October 10, 1923 World Series Game 1 at Yankee Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1923 World Series Game 1

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

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 55,307

Wednesday, October 10, 1923
Time of Game: 2:05

Giants

John McGraw

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  4   0  0  0   0  0  1    5  8  0
Yankees         1  2  0   0  0  0   1  0  0    4 12  1

W: R Ryan (1-0), L: J Bush (0-1)

Yankees

Miller Huggins

BATTING

New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
D Bancroft SS                 4   1   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    0    3   0   SB
H Groh 3B                     4   1   2   2    0   0  .500 1.500    0    1   3   3B
F Frisch 2B                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .500    0    2   2   CS
R Youngs RF                   3   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .250    0    1   0   
I Meusel LF                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    6   0   
C Stengel CF                  3   1   2   1    1   0  .667 2.417    0    2   0   HR
  B Cunningham CF             0   0   0   0    0   0                     1   0   
G Kelly 1B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .250  .500    0    5   2   2·GDP
H Gowdy C                     0   0   0   0    1   0                0    1   0   
  F Maguire PR                0   1   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  F Snyder C                  2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    4   1   
M Watson P                    0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
  J Bentley PH                1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   
  D Gearin PR                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  R Ryan P                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   2   
Totals                       31   5   8   5    3   2                    27  11

BATTING

3B: H Groh (1, off W Hoyt).

HR: C Stengel (1, off J Bush; 9th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep LF-CF).

TB: C Stengel 5; H Groh 4; D Bancroft; J Bentley; G Kelly; F Frisch.

GIDP: G Kelly 2 (2).

RBI: H Groh 2 (2); F Frisch (1); D Bancroft (1); C Stengel (1).

2-out RBI: C Stengel.

Team LOB: 2.

With RISP: 3 for 6.

FIELDING

DP: 2. F Frisch-F Snyder; R Ryan-H Groh-F Frisch.

BASERUNNING

SB: D Bancroft (1, 2nd base off W Hoyt/W Schang).

CS: F Frisch (1, 2nd base by W Hoyt/W Schang).

PO: R Youngs (1st base by J Bush).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
W Witt CF                     5   0   1   2    0   0  .200  .400    0    5   0   
J Dugan 3B                    4   0   1   1    1   0  .250 1.150    0    0   3   3B
B Ruth RF                     4   1   1   0    0   0  .250 1.000    0    3   0   3B
B Meusel LF                   4   0   1   1    0   0  .250  .750    0    0   0   2B
W Pipp 1B                     4   0   2   0    0   0  .500 1.000    0   10   0   
A Ward 2B                     4   1   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    6   3   
W Schang C                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .667 1.750    0    2   2   2B
E Scott SS                    2   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   6   SH
  H Hendrick PH               1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  E Johnson SS                0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   1   
W Hoyt P                      1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  J Bush P                    3   1   2   0    0   0  .667 1.667    0    0   2   2B
Totals                       35   4  12   4    2   3                    27  17

BATTING

2B: B Meusel (1, off M Watson); J Bush (1, off R Ryan); W Schang (1, off R Ryan).

3B: J Dugan (1, off R Ryan); B Ruth (1, off R Ryan).

SH: E Scott (1, off M Watson).

TB: J Bush 3; W Schang 3; J Dugan 3; B Ruth 3; A Ward 2; B Meusel 2; W Pipp 2; W Witt.

RBI: W Witt 2 (2); J Dugan (1); B Meusel (1).

2-out RBI: W Witt 2; B Meusel.

Team LOB: 7.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 2. E Scott-A Ward-W Pipp 2.

E: W Schang (1).

BASERUNNING

PO: W Pipp (2nd base by 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
M Watson                       2     4   3   3    1   1   0  13.50   11     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 1· 4     36    -     1.04  -0.18
R Ryan, W (1-0)                7     8   1   1    1   2   0   1.29   27     -       ·  ·      8·10· 0· 6          0-0    1.81   0.51
Totals                         9    12   4   4    2   3   0          38     -       ·  ·     11·11· 1·10           -

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                         2.1   4   4   4    1   0   0  15.43   11     -       ·  ·      3· 3· 0· 4     32    -     1.23  -0.23
J Bush, L (0-1)                6.2   4   1   1    2   2   1   1.35   23     -       ·  ·      9· 5· 1· 4          1-1    1.23   0.05
Totals                         9     8   5   5    3   2   1          34     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 1· 8          1-1

Balks: None.

