Boston Braves vs Pittsburgh Pirates
September 12, 1921 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 12, 1921 at Forbes Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Boston Braves 4, Pittsburgh Pirates 3

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Powell cf 3 0 0 0
Nixon rf 4 0 0 0
Christenbury 2b 3 2 1 0
Cruise lf 3 1 2 0
Boeckel 3b 4 0 3 2
Holke 1b 4 0 0 1
Ford ss 4 1 1 0
O'Neil c 4 0 1 0
Watson p 2 0 1 0
  Gibson ph 1 0 1 1
  Morgan p 1 0 0 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bigbee C. lf 4 1 3 2
Carey cf 3 0 1 1
Maranville ss 4 0 0 0
Robertson rf 4 0 1 0
Cutshaw 2b 3 0 1 0
Barnhart 3b 4 0 0 0
Grimm 1b 4 0 1 0
Gooch c 4 1 1 0
Glazner p 2 1 1 0
  Zinn p 1 0 0 0
  Bigbee L. p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 3
Boston 000 000 3104101
Pittsburgh 002 010 000390
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Watson   6.0 8 3 3 0 1
  Morgan  W(1-0) 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
3
3
0
1
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Glazner   6.0 6 3 3 1 2
  Zinn  L(7-6) 2.0 3 1 1 2 0
  Bigbee   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
4
4
3
3

  E–Watson (4).  DP–Pittsburgh 2. Grimm-Maranville-Grimm, Barnhart-Grimm.  2B–Boston Boeckel (19,off Glazner), Pittsburgh Cutshaw (14,off Watson); Glazner (1,off Watson).  3B–Pittsburgh C. Bigbee (17,off Watson).  Team LOB–5.  SH–Cutshaw (9,off Watson).  SF–Carey (7,off Watson).  Team–5.  CS–Powell (17,2nd base by Glazner/Gooch); C. Bigbee (19,2nd base by Watson/O'Neil); Grimm (7,2nd base by Watson/O'Neil).  U–Bob Hart, Bill Brennan.
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