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Browns
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
July 16, 1920
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the St. Louis Browns, played on July 16, 1920 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 16, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Browns
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| Home Team |
New York Yankees
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 16, 1920 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Browns |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Bayne |
| Home Starting Pitcher | George Mogridge |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 20,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Hildebrand 1B: Billy Evans 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Browns Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Tobin | Right Fielder |
| Joe Gedeon | Second Baseman |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Baby Doll Jacobson | Center Fielder |
| Ken Williams | Left Fielder |
| Earl Smith | Third Baseman |
| Wally Gerber | Shortstop |
| Hank Severeid | Catcher |
| Bill Bayne | Pitcher |
| Jimmy Burke | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roger Peckinpaugh | Shortstop |
| Aaron Ward | Third Baseman |
| Wally Pipp | First Baseman |
| Babe Ruth | Right Fielder |
| Duffy Lewis | Left Fielder |
| Ping Bodie | Center Fielder |
| Del Pratt | Second Baseman |
| Muddy Ruel | Catcher |
| George Mogridge | Pitcher |
| Miller Huggins | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Browns
@ Yankees
Polo Grounds
July 16, 1920
Top 1
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Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Mogridge
Tobin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pratt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gedeon vs. Mogridge
Gedeon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Mogridge
Sisler hits a line drive into right field. Ruth picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ruth. Gedeon goes all the way around to score. Sisler moves all the way to home. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Mogridge
Jacobson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mogridge
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Mogridge
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Bayne
Peckinpaugh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Bayne
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Bayne
Pipp hits a fly ball into right field. Tobin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruth vs. Bayne
Ruth strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Mogridge
Gerber hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severeid vs. Mogridge
Severeid hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bayne vs. Mogridge
Bayne bunts towards third. Ward fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Severeid moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tobin vs. Mogridge
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mogridge fields it and throws to third for the out. Bayne moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gedeon vs. Mogridge
Gedeon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lewis vs. Bayne
Lewis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sisler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Bayne
Bodie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Smith. Bodie moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pratt vs. Bayne
Pratt hits a popup towards first. Sisler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ruel vs. Bayne
Ruel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Severeid settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Mogridge
Sisler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobson vs. Mogridge
There's a wild pitch. Sisler moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jacobson vs. Mogridge
Jacobson hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Mogridge
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Mogridge
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sisler moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gerber vs. Mogridge
Gerber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Pratt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mogridge vs. Bayne
Mogridge hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Severeid settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Bayne
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Bayne
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber misplays the ball. That's an error on Gerber. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pipp vs. Bayne
Pipp strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severeid vs. Mogridge
Severeid hits a fly ball into left field. Lewis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bayne vs. Mogridge
Bayne is called out on strikes. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Mogridge
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gedeon vs. Mogridge
Gedeon hits a line drive towards short. Peckinpaugh reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Bayne
Ruth is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Bayne
Lewis hits a fly ball into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bodie vs. Bayne
Bodie hits a fly ball into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pratt vs. Bayne
Pratt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Browns, 2 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Mogridge
Sisler hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Mogridge
Jacobson hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mogridge
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Mogridge
Smith hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ruel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruel vs. Bayne
Ruel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mogridge vs. Bayne
Mogridge hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peckinpaugh vs. Bayne
Peckinpaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Browns, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gerber vs. Mogridge
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Peckinpaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severeid vs. Mogridge
Severeid hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bayne vs. Mogridge
Bayne strikes out. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Mogridge
Tobin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Severeid moves to third. Tobin moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 3 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gedeon vs. Mogridge
Gedeon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Severeid scores. Tobin scores. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Mogridge
Sisler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Pipp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Browns, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Bayne
Ward hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sisler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pipp vs. Bayne
Pipp hits a fly ball into right field. Tobin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Bayne
Ruth takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Bayne
Lewis takes first base on ball four. Ruth moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bodie vs. Bayne
Bodie is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Browns, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jacobson vs. Mogridge
Jacobson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Mogridge
Williams bunts towards the mound. Mogridge fields it and throws to first for the out. Jacobson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Mogridge
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gerber vs. Mogridge
Gerber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Browns, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pratt vs. Bayne
Pratt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ruel vs. Bayne
Ruel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Ruel reaches second base with a double. Pratt moves to third. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Meusel vs. Bayne
Bob Meusel pinch hits for George Mogridge.
