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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 4, 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 4, 1921 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 4, 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 4, 1921 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Oeschger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Nehf |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 28,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ray Powell | Center Fielder |
| Al Nixon | Left Fielder |
| Billy Southworth | Right Fielder |
| Tony Boeckel | Third Baseman |
| Walter Barbare | Shortstop |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Hod Ford | Second Baseman |
| Hank Gowdy | Catcher |
| Joe Oeschger | 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 |
| Art Nehf | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 4, 1921
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Nehf
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Nehf
Nixon hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs 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. Nehf
Southworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up 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. Oeschger
Burns hits a line drive towards third. Boeckel reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Oeschger
Bancroft takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Oeschger
Frisch hits a line drive into left field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Oeschger
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oeschger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. Nehf
Boeckel hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barbare vs. Nehf
Barbare hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Barbare reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holke vs. Nehf
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Barbare moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ford vs. Nehf
Ford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Oeschger
Kelly hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Nixon. Kelly reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Meusel vs. Oeschger
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kelly moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rawlings vs. Oeschger
Rawlings takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Oeschger
Smith hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kelly tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nehf vs. Oeschger
Nehf hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rawlings moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Oeschger
There go the runners. The throw from Gowdy to Boeckel. The throw back to home, and Rawlings is out at the plate. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gowdy vs. Nehf
Gowdy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oeschger vs. Nehf
Oeschger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Nehf
Powell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Oeschger
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Oeschger
Bancroft hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frisch vs. Oeschger
Frisch hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Southworth who is chasing the ball. Frisch reaches third base with a triple. Bancroft goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngs vs. Oeschger
Youngs hits a fly ball into left field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kelly vs. Oeschger
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards third. Boeckel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Nehf
Nixon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Nehf
Southworth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boeckel vs. Nehf
Boeckel hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Meusel. Boeckel reaches second base with a double. Southworth moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Barbare vs. Nehf
Barbare hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first, with Nehf covering, for the out. Southworth scores. Boeckel moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holke vs. Nehf
Holke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Boeckel scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Nehf
Ford hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Burns. Ford reaches second base with a double. Holke goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gowdy vs. Nehf
Gowdy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meusel vs. Oeschger
Meusel hits a fly ball into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Oeschger
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Oeschger
Smith hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nehf vs. Oeschger
Nehf hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oeschger vs. Nehf
Oeschger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Nehf
Powell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Oeschger moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nixon vs. Nehf
Nixon bunts towards third. Frisch fields it and throws to first for the out. Oeschger moves to third. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Southworth vs. Nehf
Southworth hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. Sallee
Slim Sallee now pitching.
Boeckel hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barbare vs. Sallee
Barbare hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Burns who is chasing the ball. Barbare reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holke vs. Sallee
Holke 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
Bottom 5
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Oeschger
Bancroft hits a line drive into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Oeschger
Frisch hits a popup, foul, towards third. Boeckel settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Sallee
Ford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gowdy vs. Sallee
Gowdy hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Oeschger vs. Sallee
Oeschger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Frisch fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Oeschger
Youngs hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Nixon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Oeschger
Kelly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Oeschger
Meusel hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rawlings vs. Oeschger
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Oeschger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Sallee
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kelly scoops it up and throws to first, with Sallee covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nixon vs. Sallee
Nixon hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Southworth vs. Sallee
Southworth hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boeckel vs. Sallee
There goes Southworth. The throw from Smith and he is out, Rawlings applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Oeschger
Smith hits a line drive into right field. Southworth settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cunningham vs. Oeschger
Bill Cunningham pinch hits for Slim Sallee.
Cunningham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barbare scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Oeschger
Burns hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Oeschger
Bancroft hits a popup in front of the plate. Gowdy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boeckel vs. Causey
Red Causey now pitching.
Boeckel bunts in front of the plate. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barbare vs. Causey
Barbare hits a popup towards third. Frisch settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Causey
Holke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ford vs. Causey
There goes Holke. The throw from Smith and he is out, Rawlings applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frisch vs. Oeschger
Frisch bunts towards the mound. Oeschger fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Oeschger
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ford fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Oeschger
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards short. Barbare fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meusel vs. Oeschger
Meusel 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, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ford vs. Causey
Ford hits a line drive towards short. Bancroft reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gowdy vs. Causey
Gowdy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Oeschger vs. Causey
Oeschger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Oeschger
Rawlings hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Oeschger
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ford scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Oeschger
Eddie Brown pinch hits for Red Causey.
Brown hits a popup in front of the plate. Gowdy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/4/1921 -- 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, cf 4 0 1 0
Nixon A, lf 3 0 0 0 Bancroft D, ss 3 1 1 0
Southworth B, rf 4 2 3 3 Frisch F, 3b 4 0 2 1
Boeckel T, 3b 4 1 1 0 Youngs R, rf 4 0 0 0
Barbare W, ss 4 0 2 1 Kelly G, 1b 4 1 2 0
Holke W, 1b 4 1 2 1 Meusel I, lf 4 0 0 0
Ford H, 2b 4 0 2 1 Rawlings J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Gowdy H, c 4 0 0 0 Smith E, c 3 1 1 2
Oeschger J, p 4 1 1 0 Nehf A, p 2 0 1 0
Sallee S, p 0 0 0 0
Cunningham B, ph 1 0 0 0
Causey R, p 0 0 0 0
Brown E, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 6 12 6 33 3 8 3
Boston 000 330 000 -- 6
New York 011 100 000 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Oeschger J (W) 9.0 8 3 3 2 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Nehf A (L) 4.1 8 6 6 0 1
Sallee S 2.2 3 0 0 0 0
Causey R 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Boston 3, New York 6
2B -- Barbare W, Kelly G, Boeckel T, Ford H
3B -- Frisch F, Barbare W
HR -- Smith E, Southworth B
CS -- Rawlings J, Southworth B, Holke W
SH -- Nixon A
SF -- Smith E
T -- 1:50
A -- 28000
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