October 6, 1921 World Series Game 2 at Polo Grounds V Box Score and Play by Play

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1921 World Series Game 2

Game 1
NYY  3
@NYG  0
Game 2
NYY  3
NYG  0
Game 3
NYG 13
NYY  5
Game 4
NYG  4
@NYY  2
Game 5
NYY  3
@NYG  1
Game 6
NYG  8
@NYY  5
Game 7
NYG  2
NYY  1
Game 8
NYG  1
@NYY  0

Polo Grounds V, Attendance: 34,939

Thursday, October 6, 1921
Time of Game: 1:55

Giants

John McGraw

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0  2  2
Yankees         0  0  0   1  0  0   0  2  X    3  3  0

W: W Hoyt (1-0), L: A Nehf (0-1)

Yankees

Miller Huggins

BATTING

New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Burns CF                    3   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .125    0    1   0   CS
D Bancroft SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   3   
F Frisch 3B                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .625 1.500    0    3   2   
R Youngs RF                   2   0   0   0    2   0  .000  .286    0    2   0   
G Kelly 1B                    4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0   12   2   GDP
I Meusel LF                   2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .167    0    0   0   
J Rawlings 2B                 3   0   1   0    0   0  .400  .900    0    2   2   
E Smith C                     3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   
A Nehf P                      2   0   0   0    1   1  .000  .333    0    0   3   
Totals                       27   0   2   0    5   5                    24  13

BATTING

TB: J Rawlings; F Frisch.

GIDP: G Kelly (2).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 0 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 2. J Rawlings-G Kelly-E Smith; F Frisch-J Rawlings.

E: A Nehf (1); F Frisch (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: G Burns (1, 2nd base by W Hoyt/W Schang).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Miller CF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .143  .393    0    1   0   
R Peckinpaugh SS              3   0   0   0    1   0  .167  .453    0    3   1   
B Ruth LF                     1   1   0   0    3   0  .250  .875    0    0   0   2·SB
B Meusel RF                   4   1   1   0    0   0  .125  .250    0    1   0   SB
W Pipp 1B                     3   0   0   1    1   0  .000  .286    0   14   0   
A Ward 2B                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .286  .661    0    4   7   
M McNally 3B                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .286  .715    0    0   3   CS
W Schang C                    2   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .333    0    4   2   
W Hoyt P                      3   0   1   1    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   2   
Totals                       26   3   3   2    7   0                    27  15

BATTING

TB: B Meusel; W Hoyt; A Ward.

RBI: W Pipp (1); W Hoyt (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 0 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 1. M McNally-A Ward-W Pipp.

BASERUNNING

SB: B Meusel (1, Home off A Nehf/E Smith); B Ruth 2 (2, 3rd base off A Nehf/E Smith, 2nd base off A Nehf/E Smith).

CS: M McNally (1, 2nd base by A Nehf/E Smith).

PITCHING

New York Giants               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
A Nehf, L (0-1)                8     3   3   1    7   0   0   1.13   33     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 1· 3     61    -     1.07   0.16
Totals                         8     3   3   1    7   0   0          33     -       ·  ·     13· 9· 1· 3           -

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
W Hoyt, W (1-0)                9     2   0   0    5   5   0   0.00   32     -       ·  ·     16· 4· 0· 2     83    -     1.31   0.66
Totals                         9     2   0   0    5   5   0          32     -       ·  ·     16· 4· 0· 2           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Moriarty, 1B - Quigley, 2B - Chill, 3B - Rigler.

Time of Game: 1:55.

