Tigers @ Yankees
August 6, 1921

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Chick Shorten Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .000 .272
OBP .000 .330
At Bats 0 173
Hits 0 47
• Singles 0 36
• Doubles 0 8
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 0 16
RBI’s 0 20

Bob Shawkey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
10 7 1
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Polo Grounds - August 6, 1921
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Fielder's Choice
Bob Shawkey
Wally Schang
Wally Pipp
Aaron Ward
Home Run Baker
Roger Peckinpaugh
Babe Ruth
Chick Fewster
Bob Meusel
Chick Shorten
Johnny Bassler
Ira Flagstead
Bob Jones
Count:  - , 1 Out
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Chick Shorten pinch hits for Jim Middleton. Shorten hits a fly ball for an out. Jones scores. Bassler moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Bassler is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Flagstead hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ruth. Flagstead reaches second base with a double. Jones moves to third.
Top 9 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields the ball and throws to Shawkey covering. Safe.
Top 9 Bob Shawkey now pitching. Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Chicken Hawks pinch hits for Jack Quinn. Hawks hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hawks for the out.
Bottom 8 Schang is walked intentionally.
Bottom 8 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Middleton fields it and throws to first for the out. Pipp moves to second.
Bottom 8 Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Meusel scores.
Bottom 8 Jim Middleton now pitching. Meusel hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Cobb, who is chasing the ball. Meusel reaches third base with a triple. Baker scores.
Bottom 8 Baker hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cobb who is chasing the ball. Baker reaches third base with a triple. Fewster scores. Peckinpaugh goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 8 Ruth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. Fewster moves to second.
Bottom 8 Fewster takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Veach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Veach for the out.
Top 8 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. Blue moves to third.
Top 8 Bush bunts towards the mound. Quinn fields it and throws to first for the out. Blue moves to second.
Top 8 Blue hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 8 Oldham hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 7 Quinn strikes out.
Bottom 7 Schang takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Ward hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pipp for the out.
Top 7 Bassler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Veach scores. There goes Flagstead trying to get to third. Meusel throws the ball in to Baker, who tags Flagstead for the out.
Top 7 Flagstead takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Veach moves to third.
Top 7 Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Veach moves to second.
Top 7 Veach hits a line drive beyond first. Pipp can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. Cobb scores.
Top 7 Cobb hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Fewster who is chasing the ball. Cobb reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 6 Meusel hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bush settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Baker hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ruth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 6 Peckinpaugh hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Fewster hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schang scores. Quinn moves to second.
Bottom 6 Quinn hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Schang moves to second.
Bottom 6 Schang hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Bush bunts towards the mound. Quinn fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Blue hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bassler moves to second.
Top 6 Oldham hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Bassler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Flagstead hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Ward hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Bassler settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Meusel hits a popup towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Jones strikes out.
Top 5 Heilmann hits a line drive into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 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.
Bottom 4 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.
Bottom 4 Ruth takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 Peckinpaugh hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Fewster hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jack Quinn now pitching. Cobb strikes out.
Top 4 Bush hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ruth throws the ball in to Pipp who tags Bush trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Oldham scores. Blue moves to third.
Top 4 Blue hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Flagstead scores. Bassler scores. Oldham moves to second.
Top 4 Oldham hits a ball on the ground towards third. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Flagstead moves to third. Bassler moves to second.
Top 4 Bassler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jones scores. Flagstead moves to second.
Top 4 Flagstead hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields the ball and throws to Hoyt covering. Safe. Jones moves to second.
Top 4 Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Heilmann hits a fly ball into center field. Fewster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Hoyt strikes out.
Bottom 3 Schang hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bush scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Blue scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ward for the out.
Top 3 Veach hits a line drive into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Cobb hits a fly ball into center field. Fewster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Blue moves to third.
Top 3 Bush bunts towards third. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. Blue moves to second.
Top 3 Blue bunts for a single.
Bottom 2 Pipp strikes out.
Bottom 2 Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flagstead scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Baker hits a fly ball into center field. Cobb settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Oldham hits a fly ball into center field. Fewster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Bassler takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Flagstead hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Jones hits a line drive into center field. Fewster settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Ruth hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Bassler fires to first and picks off Fewster.
Bottom 1 Fewster hits a fly ball into right center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Heilmann 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 1 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. Blue scores. Cobb moves to third.
Top 1 There goes Cobb. The throw from Schang and he is safe. Cobb steals second.
Top 1 Cobb takes first base on ball four.
Top 1 Bush bunts in front of the plate. Schang fields it and throws to first for the out. Blue moves to third.
Top 1 Blue hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ruth. Blue reaches second base with a double.