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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 20, 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 August 20, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | August 20, 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 | August 20, 1921 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Doak |
Home Starting Pitcher | Art Nehf |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 25,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours |
Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Hank O'Day 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Les Mann | Center Fielder |
Jack Fournier | First Baseman |
Milt Stock | Third Baseman |
Rogers Hornsby | Second Baseman |
Joe Schultz | Right Fielder |
Austin McHenry | Left Fielder |
Doc Lavan | Shortstop |
Verne Clemons | Catcher |
Bill Doak | Pitcher |
Branch Rickey | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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George Burns | 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 |
Earl Smith | Catcher |
Art Nehf | Pitcher |
John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 20, 1921
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Nehf
Mann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fournier vs. Nehf
Fournier bunts towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stock vs. Nehf
Stock hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hornsby vs. Nehf
There goes Fournier. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Fournier steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hornsby vs. Nehf
Hornsby hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Doak
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Doak
Bancroft hits a line drive into right field. Schultz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Doak
Frisch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Youngs vs. Doak
There goes Frisch. The throw from Clemons and he is safe. Frisch steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Youngs vs. Doak
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burns scores. Frisch moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Doak
Kelly strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Nehf
Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McHenry vs. Nehf
McHenry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Nehf
Lavan hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Doak
Meusel strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Doak
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Doak
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nehf vs. Doak
Nehf is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemons vs. Nehf
Clemons hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doak vs. Nehf
Doak hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Nehf
Mann hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Mann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fournier vs. Nehf
Fournier hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Nehf
Stock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Doak
Burns is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Doak
Bancroft hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Doak
There goes Bancroft. The throw from Clemons and he is out, Lavan applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Doak
Frisch hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Nehf
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Nehf
Schultz 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 -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McHenry vs. Nehf
McHenry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavan vs. Nehf
Lavan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McHenry moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clemons vs. Nehf
Clemons 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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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Doak
Youngs hits a fly ball into left field. McHenry settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Doak
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Doak
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Schultz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doak vs. Nehf
Doak 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 -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mann vs. Nehf
Mann hits a line drive into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fournier vs. Nehf
Fournier hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stock vs. Nehf
Stock hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Stock reaches second base with a double. Fournier moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hornsby vs. Nehf
Hornsby is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schultz vs. Nehf
Schultz hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McHenry vs. Ryan
Rosy Ryan now pitching.
McHenry is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Doak
Rawlings hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Doak
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rawlings moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cunningham vs. Doak
Bill Cunningham pinch hits for Rosy Ryan.
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Rawlings moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Doak
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Sallee
Slim Sallee now pitching.
Lavan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemons vs. Sallee
Clemons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doak vs. Sallee
Doak bunts in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. Clemons moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mann vs. Sallee
Mann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fournier vs. Sallee
Fournier takes first base on ball four. Clemons moves to third. Mann moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stock vs. Sallee
Stock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Clemons scores. Mann scores. Fournier moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hornsby vs. Sallee
Hornsby hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Doak
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fournier scoops it up and throws to first, with Doak covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Doak
Frisch bunts towards third. Stock fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Doak
Youngs 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, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schultz vs. Sallee
Schultz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McHenry vs. Sallee
McHenry hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Sallee
Lavan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clemons vs. Sallee
Clemons hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lavan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Doak vs. Sallee
Doak hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Doak reaches second base with a double. Lavan scores. Clemons moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mann vs. Sallee
Mann hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Doak
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Lavan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Doak
Meusel hits a popup towards short. Lavan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rawlings vs. Doak
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hornsby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Doak
Smith 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 8
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Cardinals, 9 - Giants, 1
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, 9 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stock vs. Sallee
Stock hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Burns is chasing the ball. Stock rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hornsby vs. Sallee
Hornsby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schultz vs. Sallee
Schultz hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McHenry vs. Sallee
McHenry hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Doak
Eddie Brown pinch hits for Slim Sallee.
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Doak
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bancroft vs. Doak
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frisch vs. Doak
Frisch hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngs vs. Doak
Youngs hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavan vs. Douglas
Phil Douglas now pitching.
Lavan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clemons vs. Douglas
Clemons hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doak vs. Douglas
Doak strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Doak
Kelly hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Doak
Meusel hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Doak
Rawlings 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 8/20/1921 -- St.Louis at New York (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Mann L, cf 4 2 2 0 Burns G, cf 3 1 1 0 Fournier J, 1b 4 2 2 2 Bancroft D, ss 4 0 1 0 Stock M, 3b 5 2 3 3 Frisch F, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hornsby R, 2b 4 1 1 0 Youngs R, rf 4 0 0 1 Schultz J, rf 5 1 1 4 Kelly G, 1b 4 0 1 0 McHenry A, lf 5 0 1 0 Meusel I, lf 4 0 0 0 Lavan D, ss 5 1 2 0 Rawlings J, 2b 4 0 1 0 Clemons V, c 5 1 2 0 Smith E, c 3 0 2 0 Doak B, p 4 0 1 1 Nehf A, p 1 0 0 0 Ryan R, p 0 0 0 0 Cunningham B, ph 1 0 0 0 Sallee S, p 0 0 0 0 Brown E, ph 1 0 1 0 Douglas P, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 10 15 10 33 1 8 1 St.Louis 002 042 110 -- 10 New York 100 000 000 -- 1 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Doak B (W) 9.0 8 1 1 1 4 New York IP H R ER BB SO Nehf A (L) 4.2 8 6 6 1 0 Ryan R 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Sallee S 3.0 7 4 4 2 0 Douglas P 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 DP -- St.Louis 1 LOB -- St.Louis 8, New York 6 2B -- Mann L, Stock M, Doak B HR -- Fournier J, Schultz J, Stock M SB -- Fournier J, Frisch F CS -- Bancroft D SH -- Doak B T -- 2:00 A -- 25000
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