WP: R Ryan (1).

IBB: None.

PO: J Bush (0; R Youngs, 1st base).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Evans, 1B - O'Day, 2B - Nallin, 3B - Hart.

Time of Game: 2:05.

Attendance: 55,307.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Giants               New York Yankees                     
1. D Bancroft           SS    1. W Witt               CF 
2. H Groh               3B    2. J Dugan              3B 
3. F Frisch             2B    3. B Ruth               RF 
4. R Youngs             RF    4. B Meusel             LF 
5. I Meusel             LF    5. W Pipp               1B 
6. C Stengel            CF    6. A Ward               2B 
7. G Kelly              1B    7. W Schang             C  
8. H Gowdy              C     8. E Scott              SS 
9. M Watson             P     9. W Hoyt               P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 9   2  4-4  ---      40%  79% C Stengel       J Bush          Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Deep LF-CF)
   b 7   1  4-3  1--     -30%  31% J Dugan         R Ryan          Triple to RF; Bush Scores
   b 4   1  4-3  -23      18%  63% W Witt          R Ryan          Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Schang out at Hm/P-3B; Bush to 3B; Witt out at 2B/3B-2B
   b 8   0  4-4  -2-      18%  44% A Ward          R Ryan          Pipp Picked off 2B (C-SS)
   t 3   1  3-1  -23      16%  55% H Groh          W Hoyt          Triple to RF (RF Line); Maguire Scores; Bancroft Scores