Meusel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Meusel reaches second base with a double. Pratt scores. Ruel scores. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peckinpaugh vs. Bayne
Peckinpaugh hits a popup, foul, towards first. Sisler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ward vs. Bayne
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pipp vs. Bayne
Pipp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Severeid vs. McGraw
Bob McGraw now pitching.
Severeid hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Ruel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bayne vs. McGraw
Bayne hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. McGraw
Tobin hits a fly ball into right field. Ruth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gedeon vs. McGraw
Gedeon hits a fly ball into center field. Bodie settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruth vs. Bayne
Ruth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lewis vs. Bayne
Lewis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gerber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bodie vs. Bayne
Bodie hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Williams. Bodie reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pratt vs. Bayne
Pratt hits a fly ball into center field. Jacobson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. McGraw
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Pratt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jacobson vs. McGraw
There goes Sisler. The throw from Ruel and he is safe. Sisler steals second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jacobson vs. McGraw
There goes Sisler. The throw from Ruel and he is safe. Sisler steals third. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jacobson vs. McGraw
Jacobson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Williams vs. McGraw
Williams bunts towards the mound. McGraw fields it and throws to first for the out. Jacobson moves to second. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smith vs. McGraw
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ward fields it and throws to home to get Sisler. Jacobson moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gerber vs. McGraw
Gerber strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ruel vs. Bayne
Ruel hits a fly ball into left field. Williams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vick vs. Bayne
Sammy Vick pinch hits for Bob McGraw.
Vick strikes out. Severeid drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Vick out. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peckinpaugh vs. Bayne
Peckinpaugh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Browns, 5 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Bayne
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gedeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 7/16/1920 -- SLA at NYA (D)
SLA AB R H RBI NYA AB R H RBI
Jack Tobin, rf 5 1 2 0 Roger Peckinpaug, ss 4 0 1 0
Joe Gedeon, 2b 5 1 2 2 Aaron Ward, 3b 5 0 0 0
George Sisler, 1b 4 2 3 1 Wally Pipp, 1b 4 0 0 0
William Jacobson, cf 4 0 1 0 Babe Ruth, rf 2 0 1 0
Ken Williams, lf 2 0 0 0 Duffy Lewis, lf 3 0 0 0
Earl Smith, 3b 5 0 1 0 Ping Bodie, cf 4 0 1 0
Wally Gerber, ss 5 0 0 0 Del Pratt, 2b 4 1 1 0
Hank Severeid, c 4 1 2 0 Muddy Ruel, c 3 1 1 0
Bill Bayne, p 4 0 2 0 George Mogridge, p 2 0 0 0
Bob Meusel, ph 1 0 1 2
Bob McGraw, p 0 0 0 0
Sammy Vick, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 13 3 33 2 6 2
SLA 200 012 000 -- 5
NYA 000 000 200 -- 2
SLA IP H R ER BB SO
Bill Bayne (W) 9.0 6 2 2 4 5
NYA IP H R ER BB SO
George Mogridge (L) 7.0 11 5 3 2 3
Bob McGraw 2.0 2 0 0 1 1
E -- Babe Ruth, Earl Smith, Wally Gerber
DP -- SLA 2
LOB -- SLA 11, NYA 9
2B -- Muddy Ruel, Bob Meusel, Ping Bodie
HR -- George Sisler
SB -- George Sisler 2
SH -- Ken Williams 2
HBP -- by Bill Bayne (Babe Ruth)
WP -- George Mogridge
T -- 1:55
A -- 20000
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