Pittsburgh Pirates vs Chicago Cubs
April 20, 1921 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 20, 1921 at Cubs Park. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Pittsburgh Pirates 6, Chicago Cubs 5

Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bigbee lf 3 1 1 0
Carey cf 3 0 2 1
Maranville ss 3 2 2 0
Cutshaw 2b 5 1 3 1
Whitted rf 5 0 1 0
Tierney 3b 4 1 1 2
Grimm 1b 3 1 1 1
Schmidt c 4 0 1 1
Carlson p 4 0 0 0
  Glazner p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 12 6
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Flack rf 5 1 3 0
Hollocher ss 5 0 2 0
Terry 2b 4 0 0 0
Grimes 1b 3 0 1 0
  Kelleher pr 0 0 0 0
Maisel cf 4 1 0 0
Barber lf 5 2 2 0
Deal 3b 4 1 2 2
O'Farrell c 3 0 1 1
Freeman p 2 0 0 0
  Twombly ph 1 0 1 1
  Bailey p 0 0 0 0
  Warner ph 1 0 0 0
  Cheeves p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 12 4
Pittsburgh 100 104 0006121
Chicago 000 301 0015122
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Carlson  W(1-0) 8.0 12 5 5 1 2
  Glazner  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
5
1
2
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Freeman  L(0-1) 6.0 10 6 6 4 3
  Bailey   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Cheeves   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
6
4

  E–Tierney (1), Grimes (1), Deal (3).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. Carey-Cutshaw-Tierney.  PB–Schmidt (1).  2B–Pittsburgh C. Bigbee (4,off Freeman); Cutshaw 2 (2,off Freeman 2), Chicago Flack 2 (4,off Carlson 2); Deal (3,off Carlson).  3B–Pittsburgh Tierney (1,off Freeman); Grimm (4,off Freeman).  SH–Maranville (1,off Cheeves); Terry (2,off Carlson); O'Farrell (1,off Carlson).  Team LOB–8.  HBP–Grimes (1,by Carlson); Maisel (2,by Glazner).  Team–10.  SB–C. Bigbee (1,2nd base off Freeman/O'Farrell).  CS–Carey 2 (3,2nd base by Freeman/O'Farrell,3rd base by Cheeves/O'Farrell).  U–Hank O'Day, Ernie Quigley.
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