Boston Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 8, 1919 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 8, 1919 at Forbes Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Boeckel 3b 4 0 1 0
Pick 2b 5 0 1 0
Powell rf 4 0 0 0
Nutter cf 5 2 2 0
Holke 1b 3 1 1 0
Mann lf 3 0 1 1
Maranville ss 4 1 2 2
Gowdy c 2 0 0 0
  Smith ph 1 0 0 0
  Wilson c 0 0 0 0
Causey p 3 0 1 0
  Rawlings ph 1 0 0 0
  Fillingim p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bigbee lf 5 2 2 0
Carey cf 4 0 1 0
Southworth rf 5 0 0 0
Grimm 1b 4 1 3 2
Barbare 3b 4 0 1 1
Cutshaw 2b 4 0 2 0
Terry ss 3 0 1 0
Blackwell c 4 0 2 0
Ponder p 3 0 0 0
  Cooper p 0 0 0 0
  Nicholson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 3 12 3
Boston 010 000 030492
Pittsburgh 100 110 0003123
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Causey  W(12-6) 7.0 11 3 3 1 2
  Fillingim  SV(2) 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
3
3
2
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ponder  L(0-5) 7.1 9 4 4 0 1
  Cooper   1.2 0 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
2
3

  E–Pick (29), Maranville (48), Southworth (8), Terry (20), Blackwell (4).  DP–Boston 2. Boeckel-Maranville, Maranville-Holke.  2B–Pittsburgh Grimm (1); Barbare (8).  3B–Boston Maranville (10), Pittsburgh Grimm (1).  SH–Holke 2 (22); Mann (16).  HBP–Powell (2).  Team LOB–10.  Team–9.  SB–Maranville (12); Wilson (2); Carey (12); Cutshaw (33).  U–Ernie Quigley, Hank O'Day.  T–1:45.  A–2,000.
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