1921 World Series - New York Giants over New York Yankees (5-3)

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1921 World Series (5-3): New York Giants (94-59) over New York Yankees (98-55)

1920 WS / 1922 WS

Series Games

Game 1 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Wednesday, October 5, 1921 at Polo Grounds V (New York Giants)

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

    PITCHERS: NYY - Mays
              NYG - Douglas, Barnes (9)

               WP - Carl Mays
	       LP - Phil Douglas
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYY - none
              NYG - none

  ATTENDANCE: 30,203

Game 2 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Thursday, October 6, 1921 at Polo Grounds V (New York Yankees)

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

    PITCHERS: NYG - Nehf
              NYY - Hoyt

               WP - Waite Hoyt
	       LP - Art Nehf
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYG - none
              NYY - none

  ATTENDANCE: 34,939

Game 3 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Friday, October 7, 1921 at Polo Grounds V (New York Giants)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Yankees             0  0  4    0  0  0    0  1  0     5  8  0
    New York Giants              0  0  4    0  0  0    8  1  x    13 20  0

    PITCHERS: NYY - Shawkey, Quinn (3), Collins (7), Rogers (7)
              NYG - Toney, Barnes (3)

               WP - Jesse Barnes
	       LP - Jack Quinn
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYY - none
              NYG - none

  ATTENDANCE: 36,509

Game 4 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Sunday, October 9, 1921 at Polo Grounds V (New York Yankees)

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

    PITCHERS: NYG - Douglas
              NYY - Mays

               WP - Phil Douglas
	       LP - Carl Mays
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYG - none
              NYY - Ruth

  ATTENDANCE: 36,372

Game 5 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Monday, October 10, 1921 at Polo Grounds V (New York Giants)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Yankees             0  0  1    2  0  0    0  0  0     3  6  1
    New York Giants              1  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     1 10  1

    PITCHERS: NYY - Hoyt
              NYG - Nehf

               WP - Waite Hoyt
	       LP - Art Nehf
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYY - none
              NYG - none

  ATTENDANCE: 35,758

Game 6 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Tuesday, October 11, 1921 at Polo Grounds V (New York Yankees)

                                 1  2  3    4  5  6    7  8  9     R  H  E
                                 -  -  -    -  -  -    -  -  -     -  -  -
    New York Giants              0  3  0    4  0  1    0  0  0     8 13  0
    New York Yankees             3  2  0    0  0  0    0  0  0     5  7  2

    PITCHERS: NYG - Toney, Barnes (1)
              NYY - Harper, Shawkey (2), Piercy (9)

               WP - Jesse Barnes
	       LP - Bob Shawkey
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYG - Meusel, Snyder
              NYY - Fewster

  ATTENDANCE: 34,283

Game 7 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Wednesday, October 12, 1921 at Polo Grounds V (New York Giants)

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

    PITCHERS: NYY - Mays
              NYG - Douglas

               WP - Phil Douglas
	       LP - Carl Mays
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYY - none
              NYG - none

  ATTENDANCE: 36,503

Game 8 / Box Score and Play-By-Play

  Thursday, October 13, 1921 at Polo Grounds V (New York Yankees)

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

    PITCHERS: NYG - Nehf
              NYY - Hoyt

               WP - Art Nehf
	       LP - Waite Hoyt
             SAVE - none

   HOME RUNS: NYG - none
              NYY - none

  ATTENDANCE: 25,410

Series Batting Stats

New York Giants Batting

* indicates player was with multiple teams

	Playoff Series Stats																Regular Season Stats
	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Dave Bancroft	8	33	3	5	1	0	0	3	1	5	.152	.171	.182	.353	0	1	153	606	121	193	6	67	17	.318	.830
Jesse Barnes	3	9	3	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	.444	.444	.444	.889	0	0	42	92	8	19	0	6	1	.207	.460
George Burns	8	33	2	11	4	1	0	2	3	5	.333	.389	.515	.904	1	1	149	605	111	181	4	61	19	.299	.781
Phil Douglas	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	40	81	7	16	1	10	1	.198	.485
Frankie Frisch	8	30	5	9	0	1	0	1	4	3	.300	.382	.367	.749	3	0	153	618	121	211	8	100	49	.341	.870
High Pockets Kelly	8	30	3	7	1	0	0	4	3	10	.233	.303	.267	.570	0	1	149	587	95	181	23	122	4	.308	.884
Irish Meusel	8	29	4	10	2	1	1	7	2	3	.345	.387	.586	.973	1	2	*146	586	96	201	14	87	13	.343	.895
Art Nehf	3	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	.000	.100	.000	.100	0	0	42	89	9	18	0	5	0	.202	.485
Johnny Rawlings	8	30	2	10	3	0	0	4	0	3	.333	.355	.433	.788	0	1	*146	561	60	156	2	46	8	.278	.656
Earl Smith	3	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	.000	.125	.000	.125	0	1	89	229	35	77	10	51	4	.336	.946
Frank Snyder	7	22	4	8	1	0	1	3	0	2	.364	.364	.545	.909	0	1	108	309	36	99	8	45	3	.320	.835
Fred Toney	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	42	86	11	18	3	12	1	.209	.553
Ross Youngs	8	25	3	7	1	1	0	4	7	2	.280	.438	.400	.838	2	1	141	504	90	165	3	102	21	.327	.868
Totals	77	264	29	71	13	4	2	28	22	38	.269	.326	.371	.698	7	9	153	5278	840	1575	75		137	.298	.781

