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New York Yankees @ Detroit Tigers

1921-08-27 · Day game · Tiger Stadium · Att: 18000 · overcast · 1:52

New York Yankees defeated Detroit Tigers 7–5. New York Yankees put up 4 in the 9th. Rip Collins earned the win. Bob Meusel went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Rip Collins L: Red Oldham SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Dinneen · 1B: George Hildebrand · 2B: (none) · 3B: Billy Evans · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Elmer Miller	4	1	2	1	0	0
Roger Peckinpaugh	4	1	2	0	0	0
Babe Ruth	3	1	1	0	1	1
Bob Meusel	4	3	3	3	0	0
Wally Pipp	4	1	1	2	0	1
Aaron Ward	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mike McNally	4	0	1	1	0	1
Wally Schang	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rip Collins	4	0	0	0	0	1

Detroit Tigers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ralph Young	5	0	1	2	0	0
Bob Jones	5	1	1	0	0	0
Ty Cobb	3	1	2	0	1	0
Bobby Veach	4	0	1	2	0	0
Harry Heilmann	2	1	0	0	2	0
Lu Blue	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ira Flagstead	4	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Bassler	2	1	1	0	2	0
Red Oldham	3	0	0	0	0	2
Chick Shorten	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rip Collins	9.0	7	5	4

Detroit Tigers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Oldham	9.0	10	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Elmer Miller: HR/F7D
Roger Peckinpaugh: 8/L78D
Babe Ruth: 13
Bob Meusel: HR/F78XD
Wally Pipp: 43

Bot 1

Ralph Young: 6/P56D
Bob Jones: 9/L
Ty Cobb: 63

Top 2

Aaron Ward: 13
Mike McNally: 9/L
Wally Schang: 13

Bot 2

Bobby Veach: 8
Harry Heilmann: W
Lu Blue: K/C
Ira Flagstead: 9

Top 3

Rip Collins: 13
Elmer Miller: 63
Roger Peckinpaugh: 8/L

Bot 3

Johnny Bassler: W
Red Oldham: K
Ralph Young: 1/P
Bob Jones: 3/G

Top 4

Babe Ruth: S8
Bob Meusel: CS2(24)
Bob Meusel: 53
Wally Pipp: K

Bot 4

Ty Cobb: W
Bobby Veach: 6/P
Harry Heilmann: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Aaron Ward: 9
Mike McNally: K
Wally Schang: 63

Bot 5

Lu Blue: 43
Ira Flagstead: 53
Johnny Bassler: W
Red Oldham: 6/P

Top 6

Rip Collins: K/C
Elmer Miller: S7
Roger Peckinpaugh: S9.1X3(956)
Babe Ruth: K

Bot 6

Ralph Young: 7
Bob Jones: S8/8S
Ty Cobb: S9.1-3(E9);B-2
Bobby Veach: D9/G3L.3-H;2-H(UR)
Harry Heilmann: 13
Lu Blue: 6/P

Top 7

Bob Meusel: HR/F7D
Wally Pipp: 63
Aaron Ward: 63
Mike McNally: 7/L7L

Bot 7

Ira Flagstead: 63
Johnny Bassler: 53
Red Oldham: K/C

Top 8

Wally Schang: 63
Rip Collins: 63
Elmer Miller: 53

Bot 8

Ralph Young: 43
Bob Jones: 63
Ty Cobb: S7
Bobby Veach: 4/P4MD

Top 9

Roger Peckinpaugh: D7/F78XDW
Babe Ruth: W
Bob Meusel: S7.2-H;1-3;B-2(THH)
Wally Pipp: D7/F78XDW.3-H;2-H
Aaron Ward: 13.2-3
Mike McNally: S7.3-H
Wally Schang: 53.1-2
Rip Collins: 43

Bot 9

Harry Heilmann: W
Lu Blue: K/C
Ira Flagstead: S.1-2
Johnny Bassler: S.2-3;1-2
Chick Shorten: 7.3-H(E7/TH3)
Ralph Young: D7.2-H;1-H(UR)
Bob Jones: 5/P