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      ---      48%  D Bancroft      Flyball: RF
          ---      50%  H Groh          Single to CF
   O      1--      47%  F Frisch        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      45%  R Youngs        Frisch Caught Stealing 2B (C-2B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Mule Watson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      47%  W Witt          Lineout: SS
          ---      45%  J Dugan         Walk
   O      1--      48%  B Ruth          Groundout: 3B-SS/Forceout at 2B
   R      1--      37%  B Meusel        Double to CF; Ruth Scores
   O      -2-      40%  W Pipp          Flyball: LF
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 1.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Waite Hoyt facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      38%  R Youngs        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      36%  I Meusel        Popfly: 1B
   O      ---      35%  C Stengel       Flyball: RF (Deep RF Line)
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 1-0, Mule Watson facing 6-7-8
          ---      32%  A Ward          Single to LF
          1--      27%  W Schang        Single to CF; Ward to 2B
   O      12-      27%  E Scott         Bunt Groundout: 1B unassisted/Sacrifice; Ward to 3B; Schang to 2B
   O      -23      34%  W Hoyt          Strikeout
   RR     -23      20%  W Witt          Single to CF; Schang Scores; Ward Scores
   O      1--      22%  J Dugan         Groundout: P-1B
                  2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 0, Yankees 3.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-3, Waite Hoyt facing 7-8-9
          ---      25%  G Kelly         Single to CF
          1--      31%  H Gowdy         Walk; Kelly to 2B
                  Jack Bentley pinch hits for Mule Watson batting 9th; Freddie Maguire pinch runs for Hank Gowdy batting 8th
          12-      39%  J Bentley       Single to CF; Kelly to 3B; Maguire to 2B
                  Dinty Gearin pinch runs for Jack Bentley batting 9th
   RO     123      36%  D Bancroft      Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B; Kelly Scores; Maguire to 3B
          1-3      39%  H Groh          Bancroft Steals 2B
   RR     -23      55%  " "             Triple to RF (RF Line); Maguire Scores; Bancroft Scores
                  Joe Bush replaces Waite Hoyt pitching and batting 9th
   R      --3      61%  F Frisch        Single to RF; Groh Scores
   O      1--      58%  R Youngs        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      56%  I Meusel        Baserunner Out Advancing; Youngs out at 2B/C-SS
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Rosy Ryan facing 3-4-5
                  Rosy Ryan replaces Dinty Gearin pitching and batting 9th; Frank Snyder replaces Freddie Maguire playing C batting 8th
   O      ---      58%  B Ruth          Flyball: LF (LF-CF)
   O      ---      60%  B Meusel        Flyball: CF
          ---      59%  W Pipp          Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      62%  A Ward          Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Yankees 3.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Joe Bush facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  I Meusel        Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      62%  C Stengel       Walk
   OO     1--      56%  G Kelly         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Rosy Ryan facing 7-8-9
          ---      52%  W Schang        Walk
   O      1--      56%  E Scott         Strikeout
          1--      45%  J Bush          Double to LF (LF Line); Schang to 3B
   OO     -23      63%  W Witt          Double Play: Fielder's Choice P; Schang out at Hm/P-3B; Bush to 3B; Witt out at 2B/3B-2B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Yankees 3.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Joe Bush facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      61%  F Snyder        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      59%  R Ryan          Strikeout
   O      ---      57%  D Bancroft      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Rosy Ryan facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      61%  J Dugan         Flyball: LF
          ---      51%  B Ruth          Triple to LF (LF Line)
   OO     --3      65%  B Meusel        Double Play: Flyball: 2B-C (Deep 2B-1B)
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Yankees 3.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Joe Bush facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      63%  H Groh          Groundout: P-2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  F Frisch        Flyball: RF
          ---      62%  R Youngs        Walk
          1--      63%  I Meusel        Youngs Picked off 1B, safe on E2; Youngs to 2B
   O      -2-      59%  " "             Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 1 error, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Rosy Ryan facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      63%  W Pipp          Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      66%  A Ward          Flyball: LF
          ---      62%  W Schang        Double to RF (RF Line)
   O      -2-      68%  E Scott         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Yankees 3.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 4-3, Joe Bush facing 6-7-8
          ---      72%  C Stengel       Single to RF
   OO     1--      64%  G Kelly         Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
   O      ---      62%  F Snyder        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 4, Yankees 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Behind 3-4, Rosy Ryan facing 9-1-2
          ---      55%  J Bush          Single to CF
   O      1--      62%  W Witt          Flyball: LF
   R      1--      31%  J Dugan         Triple to RF; Bush Scores
   O      --3      46%  B Ruth          Fielder's Choice 1B; Dugan out at Hm/1B-C; Ruth to 1B
   O      1--      50%  B Meusel        Flyball: RF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Yankees 4.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Joe Bush facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      45%  R Ryan          Flyball: CF
          ---      50%  D Bancroft      Single to RF
   O      1--      47%  H Groh          Groundout: 3B-1B; Bancroft to 2B
   O      -2-      39%  F Frisch        Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 4-4, Rosy Ryan facing 5-6-7
          ---      32%  W Pipp          Single (Ground Ball)
          1--      26%  A Ward          Wild Pitch; Pipp to 2B
   O      -2-      44%  " "             Pipp Picked off 2B (C-SS)
          ---      39%  " "             Single to CF
   O      1--      42%  W Schang        Groundout: P-1B; Ward to 2B
                  Harvey Hendrick pinch hits for Everett Scott batting 8th
   O      -2-      50%  H Hendrick      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 4, Yankees 4.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Tied 4-4, Joe Bush facing 4-5-6
                  Ernie Johnson replaces Harvey Hendrick playing SS batting 8th
   O      ---      44%  R Youngs        Lineout: CF
   O      ---      39%  I Meusel        Groundout: 3B-1B
   R      ---      79%  C Stengel       Inside-the-park Home Run to CF (Deep LF-CF)
   O      ---      78%  G Kelly         Groundout: SS-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Yankees 4.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Behind 4-5, Rosy Ryan facing 9-1-2
                  Bill Cunningham replaces Casey Stengel playing CF batting 6th
   O      ---      88%  J Bush          Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      95%  W Witt          Flyball: CF
   O      ---     100%  J Dugan         Flyball: LF
        0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 5, Yankees 4.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA192310100

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LINEUPS

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation