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GAME 1 - NEW YORK GIANTS @ WASHINGTON SENATORS

26 thousand people came to National Park for game 1 of 1921 World Series. Fred Toney is the starting pitcher for Giants, Walter Johnson for Senators. First inning started with a bang: Frankie Frisch, one of the best hitters in the league, launched a solo shot giving Giants a 1-0 lead. Lead lasted till bottom of the 4th, when Patsy Gharrity tied it with a double. A double by Frisch gave the lead back to the Giants in the 5th inning but in the bottom of the 6th Senators tied again. Pitchers showed great endurance with the game tied at the start of 9th inning. Giants scored a run thanks to a defensive error and they had the chance of gaining a 1-0 lead in the series. But the defense said no...2 costly mistakes gave 2 runs to the Senators, with final score being 4-3 for the home team.
WP: Johnson (9 IP, 12 H, 3 ER, 1 BB, 2K)
LP: Toney (8.1 IP, 6 H, 4 R (2 ER), 4 BB, 3K)
Notable offense: Frisch (3/4, 2 RBI, 1 R, 1 HR), Kelly (3/4) - Judge (2/4, 2 R)

GAME 2 - NEW YORK GIANTS @ WASHINGTON SENATORS

Almost 27 thousand fans on the stands in a warm autumn day, with Jesse Barnes on the mound for Giants and George Mogridge for Senators. Senators took the lead on the bottom of the first thanks to an RBI single by Goose Goslin, but Giants answered back in the fifth with a squeeze bunt by Bob Fischer, with George Burns scoring. In the 6th a defensive error brought Joe Judge on the bases and he scored on a single by Bing Miller with a great run from first base, giving Senators a 2-1 lead. Giants did not gave up and they tied it again in the 8th, with an RBI single by Frank Snyder but in the bottom half of the inning Senators played hard scoring 2 runs (Bucky Harris came home after a throwing error on a stolen base and Patsy Gharrity hit an RBI single scoring Goose Goslin). 9th inning is a 1-2-3 for George Mogridge, with Senators winning the game 4-2 and gaining a 2-0 lead in the series
WP: Mogridge (9 IP, 6 H, 2 R, 1 BB, 1 K)
LP: Barnes (8 IP, 7 H, 4 R, 3 ER, 1 BB, 1 K)
Notable offense: Frank Snyder (2/4, 1 RBI) - Bucky Harris (2/4, 2R), Goose Goslin (2/4, 1 R, 1 RBI)

GAME 3 - NEW YORK GIANTS @ WASHINGTON SENATORS

Third home game in this best of nine WS for Senators and in front of 27000 fans Tom Zachary (WAS) and Rosy Ryan (NYG) gave people a stellar pitching duel. The first run was scored in the upper half of the 6th by Giants, with and RBI single by Frisch. Despite the first two games, Giants defense was perfect and New York was close to the W when, in the bottom half of the 8th, Joe Judge tied the game with and RBI single. No surprises in the 9th and the game was decided in the 11th, when with 2 outs Sam Rice hit a run scoring single off reliever Slim Sallee, giving Senators a 2-1 win and a 3-0 lead in the series.
WP: Tom Zachary (11 IP, 8 H, 1 R, 1 K)
LP: Slim Sallee (1 IP, 2 H, 1 R, 1 BB)
Notable offense: Frankie Frisch (2/3, 1 RBI), Ross Youngs (2/4, 1 R) - Sam Rice (4/6, 1 R, 1 RBI), Goose Goslin (3/4)

GAME 4 - WASHINGTON SENATORS @ NEW YORK GIANTS

35000 people on the stands at Polo Grounds with Giants in search of the first win of their WS. Red Shea took the mound for Giants while Tom Philips was given the nod by Senators. And Senators score first in the 3rd, with an RBI single by the pitcher. Giants offense was stuck till the 5th, when Ross Youngs hit a 2 run single giving Giants the lead. Everything seemed on place for Giants, but in the 8th Senators took the lead back with a 2 run double by Harris. Game over? Not this time. In the bottom of the 9th Homer Summa hit a game tying single and High Pockets Kelly won it with a bases loaded walk. 4-3 the final score, 3-1 the series.
WP: Red Shea (9 IP, 8 H, 3 R, 1 BB, 5 K)
LP: Eric Erickson (1.1 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 4 BB)
Notable offense: Jimmy Cooney (2/4, 2 R) - Homer Summa (2/2, 1 RBI)

