Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Braves
August 3, 1920 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 3, 1920 at Braves Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 3, Boston Braves 2

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bigbee lf 3 0 1 1
Carey cf 4 0 1 0
Southworth rf 4 1 1 0
Whitted 3b 4 0 2 1
Cutshaw 2b 3 1 0 0
Grimm 1b 4 1 0 0
Caton ss 3 0 0 0
Haeffner c 3 0 0 0
Ponder p 3 0 1 1
Totals 31 3 6 3
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Powell cf 4 1 1 0
Maranville ss 4 0 2 2
Mann rf 3 0 1 0
Eayrs lf 5 0 0 0
Holke 1b 4 0 1 0
Boeckel 3b 3 0 1 0
Ford 2b 4 0 0 0
O'Neil c 4 0 1 0
McQuillan p 2 0 0 0
  Christenbury ph 1 0 0 0
  Scott p 0 0 0 0
  Pick ph 1 0 1 0
  Dugey pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 35 2 8 2
Pittsburgh 120 000 000360
Boston 000 000 002282
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Ponder  W(8-7) 9.0 8 2 2 5 3
Totals
9.0
8
2
2
5
3
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McQuillan  L(6-9) 7.0 5 3 2 3 1
  Scott   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
6
3
2
3
1

  E–Boeckel (23), Ford (6).  2B–Pittsburgh Southworth (11).  3B–Boston Maranville 2 (9); Mann (7).  SH–Bigbee (2); Caton (7).  Team LOB–6.  Team–11.  SB–Powell (5).  U–Bill Klem, Bob Emslie.
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