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Cleveland Guardians @ New York Yankees

1920-07-21 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 25000 · 2:15

New York Yankees defeated Cleveland Indians 4–3. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 3rd. Carl Mays earned the win and Rip Collins picked up the save. Bob Meusel went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CLE	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	3	10
NYA	0	1	3	0	0	0	0	0		4	10

W: Carl Mays L: Ray Caldwell SV: Rip Collins

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

Cleveland Guardians — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Charlie Jamieson	3	0	0	0	1	0
Ray Chapman	5	0	0	0	0	2
Tris Speaker	3	1	2	0	1	0
Elmer Smith	4	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Gardner	4	1	2	1	0	0
Bill Wambsganss	4	1	1	0	0	0
Doc Johnston	4	0	2	1	0	0
Steve O'Neill	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ray Caldwell	4	0	2	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Roger Peckinpaugh	4	0	0	0	0
Wally Pipp	4	1	2	1	0
Del Pratt	4	1	3	0	0
Babe Ruth	3	0	0	0	1
Bob Meusel	4	2	2	1	0
Ping Bodie	4	0	1	0	0
Aaron Ward	3	0	1	2	0
Muddy Ruel	4	0	0	0	0
Carl Mays	2	0	1	0	1

Cleveland Guardians — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Caldwell	8.0	10	2	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carl Mays	8.1	9	1	1
Rip Collins	0.2	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Charlie Jamieson: 43
Ray Chapman: K/C
Tris Speaker: W
Elmer Smith: CS2(26)

Bot 1

Roger Peckinpaugh: 53
Wally Pipp: 7/78D/L
Del Pratt: S7
Babe Ruth: 8/8D

Top 2

Elmer Smith: 43
Larry Gardner: D7/L
Bill Wambsganss: 63.2-3
Doc Johnston: 7

Bot 2

Bob Meusel: HR/7
Ping Bodie: 9/89/L
Aaron Ward: 9
Muddy Ruel: E4/G.B-1
Carl Mays: W.1-2
Roger Peckinpaugh: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Steve O'Neill: 31
Ray Caldwell: 7
Charlie Jamieson: HP
Ray Chapman: CS2(26)

Bot 3

Wally Pipp: HR/9
Del Pratt: S7
Babe Ruth: 9/L
Bob Meusel: D8/78.1-3
Ping Bodie: 6/P
Aaron Ward: T9/9D.3-H;2-H
Muddy Ruel: 8

Top 4

Ray Chapman: 53
Tris Speaker: 9
Elmer Smith: 2/FL

Bot 4

Carl Mays: 43
Roger Peckinpaugh: 8
Wally Pipp: S6
Del Pratt: S4.1-2
Babe Ruth: W.2-3;1-2
Bob Meusel: 5(2)/FO

Top 5

Larry Gardner: 9
Bill Wambsganss: S6
Doc Johnston: 7
Steve O'Neill: 46(1)/FO

Bot 5

Ping Bodie: 13
Aaron Ward: 6/P
Muddy Ruel: 63

Top 6

Ray Caldwell: S9
Charlie Jamieson: 8/78/L
Ray Chapman: 54(1)/FO
Tris Speaker: S8.1-2
Elmer Smith: 3/G

Bot 6

Carl Mays: S1
Roger Peckinpaugh: 64(1)/FO
Wally Pipp: 8/8D
Del Pratt: CS2(26)

Top 7

Larry Gardner: 153
Bill Wambsganss: 13
Doc Johnston: S1
Steve O'Neill: 6(1)/FO

Bot 7

Del Pratt: 4/L
Babe Ruth: 9/9D
Bob Meusel: 53

Top 8

Ray Caldwell: 63
Charlie Jamieson: 9
Ray Chapman: 6/P

Bot 8

Ping Bodie: S8
Aaron Ward: 13/SH.1-2
Muddy Ruel: 8(B)6(2)/LDP

Top 9

Tris Speaker: D8
Elmer Smith: 3/G.2-3
Larry Gardner: D9.3-H
Bill Wambsganss: E6/TH.2-H(NR);B-2
Doc Johnston: S8.2-H(UR)
Steve O'Neill: S7/6.1-2
Ray Caldwell: S8.2XH(82);1-3
Charlie Jamieson: W.1-2
Ray Chapman: K/C

Notes & reviews

Meusel had apparently caught flyball but the ball came free when he hit the wall, the ball rebounding off the wall back into his glove. Umpires ruled no catch.

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