Chicago Cubs vs Boston Braves
May 16, 1921 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1921 at Braves Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 1, Boston Braves 7

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Flack rf 5 0 0 0
Hollocher ss 3 0 2 0
Terry 2b 4 0 0 0
Grimes 1b 2 1 0 0
Robertson cf 4 0 0 0
Twombly lf 3 0 0 0
Deal 3b 4 0 3 1
O'Farrell c 4 0 2 0
Vaughn p 2 0 0 0
  Barber ph 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 0 0 0 0
  Tyler ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 1 7 1
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Powell cf 3 0 0 0
Barbare ss 3 1 2 2
Southworth rf 4 0 1 0
Nixon lf 4 1 1 0
Boeckel 3b 4 2 2 1
Holke 1b 4 1 2 2
Ford 2b 4 0 3 2
O'Neil c 4 1 1 0
McQuillan p 4 1 2 0
Totals 34 7 14 7
Chicago 010 000 000172
Boston 012 004 00x7140
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Vaughn  L(2-2) 7.0 12 7 7 1 2
  Jones   1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
14
7
7
1
3
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McQuillan  W(4-2) 9.0 7 1 1 5 2
Totals
9.0
7
1
1
5
2

  E–Twombly (1), Vaughn (1).  DP–Boston 1. Nixon-Barbare.  3B–Boston Holke (2,off Vaughn).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Powell (2,off Vaughn).  Team–5.  CS–Hollocher (6,2nd base by McQuillan/O'Neil); Southworth 2 (6,2nd base by Vaughn/O'Farrell 2); Ford (3,2nd base by Vaughn/O'Farrell).  SB–Boeckel (3,2nd base off Vaughn/O'Farrell).  U–Charlie Moran, Cy Rigler.
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