St. Louis Cardinals vs Boston Braves
May 24, 1921 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 24, 1921 at Braves Field. The Boston Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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St. Louis Cardinals 3, Boston Braves 7

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Shotton cf 0 1 0 0
  Mann cf 4 0 0 0
Fournier 1b 3 1 1 0
Stock 3b 2 0 1 0
Hornsby 2b 2 0 1 2
Schultz rf 3 0 0 0
McHenry lf 4 1 0 0
Lavan ss 4 0 2 1
Clemons c 4 0 1 0
Pertica p 1 0 1 0
  Sherdel p 2 0 0 0
  Smith ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 3 7 3
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Powell cf 4 2 2 3
Barbare ss 4 0 1 0
Southworth rf 2 0 1 0
Nixon lf 4 1 2 0
Boeckel 3b 4 0 0 0
Holke 1b 4 1 0 0
Ford 2b 4 0 0 0
O'Neil c 2 1 0 0
  Nicholson ph 0 1 0 0
  Scott p 0 0 0 0
Watson p 3 0 1 0
  Gibson c 1 1 1 2
Totals 32 7 8 5
St. Louis 101 001 000374
Boston 100 010 05x782
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Pertica   2.0 3 1 1 0 1
  Sherdel  L(0-5) 6.0 5 6 0 4 2
Totals
8.0
8
7
1
4
3
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Watson  W(4-4) 8.0 7 3 2 2 1
  Scott  SV(1) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
7
3
2
3
2

  E–Stock (7), Hornsby (4), Schultz (1), Sherdel (1), Nixon (1), O'Neil (4).  DP–Boston 1. Barbare-Ford-Holke.  2B–St. Louis Lavan (5).  3B–Boston Powell (7).  HR–Boston Powell (3,8th inning off Sherdel 2 on).  SH–Fournier (4); Stock 2 (7); Hornsby 2 (5); Powell (3); Southworth (8).  Team LOB–7.  Team–7.  CS–Fournier (7).  U–Ernie Quigley, Hank O'Day.
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