Boston Braves vs New York Giants
May 1, 1921 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 1, 1921 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 2, New York Giants 7

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Powell cf 5 0 3 1
Christenbury 2b 5 0 2 1
Southworth rf 5 0 0 0
Cruise lf 2 0 0 0
Boeckel 3b 4 0 0 0
Holke 1b 4 0 1 0
Ford ss 4 1 1 0
O'Neil c 4 0 0 0
McQuillan p 2 1 1 0
  Eayrs ph 1 0 0 0
  Fillingim p 0 0 0 0
  Gibson ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 2 8 2
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Burns lf 4 0 2 3
Bancroft ss 3 0 0 0
  Patterson ss 0 0 0 0
Frisch 2b 5 0 1 0
Youngs rf 5 0 0 0
Kelly 1b 4 1 0 0
Walker cf 4 2 2 1
Rapp 3b 3 1 1 0
Smith c 3 3 2 1
Toney p 4 0 1 2
Totals 35 7 9 7
Boston 010 000 100285
New York 000 203 02x793
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McQuillan  L(2-2) 6.0 6 5 4 5 3
  Fillingim   2.0 3 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
9
7
6
5
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Toney  W(2-2) 9.0 8 2 1 1 2
Totals
9.0
8
2
1
1
2

  E–Christenbury 2 (3), Cruise (2), McQuillan (3), Fillingim (1), Bancroft (8), Frisch (1), Youngs (1).  2B–Boston McQuillan (2,off Toney), New York Walker (6,off McQuillan).  HR–New York Walker (1,4th inning off McQuillan 0 on 1 out); Smith (2,4th inning off McQuillan 0 on 2 out).  HBP–Cruise (1,by Toney).  Team LOB–10.  SH–Rapp (3,off McQuillan).  IBB–Smith (2,by McQuillan).  Team–10.  SB–Southworth (4,2nd base off Toney/Smith).  CS–Bancroft (1,2nd base by McQuillan/O'Neil); Burns (2,2nd base by McQuillan/O'Neil).  U–Barry McCormick, Bob Hart.  T–1:50.  A–12,000.
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