Boston Braves vs St. Louis Cardinals
August 6, 1921 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 6, 1921 at Sportsman's Park III. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Boston Braves 2, St. Louis Cardinals 12
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Powell cf 4 1 2 0
Barbare ss 3 1 1 1
Southworth rf 4 0 1 0
Cruise lf 2 0 0 0
  Nicholson lf 2 0 0 0
Boeckel 3b 3 0 1 1
Holke 1b 4 0 2 0
Ford 2b 3 0 0 0
O'Neil c 4 0 0 0
Oeschger p 2 0 0 0
  Gowdy ph 1 0 0 0
  Fillingim p 0 0 0 0
  Eayrs p 0 0 0 0
  Braxton p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 7 2
St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Smith rf 5 3 4 4
Mueller cf 4 0 2 3
Stock 3b 4 0 1 0
Hornsby 2b 4 0 1 1
Fournier 1b 5 2 3 1
McHenry lf 5 0 0 0
Lavan ss 2 2 1 1
Clemons c 1 0 0 0
  Mann pr 0 1 0 0
  Dillhoefer c 2 2 2 0
Pfeffer p 0 0 0 0
  Sherdel p 2 2 1 1
Totals 34 12 15 11
Boston 200 000 000–271
St. Louis 110 015 04x–12150
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Oeschger  L(15-9) 6.0 11 8 8 4 2
  Fillingim   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Eayrs   0.0 3 4 4 3 0
  Braxton   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
15
12
12
7
3
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Pfeffer   0.0 3 2 2 0 0
  Sherdel  W(3-6) 9.0 4 0 0 2 5
Totals
9.0
7
2
2
2
5
  E–Powell (11).  DP–Boston 2. Southworth-Holke, Southworth-Barbare, St. Louis 1. Hornsby-Lavan-Fournier.  2B–Boston Barbare (12); Boeckel (13).  3B–St. Louis Mueller (1).  HR–St. Louis Smith (5,1st inning off Oeschger 0 on 0 out); Fournier (12,6th inning off Oeschger 0 on).  SH–Boeckel (3); Hornsby (10).  Team LOB–6.  Team–6.  SB–Fournier (12).  CS–Smith (3).  U–Bill Brennan, Hank O'Day.
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