New York Yankees vs New York Giants
October 11, 1923 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on October 11, 1923 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Yankees defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
Baseball Almanac Box Scores

New York Yankees 4, New York Giants 2

New York Yankees ab   r   h rbi
Witt cf 5 0 0 0
Dugan 3b 4 0 1 0
Ruth rf 3 2 2 2
Meusel lf 4 0 1 0
Pipp 1b 3 1 1 0
Ward 2b 4 1 2 1
Schang c 4 0 1 0
Scott ss 4 0 2 1
Pennock p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 10 4
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bancroft ss 4 0 0 0
Groh 3b 3 1 1 0
Frisch 2b 4 0 2 0
Youngs rf 4 0 2 1
Meusel lf 4 1 2 1
Cunningham cf 3 0 0 0
  Gowdy ph 1 0 0 0
  Stengel cf 0 0 0 0
Kelly 1b 4 0 1 0
Snyder c 4 0 0 0
McQuillan p 1 0 0 0
  Bentley p 2 0 1 0
  Jackson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 2 9 2
New York 010 210 0004100
New York 010 001 000292
  New York Yankees IP H R ER BB SO
Pennock  W (1-0) 9.0 9 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
2
2
1
1
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
McQuillan  L (0-1) 3.2 5 3 3 2 1
  Bentley   5.1 5 1 1 2 0
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
4
1

  E–Youngs 2 (2).  DP–New York 1, New York 2.  2B–New York Dugan (1,off Bentley), New York Bentley (1,off Pennock).  HR–New York Ward (1,2nd inning off McQuillan 0 on, 1 out); Ruth 2 (2,4th inning off McQuillan 0 on, 0 out,5th inning off Bentley 0 on, 1 out), New York Meusel (1,2nd inning off Pennock 0 on, 1 out).  HBP–Pennock (1,by Bentley).  HBP–Bentley (1,Pennock).  U-HP–Hank O'Day (NL), 1B–Dick Nallin (AL), 2B–Bob Hart (NL), 3B–Jim Evans (AL).  T–2:08.  A–40,402.
Baseball Almanac Box Score


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