St. Louis Cardinals vs Boston Braves
May 16, 1923 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 16, 1923 at Braves Field. The Boston Braves defeated the St. Louis Cardinals and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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St. Louis Cardinals 6, Boston Braves 7

St. Louis Cardinals ab   r   h rbi
Blades lf 4 1 0 0
  Smith lf 2 0 0 0
Mann rf 5 1 2 1
  Flack rf 1 0 0 0
Toporcer 2b 6 1 3 0
Bottomley 1b 7 1 2 2
Stock 3b 7 1 3 0
Myers cf 6 0 3 1
Freigau ss 7 1 1 0
Clemons c 4 0 1 2
  Dyer pr 0 0 0 0
  McCurdy c 2 0 0 0
Doak p 3 0 0 0
  Hornsby ph 1 0 0 0
  Barfoot p 2 0 0 0
Totals 57 6 15 6
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Powell cf 7 1 1 0
Southworth rf 6 2 2 2
Boeckel 3b 4 1 1 0
McInnis 1b 6 0 2 2
Felix lf 6 1 1 0
Ford 2b 6 0 2 1
Kopf ss 6 1 3 1
O'Neil c 6 1 2 0
Marquard p 4 0 0 0
  Fillingim p 0 0 0 0
  Cruise pr 0 0 0 0
  Benton p 1 0 1 0
Totals 52 7 15 6
St. Louis 001 000 023 000 006155
Boston 000 000 600 000 017153
  St. Louis Cardinals IP H R ER BB SO
Doak   7.0 11 6 2 2 4
  Barfoot  L (0-1) 6.0 4 1 1 1 1
Totals 13.0 15 7 3 3 5
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Marquard   8.0 12 6 5 2 8
  Fillingim   3.0 2 0 0 1 2
  Benton  W (2-3) 3.0 1 0 0 0 2
Totals 14.0 15 6 5 3 12

  E–Toporcer 4 (6), Myers (3), Powell (5), Kopf 2 (13).  DP–St. Louis 4. Stock-Toporcer-Bottomley, Toporcer-Freigau-Bottomley, Freigau-Bottomley, Stock-Toporcer-Bottomley, Boston 1. Southworth-McInnis.  TP–St. Louis 1. Freigau-Bottomley-Stock.  2B–Boston Southworth (4).  3B–St. Louis Mann (1); Bottomley (8); Clemons (1).  HR–Boston Southworth (1,14th inning off Barfoot 0 on).  SH–Myers (1).  Team LOB–13.  HBP–Fillingim (1).  Team–10.  U–Barry McCormick, Doll Derr.

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