Pittsburgh Pirates vs Boston Braves
August 21, 1931 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 21, 1931 at Braves Field. The Boston Braves defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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Pittsburgh Pirates 1, Boston Braves 2
Pittsburgh Pirates ab   r   h rbi
Waner L. cf 4 0 1 0
Jensen lf 3 0 1 0
Grantham 1b 3 0 0 0
Traynor 3b 4 0 1 0
Waner P. rf 4 1 2 0
Piet 2b 4 0 0 0
Grace c 3 0 0 1
Thevenow ss 3 0 0 0
  Suhr ph 0 0 0 0
Brame p 4 0 1 0
Totals 32 1 6 1
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Maranville ss 4 0 0 0
Richbourg rf 4 0 0 0
Berger cf 4 1 1 1
Sheely 1b 3 0 2 0
Worthington lf 3 0 0 0
Spohrer c 3 1 2 0
Urbanski 3b 2 0 1 0
Maguire 2b 2 0 1 1
Cantwell p 3 0 0 0
Totals 28 2 7 2
Pittsburgh 010 000 000–160
Boston 110 000 00x–273
  Pittsburgh Pirates IP H R ER BB SO
Brame  L(7-11) 8.0 7 2 2 0 1
Totals
8.0
7
2
2
0
1
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Cantwell  W(4-7) 9.0 6 1 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
6
1
0
2
1
  E–Maranville (28), Maguire 2 (16).  DP–Pittsburgh 1. P. Waner-Grace-Grantham, Boston 2. Maguire-Maranville-Sheely, Sheely-Maranville-Sheely.  2B–Pittsburgh L. Waner (20); P. Waner (27), Boston Sheely (10).  3B–Pittsburgh Jensen (2).  HR–Boston Berger (17,1st inning off Brame 0 on).  SH–Jensen (7); Grace (5); Urbanski (13); Maguire (23).  Team LOB–8.  Team–4.  SB–Piet (3); Spohrer (2).  U–Ernie Quigley, Charlie Moran.
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