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Philadelphia Athletics @ New York Yankees

1920-04-22 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 25000 · 2:10

New York Yankees defeated Philadelphia Athletics 8–6. New York Yankees put up 4 in the 1st. Hank Thormahlen earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	0	0	6	11
NYA	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	2		8	15

W: Hank Thormahlen L: Scott Perry SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Moriarty · 1B: Tommy Connolly · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jimmy Dykes	3	1	1	0	2	1
Amos Strunk	5	1	1	0	0	1
Tillie Walker	4	1	2	2	0	0
Ivy Griffin	3	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Dugan	5	0	1	1	0	1
Frank Welch	4	0	1	0	0	0
Cy Perkins	4	1	1	0	0	0
Chick Galloway	4	1	3	0	0	0
Bob Hasty	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Burrus	2	1	1	1	0	0
George Burns	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lena Styles	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sammy Vick	5	1	2	1	0	1
Roger Peckinpaugh	3	1	2	0	2	0
Wally Pipp	5	2	2	2	0	1
Babe Ruth	1	0	0	0	0	1
Duffy Lewis	5	1	1	1	0	0
Bob Meusel	5	1	3	1	0	0
Del Pratt	4	0	2	2	1	0
Muddy Ruel	5	1	2	0	0	1
Jack Quinn	1	0	0	0	2	1
Frank Gleich	4	1	1	0	0	0
Hank Thormahlen	1	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rollie Naylor	1.1	5	1	4
Bob Hasty	4.2	5	3	1
Scott Perry	2.0	5	1	1

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Quinn	6.1	9	1	4
Hank Thormahlen	2.2	2	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Dykes: 99
Amos Strunk: K#
Tillie Walker: 99

Bot 1

Sammy Vick: K
Roger Peckinpaugh: W
Wally Pipp: D7.1-H
Babe Ruth: K
Duffy Lewis: S8.2-H
Bob Meusel: D7.1-H;B-3(E6)
Del Pratt: E4/G.3-H(NR)(UR)
Muddy Ruel: K

Top 2

Ivy Griffin: K#
Joe Dugan: 99
Frank Welch: 99

Bot 2

Jack Quinn: K
Sammy Vick: S
Roger Peckinpaugh: S.1-2#
Wally Pipp: S.2-H;1-2
Frank Gleich: 9/F
Duffy Lewis: 7

Top 3

Cy Perkins: 99
Chick Galloway: 99
Bob Hasty: 99

Bot 3

Bob Meusel: 99
Del Pratt: 99
Muddy Ruel: S
Jack Quinn: W.1-2
Sammy Vick: S9.2-H;1-2#
Roger Peckinpaugh: 99

Top 4

Jimmy Dykes: D7
Amos Strunk: S8.2-3
Tillie Walker: 8/L/SF.3-H
Ivy Griffin: 99
Joe Dugan: WP.1-2#
Joe Dugan: K#

Bot 4

Wally Pipp: K#
Frank Gleich: 99
Duffy Lewis: E4#
Bob Meusel: 99

Top 5

Frank Welch: 99
Cy Perkins: 99
Chick Galloway: S.B-2(E8)#
Bob Hasty: 99

Bot 5

Del Pratt: W
Muddy Ruel: S.1-3#
Jack Quinn: CS2(24)#
Jack Quinn: W
Sammy Vick: 54(1)3/GDP#

Top 6

Jimmy Dykes: W
Amos Strunk: 64(1)/FO#
Tillie Walker: S7.1-2
Ivy Griffin: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Joe Dugan: S.2-H;1-2#
Frank Welch: 99

Bot 6

Roger Peckinpaugh: S
Wally Pipp: FC.1-2#
Frank Gleich: CS3(25)#
Frank Gleich: 99
Duffy Lewis: 99

Top 7

Cy Perkins: S7
Chick Galloway: S8.1-2
Dick Burrus: S9.2-H;1-2#
Jimmy Dykes: K
Amos Strunk: E4/G.2-H(NR);1-3
Tillie Walker: S8.3-H(UR);1-H(E8)(NR)(UR);B-2
George Burns: 43.2-3
Joe Dugan: 4/P

Bot 7

Bob Meusel: S
Del Pratt: S.1-3#
Muddy Ruel: SB2#
Muddy Ruel: 99
Hank Thormahlen: K
Sammy Vick: 99

Top 8

Frank Welch: S
Cy Perkins: 99
Chick Galloway: S8.1-3(E8)
Dick Burrus: 43.1-2
Jimmy Dykes: IW
Amos Strunk: 8/F

Bot 8

Roger Peckinpaugh: W
Wally Pipp: 46(1)/FO#
Frank Gleich: S7/6.1-2
Duffy Lewis: 5/FL
Bob Meusel: S6/G.2-3;1-2
Del Pratt: S7/78.3-H;2-H;1-2#
Muddy Ruel: 99

Top 9

Tillie Walker: 99
Lena Styles: 99
Joe Dugan: 99

Notes & reviews

Opening Day for Yankees at Polo Grounds. General Robert Bullard threw out the ceremonial first pitch.
Babe Ruth injured himself in batting practice and left game (he will be out of action for around one week)

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