Cincinnati Reds vs New York Giants
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 Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 4, New York Giants 7

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Bohne 3b 4 1 2 1
Bressler 1b 4 0 1 1
Roush cf 3 0 1 1
Duncan lf 3 0 1 0
Fonseca 2b 4 0 0 0
See rf 4 1 2 1
Crane ss 3 1 0 0
Wingo c 4 0 0 0
Coumbe p 2 1 1 0
  Napier p 0 0 0 0
  Kopf ph 1 0 0 0
  Rogge p 0 0 0 0
  Hargrave ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 8 4
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Burns lf 3 0 0 1
Bancroft ss 4 1 1 1
Frisch 2b 3 2 1 1
Youngs rf 3 2 1 1
Kelly 1b 4 0 2 0
King cf 2 0 0 0
  Walker ph,cf 2 0 0 0
Rapp 3b 4 0 0 0
Snyder c 3 1 1 0
Toney p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 1 1 0
  Ryan p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 7 7 4
Cincinnati 000 040 000482
New York 200 050 00x770
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Coumbe  L(0-3) 4.1 5 7 5 4 1
  Napier   1.2 1 0 0 0 1
  Rogge   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
8.0
7
7
5
5
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Toney  W(5-2) 5.0 6 4 4 1 0
  Ryan  SV(1) 4.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
2
0

  E–Duncan (4), Fonseca (8).  DP–New York 1. Rapp-Frisch-Kelly.  2B–Cincinnati Bressler (4,off Toney); Roush (4,off Ryan), New York Brown (1,off Coumbe).  3B–New York Frisch (5,off Coumbe).  HR–Cincinnati See (1,5th inning off Toney 0 on 0 out).  SF–Roush (1,off Toney).  Team LOB–5.  Team–5.  SB–Burns (3,2nd base off Coumbe/Wingo).  CS–Snyder (1,2nd base by Coumbe/Wingo).  U–Bill Brennan, Bob Emslie.  T–1:42.  A–8,000.
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