Chicago Cubs vs Pittsburgh Pirates
May 31, 1921 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1921 at Forbes Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Chicago Cubs 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 6

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Barber rf 5 1 2 0
Warner 3b 6 1 2 0
Terry 2b 4 1 1 0
Grimes 1b 4 2 2 1
Maisel cf 6 1 1 2
Sullivan lf 5 1 3 1
Kelleher ss 3 0 2 2
Daly c 5 0 0 0
Vaughn p 4 0 2 1
  O'Farrell ph 1 0 0 0
  Freeman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 43 7 15 7
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bigbee lf 6 0 3 1
Carey cf 5 0 1 0
Maranville ss 5 2 2 0
Cutshaw 2b 5 0 3 0
Whitted rf,1b 2 1 2 2
Tierney 3b 6 1 1 1
Grimm 1b 3 0 0 0
  Barnhart ph 1 1 1 0
  Carlson p 0 0 0 0
  Skiff ph 1 0 0 0
  Hamilton p 1 0 0 0
Schmidt c 5 0 0 0
Cooper p 3 0 0 0
  Mokan ph,rf 2 1 1 1
Totals 45 6 14 5
Chicago 100 001 001 3017151
Pittsburgh 000 100 011 3006142
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Vaughn   10.0 14 6 5 5 1
  Freeman  W(2-3) 2.0 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
12.0
14
6
5
6
3
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper   9.0 9 3 3 4 2
  Carlson   1.0 4 3 3 0 1
  Hamilton  L(5-5) 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Totals
12.0
15
7
7
5
3

  E–Sullivan (1), Maranville (14), Mokan (1).  DP–Pittsburgh 3. Cooper-Maranville-Grimm, Carey-Schmidt-Tierney, Cooper-Schmidt-Tierney.  2B–Chicago Grimes (10,off Carlson), Pittsburgh Cutshaw (9,off Vaughn); Whitted (10,off Vaughn); Tierney (8,off Vaughn).  3B–Pittsburgh Mokan (2,off Vaughn).  SH–Kelleher (4,off Cooper); Terry (6,off Carlson); Whitted 2 (10,off Vaughn,off Freeman); Schmidt (2,off Vaughn); Cutshaw (4,off Freeman).  SF–Sullivan (1,off Cooper); Kelleher 2 (2,off Carlson,off Hamilton).  Team LOB–10.  IBB–Carey (1,by Vaughn).  Team–13.  SB–Sullivan (2,3rd base off Carlson/Schmidt); Cutshaw (9,2nd base off Vaughn/Daly).  CS–Kelleher (1,2nd base by Cooper/Schmidt); C. Bigbee (5,2nd base by Vaughn/Daly); Carey (6,2nd base by Vaughn/Daly).  U–Bill Brennan, Bob Emslie.
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