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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 7, 1921
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 7, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 7, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 7, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sherry Smith |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Toney |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 38,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Brennan 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivy Olson | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Johnston | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Griffith | Right Fielder |
| Zack Wheat | Left Fielder |
| Ed Konetchy | First Baseman |
| Hi Myers | Center Fielder |
| Pete Kilduff | Second Baseman |
| Otto Miller | Catcher |
| Sherry Smith | Pitcher |
| Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Lee King | Center Fielder |
| Goldie Rapp | Third Baseman |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Fred Toney | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 7, 1921
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Toney
Olson hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Toney
Johnston hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Toney
Griffith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wheat vs. Toney
Wheat hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Smith
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Smith
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Smith
Frisch hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffith who is chasing the ball. Frisch reaches third base with a triple. Bancroft goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngs vs. Smith
Youngs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Frisch scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Smith
Kelly hits a fly ball into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
King vs. Smith
There's a wild pitch. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
King vs. Smith
King hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Toney
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Toney
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Toney
Kilduff hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Smith
Rapp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Smith
Snyder hits a popup, foul, towards third. Johnston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Toney vs. Smith
Toney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Toney
Miller hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Toney
Smith hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Toney
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Smith
Burns hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Smith
Bancroft hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Smith
Frisch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Smith
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Toney
Johnston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffith vs. Toney
Griffith hits a line drive, foul, into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wheat vs. Toney
Wheat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Konetchy vs. Toney
Toney fires to first and has Johnston trapped. There's the throw to Bancroft who tags Johnston for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Smith
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Smith
King hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rapp vs. Smith
Rapp hits a fly ball into center field. Myers catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Myers. Miller throws it away. That's an error on Miller. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Snyder vs. Smith
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Toney
Konetchy hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Toney
Myers hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Toney
Kilduff hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Kilduff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Toney
Bernie Neis pinch runs for Pete Kilduff.
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Toney
Smith hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Smith
Bernie Neis now playing center field. Hi Myers now playing second base.
Toney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Smith
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Johnston fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Smith
Bancroft hits a line drive into center field. Neis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Toney
Olson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Toney
Johnston hits a line drive into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Toney
Griffith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Smith
Frisch hits a popup, foul, towards first. Konetchy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Smith
Youngs hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Smith
Kelly is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Toney
Wheat hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Toney
Konetchy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Toney
Myers hits a popup towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neis vs. Toney
Neis hits a popup towards third. Rapp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Smith
King takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rapp vs. Smith
Rapp bunts towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. King moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Smith
Snyder is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Toney vs. Smith
Toney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson misplays the ball. That's an error on Olson. King moves to third. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burns vs. Smith
Burns hits a fly ball towards right. Griffith catches it and throws to home to double up King. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Krueger vs. Toney
Ernie Krueger pinch hits for Otto Miller.
Krueger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Toney
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Toney
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Smith
Ernie Krueger now catching.
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Smith
Frisch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Smith
Youngs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Smith
There's a wild pitch. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Smith
Kelly hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngs scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Smith
King hits a line drive into center field. Neis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Toney
Johnston hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Toney
Griffith hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Toney
Wheat hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/7/1921 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Olson I, ss 4 0 0 0 Burns G, lf 4 0 1 0
Johnston J, 3b 4 0 1 0 Bancroft D, ss 4 1 0 0
Griffith T, rf 4 0 1 0 Frisch F, 2b 4 1 2 1
Wheat Z, lf 4 0 0 0 Youngs R, rf 4 1 2 1
Konetchy E, 1b 3 1 3 1 Kelly G, 1b 4 0 2 1
Myers H, cf-2b 3 0 0 0 King L, cf 3 0 0 0
Kilduff P, 2b 2 0 1 0 Rapp G, 3b 2 0 1 0
Neis B, pr-cf 1 0 0 0 Snyder F, c 2 0 0 0
Miller O, c 1 0 0 0 Toney F, p 3 0 0 0
Krueger E, ph-c 1 0 0 0
Smith S, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 1 6 1 30 3 8 3
Brooklyn 000 010 000 -- 1
New York 200 000 01x -- 3
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Smith S (L) 8.0 8 3 3 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Toney F (W) 9.0 6 1 1 1 0
E -- Miller O, Myers H, Olson I
DP -- Brooklyn 2, New York 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 3, New York 6
2B -- Kilduff P
3B -- Frisch F
HR -- Konetchy E
SH -- Rapp G
WP -- Smith S 2
T -- 1:40
A -- 38000
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