Boston Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
June 8, 1921 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 8, 1921 at Forbes Field. The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 16

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Powell cf 4 0 1 0
Barbare ss 5 0 1 0
Southworth rf 5 1 3 0
Nicholson lf 4 1 1 0
Boeckel 3b 2 1 0 1
  Christenbury 3b 1 0 0 0
Holke 1b 4 1 1 0
Ford 2b 4 0 2 0
O'Neil c 3 0 2 2
McQuillan p 1 0 0 0
  Braxton p 0 0 0 0
  Watson p 0 0 0 0
  Gowdy ph 1 0 0 0
  Morgan p 2 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 11 3
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bigbee lf 6 2 4 2
Carey cf 4 2 3 2
  Rohwer cf 1 0 0 0
Maranville ss 5 1 2 3
Whitted rf 5 3 4 1
  Mokan rf 1 0 0 0
Barnhart 3b 6 2 3 1
Tierney 2b 5 2 4 2
Grimm 1b 5 1 2 0
Schmidt c 2 1 1 0
  Skiff ph,c 3 1 1 2
Hamilton p 2 1 1 0
Totals 45 16 25 13
Boston 000 130 0004114
Pittsburgh 306 105 10x16254
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
McQuillan  L(5-5) 2.0 8 5 5 2 0
  Braxton   0.2 4 4 4 0 0
  Watson   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Morgan   5.0 12 7 7 2 1
Totals
8.0
25
16
16
4
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Hamilton  W(6-6) 9.0 11 4 3 2 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
2
2

  E–O'Neil 2 (8), McQuillan 2 (6), Carey (4), Mokan (2), Tierney (7), Hamilton (3).  DP–Boston 1. Ford-Holke, Pittsburgh 2. Barnhart-Tierney-Grimm, Hamilton-Maranville-Grimm.  2B–Boston Holke (8,off Hamilton), Pittsburgh Maranville (7,off McQuillan); Tierney 2 (11,off Morgan 2); Whitted (11,off Morgan); Barnhart (5,off Morgan).  3B–Pittsburgh Barnhart (2,off McQuillan).  SF–O'Neil (1,off Hamilton); Boeckel (3,off Hamilton).  HBP–Powell (2,by Hamilton); Holke (1,by Hamilton).  Team LOB–11.  SH–Hamilton (1,off Morgan).  Team–10.  CS–Powell (5,3rd base by Hamilton/Schmidt); C. Bigbee (6,2nd base by McQuillan/O'Neil).  U–Barry McCormick, Bob Hart.
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