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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 16, 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 August 16, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 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 | August 16, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Burleigh Grimes |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Nehf |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,000 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bob Hart 1B: Bill Brennan 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ivy Olson | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Johnston | Third Baseman |
| Bernie Neis | Right Fielder |
| Zack Wheat | Left Fielder |
| Hi Myers | Center Fielder |
| Ray Schmandt | First Baseman |
| Pete Kilduff | Second Baseman |
| Otto Miller | Catcher |
| Burleigh Grimes | Pitcher |
| Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Cunningham | Center Fielder |
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Frankie Frisch | Third Baseman |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Irish Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Rawlings | Second Baseman |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Art Nehf | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 16, 1921
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Nehf
Olson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Nehf
Johnston hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neis vs. Nehf
Neis hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wheat vs. Nehf
Wheat hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Olson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Myers vs. Nehf
There goes Wheat. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Bancroft applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Grimes
Cunningham hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Grimes
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Grimes
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Nehf
Myers hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmandt vs. Nehf
Schmandt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Nehf
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Grimes
Youngs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Neis throws the ball in to Kilduff who tags Youngs trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Grimes
Kelly hits a line drive into left field. Wheat picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wheat. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Grimes
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rawlings vs. Grimes
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Nehf
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Cunningham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Nehf
Grimes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Nehf
Olson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Nehf
Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Grimes
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nehf vs. Grimes
Nehf bunts towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cunningham vs. Grimes
Cunningham hits a line drive into right field. Neis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Grimes
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schmandt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bancroft for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neis vs. Nehf
Neis strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Nehf
Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Nehf
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Grimes
Frisch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Grimes
There goes Frisch. The throw from Miller and he is safe. Frisch steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Grimes
Youngs hits a popup towards short. Olson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Grimes
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Frisch moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meusel vs. Grimes
Meusel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rawlings vs. Grimes
There goes Meusel. The throw from Miller and he is safe. Meusel steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rawlings vs. Grimes
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Frisch scores. Meusel scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Snyder vs. Grimes
There goes Rawlings. The throw from Miller and he is safe. Rawlings steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Snyder vs. Grimes
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff 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: ---
Schmandt vs. Nehf
Schmandt hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Cunningham who is chasing the ball. Schmandt reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kilduff vs. Nehf
Kilduff hits a popup in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Nehf
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Grimes vs. Nehf
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nehf vs. Grimes
Nehf hits a line drive into right field. Neis picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Neis. Nehf moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cunningham vs. Grimes
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bancroft vs. Grimes
Bancroft hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nehf scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Grimes
There goes Bancroft. The throw from Miller and he is safe. Bancroft steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Grimes
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson fields it and has Bancroft trapped. There's the throw to Johnston and over to Kilduff, who tags Bancroft for the out. Frisch moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Grimes
Youngs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Frisch scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Grimes
Kelly hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olson vs. Nehf
Olson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnston vs. Nehf
Johnston hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Olson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hood vs. Nehf
Wally Hood pinch hits for Bernie Neis.
Hood hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Olson moves to third. Johnston moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wheat vs. Nehf
There's a wild pitch. Olson scores. Johnston moves to third. Hood moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wheat vs. Nehf
Wheat hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Johnston scores. Hood scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Nehf
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Myers for the out. Wheat moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmandt vs. Nehf
Schmandt hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Schmandt reaches second base with a double. Wheat scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kilduff vs. Ryan
Rosy Ryan now pitching.
Kilduff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Ryan
Miller hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Grimes
Wally Hood now playing right field.
Meusel hits a fly ball towards center. Myers settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Myers. Meusel moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rawlings vs. Grimes
Rawlings bunts towards first. Schmandt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rawlings for the out. Meusel moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Snyder vs. Grimes
Snyder is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ryan vs. Grimes
Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meusel scores. Snyder moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. Grimes
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Olson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grimes vs. Ryan
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings misplays the ball. That's an error on Rawlings. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Ryan
Olson bunts towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. Grimes moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnston vs. Ryan
Johnston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hood vs. Ryan
Hood takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wheat vs. Ryan
Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wheat for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Grimes
Bancroft hits a fly ball into left field. Wheat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Grimes
Frisch strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Grimes
Youngs bunts towards the mound. Grimes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Ryan
Myers hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmandt vs. Ryan
Schmandt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kilduff vs. Ryan
Kilduff 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, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Grimes
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Grimes
Meusel hits a line drive into right field. Hood picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hood. Kelly goes all the way around to score. Meusel moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rawlings vs. Grimes
Rawlings bunts towards third. Johnston fields it and throws to first for the out. Meusel moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Snyder vs. Grimes
Snyder hits a line drive towards short. Olson catches it and throws to third to double up Meusel. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruether vs. Ryan
Dutch Ruether pinch hits for Otto Miller.
Ruether hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grimes vs. Ryan
Hal Janvrin pinch runs for Dutch Ruether.
Grimes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olson vs. Ryan
Olson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnston vs. Ryan
Johnston hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hood vs. Ryan
Hood hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wheat vs. Ryan
Wheat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Grimes
Ernie Krueger now catching. Earl Smith pinch hits for Rosy Ryan.
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Myers settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Grimes
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kilduff scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Grimes
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schmandt scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bancroft for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1921 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Olson I, ss 3 2 2 2 Cunningham B, cf 5 0 0 0
Johnston J, 3b 5 2 2 1 Bancroft D, ss 5 0 1 1
Neis B, rf 2 0 0 0 Frisch F, 3b 4 2 1 0
Hood W, ph-rf 2 1 1 0 Youngs R, rf 4 0 2 1
Wheat Z, lf 5 1 2 2 Kelly G, 1b 4 1 2 0
Myers H, cf 4 0 1 0 Meusel I, lf 3 2 1 0
Schmandt R, 1b 4 0 2 1 Rawlings J, 2b 2 0 1 2
Kilduff P, 2b 4 0 0 0 Snyder F, c 3 0 1 0
Miller O, c 3 0 0 0 Nehf A, p 2 1 1 0
Ruether D, ph 1 0 1 0 Ryan R, p 1 0 1 1
Janvrin H, pr 0 0 0 0 Smith E, ph 1 0 0 0
Krueger E, c 0 0 0 0
Grimes B, p 4 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 12 6 34 6 11 5
Brooklyn 000 004 003 -- 7
New York 000 221 010 -- 6
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Grimes B (W) 9.0 11 6 5 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Nehf A 5.1 8 4 4 1 2
Ryan R (L) 3.2 4 3 3 1 0
E -- Wheat Z, Neis B, Myers H, Rawlings J, Hood W
DP -- Brooklyn 2, New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 6, New York 5
2B -- Schmandt R
3B -- Schmandt R
HR -- Olson I, Johnston J
SB -- Frisch F, Meusel I, Rawlings J, Bancroft D
CS -- Wheat Z
SH -- Rawlings J 2, Olson I
WP -- Nehf A
PB -- Miller O
T -- 2:04
A -- 10000
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