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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 3, 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 May 3, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 3, 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 | May 3, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mule Watson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Benton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 8,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Barry McCormick 1B: Bob Hart 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ray Powell | Center Fielder |
| Walter Barbare | Shortstop |
| Billy Southworth | Right Fielder |
| Al Nixon | Left Fielder |
| Tony Boeckel | Third Baseman |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Hod Ford | Second Baseman |
| Mickey O'Neil | Catcher |
| Mule Watson | Pitcher |
| Fred Mitchell | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Dave Bancroft | Shortstop |
| Frankie Frisch | Second Baseman |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| High Pockets Kelly | First Baseman |
| Curt Walker | Center Fielder |
| Goldie Rapp | Third Baseman |
| Frank Snyder | Catcher |
| Rube Benton | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 3, 1921
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Benton
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barbare vs. Benton
Barbare hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Benton
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Watson
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Watson
Bancroft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frisch vs. Watson
Frisch bunts towards third. Boeckel fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Youngs vs. Watson
Youngs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Burns scores. Bancroft scores. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kelly vs. Watson
Kelly hits a popup towards short. Barbare settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Watson
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rapp vs. Watson
There goes Youngs. The throw from O'Neil and he is out, Boeckel applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Benton
Nixon hits a popup towards third. Rapp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. Benton
Boeckel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Benton
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Boeckel moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ford vs. Benton
Ford bunts towards third. Rapp throws towards first. Kelly fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kelly. Boeckel scores. Holke moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Neil vs. Benton
O'Neil hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Watson
Rapp hits a line drive into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Watson
Snyder hits a fly ball into left field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Watson
Benton hits a popup towards short. Barbare settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Benton
Watson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Benton
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barbare vs. Benton
Barbare hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp juggles the ball. That's an error on Rapp. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Southworth vs. Benton
Southworth strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Watson
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Watson
Bancroft hits a ball on the groundFord throws it away. That's an error on Ford. Burns goes all the way around to score. Bancroft moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frisch vs. Watson
Frisch bunts towards third. Boeckel fields it and throws to first for the out. Bancroft moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngs vs. Watson
Youngs hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Neil settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Watson
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bancroft scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Watson
Walker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boeckel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Benton
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. Benton
Boeckel hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Benton
Holke hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Watson
Rapp hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Watson
Snyder hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Watson
Benton hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Benton
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neil vs. Benton
O'Neil hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Snyder settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watson vs. Benton
Watson hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Watson
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Watson
Bancroft strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Watson
Frisch hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Watson
There goes Frisch. The throw from O'Neil and he is out, Ford applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Benton
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Powell for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barbare vs. Benton
Barbare hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Benton
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Watson
Youngs hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Watson
Kelly takes first base on ball four. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Watson
Walker hits a popup towards the mound. Watson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rapp vs. Watson
Rapp hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Southworth. Rapp reaches second base with a double. Youngs scores. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Snyder vs. Oeschger
Joe Oeschger now pitching.
Snyder hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barbare fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kelly scores. Rapp moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Benton vs. Oeschger
Benton takes first base on ball four. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Burns vs. Oeschger
Burns hits a line drive towards the mound. Oeschger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bancroft vs. Oeschger
Bancroft is hit by the pitch. Rapp scores. Snyder moves to third. Benton moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Frisch vs. Oeschger
Frisch hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Benton
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. Benton
Boeckel hits a line drive towards short. Bancroft reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Benton
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Oeschger
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Holke scoops it up and throws to first, with Oeschger covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Oeschger
Kelly hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Oeschger
Walker strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sullivan vs. Benton
John Sullivan pinch hits for Hod Ford.
Sullivan hits a popup towards short. Bancroft settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Neil vs. Benton
O'Neil hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oeschger vs. Benton
Oeschger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rapp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rapp vs. Oeschger
Lloyd Christenbury now playing second base.
Rapp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oeschger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Snyder vs. Oeschger
Snyder bunts towards the mound. Oeschger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Oeschger
Benton bunts towards third. Boeckel fields it and throws to first for the out. Snyder moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Oeschger
There goes Snyder. The throw from O'Neil and he is safe. Snyder steals third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Oeschger
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Benton
Powell hits a line drive to left field. That will be extra bases. Burns chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Frisch. Frisch fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Frisch. Powell moves all the way to home. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barbare vs. Benton
Barbare hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frisch scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Benton
Southworth hits a line drive into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Benton
Nixon hits a popup towards third. Rapp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/3/1921 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Powell R, cf 4 1 1 0 Burns G, lf 4 2 1 0
Barbare W, ss 4 0 0 0 Bancroft D, ss 3 2 1 1
Southworth B, rf 4 0 0 0 Frisch F, 2b 2 0 1 0
Nixon A, lf 4 0 0 0 Youngs R, rf 4 1 2 2
Boeckel T, 3b 2 1 0 0 Kelly G, 1b 3 1 1 1
Holke W, 1b 3 0 1 0 Walker C, cf 3 0 0 0
Ford H, 2b 2 0 1 0 Rapp G, 3b 4 1 1 1
Sullivan J, ph 1 0 0 0 Snyder F, c 4 0 2 1
Christenbury L, 2b 0 0 0 0 Benton R, p 2 0 0 0
O'Neil M, c 3 0 0 0
Watson M, p 2 0 0 0
Oeschger J, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
30 2 3 0 29 7 9 6
Boston 010 000 001 -- 2
New York 202 003 00x -- 7
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Watson M (L) 5.1 7 7 5 3 1
Oeschger J 2.2 2 0 0 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Benton R (W) 9.0 3 2 1 1 2
E -- Kelly G, Rapp G, Ford H 2, Frisch F
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Boston 2, New York 6
2B -- Rapp G
3B -- Powell R
SB -- Snyder F
CS -- Youngs R, Frisch F
SH -- Frisch F 2, Benton R
HBP -- by Oeschger J (Bancroft D)
T -- 1:27
A -- 8000
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