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New York Yankees @ Philadelphia Athletics

1921-09-08 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 3500 · 2:05

Philadelphia Athletics defeated New York Yankees 6–5. Philadelphia Athletics put up 2 in the 3rd. Eddie Rommel earned the win. Babe Ruth went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Eddie Rommel L: Tom Rogers SV: (none)

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

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Elmer Miller	4	1	2	0	1	0
Roger Peckinpaugh	4	1	0	0	0	1
Babe Ruth	5	2	2	1	0	1
Bob Meusel	5	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Pipp	3	0	0	1	0	0
Aaron Ward	3	1	1	0	1	1
Mike McNally	3	0	0	1	1	1
Wally Schang	1	0	0	1	3	0
Rip Collins	2	0	0	0	0	1
Tom Rogers	2	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Witt	4	1	2	1	0	0
Jimmy Dykes	3	0	0	0	1	0
Tillie Walker	5	2	2	1	0	0
Cy Perkins	5	1	2	1	0	0
Zip Collins	2	1	0	0	2	0
Emmet McCann	3	0	0	1	0	1
Chick Galloway	3	1	1	1	1	0
Johnny Walker	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Rommel	3	0	0	0	1	0
Paul Johnson	1	0	1	1	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rip Collins	2.2	5	1	1
Tom Rogers	6.0	4	4	0

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Eddie Rommel	9.0	5	6	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Elmer Miller: W
Roger Peckinpaugh: 5/FL
Babe Ruth: 2/FL
Bob Meusel: E4.1-2
Wally Pipp: 6/L

Bot 1

Whitey Witt: T8/F8XD
Jimmy Dykes: HP
Tillie Walker: S8.3-H;1-2
Cy Perkins: 3/G3S.2-3;1-2
Zip Collins: HP
Emmet McCann: K/C
Chick Galloway: 8

Top 2

Aaron Ward: 13
Mike McNally: 4/P
Wally Schang: W
Rip Collins: 7

Bot 2

Johnny Walker: 43
Eddie Rommel: W
Whitey Witt: 54(1)/FO
Jimmy Dykes: 53

Top 3

Elmer Miller: E6/TH1
Roger Peckinpaugh: E5/TH1.1-2
Babe Ruth: S/BG25.2-3;1-2
Bob Meusel: 2/FL
Wally Pipp: 8/F8/SF.3-H(UR)
Aaron Ward: W.2-3;1-2
Mike McNally: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Wally Schang: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Rip Collins: K

Bot 3

Tillie Walker: D/89
Cy Perkins: S9.2-3
Zip Collins: 54(1)/FO
Emmet McCann: SB2
Emmet McCann: 9/SF.3-H;2-3(THH)
Chick Galloway: S8.3-H
Johnny Walker: 53

Top 4

Elmer Miller: S5
Roger Peckinpaugh: 54(1)3/GDP
Babe Ruth: HR/F9D
Bob Meusel: 8

Bot 4

Eddie Rommel: 8
Whitey Witt: S6
Jimmy Dykes: 8
Tillie Walker: 8

Top 5

Wally Pipp: 9
Aaron Ward: S8.B-H(E8)(NR)(UR)
Mike McNally: 9
Wally Schang: W
Tom Rogers: 46(1)/FO

Bot 5

Cy Perkins: 6/P
Zip Collins: 9
Emmet McCann: 8

Top 6

Elmer Miller: 13
Roger Peckinpaugh: K/C
Babe Ruth: K/C

Bot 6

Chick Galloway: W
Johnny Walker: S7.1-2
Eddie Rommel: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Whitey Witt: 9/SF.3-H
Jimmy Dykes: 13

Top 7

Bob Meusel: 63
Wally Pipp: 7
Aaron Ward: K

Bot 7

Tillie Walker: 8
Cy Perkins: 53
Zip Collins: W
Emmet McCann: 3/FL

Top 8

Mike McNally: K/C
Wally Schang: 63
Tom Rogers: 7

Bot 8

Chick Galloway: 7
Johnny Walker: 63
Eddie Rommel: 13

Top 9

Elmer Miller: S6
Roger Peckinpaugh: 13/SH.1-2
Babe Ruth: 13
Bob Meusel: 63

Bot 9

Whitey Witt: 63
Jimmy Dykes: W
Tillie Walker: 64(1)/FO
Cy Perkins: D7/F7D.1-H
Zip Collins: IW
Paul Johnson: S8/L78.2-H;1-2