Yankees @ Tigers
July 17, 1921

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Bottom 9	R	H	E
Yankees	8	11	5
Tigers	5	13	0

Bottom 9	R	H	E
Yankees	8	11	5
Tigers	5	13	0

Chick Shorten Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.200	.248
OBP	.200	.309
At Bats	5	125
Hits	1	31
• Singles	1	23
• Doubles	0	6
• Triples	0	2
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	12
RBI’s	0	19

Jack Quinn Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
5	7	0

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Navin Field - July 17, 1921

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Out

Jack Quinn

Wally Schang

Wally Pipp

Aaron Ward

Home Run Baker

Roger Peckinpaugh

Babe Ruth

Chick Fewster

Bob Meusel

Chick Shorten

Ira Flagstead

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
New York Yankees	8	11	5	12
Detroit Tigers	5	13	0	16
Winning Pitcher	Jack Quinn
Losing Pitcher	Jim Middleton
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Jack Quinn
Attendance	25,000
Time of Game	2 hours 45 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Shorten hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 9 Flagstead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 9 Bush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 9 Ty Cobb pinch hits for Red Oldham. Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 9 Peckinpaugh hits a popup towards short. Flagstead catches it and throws to second to double up Quinn.

Top 9 Fewster takes first base on ball four. Schang moves to third. Quinn moves to second.

Top 9 Quinn bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Schang moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

Top 9 Schang takes first base on ball four.

Top 9 Ward hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 8 Bassler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 8 Jones hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 8 Blue hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Heilmann moves to third. Blue moves to second.

Bottom 8 Heilmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 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.

Top 8 Pipp hits a fly ball into center field. Shorten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal.

Top 8 Meusel takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second.

Top 8 Baker takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Ruth hits a popup towards short. Flagstead settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 7 Shorten hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 7 Flagstead hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 7 Bush strikes out.

Top 7 Fewster is called out on strikes.

Top 7 Quinn hits a line drive into right field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.

Top 7 Schang hits a ball on the ground towards second. Bush scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Top 7 Ward hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Oldham strikes out.

Bottom 6 Bassler takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 6 Jones hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 6 Blue hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Fewster. Blue reaches second base with a double. Veach moves to third.

Bottom 6 Heilmann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 6 Veach takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Pipp strikes out.

Top 6 Meusel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 6 Red Oldham now pitching. Baker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 5 Shorten hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Bottom 5 Flagstead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bush moves to second.

Bottom 5 Bush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker juggles the ball. That's an error on Baker.

Bottom 5 Eddie Ainsmith pinch hits for Jim Middleton. Ainsmith strikes out.

Bottom 5 Bassler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

Top 5 Ruth hits a fly ball into center field. Shorten settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 The ball gets by Bassler for a passed ball. Schang scores. Quinn moves to third. Fewster moves to second. That run is unearned.

Top 5 Peckinpaugh strikes out.

Top 5 Fewster takes first base on ball four. Quinn moves to second.

Top 5 Quinn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Meusel scores. Pipp scores. Schang moves to third.

Top 5 Schang takes first base on ball four. Pipp moves to second.

Top 5 Ward hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Jim Middleton now pitching. Pipp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ruth scores. Baker scores. Meusel moves to third.

Top 5 Meusel takes first base on ball four. Baker moves to second.

Top 5 Baker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fewster scores. Peckinpaugh scores. Ruth moves to third.

Top 5 Ruth is walked intentionally. Fewster moves to third. Peckinpaugh moves to second.

Top 5 Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four.

Top 5 Fewster hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Shorten. Fewster reaches second base with a double.

Bottom 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out.

Bottom 4 Blue takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 There go the runners. The throw from Schang to Ward covering second. The throw back to home, and Shorten is out at the plate. Veach moves to third.

Bottom 4 Heilmann strikes out.

Bottom 4 Veach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Shorten moves to third.

Bottom 4 Jack Quinn now pitching. Shorten hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 4 Chicken Hawks pinch hits for Rip Collins. Hawks strikes out.

Top 4 Schang hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ward moves to second.

Top 4 Ward hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 4 Pipp hits a line drive towards short. Flagstead reaches out and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Meusel strikes out.

Bottom 3 Flagstead hits a fly ball into center field. Fewster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Bush hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bassler tags and scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 3 Parks 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. Bassler moves to third.

Bottom 3 Bassler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 3 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Jones for the out.

Top 3 Baker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flagstead fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 3 Ruth takes first base on ball four. Peckinpaugh moves to second.

Top 3 Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Fewster strikes out.

Top 3 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flagstead scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Blue hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Heilmann takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 There goes Veach. The throw from Schang and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Flagstead scores. That run is unearned.

Bottom 2 Veach takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Shorten hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Flagstead moves to third.

Bottom 2 Flagstead hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.

Bottom 2 Bush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Schang hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flagstead scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.

Top 2 Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pipp scores.

Top 2 Pipp hits a line drive into center field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double.

Top 2 Meusel is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 Parks hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 1 Bassler takes first base on ball four. Jones moves to second.

Bottom 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Heilmann scores. Blue moves to third.

Bottom 1 Blue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Peckinpaugh. Veach scores. Heilmann moves to third. Blue moves to second.

Bottom 1 Heilmann takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 There go the runners. The throw from Schang and he throws it away. That's a double steal and an error.

Bottom 1 Veach takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Flagstead moves to third.

Bottom 1 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 moves to second.

Bottom 1 Flagstead hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Bush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 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.

Top 1 Ruth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Peckinpaugh moves to third.

Top 1 Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Peckinpaugh reaches second base with a double.

Top 1 Fewster hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

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