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St. Louis Browns @ New York Yankees

1922-05-20 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 38000 · sunny, dry · 2:00

St. Louis Browns defeated New York Yankees 8–2. St. Louis Browns put up 7 in the 9th. Urban Shocker earned the win and Bill Bayne picked up the save. Baby Doll Jacobson went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
SLA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7	8	13
NYA	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	3

W: Urban Shocker L: Sad Sam Jones SV: Bill Bayne

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

St. Louis Browns — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Tobin	5	2	1	0	0	1
Wally Gerber	4	1	1	1	1	0
George Sisler	4	1	3	1	1	0
Ken Williams	4	1	1	1	1	0
Baby Doll Jacobson	5	1	2	4	0	0
Hank Severeid	5	0	2	0	0	0
Frank Ellerbe	5	0	1	0	0	2
Marty McManus	3	0	0	0	0	2
Urban Shocker	3	0	0	0	0	0
Chick Shorten	1	1	1	0	0	0
Pat Collins	1	1	1	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Witt	4	0	0	0	0	0
Everett Scott	4	0	0	0	0	0
Babe Ruth	4	0	0	0	0	1
Home Run Baker	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bob Meusel	4	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Pipp	3	0	0	0	0	0
Aaron Ward	3	1	1	2	0	0
Wally Schang	3	0	1	0	0	0
Sad Sam Jones	2	0	0	0	1	1

St. Louis Browns — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Urban Shocker	8.0	3	1	2
Bill Bayne	1.0	0	0	0

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sad Sam Jones	9.0	13	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jack Tobin: 63
Wally Gerber: 9
George Sisler: S9/G3L
Ken Williams: 13

Bot 1

Whitey Witt: 7
Everett Scott: 43/G4M
Babe Ruth: K

Top 2

Baby Doll Jacobson: 63
Hank Severeid: S8/L
Frank Ellerbe: K+CS2(24)/DP

Bot 2

Home Run Baker: 3/G
Bob Meusel: 13
Wally Pipp: 9/F9DW

Top 3

Marty McManus: K
Urban Shocker: 43
Jack Tobin: K

Bot 3

Aaron Ward: 3
Wally Schang: 8/L
Sad Sam Jones: K

Top 4

Wally Gerber: 3/G
George Sisler: 7/F7LDF/FL
Ken Williams: 5/FL

Bot 4

Whitey Witt: 8/P6MD
Everett Scott: 2/FL
Babe Ruth: 4/P34D

Top 5

Baby Doll Jacobson: 53
Hank Severeid: 3/FL
Frank Ellerbe: D8/L78
Marty McManus: K

Bot 5

Home Run Baker: E9/F9S
Bob Meusel: 8/F8S
Wally Pipp: 4
Aaron Ward: HR/F7D.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Wally Schang: S9/G4
Sad Sam Jones: W.1-2
Whitey Witt: 8/L

Top 6

Urban Shocker: 43
Jack Tobin: 43
Wally Gerber: W
George Sisler: S9.1-2
Ken Williams: 8/F89XDW

Bot 6

Everett Scott: 2
Babe Ruth: 3/P3D
Home Run Baker: S9/9D
Bob Meusel: 43

Top 7

Baby Doll Jacobson: D7/7L
Hank Severeid: 3/FL
Frank Ellerbe: 13.2-3
Marty McManus: 5/P6MS

Bot 7

Wally Pipp: 9/L9D
Aaron Ward: 53
Wally Schang: 5/P

Top 8

Urban Shocker: 13
Jack Tobin: S/BG23
Wally Gerber: 63.1-2
George Sisler: S7/L6D.2-H
Ken Williams: S9.1-3
Baby Doll Jacobson: SB2
Baby Doll Jacobson: 53

Bot 8

Sad Sam Jones: 53
Whitey Witt: 9
Everett Scott: 63

Top 9

Hank Severeid: 43
Frank Ellerbe: 43
Chick Shorten: S8/G4M
Pat Collins: S68/G6M.1-3
Jack Tobin: 3E1.3-H(UR)(NR);1-2
Wally Gerber: S9.2-H(UR);1-3;B-2(THH)
George Sisler: IW
Ken Williams: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Baby Doll Jacobson: HR/F7D.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Hank Severeid: D7
Frank Ellerbe: K

Bot 9

Babe Ruth: 3/G
Home Run Baker: 6/P
Bob Meusel: 3/FL

Notes & reviews

Babe Ruth's 1922 debut after being suspended by Commissioner Landis for barnstorming after 1921 world series
Ruth: spectacular running catch
High up into LF bleachers
Into LF bleachers

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