The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-12
Play By Play

WAlAS lHe uuplIeS Cdl1So NaP0oiAA Bancroft and Huggins for confer ence. Play started at 2:02 p. m. Witt out. Frisch to Kelly, on an easy balls. McQuillan was very wild Ruth walked. The Giants gathered around McQuillan and Snyder look ed at the bench. Meusel hit into a double play, Bancroft to Frisch to Kelly.
 No runs, no hits, no errors.
 McQuillan was in bad way all through and was saved by very fast double play.
 First Inning-Giants.
 Bancroft out, Scott to Pipp, on an easy roller. Groh out, Pennock to Pipp on bounder. Frisch out. Ward to Pipp.
 No runs. no hits, no errors.
 Ward made 6 beautiful running stop, knocking down what looked like a sure single. The crowd gave him a nice hand.
 Second Inning-Yanks.
 Pipp out, Groh to Kelly. Groh went down to the dirt for nice stop of 2. hot grolnder. Ward hit home run into the upper left field stands. It was a towering drive, good for a homer in any park. Schang popped to Snyder. Scott flied to E. Meusel.
 One run, one hit, no errors. Second Inning-Giants.
 Young popped to Dugan. E. Meu- sel hit a home run into the upper left field stands. The ball fell al most in the same spot that Ward had located with his homer. Cunning ham flied to Ruth, who ran to the foul line for the catch. Kelly sin gled over second on the first ball. Snyder popped to Ward.
 One run, two hits, no errors.
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 Third Inning-Yanks.
 Pennock out, Frisch to Kelly. Witt out, Frisch to Kelly on high bounder. Dugan flied to E. Meusel in front of left field wall.
 No runs, no hits, no errors. Third Inning-Giants.
 McQlillan out, Dugan to Pipp. Mc- Quill&n attempted bunt and Dugan made a spectacular recovery and throw. Bancroft lined to Meusel. Groh walked on a wide pitch. Frisch singled to center, Groh stop ping at second. Young lined to Ruth, who came in fast for nice citch.
 No runs. one hit, no errors. Fourth InninS-Yanl2s.
 Ruth hit a home run into the up- per right field stands. It was tre- mendous drive and the crowd went crazy. Ruth smiled and doffed his cap. Meusel went out on strikes. Pipp singled to front of Young who couldn't get in fast enough. Ward popped to Kelly. Pipp went to third. Pipp was helped to third by Young's tumble which was charged as ah error to the Giant fielder. Scott sin gled to center, scoring Pipp. Schang stopped at second. McQuillan was taken out of the box and Jack Bent ley, the big southpaw star, went in. Barnes and Jones were warming up in the Giant bull pen. Pennock was laid low with 8 pitched ball, the first pitched. He writhed on the ground and the Tanks gathered around him with the Giants also rushing out around the prostrate player. Man ager Huggins bitterly denounced bean ball" The ball hit Pennock in the back just below the neck. He came out of it, however, and took first base with his hand on the spot where he had been plugged. The bases were filled. Witt flied to Gun ningham, who went away back for the catch.
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 O O O Fourth Inning-Giants.
 Bob Shawkey warmed up in the Tank bull pen as Pennock started the inning. Mevsel out, Ward to Pipp on fast bit of fielding by Ward. Gun ningham flied to Ruth for an easy catch. Kelly famed.
 No runs, no hits, no errors.
 Pennock went through the inning easily and showed no signs of injury. The Giants were still waiting him out, bu. his control was good. Fifth Inning-Yanks.
 Dugan out, Bancroft to Kelly on a close play. Ruth up. The crowd gave him a big hand. Ruth hit another home run into the lower right field stands and the crowd went crazy. The Giant fnfield moped around heads down. Ruth trotted to the bench with a happy smile. Meusel singled to right and took second when Young fumbled the ball. It was scored as an error for Young. Pipp out, Kelly unassisted on a bound grounder. Meusel taking third. Ward fouled to Kelly, who ran to the stand for the catch.
 One run, two hits and one error. Fifth Inning-Giants.
 Snyder flied to Meusel in front of the left field wall. The Tank outfield moved back for Bentley. Bentley out, Ward to Pipp on an easy chance. easy roller.
 No runs. no hits, no errors.
 The Giants were still waiting out Pennock and forcing him to work hard for every out.
 O O O. Sixth Inning-Yanks.
 Schang out, Bancroft to Kelly, on the first ball pitched; it was hard drive. nicely handled by Bancroft. was almost nipped off first, when Snyder called for a pitch out on a hit and run and snapped the ball to Kelly. Pennock hit into a double play, Bancroft to Frisch to Kelly.
 No runs. one hit, no errors. Sixth Inning-Giants.
 Groh singled over second. Frisch singled to left, Groh going to third. Young singled over short. scoring Groh. Frisch stopped at second. Meusel forced Young at second, Scott to Ward, Frisch holding third. The Tanks protested that Young inter- fered with Wards attempt at a dou- ble play, but it was not upheld and Meusel remained at first. The Tanks debated for a long time around Um- to them It looked like a clear case of interference by the Giant runner. Cunningham hit into double play, Scott to Ward to Pipp on the first pitched ball.
 One run, three hits, no errors.
 After completing the double play,