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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 16, 1921
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 16, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 16, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fritz Coumbe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Fred Toney |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 8,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 42 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Brennan 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sam Bohne | Third Baseman |
| Rube Bressler | First Baseman |
| Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
| Pat Duncan | Left Fielder |
| Lew Fonseca | Second Baseman |
| Charlie See | Right Fielder |
| Sam Crane | Shortstop |
| Ivey Wingo | Catcher |
| Fritz Coumbe | Pitcher |
| Pat Moran | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Lee King | Center Fielder |
| Goldie Rapp | Third Baseman |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Fred Toney | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 16, 1921
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bohne vs. Toney
Bohne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressler vs. Toney
Bressler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Toney
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp fields it and throws to first for the out. Bohne moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Toney
Duncan hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Coumbe
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Coumbe
There goes Burns. The throw from Wingo and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bancroft vs. Coumbe
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bressler scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bancroft for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frisch vs. Coumbe
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crane has Burns trapped. There's the throw to Wingo and over to Bohne, who tags Burns for the out. Frisch moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Coumbe
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kelly vs. Coumbe
Kelly hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Fonseca misplays the ball. That's an error on Fonseca. Frisch scores. Youngs goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
King vs. Coumbe
King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fonseca scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Toney
Fonseca hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
See vs. Toney
See hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crane vs. Toney
Crane hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Coumbe
Rapp is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Coumbe
Snyder takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Toney vs. Coumbe
There goes Snyder. The throw from Wingo and he is out, Crane applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Coumbe
Toney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Coumbe
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bressler scoops it up and throws to first, with Coumbe covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Toney
Wingo hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coumbe vs. Toney
Coumbe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bohne vs. Toney
Bohne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Coumbe
Bancroft hits a fly ball into right field. See settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Coumbe
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crane scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Coumbe
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bohne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Toney
Bressler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Toney
Roush hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Duncan vs. Toney
Duncan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fonseca vs. Toney
Fonseca hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Coumbe
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bohne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Coumbe
King hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fonseca scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Coumbe
Rapp hits a fly ball into right field. See settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
See vs. Toney
See hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crane vs. Toney
Crane takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wingo vs. Toney
Wingo hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coumbe vs. Toney
Coumbe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Crane moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bohne vs. Toney
Bohne hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crane scores. Coumbe moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bressler vs. Toney
Bressler hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Bressler reaches second base with a double. Coumbe scores. Bohne moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Roush vs. Toney
Roush hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bohne tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Toney
Duncan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Coumbe
Snyder hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Coumbe
Eddie Brown pinch hits for Fred Toney.
Brown hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Duncan. Brown reaches second base with a double. Snyder moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Burns vs. Coumbe
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crane scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Snyder scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bancroft vs. Coumbe
Bancroft hits a fly ball into left field. Duncan picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Duncan. Brown scores. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Coumbe
Frisch hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of See who is chasing the ball. Frisch reaches third base with a triple. Bancroft scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngs vs. Coumbe
Youngs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Frisch scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Napier
Buddy Napier now pitching.
Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Napier
Curt Walker pinch hits for Lee King.
There's a wild pitch. Youngs scores. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Napier
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crane scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rapp vs. Napier
Rapp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Napier fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fonseca vs. Ryan
Curt Walker now playing center field. Rosy Ryan now pitching.
Fonseca hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
See vs. Ryan
See hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crane vs. Ryan
Crane hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wingo vs. Ryan
Wingo hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kelly settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Napier
Snyder strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Napier
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bohne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Napier
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kopf vs. Ryan
Larry Kopf pinch hits for Buddy Napier.
Kopf hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bohne vs. Ryan
Bohne hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Ryan
Bressler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Rogge
Clint Rogge now pitching.
Bancroft hits a fly ball into right field. See settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Rogge
Frisch takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Rogge
Youngs is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Rogge
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bohne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Frisch moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Rogge
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fonseca scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Ryan
Roush hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Walker. Roush reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Duncan vs. Ryan
Duncan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fonseca vs. Ryan
Fonseca hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Roush moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
See vs. Ryan
See hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Rogge
Rapp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rogge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Rogge
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bohne fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Rogge
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Fonseca scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crane vs. Ryan
Crane hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Ryan
Wingo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hargrave vs. Ryan
Bubbles Hargrave pinch hits for Clint Rogge.
Hargrave hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1921 -- CIN at New York (D)
CIN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Sam Bohne, 3b 4 1 2 1 Burns G, lf 3 0 0 1
Rube Bressler, 1b 4 0 1 1 Bancroft D, ss 4 1 1 1
Edd Roush, cf 3 0 1 1 Frisch F, 2b 3 2 1 1
Pat Duncan, lf 3 0 1 0 Youngs R, rf 3 2 1 1
Lew Fonseca, 2b 4 0 0 0 Kelly H, 1b 4 0 2 0
Charlie See, rf 4 1 2 1 King L, cf 2 0 0 0
Sam Crane, ss 3 1 0 0 Walker C, ph-cf 2 0 0 0
Ivey Wingo, c 4 0 0 0 Rapp G, 3b 4 0 0 0
Fritz Coumbe, p 2 1 1 0 Snyder F, c 3 1 1 0
Buddy Napier, p 0 0 0 0 Toney F, p 0 0 0 0
Larry Kopf, ph 1 0 0 0 Brown E, ph 1 1 1 0
Clint Rogge, p 0 0 0 0 Ryan R, p 2 0 0 0
Bubbles Hargrave, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 8 4 31 7 7 4
CIN 000 040 000 -- 4
New York 200 050 00x -- 7
CIN IP H R ER BB SO
Fritz Coumbe (L) 4.1 5 7 5 4 1
Buddy Napier 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Clint Rogge 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Toney F (W) 5.0 6 4 4 1 0
Ryan R (S) 4.0 2 0 0 1 0
E -- Lew Fonseca, Pat Duncan
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- CIN 5, New York 5
2B -- Rube Bressler, Brown E, Edd Roush
3B -- Frisch F
HR -- Charlie See
SB -- Burns G
CS -- Snyder F
SF -- Edd Roush
WP -- Buddy Napier
T -- 1:42
A -- 8000
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