoyt Cobb moves to third. View Play -
Tigers, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Blue vs. Hoyt
Blue hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Cobb scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merritt vs. Hoyt
Merritt hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Middleton
Joe Sargent now playing shortstop.
Ward takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McNally vs. Middleton
McNally bunts towards the mound. Middleton fields it and throws to first for the out. Ward moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schang vs. Middleton
Schang hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Schang reaches second base with a double. Ward scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoyt vs. Middleton
Hoyt hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Schang scores. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Middleton
Miller 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Middleton
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Middleton juggles the ball. That's an error on Middleton. Hoyt moves to second. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-1, RoB: 12-
Ruth vs. Middleton
Ruth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bassler vs. Hoyt
Bassler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Woodall vs. Hoyt
Larry Woodall pinch hits for Jim Middleton.
Woodall hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hoyt
Young bunts towards the mound. Hoyt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Tigers, 2 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hoyt
Jones hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1921 -- DET at New York (D)
DET AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Ralph Young, 2b 5 0 2 0 Miller E, cf 5 0 1 0
Bob Jones, 3b 5 0 2 0 Peckinpaugh R, ss 5 0 1 0
Ty Cobb, cf 4 1 1 0 Ruth B, lf 4 0 2 0
Bobby Veach, lf 4 0 0 0 Meusel B, rf 4 1 1 0
Harry Heilmann, rf 4 1 2 0 Pipp W, 1b 4 0 1 0
Lu Blue, 1b 4 0 1 1 Ward A, 2b 2 1 0 0
Herm Merritt, ss 4 0 2 0 McNally M, 3b 3 1 2 2
Joe Sargent, ss 0 0 0 0 Schang W, c 3 1 1 1
Johnny Bassler, c 4 0 2 1 Hoyt W, p 4 0 2 1
Dutch Leonard, p 2 0 0 0
Chick Shorten, ph 1 0 0 0
Jim Middleton, p 0 0 0 0
Larry Woodall, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 2 12 2 34 4 11 4
DET 010 000 010 -- 2
New York 000 101 02x -- 4
DET IP H R ER BB SO
Dutch Leonard 6.0 9 2 2 2 5
Jim Middleton (L) 2.0 2 2 2 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hoyt W (W) 9.0 12 2 2 0 1
E -- Herm Merritt, Jim Middleton
DP -- DET 1
LOB -- DET 9, New York 11
2B -- Schang W
3B -- Ruth B
HR -- McNally M
SB -- Meusel B, McNally M
CS -- Pipp W
SH -- McNally M
Balk -- Hoyt W
T -- 2:10
A -- 38000
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