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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 5, 1921
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, played on September 5, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 5, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 5, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jack Scott |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Shea |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 40,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ray Powell | Center Fielder |
| Lloyd Christenbury | Second Baseman |
| Billy Southworth | Right Fielder |
| Walton Cruise | Left Fielder |
| Tony Boeckel | Third Baseman |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Hod Ford | Shortstop |
| Hank Gowdy | Catcher |
| Jack Scott | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Center Fielder |
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Frankie Frisch | Third Baseman |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Irish Meusel | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Rawlings | Second Baseman |
| Earl Smith | Catcher |
| Red Shea | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 5, 1921
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Shea
Powell hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christenbury vs. Shea
Christenbury hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Shea
Southworth hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruise vs. Shea
There goes Christenbury. The throw from Smith and he is safe. Christenbury steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cruise vs. Shea
Cruise takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boeckel vs. Shea
Boeckel hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Christenbury scores. Cruise moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Holke vs. Shea
Shea fires to first and picks off Boeckel. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Scott
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops it up and throws to first, with Scott covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Scott
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Christenbury scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Scott
Frisch bunts towards first. Holke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frisch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Shea
Holke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Shea
Ford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gowdy vs. Shea
Gowdy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Scott
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Scott
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Youngs moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meusel vs. Scott
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rawlings vs. Scott
Rawlings strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Scott
There go the runners. The throw from Gowdy to Ford covering second. The throw back to home, and Youngs is out at the plate. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Shea
Scott hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Shea
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christenbury vs. Shea
Christenbury hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Southworth vs. Shea
Southworth hits a popup towards third. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Scott
Smith hits a line drive into left field. Cruise picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cruise. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shea vs. Scott
Shea hits a popup towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Scott
Burns strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bancroft vs. Scott
Bancroft hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Smith scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Scott
There goes Bancroft. The throw from Gowdy and he is safe. Bancroft steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Scott
Frisch strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cruise vs. Shea
Cruise strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. Shea
Boeckel strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Shea
Holke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Shea
Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holke moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gowdy vs. Shea
Gowdy hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Scott
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Scott
Kelly hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Southworth. Kelly reaches second base with a double. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Meusel vs. Scott
Meusel hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngs scores. Kelly scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rawlings vs. Scott
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rawlings for the out. Meusel moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Scott
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Meusel moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Shea vs. Scott
Shea hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Meusel scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Scott
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Christenbury fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Shea
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Shea
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Christenbury vs. Shea
Christenbury hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shea fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Shea
Southworth hits a line drive into left field. Meusel picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Meusel. Christenbury moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cruise vs. Shea
Cruise hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Christenbury scores. Southworth moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boeckel vs. Shea
Boeckel hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Southworth scores. Cruise moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holke vs. Shea
Holke hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Scott
Bancroft strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Scott
Frisch hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Powell. Frisch reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Scott
There goes Frisch. The throw from Gowdy and he is safe. Frisch steals third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngs vs. Scott
Youngs strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Scott
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Shea
Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meusel throws the ball in to Bancroft who tags Ford trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gowdy vs. Shea
Gowdy hits a popup in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Shea
Scott hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Scott
Meusel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Scott
Rawlings hits a fly ball into left field. Cruise settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Scott
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Shea
Powell hits a line drive into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christenbury vs. Shea
Christenbury hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Shea
Southworth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cruise vs. Shea
Cruise hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Southworth moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Boeckel vs. Shea
Boeckel hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shea vs. Scott
Shea strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Scott
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Scott
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Christenbury scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Shea
Holke hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Shea
Ford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gowdy vs. Shea
Gowdy hits a fly ball into left field. Meusel settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Scott
Frisch hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Scott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Scott
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Scott
There goes Youngs. The throw from Gowdy and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Scott
Kelly strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Meusel vs. Scott
Meusel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rawlings vs. Scott
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rawlings vs. Scott
Rawlings hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scott vs. Shea
Scott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Shea
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Christenbury vs. Shea
Christenbury hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/5/1921, game 2 -- BSN at New York (D)
BSN AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Ray Powell, cf 5 0 1 0 Burns G, cf 4 0 0 0
Lloyd Christenbu, 2b 5 2 1 0 Bancroft D, ss 4 0 1 1
Billy Southworth, rf 4 1 2 0 Frisch F, 3b 4 0 1 0
Walton Cruise, lf 3 0 2 1 Youngs R, rf 2 2 1 0
Tony Boeckel, 3b 4 0 2 2 Kelly H, 1b 4 1 1 0
Walter Holke, 1b 4 0 2 0 Meusel I, lf 3 1 1 2
Hod Ford, ss 4 0 2 0 Rawlings J, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hank Gowdy, c 4 0 0 0 Smith E, c 3 1 1 0
Jack Scott, p 4 0 1 0 Shea R, p 3 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 13 3 31 5 7 4
BSN 100 020 000 -- 3
New York 001 300 01x -- 5
BSN IP H R ER BB SO
Jack Scott (L) 8.0 7 5 3 3 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Shea R (W) 9.0 13 3 3 1 2
E -- Walton Cruise, Meusel I, Hank Gowdy
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- BSN 8, New York 5
2B -- Kelly H, Frisch F
SB -- Lloyd Christenbury, Bancroft D, Frisch F, Youngs R 2, Meusel I
CS -- Youngs R
T -- 1:40
A -- 40000
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