Boston Braves vs New York Giants
May 2, 1921 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 2, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Boston Braves 1, New York Giants 8

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Powell cf 4 1 2 0
Barbare ss 4 0 2 1
Southworth rf 4 0 0 0
Cruise lf 3 0 0 0
Boeckel 3b 4 0 0 0
Holke 1b 3 0 0 0
Ford 2b 3 0 0 0
O'Neil c 0 0 0 0
  Gibson c 3 0 1 0
Watson p 0 0 0 0
  Scott p 2 0 1 0
  Christenbury ph 1 0 0 0
  Cooney p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 6 1
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Burns lf 5 3 3 1
Bancroft ss 3 1 2 1
Frisch 2b 4 1 2 2
Youngs rf 4 0 0 1
Kelly 1b 4 2 2 2
Walker cf 4 0 0 0
Rapp 3b 3 0 1 1
Smith c 2 0 0 0
  Gaston c 1 0 1 0
Barnes p 4 1 1 0
Totals 34 8 12 8
Boston 000 001 000161
New York 421 000 10x8120
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Watson  L(2-2) 1.0 3 4 4 1 0
  Scott   6.0 8 4 4 2 0
  Cooney   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
12
8
8
3
0
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barnes  W(2-1) 9.0 6 1 1 1 0
Totals
9.0
6
1
1
1
0

  E–Ford (1).  DP–Boston 1. Barbare-Holke, New York 2. Rapp-Kelly, Barnes-Bancroft-Kelly.  2B–New York Kelly (3,off Scott); Rapp (4,off Scott); Gaston (1,off Cooney).  3B–Boston Powell (5,off Barnes), New York Burns 2 (2,off Watson,off Scott); Frisch (1,off Watson).  HR–New York Kelly (7,1st inning off Watson 1 on 1 out).  Team LOB–4.  Team–5.  SB–Rapp (4,2nd base off Scott/Gibson).  CS–Bancroft (2,2nd base by Scott/Gibson); Rapp (2,3rd base by Scott/Gibson).  U–Bob Hart, Barry McCormick.  T–1:32.  A–10,000.
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