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Cincinnati Reds @ Boston Braves

1921-08-31 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 2000 · 1:33

Boston Braves defeated Cincinnati Reds 3–1. Boston Braves put up 3 in the 2nd. Joe Oeschger earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	6
BSN	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0		3	8

W: Joe Oeschger L: Cliff Markle SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hank O'Day · 1B: Ernie Quigley · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Greasy Neale	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sam Bohne	4	0	0	0	0	0
Heinie Groh	3	1	1	0	1	0
Rube Bressler	4	0	2	1	0	0
Lew Fonseca	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pat Duncan	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ivey Wingo	4	0	0	0	0	0
Larry Kopf	0	0	0	0	3	0
Cliff Markle	3	0	1	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Ray Powell	4	0	2	1	0	0
Walter Barbare	4	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Southworth	4	0	0	0	0	0
Walton Cruise	3	0	1	0	1	0
Tony Boeckel	3	1	1	0	1	0
Walter Holke	4	1	0	1	0	1
Hod Ford	3	0	0	0	1	1
Hank Gowdy	2	1	1	0	1	0
Joe Oeschger	3	0	2	1	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cliff Markle	8.0	8	4	2

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Oeschger	9.0	6	4	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Greasy Neale: 99
Sam Bohne: 99
Heinie Groh: S1
Rube Bressler: SB2
Rube Bressler: D/89.2-H
Lew Fonseca: 99

Bot 1

Ray Powell: S
Walter Barbare: 99
Billy Southworth: 99(1)/FO
Walton Cruise: CS2(99)

Top 2

Pat Duncan: S
Ivey Wingo: 99(1)/FO
Larry Kopf: CS2(99)
Larry Kopf: W
Cliff Markle: 99

Bot 2

Walton Cruise: 63
Tony Boeckel: S5.B-3(E3)
Walter Holke: E1/TH.3-H(RBI)(UR)
Hod Ford: K
Hank Gowdy: W.1-2
Joe Oeschger: S8.2-H(UR);1-3
Ray Powell: S9.3-H(UR);1-2
Walter Barbare: 6/P

Top 3

Greasy Neale: S9
Sam Bohne: 46(1)/FO
Heinie Groh: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Billy Southworth: E4
Walton Cruise: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Walton Cruise: W
Tony Boeckel: CSH(262).1-2
Tony Boeckel: 99
Walter Holke: 99

Top 4

Rube Bressler: 99
Lew Fonseca: 99
Pat Duncan: 99

Bot 4

Hod Ford: 99
Hank Gowdy: 99
Joe Oeschger: S
Ray Powell: 99

Top 5

Ivey Wingo: 99
Larry Kopf: W
Cliff Markle: D9.1-3
Greasy Neale: FC1.2X3(1252);B-2
Sam Bohne: 9

Bot 5

Walter Barbare: 99
Billy Southworth: 99
Walton Cruise: S
Tony Boeckel: CS2(99)

Top 6

Heinie Groh: W
Rube Bressler: 54(1)3/GDP
Lew Fonseca: 99

Bot 6

Tony Boeckel: 99
Walter Holke: K23#
Hod Ford: W
Hank Gowdy: S.1-3
Joe Oeschger: 99

Top 7

Pat Duncan: 99
Ivey Wingo: 99
Larry Kopf: W
Cliff Markle: 99

Bot 7

Ray Powell: 99
Walter Barbare: S
Billy Southworth: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Greasy Neale: 99
Sam Bohne: 99
Heinie Groh: 99

Bot 8

Walton Cruise: 99
Tony Boeckel: W
Walter Holke: 99
Hod Ford: 99

Top 9

Rube Bressler: S9
Lew Fonseca: 64(1)/FO
Pat Duncan: K
Ivey Wingo: 7

Notes & reviews

attempted double-steal
pitcher Oeschger fielded a comebacker and trapped Kopf off 3B. Kopf escaped rundown and returned safely to 3B where Markle was now standing. Both runners were tagged by catcher Gowdy and Markle was declared out.

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