Attendance: 34,939.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Giants               New York Yankees                     
1. G Burns              CF    1. E Miller             CF 
2. D Bancroft           SS    2. R Peckinpaugh        SS 
3. F Frisch             3B    3. B Ruth               LF 
4. R Youngs             RF    4. B Meusel             RF 
5. G Kelly              1B    5. W Pipp               1B 
6. I Meusel             LF    6. A Ward               2B 
7. J Rawlings           2B    7. M McNally            3B 
8. E Smith              C     8. W Schang             C  
9. A Nehf               P     9. W Hoyt               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   1  3-0  12-       9% 100% G Kelly         W Hoyt          Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   b 1   1  0-0  12-      -9%  50% B Meusel        A Nehf          Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B
   b 3   2  0-0  123      -8%  50% B Meusel        A Nehf          Popfly: SS
   t 7   0  1-0  ---      -7%  61% R Youngs        W Hoyt          Walk
   t 7   0  1-0  1--       6%  67% G Kelly         W Hoyt          Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Waite Hoyt facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  G Burns         Strikeout
   O      ---      54%  D Bancroft      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      55%  F Frisch        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Art Nehf facing 1-2-3
          ---      58%  E Miller        Walk
   O      1--      57%  R Peckinpaugh   Groundout: P-1B; Miller to 2B
          -2-      59%  B Ruth          Walk
   OO     12-      50%  B Meusel        Line Drive Double Play: 3B-2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Waite Hoyt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      52%  R Youngs        Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      54%  G Kelly         Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  I Meusel        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Art Nehf facing 5-6-7
          ---      59%  W Pipp          Walk
   O      1--      57%  A Ward          Groundout: SS-1B; Pipp to 2B
   O      -2-      52%  M McNally       Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Pipp out at 3B/3B; McNally to 1B
   O      1--      50%  W Schang        McNally Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Waite Hoyt facing 7-8-9
          ---      46%  J Rawlings      Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  E Smith         Popfly: SS
   O      1--      53%  A Nehf          Strikeout
   O      1--      56%  G Burns         Groundout: SS unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Art Nehf facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      53%  W Schang        Popfly: SS
          ---      56%  W Hoyt          Single to RF
   O      1--      53%  E Miller        Flyball: CF
          1--      55%  R Peckinpaugh   Walk; Hoyt to 2B
          12-      58%  B Ruth          Walk; Hoyt to 3B; Peckinpaugh to 2B
   O      123      50%  B Meusel        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Waite Hoyt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      53%  D Bancroft      Strikeout
   O      ---      55%  F Frisch        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  R Youngs        Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Art Nehf facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      54%  W Pipp          Flyball: RF
          ---      57%  A Ward          Single to RF
          1--      61%  M McNally       Reached on E1 (throw to 2B) (Ground Ball); Ward to 2B; McNally to 1B
          12-      67%  W Schang        Walk; Ward to 3B; McNally to 2B
   ROO    123      63%  W Hoyt          Double Play: Groundout: 2B-1B; Ward Scores/unER; McNally out at Hm/1B-C/unER
                  1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Waite Hoyt facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      66%  G Kelly         Strikeout
          ---      62%  I Meusel        Walk
   O      1--      67%  J Rawlings      Flyball: RF
   O      1--      70%  E Smith         Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Art Nehf facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      68%  E Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      66%  R Peckinpaugh   Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      67%  B Ruth          Walk
          1--      68%  B Meusel        Ruth Steals 2B
          -2-      69%  " "             Ruth Steals 3B
   O      --3      65%  " "             Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Waite Hoyt facing 9-1-2
          ---      59%  A Nehf          Walk
   O      1--      64%  G Burns         Popfly: 2B
   O      1--      68%  D Bancroft      Groundout: P-1B; Nehf to 2B
   O      -2-      73%  F Frisch        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Art Nehf facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      71%  W Pipp          Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      69%  A Ward          Groundout: 1B unassisted
   O      ---      68%  M McNally       Foul Flyball: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Waite Hoyt facing 4-5-6
          ---      61%  R Youngs        Walk
   O      1--      67%  G Kelly         Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      73%  I Meusel        Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      78%  J Rawlings      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Art Nehf facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      76%  W Schang        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      74%  W Hoyt          Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      73%  E Miller        Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Waite Hoyt facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      78%  E Smith         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      83%  A Nehf          Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      80%  G Burns         Walk
   O      1--      86%  D Bancroft      Burns Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Art Nehf facing 2-3-4
          ---      88%  R Peckinpaugh   Reached on E5 (Pop Fly); Peckinpaugh to 1B
   O      1--      86%  B Ruth          Groundout: 1B-SS/Forceout at 2B
          1--      91%  B Meusel        Single to CF; Ruth to 3B/Adv on throw to 3B; Meusel to 2B
   RO     -23      93%  W Pipp          Groundout: 2B-1B; Ruth Scores/unER; Meusel to 3B
   R      --3      96%  A Ward          Meusel Steals Hm; Meusel Scores/No RBI
   O      ---      96%  " "             Foul Flyball: 1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Waite Hoyt facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  D Bancroft      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      96%  F Frisch        Single to RF
          1--      91%  R Youngs        Walk; Frisch to 2B
   OO     12-     100%  G Kelly         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 3.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA192110060

Play-by-Play Explanation

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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