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Browns
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
May 23, 1922
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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 May 23, 1922 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1922 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 23, 1922 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Urban Shocker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Mays |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Ollie Chill 1B: Brick Owens 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Tobin | Right Fielder |
| Wally Gerber | Shortstop |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Ken Williams | Left Fielder |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | Center Fielder |
| Hank Severeid | Catcher |
| Frank Ellerbe | Third Baseman |
| Marty McManus | Second Baseman |
| Urban Shocker | Pitcher |
| Lee Fohl | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Witt | Center Fielder |
| Aaron Ward | Second Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Left Fielder |
| Home Run Baker | Third Baseman |
| Bob Meusel | Right Fielder |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Everett Scott | Shortstop |
| Wally Schang | Catcher |
| Carl Mays | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
May 23, 1922
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Mays
Tobin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Schang settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Mays
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Mays
Sisler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Mays
Williams 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 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Shocker
Witt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Shocker
Ward bunts towards third. Ellerbe fields it and throws to first for the out. Witt moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 3-2, RoB: -2-
Ruth vs. Shocker
Ruth is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baker vs. Shocker
Baker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Shocker
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ellerbe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Mays
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severeid vs. Mays
Severeid hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ellerbe vs. Mays
Ellerbe hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. Severeid moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McManus vs. Mays
McManus hits a line drive into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
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, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Shocker
Scott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schang vs. Shocker
Schang hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ellerbe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Shocker
Mays hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Severeid settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shocker vs. Mays
Shocker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Mays
Tobin bunts towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Mays
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witt vs. Shocker
Witt hits a line drive into right field. Tobin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Shocker
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 3-1, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Shocker
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Shocker
There goes Ruth. The throw from Severeid and he is out, Gerber applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Mays
Sisler hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mays
Williams hits a popup towards short. Scott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Mays
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mays fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severeid vs. Mays
Severeid hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Baker, and towards Scott, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Shocker
Baker hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Jacobson who is chasing the ball. Baker reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meusel vs. Shocker
Meusel strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Pipp vs. Shocker
Pipp hits a line drive into center field. Jacobson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Jacobson. Baker scores. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Scott vs. Shocker
Scott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ellerbe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schang vs. Shocker
Schang hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. McManus reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellerbe vs. Mays
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 -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. Mays
McManus hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Witt. McManus reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shocker vs. Mays
Shocker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McManus moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 1 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tobin vs. Mays
Tobin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McManus scores. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerber vs. Mays
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards second. Ward can't make a play. That's a base hit. Tobin moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sisler vs. Mays
Sisler hits a fly ball into center field. Witt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Shocker
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witt vs. Shocker
Witt hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ellerbe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Shocker
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 1-2, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Shocker
Ruth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mays
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobson vs. Mays
Jacobson strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Severeid vs. Mays
Severeid hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ellerbe vs. Mays
Ellerbe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott throws to second for one, and Ward throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Williams scores. Ellerbe moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McManus vs. Mays
McManus 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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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Shocker
Baker hits a fly ball into right field. Tobin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Shocker
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Shocker
Pipp bunts for a single. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Shocker
Scott hits a popup towards short. Gerber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shocker vs. Mays
Shocker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Mays
Tobin hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerber vs. Mays
Gerber hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Shocker moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sisler vs. Mays
Sisler hits a line drive into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Mays
Williams hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Mays
Jacobson hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Ruth. Jacobson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Severeid vs. Mays
Severeid hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scott 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: ---
Schang vs. Shocker
Schang hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Schang for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Shocker
Mays hits a line drive 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: ---
Witt vs. Shocker
Witt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. McManus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ellerbe vs. O'Doul
Lefty O'Doul now pitching.
Ellerbe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McManus vs. O'Doul
McManus takes first base on ball four. Ellerbe moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shocker vs. O'Doul
Shocker bunts towards the mound. O'Doul settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tobin vs. O'Doul
Tobin strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gerber vs. O'Doul
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker juggles the ball. That's an error on Baker. Ellerbe moves to third. McManus moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 6 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sisler vs. O'Doul
Sisler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ellerbe scores. McManus scores. Gerber moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Browns, 8 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. O'Doul
There goes Sisler. The throw from Schang and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Gerber scores. Sisler goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Browns, 10 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. O'Doul
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 10 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobson vs. O'Doul
There goes Williams. The throw from Schang and he is safe. Williams steals second. View Play -
Browns, 10 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jacobson vs. O'Doul
Jacobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Browns, 11 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Severeid vs. O'Doul
Severeid takes first base on ball four. Jacobson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 11 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ellerbe vs. O'Doul
Ellerbe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 11 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Shocker
Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 11 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Shocker
Ruth 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 -
Browns, 11 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baker vs. Shocker
Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 11 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Shocker
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Tobin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 11 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McManus vs. O'Doul
Al DeVormer now catching.
McManus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 11 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-2, RoB: ---
Shocker vs. O'Doul
Shocker strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 11 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. O'Doul
Tobin bunts towards the mound. O'Doul fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 11 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gerber vs. O'Doul
Gerber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tobin moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 11 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sisler vs. O'Doul
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Browns, 11 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sisler vs. O'Doul
Sisler hits a fly ball into center field. Witt settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 11 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Shocker
Pipp 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, 11 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scott vs. Shocker
Scott hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 11 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DeVormer vs. Shocker
DeVormer strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 11 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Doul vs. Shocker
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Pipp moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 11 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Doul vs. Shocker
That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Pipp moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 11 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Doul vs. Shocker
O'Doul 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
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1922 -- SLA at New York (D)
SLA AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Jack Tobin, rf 6 0 2 1 Witt W, cf 4 1 1 0
Wally Gerber, ss 6 2 4 0 Ward A, 2b 3 0 0 0
George Sisler, 1b 6 2 2 3 Ruth B, lf 3 0 0 0
Ken Williams, lf 3 3 1 3 Baker H, 3b 4 2 3 2
William Jacobson, cf 5 0 2 1 Meusel B, rf 4 0 0 0
Hank Severeid, c 4 0 2 0 Pipp W, 1b 4 0 3 1
Frank Ellerbe, 3b 4 1 0 0 Scott E, ss 4 0 1 0
Marty McManus, 2b 4 2 1 0 Schang W, c 3 0 0 0
Urban Shocker, p 4 1 0 0 DeVormer A, c 1 0 0 0
Mays C, p 3 0 1 0
O'Doul L, p 1 0 0 0
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42 11 14 8 34 3 9 3
SLA 000 111 350 -- 11
New York 200 100 000 -- 3
SLA IP H R ER BB SO
Urban Shocker (W) 9.0 9 3 3 1 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Mays C (L) 7.0 10 6 5 2 1
O'Doul L 2.0 4 5 0 4 3
E -- William Jacobson, Ward A, Baker H, Schang W
LOB -- SLA 10, New York 6
2B -- Marty McManus, William Jacobson
3B -- Baker H
HR -- Baker H, George Sisler, Ken Williams
SB -- George Sisler, Ken Williams, Wally Gerber, Jack Tobin
CS -- Ruth B
SH -- Ward A
T -- 2:00
A -- 20000
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