October 9, 1921 World Series Game 4 at Polo Grounds V Box Score and Play by Play

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1921 World Series Game 4

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: 36,372

Sunday, October 9, 1921
Time of Game: 1:38

Giants

John McGraw

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

W: P Douglas (1-1), L: C Mays (1-1)

Yankees

Miller Huggins

BATTING

New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
G Burns CF                    4   0   2   2    0   1  .353  .977    0    0   0   2B
D Bancroft SS                 4   0   0   0    0   0  .059  .115    0    4   1   
F Frisch 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .500 1.231    0    1   2   
R Youngs RF                   4   0   1   0    0   0  .250  .938    0    1   0   
G Kelly 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .067  .309    0    9   0   2B,GDP
I Meusel LF                   4   1   2   1    0   0  .357  .971    0    0   0   3B,CS
J Rawlings 2B                 4   1   2   1    0   0  .429  .896    0    1   3   
F Snyder C                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .417  .834    0   10   2   
P Douglas P                   2   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   2   SH
Totals                       34   4   9   4    0   1                    27  10

BATTING

2B: G Burns (2, off C Mays); G Kelly (1, off C Mays).

3B: I Meusel (1, off C Mays).

SH: P Douglas (1, off C Mays).

TB: I Meusel 4; G Burns 3; J Rawlings 2; G Kelly 2; R Youngs; F Snyder.

GIDP: G Kelly (3).

RBI: G Burns 2 (2); J Rawlings (4); I Meusel (4).

Team LOB: 4.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

E: D Bancroft (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: I Meusel (1, 2nd base by C Mays/W Schang).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
E Miller CF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .125  .301    0    1   0   
R Peckinpaugh SS              4   0   1   0    0   0  .154  .421    0    2   6   CS
B Ruth LF                     4   1   2   1    0   1  .364 1.199    0    2   0   HR
B Meusel RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .200  .517    0    1   0   
W Pipp 1B                     4   0   1   0    0   1  .083  .297    0   16   0   
A Ward 2B                     2   0   0   0    0   1  .308  .665    0    2   7   SH
M McNally 3B                  3   1   1   0    0   1  .231  .594    0    1   2   CS
W Schang C                    3   0   2   1    0   1  .333 1.056    0    2   1   3B
C Mays P                      3   0   0   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   3   
Totals                       31   2   7   2    0   8                    27  19

BATTING

3B: W Schang (1, off P Douglas).

HR: B Ruth (1, off P Douglas; 9th inn, 0 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

SH: A Ward (1, off P Douglas).

TB: B Ruth 5; W Schang 4; R Peckinpaugh; W Pipp; M McNally.

RBI: B Ruth (4); W Schang (1).

2-out RBI: W Schang.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 0 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 1. A Ward-R Peckinpaugh-W Pipp.

E: M McNally (1).

BASERUNNING

CS: R Peckinpaugh (1, 2nd base by P Douglas/F Snyder); M McNally (2, 2nd base by P Douglas/F Snyder).

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
P Douglas, W (1-1)             9     7   2   2    0   8   1   2.65   32     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 0· 7     73    -     1.00   0.42
Totals                         9     7   2   2    0   8   1          32     -       ·  ·     12· 5· 0· 7           -

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
C Mays, L (1-1)                9     9   4   4    0   1   0   2.00   35     -       ·  ·     19· 7· 0· 8     54    -     1.10  -0.08
Totals                         9     9   4   4    0   1   0          35     -       ·  ·     19· 7· 0· 8           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: None.

HBP: None.

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 1:38.

Attendance: 36,372.