New York Yankees Batting

* indicates player was with multiple teams

	Playoff Series Stats																Regular Season Stats
	G	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	SB	CS	G	AB	R	H	HR	RBI	SB	BA	OPS
Home Run Baker	4	8	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	.250	.333	.250	.583	0	0	94	330	46	97	9	71	8	.294	.789
Rip Collins	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	28	56	4	11	0	6	0	.196	.469
Al DeVormer	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	22	49	6	17	0	7	2	.347	.801
Chick Fewster	4	10	3	2	0	0	1	2	3	3	.200	.385	.500	.885	0	0	66	207	44	58	1	19	4	.280	.768
Harry Harper	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	8	16	1	2	0	1	0	.125	.301
Waite Hoyt	3	9	0	2	0	0	0	1	0	1	.222	.222	.222	.444	0	0	43	99	8	22	0	7	0	.222	.490
Carl Mays	3	9	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	.111	.111	.111	.222	0	0	51	143	18	49	2	22	0	.343	.798
Mike McNally	7	20	3	4	1	0	0	1	1	3	.200	.273	.250	.523	2	2	71	215	36	56	1	24	5	.260	.617
Bob Meusel	8	30	3	6	2	0	0	3	2	5	.200	.250	.267	.517	1	2	149	598	104	190	24	135	17	.318	.915
Elmer Miller	8	31	3	5	1	0	0	2	2	5	.161	.206	.194	.399	0	0	56	242	41	72	4	36	2	.298	.806
Roger Peckinpaugh	8	28	2	5	1	0	0	0	4	3	.179	.281	.214	.496	0	1	149	577	128	166	8	71	2	.288	.777
Bill Piercy	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	14	28	2	6	0	2	0	.214	.576
Wally Pipp	8	26	1	4	1	0	0	2	2	3	.154	.214	.192	.407	1	1	153	588	96	174	8	97	17	.296	.774
Jack Quinn	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	.000	.000	.000	.000	0	0	33	41	4	9	1	4	0	.220	.614
Tom Rogers	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0					0	0	6	3	1	1	0	0	0	.333	1.000
Babe Ruth	6	16	3	5	0	0	1	4	5	8	.313	.476	.500	.976	2	1	152	540	177	204	59	171	17	.378	1.359
Wally Schang	8	21	1	6	1	1	0	1	5	4	.286	.423	.429	.852	0	0	134	424	77	134	6	55	7	.316	.881
Bob Shawkey	2	4	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	.500	.500	.500	1.000	0	0	38	90	13	27	1	11	0	.300	.693
Aaron Ward	8	26	1	6	0	0	0	4	2	6	.231	.276	.231	.507	0	0	153	556	77	170	5	75	6	.306	.786
Totals	84	241	22	50	7	1	2	20	27	44	.207	.288	.270	.558	6	7	153	5249	948	1576	134		89	.300	.839

New York Giants Pitching

* indicates player was with multiple teams

			Playoff Series Stats											Regular Season Stats
	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Jesse Barnes	3	0	1.65	2	0	0	0	16.1	10	3	6	18	0.980	42	31	3.10	15	9	6	258.2	298	44	56	1.322
Phil Douglas	3	3	2.08	2	1	0	2	26.0	20	6	5	17	0.962	40	27	4.22	15	10	2	221.2	266	55	55	1.448
Art Nehf	3	3	1.38	1	2	0	3	26.0	13	4	13	8	1.000	41	34	3.63	20	10	1	260.2	266	55	67	1.231
Fred Toney	2	2	23.63	0	0	0	0	2.2	7	7	3	1	3.750	42	32	3.61	18	11	3	249.1	274	65	63	1.360
Totals	11	8	2.54	5	3	0	5	71.0	50	20	27	44	1.085	153	153	3.555	94	59		1372.1	1497	295	357	1.306

New York Yankees Pitching

* indicates player was with multiple teams

			Playoff Series Stats											Regular Season Stats
	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	CG	IP	H	ER	BB	SO	WHIP	G	GS	ERA	W	L	SV	IP	H	BB	SO	WHIP
Rip Collins	1	0	54.00	0	0	0	0	0.2	4	4	1	0	7.500	28	16	5.44	11	5	0	137.1	158	78	64	1.718
Harry Harper	1	1	20.25	0	0	0	0	1.1	3	3	2	1	3.750	8	7	3.76	4	3	0	52.2	52	25	22	1.462
Waite Hoyt	3	3	0.00	2	1	0	3	27.0	18	0	11	18	1.074	43	32	3.09	19	13	3	282.1	301	81	102	1.353
Carl Mays	3	3	1.73	1	2	0	3	26.0	20	5	0	9	0.769	49	38	3.05	27	9	7	336.2	332	76	70	1.212
Bill Piercy	1	0	0.00	0	0	0	0	1.0	2	0	0	2	2.000	14	10	2.98	5	4	0	81.2	82	28	35	1.347
Jack Quinn	1	0	9.82	0	1	0	0	3.2	8	4	2	2	2.727	33	13	3.78	8	7	0	119.0	158	32	44	1.597
Tom Rogers	1	0	6.75	0	0	0	0	1.1	3	1	0	1	2.250	5	0	7.36	0	1	1	11.0	12	9	0	1.909
Bob Shawkey	2	1	7.00	0	1	0	0	9.0	13	7	6	5	2.111	38	31	4.08	18	12	2	245.0	245	86	126	1.351
Totals	13	8	3.09	3	5	0	6	70.0	71	24	22	38	1.329	153	153	3.820	98	55		1364.0	1461	470	481	1.416

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