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Boston Red Sox @ New York Yankees

1919-09-24 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 13 innings · Att: 7500 · 2:30

New York Yankees defeated Boston Red Sox 2–1. Bob Shawkey earned the win. Babe Ruth went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	R	H	E
BOS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	13
NYA	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	5

W: Bob Shawkey L: Waite Hoyt SV: (none)

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

Boston Red Sox — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frank Gilhooley	6	0	2	0	0	0
Ossie Vitt	6	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Lamar	6	0	2	0	0	1
Babe Ruth	4	1	2	1	2	0
Stuffy McInnis	5	0	0	0	1	0
Mike McNally	5	0	1	0	1	1
Norm McNeil	4	0	2	0	0	1
Everett Scott	5	0	1	0	0	0
Waite Hoyt	5	0	1	0	0	1
Wally Schang	2	0	1	0	0	0

New York Yankees — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sammy Vick	5	0	0	0	0	2
Roger Peckinpaugh	5	0	1	0	0	1
Home Run Baker	5	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Pipp	5	2	2	0	0	1
Del Pratt	4	0	1	1	0	0
Duffy Lewis	3	0	1	1	1	0
Chick Fewster	4	0	0	0	0	0
Muddy Ruel	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Shawkey	4	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Red Sox — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Waite Hoyt	12.1	5	1	6

New York Yankees — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Shawkey	13.0	13	4	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frank Gilhooley: 43
Ossie Vitt: 43
Bill Lamar: 2/FL

Bot 1

Sammy Vick: 13
Roger Peckinpaugh: 5/FL
Home Run Baker: 3/G

Top 2

Babe Ruth: 3/L
Stuffy McInnis: 13
Mike McNally: K23#

Bot 2

Wally Pipp: S
Del Pratt: D.1-3
Duffy Lewis: S.3-H;2-3
Chick Fewster: 53.1-2
Muddy Ruel: 3(B)5(3)/LDP

Top 3

Norm McNeil: K
Everett Scott: 31
Waite Hoyt: K

Bot 3

Bob Shawkey: 13
Sammy Vick: 7
Roger Peckinpaugh: S
Home Run Baker: 6

Top 4

Frank Gilhooley: S5
Ossie Vitt: SB2
Ossie Vitt: 4
Bill Lamar: 2/FL
Babe Ruth: WP.2-3
Babe Ruth: W
Stuffy McInnis: SB2
Stuffy McInnis: 9

Bot 4

Wally Pipp: 43
Del Pratt: 13
Duffy Lewis: 9

Top 5

Mike McNally: 63
Norm McNeil: S
Everett Scott: S.1-2
Waite Hoyt: S.2-3;1-2
Frank Gilhooley: 32(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Ossie Vitt: 9

Bot 5

Chick Fewster: 43
Muddy Ruel: 13
Bob Shawkey: K

Top 6

Bill Lamar: 23
Babe Ruth: S8/89XD/AP.BX2(84)
Stuffy McInnis: 63

Bot 6

Sammy Vick: K
Roger Peckinpaugh: 53
Home Run Baker: 63

Top 7

Mike McNally: 9
Norm McNeil: S8
Everett Scott: 8
Waite Hoyt: 63

Bot 7

Wally Pipp: 43
Del Pratt: 63
Duffy Lewis: 53

Top 8

Frank Gilhooley: 7
Ossie Vitt: 63
Bill Lamar: K

Bot 8

Chick Fewster: 8
Muddy Ruel: 2/BINT
Bob Shawkey: 43

Top 9

Babe Ruth: HR/9
Stuffy McInnis: W
Mike McNally: S.1-2
Norm McNeil: 5(2)/FO.1-2;B-1
Everett Scott: 8.2-3(E8/TH)
Waite Hoyt: 99

Bot 9

Sammy Vick: FLE3#
Sammy Vick: 63
Roger Peckinpaugh: K
Home Run Baker: 31

Top 10

Frank Gilhooley: 99
Ossie Vitt: 99
Bill Lamar: S
Babe Ruth: W.1-2
Stuffy McInnis: 99

Bot 10

Wally Pipp: K23#
Del Pratt: 99
Duffy Lewis: W
Chick Fewster: CS2(99)

Top 11

Mike McNally: W
Wally Schang: 99
Everett Scott: 99(1)/FO
Waite Hoyt: SB2
Waite Hoyt: 99

Bot 11

Chick Fewster: 99
Muddy Ruel: K23#
Bob Shawkey: 99

Top 12

Frank Gilhooley: S
Ossie Vitt: S/BR.1X2(4)
Bill Lamar: S.1-2
Babe Ruth: OA.2X3(25)
Babe Ruth: 8/F89XD

Bot 12

Sammy Vick: K
Roger Peckinpaugh: 99
Home Run Baker: 99

Top 13

Stuffy McInnis: 99
Mike McNally: 99
Wally Schang: T.BXH(99)

Bot 13

Wally Pipp: T9
Del Pratt: 7/SF.3-H

Notes & reviews

Ruth hit an apparent triple but was declared out for missing 2nd base
Ruel declared out for running into his own batted ball
Ruth's 28th of the season to top Ned Williamson's 1884 record; the ball went over the RF roof and out of the park into Manhattan Field

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