Boston Braves vs New York Giants
September 4, 1921 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1921 at Polo Grounds V. The Boston Braves defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 6, New York Giants 3

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Powell cf 4 1 1 0
Nixon lf 3 0 0 0
Southworth rf 4 2 3 3
Boeckel 3b 4 1 1 0
Barbare ss 4 0 2 1
Holke 1b 4 1 2 1
Ford 2b 4 0 2 1
Gowdy c 4 0 0 0
Oeschger p 4 1 1 0
Totals 35 6 12 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Burns cf 4 0 1 0
Bancroft ss 3 1 1 0
Frisch 3b 4 0 2 1
Youngs rf 4 0 0 0
Kelly 1b 4 1 2 0
Meusel lf 4 0 0 0
Rawlings 2b 3 0 0 0
Smith c 3 1 1 2
Nehf p 2 0 1 0
  Sallee p 0 0 0 0
  Cunningham ph 1 0 0 0
  Causey p 0 0 0 0
  Brown ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 8 3
Boston 000 330 0006120
New York 011 100 000380
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Oeschger  W(20-11) 9.0 8 3 3 2 0
Totals
9.0
8
3
3
2
0
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Nehf  L(17-9) 4.1 8 6 6 0 1
  Sallee   2.2 3 0 0 0 0
  Causey   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
12
6
6
0
1

  E–None.  DP–New York 1. Frisch-Rawlings-Kelly.  2B–Boston Barbare (19,off Nehf); Boeckel (17,off Nehf); Ford (26,off Nehf), New York Kelly (38,off Oeschger).  3B–Boston Barbare (6,off Sallee), New York Frisch (16,off Oeschger).  HR–Boston Southworth (7,5th inning off Nehf 2 on 1 out), New York Smith (9,4th inning off Oeschger 0 on 2 out).  SH–Nixon (3,off Nehf).  Team LOB–3.  SF–Smith (2,off Oeschger).  Team–6.  CS–Rawlings (10,Home by Oeschger/Gowdy).  U–Cy Rigler, Charlie Moran.  T–1:50.  A–28,000.
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