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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1921
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 12, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | May 12, 1921 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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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 12, 1921 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Sherdel |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jesse Barnes |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 12,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jack Smith | Right Fielder |
Heinie Mueller | Center Fielder |
Milt Stock | Third Baseman |
Rogers Hornsby | Second Baseman |
Jack Fournier | First Baseman |
Austin McHenry | Left Fielder |
Doc Lavan | Shortstop |
Pickles Dillhoefer | Catcher |
Bill Sherdel | Pitcher |
Branch Rickey | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
Jesse Barnes | Pitcher |
John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1921
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Barnes
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Barnes
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Barnes
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Sherdel
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Sherdel
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frisch vs. Sherdel
Frisch bunts towards the mound. Sherdel fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Youngs vs. Sherdel
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kelly vs. Haines
Jesse Haines now pitching.
Kelly hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Haines
King hits a fly ball into center field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Haines
Rapp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Barnes
Hornsby hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Hornsby reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fournier vs. Barnes
Fournier hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McHenry vs. Barnes
McHenry strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lavan vs. Barnes
Lavan hits a line drive towards third. Rapp reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Haines
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barnes vs. Haines
Barnes hits a fly ball into center field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Haines
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Haines
There goes Burns. The throw from Dillhoefer and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bancroft vs. Haines
Bancroft hits a line drive towards short. Lavan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillhoefer vs. Barnes
Dillhoefer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haines vs. Barnes
Haines hits a line drive into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Barnes
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Haines
Frisch hits a line drive towards first. Fournier reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Haines
Youngs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Haines
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Barnes
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stock vs. Barnes
Stock hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Barnes
Hornsby hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fournier vs. Barnes
There goes Mueller. The throw from Snyder and he is out, Bancroft applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Haines
King hits a fly ball into left field. McHenry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Haines
Rapp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Haines
Snyder hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barnes vs. Haines
Barnes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fournier vs. Barnes
Fournier hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McHenry vs. Barnes
McHenry hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Barnes
Lavan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barnes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillhoefer vs. Barnes
Dillhoefer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haines vs. Barnes
Haines takes first base on ball four. Dillhoefer moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Barnes
Smith takes first base on ball four. Dillhoefer moves to third. Haines moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Barnes
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dillhoefer scores. Haines scores. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stock vs. Sallee
Slim Sallee now pitching.
Stock hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Haines
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Haines
Bancroft hits a line drive into center field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Haines
Frisch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Haines
There goes Frisch. The throw from Dillhoefer and he is out, Lavan applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Sallee
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fournier vs. Sallee
Fournier hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McHenry vs. Sallee
McHenry strikes out. There goes Fournier. The throw from Snyder to second, and Fournier is out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Haines
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Haines
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Haines
King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rapp vs. Haines
Rapp takes first base on ball four. King moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Snyder vs. Haines
Snyder hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Smith who is chasing the ball. Snyder reaches third base with a triple. King scores. Rapp goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sallee vs. Haines
Sallee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Sallee
Lavan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dillhoefer vs. Sallee
Dillhoefer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Janvrin vs. Sallee
Hal Janvrin pinch hits for Jesse Haines.
Janvrin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Schupp
Joe Schultz now playing right field. Les Mann now playing center field. Ferdie Schupp now pitching.
Burns hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Schupp
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Schupp
Frisch takes first base on ball four. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngs vs. Schupp
Dillhoefer fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Dillhoefer. Bancroft moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Youngs vs. Schupp
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Bancroft scores. Frisch moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Schupp
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kelly vs. Schupp
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
King vs. Schupp
King strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Sallee
Schultz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mann vs. Sallee
Mann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schultz moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stock vs. Sallee
Stock hits a popup towards first. Kelly reaches out to catch the ball, and throws to second to catch Mann attempting to get to second, for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hornsby vs. Sallee
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Schupp
Rapp hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Schupp
Snyder hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sallee vs. Schupp
Sallee strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fournier vs. Sallee
Fournier hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McHenry vs. Sallee
McHenry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp juggles the ball. That's an error on Rapp. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavan vs. Sallee
Lavan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Lavan reaches second base with a double. McHenry moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dillhoefer vs. Sallee
Dillhoefer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Clemons vs. Sallee
Verne Clemons pinch hits for Ferdie Schupp.
Clemons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schultz vs. Sallee
Walt Irwin pinch runs for Verne Clemons.
Schultz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McHenry scores. Lavan scores. Irwin moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mann vs. Sallee
Mann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/12/1921 -- St.Louis at New York (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Smith J, rf 2 0 0 0 Burns G, lf 2 1 0 0 Schultz J, rf 2 0 2 2 Bancroft D, ss 4 2 2 0 Mueller H, cf 3 0 2 2 Frisch F, 2b 2 0 1 0 Mann L, cf 2 0 1 0 Youngs R, rf 3 1 0 1 Stock M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Kelly G, 1b 4 1 1 4 Hornsby R, 2b 4 0 1 0 King L, cf 4 1 1 0 Fournier J, 1b 4 0 1 0 Rapp G, 3b 3 1 0 0 McHenry A, lf 4 2 1 1 Snyder F, c 4 0 2 2 Lavan D, ss 4 1 1 0 Barnes J, p 2 0 0 0 Dillhoefer P, c 3 1 0 0 Sallee S, p 2 0 0 0 Sherdel B, p 0 0 0 0 Haines J, p 1 1 0 0 Janvrin H, ph 1 0 0 0 Schupp F, p 0 0 0 0 Clemons V, ph 0 0 0 0 Irwin W, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 5 9 5 30 7 7 7 St.Louis 000 030 002 -- 5 New York 400 002 10x -- 7 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Sherdel B (L) 0.1 1 3 3 2 0 Haines J 5.2 5 3 3 2 1 Schupp F 2.0 1 1 0 1 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Barnes J 4.2 4 3 3 3 1 Sallee S (W) 4.1 5 2 0 1 1 E -- Dillhoefer P, Rapp G DP -- New York 2 LOB -- St.Louis 6, New York 5 2B -- Hornsby R, Lavan D 3B -- Snyder F HR -- Kelly G, McHenry A SB -- Burns G, Youngs R, Frisch F CS -- Mueller H, Frisch F, Fournier J SH -- Frisch F T -- 2:00 A -- 12000
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