New York Yankees vs New York Giants
October 5, 1921 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 5, 1921 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Yankees defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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New York Yankees 3, New York Giants 0

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Miller cf 4 1 1 0
Peckinpaugh ss 3 1 1 0
Ruth lf 3 0 1 1
Meusel rf 4 0 0 1
Pipp 1b 2 0 0 0
Ward 2b 3 0 1 0
McNally 3b 4 1 2 0
Schang c 2 0 0 0
Mays p 3 0 1 0
Totals 28 3 7 2
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Burns cf 4 0 0 0
Bancroft ss 4 0 0 0
Frisch 3b 4 0 4 0
Youngs rf 3 0 0 0
Kelly 1b 4 0 0 0
Meusel lf 3 0 0 0
Rawlings 2b 2 0 1 0
Snyder c 3 0 0 0
Douglas p 2 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Barnes p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 0 5 0
New York 100 011 000370
New York 000 000 000050
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Mays  W (1-0) 9.0 5 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
0
0
0
1
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Douglas  L (0-1) 8.0 5 3 3 4 6
  Barnes   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
7

  E–None.  DP–New York 1, New York 1.  PB–Snyder (1).  2B–New York McNally (1,off Douglas).  3B–New York Frisch (1,off Mays).  SH–Peckinpaugh (1,off Douglas); Pipp (1,off Douglas); Schang (1,off Douglas); Youngs (1,off Mays).  Team LOB–5.  HBP–Rawlings (1,by Mays).  Team–5.  SB–McNally 2 (2,Home off Douglas/Snyder,2nd base off Barnes/Snyder); Frisch (1,2nd base off Mays/Schang).  CS–Pipp (1,2nd base by Douglas/Snyder).  HBP–Mays (1,Rawlings).  U-HP–Cy Rigler (NL), 1B–George Moriarty (AL), 2B–Ernie Quigley (NL), 3B–Ollie Chill (AL).  T–1:38.  A–30,203.
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