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New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers
1921-05-12 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 9000 · 2:31
New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 11–10. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 3rd. Alex Ferguson earned the win and Carl Mays picked up the save. Babe Ruth went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NYA | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 14 | |
| DET | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 16 |
W: Alex Ferguson L: Dutch Leonard SV: Carl Mays
Umpires — HP: Tommy Connolly · 1B: George Moriarty · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Braggo Roth | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Roger Peckinpaugh | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
 Babe Ruth | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Wally Pipp | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Meusel | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Home Run Baker | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Aaron Ward | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Wally Schang | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Sheehan | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rip Collins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ping Bodie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ralph Young | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Donie Bush | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ty Cobb | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bobby Veach | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Heilmann | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Lu Blue | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Sargent | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Bassler | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Hooks Dauss | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chick Shorten | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Carl Holling | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Ira Flagstead | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Clyde Manion | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tom Sheehan | 3.2 | 8 | 2 | 0 |
| Rip Collins | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 1 |
 Jack Quinn | 1.1 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Alex Ferguson | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Carl Mays | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Detroit Tigers — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hooks Dauss | 4.0 | 10 | 0 | 2 |
| Carl Holling | 2.0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Dutch Leonard | 3.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Braggo Roth: K
- Roger Peckinpaugh: S8
- Babe Ruth: HR/F78XD.1-H
- Wally Pipp: 13
- Bob Meusel: K
Bot 1
- Ralph Young: 43
- Donie Bush: 13
- Ty Cobb: D7/7L
- Bobby Veach: D9/F89S.2-H
- Harry Heilmann: T/89D.2-H
- Lu Blue: T/78.3-H
- Joe Sargent: 13
Top 2
- Home Run Baker: 13
- Aaron Ward: S9
- Wally Schang: 4(1)/FO
- Tom Sheehan: PO1(23)
Bot 2
- Johnny Bassler: S9
- Hooks Dauss: 7
- Ralph Young: 43.1-2
- Donie Bush: 7
Top 3
- Tom Sheehan: S8
- Braggo Roth: S9.1-2
- Roger Peckinpaugh: D7.2-H;1-H
- Babe Ruth: S8.2-H
- Wally Pipp: 13/SH.1-2
- Bob Meusel: FC6.2X3(65);B-1
- Home Run Baker: 43
Bot 3
- Ty Cobb: W
- Bobby Veach: 9/L
- Harry Heilmann: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 4
- Aaron Ward: 13
- Wally Schang: S9
- Tom Sheehan: 16(1)/FO
- Braggo Roth: S8.1-3;B-2(TH3)
- Roger Peckinpaugh: S7.3-H;2-H
- Babe Ruth: 64(1)/FO
Bot 4
- Lu Blue: W
- Joe Sargent: S8.1-2
- Johnny Bassler: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
- Chick Shorten: D7.3-H
- Ralph Young: S9.2-3
- Donie Bush: SB2
- Donie Bush: S1/BG.3-3;2-2
- Ty Cobb: 7
Top 5
- Wally Pipp: K
- Bob Meusel: K
- Home Run Baker: 13
Bot 5
- Bobby Veach: 63
- Harry Heilmann: W
- Lu Blue: T7.1-H
- Joe Sargent: 3/P
- Johnny Bassler: 7
Top 6
- Aaron Ward: 8
- Wally Schang: HR8/F8XD/IPHR
- Rip Collins: 7
- Braggo Roth: HR/F7D
- Roger Peckinpaugh: 8
Bot 6
- Carl Holling: K
- Ralph Young: W
- Donie Bush: 63.1-2
- Ty Cobb: HP
- Bobby Veach: S8.2-H;1-3
- Harry Heilmann: S7.3-H;1-2
- Lu Blue: S7.2-H;1-2
- Joe Sargent: S9.2-H;1-2
- Johnny Bassler: S9.2-H;1-3;B-2(THH)
- Ira Flagstead: 7
Top 7
- Babe Ruth: 5/P
- Wally Pipp: S7
- Bob Meusel: K
- Home Run Baker: 7/L
Bot 7
- Ralph Young: 43
- Donie Bush: K
- Ty Cobb: K/C
Top 8
- Aaron Ward: W
- Wally Schang: 9
- Ping Bodie: 6(1)/FO
- Braggo Roth: K
Bot 8
- Bobby Veach: S9
- Harry Heilmann: 9
- Lu Blue: 4(1)3/GDP
Top 9
- Roger Peckinpaugh: W
- Babe Ruth: T8/F8XD.1-H
- Wally Pipp: 7/F7D/SF.3-H
- Bob Meusel: 4/P
- Home Run Baker: 8/L
Bot 9
- Joe Sargent: E5
- Johnny Bassler: 16(1)3/BGDP
- Clyde Manion: 53
Notes & reviews
- Over LCF fence
- To the flagpole
- Over the scoreboard
- Hit in the leg
- Inside pitch hit Ruth's bat as he pulled away from it