GAME 5 - WASHINGTON SENATORS @ NEW YORK GIANTS

Pivotal game as Walter Johnson and Fred Toney took again the mound after game 1. Frankie Frisch opened the score in the first with a solo shot off Johnson (as in game 1) but Johnson got a revenge in the 2nd, scoring Lewis with and RBI single. Later in the inning Bucky Harris gave Senators 2-1 lead with another RBI single. Giants answer back in the bottom half of the 2nd with a run scoring double by Charlie High. The game remained tied till the 4th, when Bob Fischer hit a run scoring single for the Giants lead. A sac fly in the 7th by Goslin tied it again, setting up another close finish. The game deciding moment came in the 8th, when Walter Johnson hit again with a 2 run double: it's a 5-3 win for Senators! With that, they are only 1 game away from clinching the series
WP: Johnson (9 IP, 9 H, 3 R, 4 BB, 4 K)
LP: Toney (7 IP, 11 H, 5 R, 4 BB, 1 K)
Notable offense: Patsy Gharrity (3/5, 1 R), Jimmy Cooney (3/4, 2 R, 1 RBI, 1 BB), Walter Johnson (2/4, 3 RBI, 1 BB) - Charlie High (2/4, 1 RBI), Bob Fisher (2/4, 1 RBI)

GAME 6 - WASHINGTON SENATORS @ NEW YORK GIANTS

Facing the possibility of losing the series, Giants must answer the call. On the mound it's Jesse Barnes time for them, while Mogridge started for Senators. Barnes did not started well, giving a run scoring single to Joe Judge for Senators lead. But here came the offense and in the bottom half of the first, Mogridge was hit hard with 5 runs. No answer from Senators and in the 3rd Giants added another one; also in the 4th and 6th Giants scored taking a 8-1 lead. In the 8th a solo shot by Sam Rice gave Senators the 2nd run, but in the bottom half High Pockets Kelly and Frankie Frisch went back to back --> 11-2 Giants and no party for Senators.
WP: Barnes (9 IP, 7 H, 2 R, 2 BB, 1 K)
LP: Mogridge (3 IP, 6 H, 6 R, 4 ER, 3 BB, 2 K)
Notable offense: Joe Judge (2/4, 1 RBI) - Dave Bancroft (4/5, 2 R, 2 RBI), High Pockets Kelly (3/5, 3 R, 2 RBI, 1 HR), Frank Snyder (2/4, 1 R, 2 RBI)

GAME 7 - WASHINGTON SENATORS @ NEW YORK GIANTS

Last game at Polo Grounds, with 35000 fans trying to push Giants back to Washington. Rosy Ryan on the mound for Giants, Tom Zachary for Senators. First innings seems favorable to Giants, with Snyder hitting two RBI (in the 1st and 3rd) for a 2-0 Giants lead. Nothing happened till the 6th, when Senators woke up with a bases clearing double by Garrity and an RBI single by Zachary. 4-2 the score and in the 7th more damage came: RBI double by Lewis, 2 Run single by Garrity and the score is 7-2. Giants are unable to react, Washington scored again in the 9th, again with an RBI by Garrity and they did it! 8-2 the final score, 5-2 the series and WASHINGTON SENATORS ARE 1921 WORLD SERIES WINNERS!
WP: Zachary (9 IP, 10 H, 2 R, 1 K)
LP: Ryan (6.1 IP, 10 H, 7 R, 6 ER, 4 BB, 4 K)
Notable offense: Patsy Gharrity (3/5, 1 R, 6 RBI), Duffy Lewis (3/5, 2 R, 1 RBI), Sam Rice (2/4, 2 R, 1 BB) - Dave Bancroft (3/4), Frank Snyder (1/4, 2 RBI)


WORLD SERIES MVP: Sam Rice (CF, Senators)