Philadelphia Phillies vs Pittsburgh Pirates
August 7, 1923 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 7, 1923 at Forbes Field. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 7, Pittsburgh Pirates 5

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Sand ss 4 1 0 0
Williams cf 5 2 2 3
Wrightstone 3b 4 0 2 0
Tierney 2b 5 0 3 0
Walker rf 5 1 1 0
Lee lf 3 0 0 0
Holke 1b 3 1 1 0
Henline c 3 2 1 1
Glazner p 4 0 0 0
  Behan p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 7 10 4
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Bigbee lf 4 0 1 0
Carey cf 5 0 1 0
Rawlings 2b 5 0 1 0
Traynor 3b 5 1 1 0
Barnhart rf 3 2 1 1
Maranville ss 4 0 0 0
Grimm 1b 3 1 2 1
Mattox c 4 1 1 1
Meadows p 3 0 2 1
  Russell ph 1 0 1 1
  Stone p 0 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Philadelphia 000 040 1207100
Pittsburgh 010 000 0405111
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Glazner  W(6-11) 7.1 11 5 5 4 2
  Behan  SV(1) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
4
2
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Meadows  L(10-10) 8.0 9 7 5 3 3
  Stone   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
10
7
5
3
3

  E–Bigbee (3).  DP–Philadelphia 1. Williams-Tierney-Sand.  2B–Philadelphia Tierney (20), Pittsburgh Barnhart (13); Meadows (3).  3B–Philadelphia Holke (3), Pittsburgh Traynor (14); Mattox (1).  HR–Philadelphia Williams (29,5th inning off Meadows 2 on).  SH–Lee (5); Holke (14).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  SB–Williams (6); Wrightstone (5); Henline (3); Carey (28).  U–Hank O'Day, Barry McCormick.
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