Tigers @ Yankees
September 18, 1921

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Top 9	R	H	E
Tigers	2	12	2
Yankees	4	11	0

Top 9	R	H	E
Tigers	2	12	2
Yankees	4	11	0

Bob Jones Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.500	.325
OBP	.500	.370
At Bats	4	489
Hits	2	159
• Singles	2	127
• Doubles	0	22
• Triples	0	9
• Home Runs	0	1
Walks	0	37
RBI’s	0	71

Waite Hoyt Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
16	13	3

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Polo Grounds - September 18, 1921

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Out

Waite Hoyt

Wally Schang

Wally Pipp

Aaron Ward

Mike McNally

Roger Peckinpaugh

Babe Ruth

Elmer Miller

Bob Meusel

Bob Jones

Ralph Young

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
Detroit Tigers	2	12	2	9
New York Yankees	4	11	0	11
Winning Pitcher	Waite Hoyt
Losing Pitcher	Jim Middleton
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Wally Schang
Attendance	38,000
Time of Game	2 hours 10 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Young bunts towards the mound. Hoyt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 9 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.

Top 9 Bassler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Ruth hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Middleton juggles the ball. That's an error on Middleton. Hoyt moves to second.

Bottom 8 Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Hoyt hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Schang scores.

Bottom 8 Schang hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Veach. Schang reaches second base with a double. Ward scores.

Bottom 8 McNally bunts towards the mound. Middleton fields it and throws to first for the out. Ward moves to second.

Bottom 8 Joe Sargent now playing shortstop. Ward takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Merritt hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Blue hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Cobb scores.

Top 8 The umpire calls a balk on Hoyt Cobb moves to third.

Top 8 Heilmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNally fields it and throws to first for the out. Cobb moves to second.

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

Top 8 Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNally fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 7 Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Middleton fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merritt misplays the ball. That's an error on Merritt. Ruth moves to second.

Bottom 7 Ruth is walked intentionally.

Bottom 7 Peckinpaugh strikes out.

Bottom 7 Jim Middleton now pitching. Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Jones hits a popup towards short. Peckinpaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Young hits a popup towards third. McNally settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 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.

Top 7 Bassler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Pipp fields the ball and throws to Hoyt covering. Safe. Merritt moves to second.

Top 7 Merritt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 6 Hoyt strikes out.

Bottom 6 Schang hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 McNally hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 6 Ward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 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.

Top 6 Heilmann hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Top 6 Veach hits a ball on the ground towards third. McNally fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Cobb hits a fly ball into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 5 Pipp strikes out.

Bottom 5 Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Ruth moves to second.

Bottom 5 Ruth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Peckinpaugh moves to third.

Bottom 5 Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merritt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 5 Miller hits a fly ball into left field. Veach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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

Top 5 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.

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

Bottom 4 Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merritt fields it and throws to second for the out.

Bottom 4 Schang is walked intentionally.

Bottom 4 There goes McNally. The throw from Bassler and he is safe. McNally steals second.

Bottom 4 McNally hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meusel scores. Ward moves to third.

Bottom 4 Ward takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 4 Pipp hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 There goes Meusel. The throw from Bassler and he is safe. Meusel steals second.

Bottom 4 Meusel hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Ruth strikes out.

Top 4 Bassler hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Merritt hits a line drive into right field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Blue hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play.

Bottom 3 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.

Bottom 3 Hoyt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merritt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 3 Schang hits a fly ball into right field. Heilmann settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Heilmann hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Veach hits a fly ball into left field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Cobb bunts towards the mound. Hoyt fields it and throws to second for the out.

Top 3 Jones hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 2 McNally strikes out.

Bottom 2 Ward hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 There goes Pipp. The throw from Bassler and he is out, Merritt applying the tag.

Bottom 2 Pipp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 2 Young hits a fly ball into center field. Miller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 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.

Top 2 Bassler hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Heilmann scores. Merritt moves to third. Bassler moves to second.

Top 2 Merritt hits a fly ball into left field for a base hit. Heilmann moves to second.

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

Top 2 Heilmann hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 1 Meusel strikes out.

Bottom 1 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.

Bottom 1 Peckinpaugh hits a popup towards first. Blue settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 1 Miller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 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 1 Cobb hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jones moves to second.

Top 1 Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Top 1 Young strikes out.

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