Boston Red Sox vs New York Yankees
April 20, 1921 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1921 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Yankees defeated the Boston Red Sox and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Red Sox 4, New York Yankees 8
Boston Red Sox ab   r   h rbi
Vitt 3b 5 0 0 0
Menosky lf 4 0 0 0
Hendryx rf 4 0 0 0
Pratt 2b 4 1 1 0
Collins cf 3 0 1 1
McInnis 1b 3 1 1 0
Scott ss 4 1 3 0
Ruel c 3 1 3 2
Russell p 3 0 0 0
  Karr ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 9 3
New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Fewster 2b 5 1 2 0
Peckinpaugh ss 4 1 1 0
Ruth lf 5 2 2 3
Pipp 1b 3 1 0 0
Meusel rf 4 3 3 3
Bodie cf 4 0 1 0
Ward 3b 4 0 1 1
Schang c 3 0 0 0
Quinn p 4 0 2 1
Totals 36 8 12 8
Boston 000 010 003–492
New York 010 000 34x–8121
  Boston Red Sox IP H R ER BB SO
Russell  L(0-1) 8.0 12 8 8 5 3
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
5
3
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Quinn  W(1-1) 9.0 9 4 3 1 4
Totals
9.0
9
4
3
1
4
  E–Vitt (1), Scott (2), Peckinpaugh (2).  2B–Boston Ruel (1), New York Fewster (2).  3B–Boston Pratt (1).  HR–New York Ruth (2,7th inning off Russell 1 on); Meusel (2,8th inning off Russell 2 on).  SH–Collins (3); McInnis (2); Bodie (1).  Team LOB–6.  Team–10.  U–Frank Wilson, Bill Dinneen.  T–2:07.  A–12,000.
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