Boston Braves vs New York Giants
July 3, 1921 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 3, 1921 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 5, New York Giants 10

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Powell cf 4 1 2 1
Barbare ss 5 0 1 1
Southworth rf 5 0 2 0
Cruise lf 3 1 2 1
Boeckel 3b 4 0 1 0
Holke 1b 5 1 1 0
Ford 2b 5 1 2 2
Gowdy c 1 0 0 0
  Gibson ph,c 3 0 1 0
Fillingim p 3 1 1 0
  Scott p 0 0 0 0
  Nixon ph 1 0 0 0
  Watson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 39 5 13 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Burns lf 4 1 2 4
Bancroft ss 5 0 2 3
Frisch 3b 5 1 2 0
Youngs rf 5 0 2 1
Kelly 1b 5 0 0 0
Stengel cf 3 0 0 0
  Benton p 1 0 1 0
  Monroe pr 0 1 0 0
  Sallee p 1 0 1 0
Rawlings 2b 1 3 0 0
Smith c 4 2 3 0
Barnes p 2 1 1 0
  Walker ph,cf 2 1 1 2
Totals 38 10 15 10
Boston 000 104 0005131
New York 120 003 40x10151
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Fillingim  L(7-4) 5.1 9 6 6 1 2
  Scott   0.2 1 0 0 0 0
  Watson   2.0 5 4 4 1 0
Totals
8.0
15
10
10
2
2
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Barnes  W(5-5) 6.0 10 5 5 4 1
  Benton   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
  Sallee  SV(2) 2.0 2 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
4
2

  E–Cruise (3), Kelly (9).  DP–Boston 1. Barbare-Gibson-Barbare, New York 1. Bancroft-Rawlings-Kelly.  2B–Boston Southworth (9,off Barnes); Barbare (7,off Barnes); Gibson (2,off Benton), New York Youngs (12,off Fillingim).  3B–Boston Powell (11,off Barnes), New York Burns (3,off Fillingim); Bancroft (5,off Watson).  HR–Boston Cruise (6,4th inning off Barnes 0 on 1 out); Ford (1,6th inning off Barnes 1 on 0 out).  Team LOB–11.  HBP–Rawlings 2 (4,by Fillingim 2); Burns (2,by Scott).  Team–9.  CS–Powell (9,2nd base by Barnes/Smith).  SB–Frisch (20,2nd base off Fillingim/Gowdy).  U–Bob Hart, Barry McCormick.  T–2:20.  A–28,000.
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