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. F Snyder             C     8. W Schang             C  
9. P Douglas            P     9. C Mays               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 8   0  1-0  ---      21%  48% I Meusel        C Mays          Triple (Deep LF-CF)
   t 8   1  1-1  -23      19%  86% G Burns         C Mays          Double; Rawlings Scores; Snyder Scores
   b 5   2  0-0  1--     -15%  31% W Schang        P Douglas       Triple to LF (Deep LF); McNally Scores
   t 7   1  1-0  1--     -10%  22% G Kelly         C Mays          Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
   t 8   0  1-1  1--      10%  66% F Snyder        C Mays          Single/Bunt; Rawlings to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Mays facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      48%  G Burns         Strikeout
   O      ---      46%  D Bancroft      Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      45%  F Frisch        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Douglas facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  E Miller        Strikeout
   O      ---      49%  R Peckinpaugh   Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      50%  B Ruth          Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Mays facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      48%  R Youngs        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      46%  G Kelly         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      45%  I Meusel        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Douglas facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      47%  B Meusel        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  W Pipp          Popfly: SS
   O      ---      50%  A Ward          Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Mays facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      47%  J Rawlings      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      50%  F Snyder        Reached on E5 (Ground Ball); Snyder to 1B
   O      1--      48%  P Douglas       Groundout: 2B-1B; Snyder to 2B
   O      -2-      44%  G Burns         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Douglas facing 7-8-9
          ---      40%  M McNally       Single to RF
   O      1--      47%  W Schang        McNally Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
   O      ---      49%  " "             Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  C Mays          Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Mays facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      47%  D Bancroft      Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      45%  F Frisch        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      44%  R Youngs        Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Douglas facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      46%  E Miller        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      49%  R Peckinpaugh   Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      47%  B Ruth          Single to RF
   O      1--      50%  B Meusel        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Carl Mays facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      47%  G Kelly         Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      44%  I Meusel        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      43%  J Rawlings      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Phil Douglas facing 5-6-7
          ---      38%  W Pipp          Single to LF
   O      1--      41%  A Ward          Bunt Groundout: P-1B/Sacrifice; Pipp to 2B
   O      -2-      47%  M McNally       Fielder's Choice 3B unassisted; Pipp out at 3B/3B
   R      1--      31%  W Schang        Triple to LF (Deep LF); McNally Scores
   O      --3      35%  C Mays          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Carl Mays facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      32%  F Snyder        Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      29%  P Douglas       Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      31%  G Burns         Single to CF
   O      1--      27%  D Bancroft      Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Douglas facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      29%  E Miller        Foul Flyball: C
          ---      27%  R Peckinpaugh   Single to LF
   O      1--      31%  B Ruth          Peckinpaugh Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
   O      ---      32%  " "             Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Carl Mays facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      28%  F Frisch        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      33%  R Youngs        Single to CF
   OO     1--      22%  G Kelly         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Phil Douglas facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      24%  B Meusel        Flyball: RF
   O      ---      26%  W Pipp          Strikeout
   O      ---      27%  A Ward          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Carl Mays facing 6-7-8
          ---      48%  I Meusel        Triple (Deep LF-CF)
   R      --3      57%  J Rawlings      Single to RF; Meusel Scores
          1--      66%  F Snyder        Single/Bunt; Rawlings to 2B
   O      12-      67%  P Douglas       Bunt Groundout: P-2B/Sacrifice; Rawlings to 3B; Snyder to 2B
   RR     -23      86%  G Burns         Double; Rawlings Scores; Snyder Scores
   O      -2-      83%  D Bancroft      Flyball: LF
   O      -2-      81%  F Frisch        Foul Flyball: C
                  3 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-3, Phil Douglas facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      86%  M McNally       Strikeout
          ---      80%  W Schang        Single to RF
   O      1--      85%  C Mays          Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Mays to 2B/Adv on E6 (throw to 1B)
   O      -2-      91%  E Miller        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 3, Yankees 1.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Ahead 3-1, Carl Mays facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      90%  R Youngs        Groundout: P-1B
          ---      92%  G Kelly         Double to LF
   R      -2-      96%  I Meusel        Single to LF; Kelly Scores
   O      1--      95%  J Rawlings      Meusel Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
          ---      95%  " "             Single to RF
   O      1--      95%  F Snyder        Popfly: 2B
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 1-4, Phil Douglas facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      98%  R Peckinpaugh   Groundout: 2B-1B
   R      ---      94%  B Ruth          Home Run (Deep RF)
   O      ---      98%  B Meusel        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---     100%  W Pipp          Groundout: P unassisted
        1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Yankees 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA192110090

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