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Boston Braves @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1921-09-12 · Day game · Forbes Field · 15 innings · 2:54

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Boston Braves 5–4. Pittsburgh Pirates put up 2 in the 8th. Babe Adams earned the win. Dave Robertson went 3-for-6 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	8
PIT	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	5	12

W: Babe Adams L: Jack Scott SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Brennan · 1B: Bob Hart · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Al Nixon	7	0	0	0	0	3
Walter Barbare	6	1	2	0	0	0
Billy Southworth	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tony Boeckel	6	2	2	0	0	1
Fred Nicholson	4	0	1	2	0	2
Walter Holke	6	0	1	1	0	0
Hod Ford	6	0	1	1	0	0
Hank Gowdy	2	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Oeschger	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ray Powell	4	1	1	0	0	0
Walton Cruise	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Scott	3	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Gibson	2	0	0	0	0	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Carson Bigbee	6	0	1	0	0	0
Max Carey	6	3	2	0	1	0
Rabbit Maranville	6	0	3	1	0	1
Clyde Barnhart	4	2	0	0	2	0
Dave Robertson	6	0	3	2	0	1
Cotton Tierney	5	0	1	1	0	1
Charlie Grimm	6	0	1	0	0	0
Walter Schmidt	5	0	1	0	1	1
Wilbur Cooper	2	0	0	0	0	0
Babe Adams	3	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Oeschger	7.1	7	4	2
Garland Braxton	0.0	1	0	0
Jack Scott	7.0	4	0	3

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Wilbur Cooper	8.1	7	1	5
Babe Adams	6.2	1	0	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Al Nixon: 2/FL
Walter Barbare: 7/L
Billy Southworth: 4/P

Bot 1

Carson Bigbee: S3/BG
Max Carey: CS2(24)
Max Carey: 8
Rabbit Maranville: D7/L
Clyde Barnhart: 8

Top 2

Tony Boeckel: 8
Fred Nicholson: K23
Walter Holke: 9/F9D

Bot 2

Dave Robertson: S7
Cotton Tierney: 64(1)3/GDP
Charlie Grimm: 43

Top 3

Hod Ford: 7
Hank Gowdy: 7
Joe Oeschger: K23

Bot 3

Walter Schmidt: W
Wilbur Cooper: 34/SH.1-2
Carson Bigbee: 14/SH.2-3
Max Carey: 43

Top 4

Al Nixon: E4/G
Walter Barbare: 6(1)/FO
Billy Southworth: 8
Tony Boeckel: S8.1-3(E8);B-2(TH3)
Fred Nicholson: S8/8S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);B-2(THH)
Walter Holke: 8

Bot 4

Rabbit Maranville: K
Clyde Barnhart: W
Dave Robertson: 43.1-2
Cotton Tierney: S9/89.2-H
Charlie Grimm: S8.1-3
Walter Schmidt: 8

Top 5

Hod Ford: 6/P
Hank Gowdy: 8
Joe Oeschger: 13

Bot 5

Wilbur Cooper: 6/P
Carson Bigbee: 9/F89XD
Max Carey: W
Rabbit Maranville: SB2
Rabbit Maranville: S8.2-H
Clyde Barnhart: PO1(E1).1-3
Clyde Barnhart: 7

Top 6

Al Nixon: K
Walter Barbare: S8/89
Ray Powell: 8
Tony Boeckel: 13

Bot 6

Dave Robertson: 13/BG
Cotton Tierney: K
Charlie Grimm: 63

Top 7

Fred Nicholson: 9
Walter Holke: E4/G
Hod Ford: 7/L
Hank Gowdy: CS2(24)

Bot 7

Walter Schmidt: 6/P
Wilbur Cooper: 6/P56D
Carson Bigbee: 7

Top 8

Hank Gowdy: W
Joe Oeschger: 53/SH.1-2
Al Nixon: K/C
Walter Barbare: 43

Bot 8

Max Carey: D7/7L
Rabbit Maranville: 34/SH.2-3
Clyde Barnhart: IW
Dave Robertson: D9/G3L.3-H;1-H
Cotton Tierney: 63.2-3
Charlie Grimm: 7/L

Top 9

Ray Powell: S3/L
Tony Boeckel: S7.1-2
Fred Nicholson: K23
Walter Holke: S8/L.2-H;1-2
Hod Ford: S8.2-H;1-3
Walton Cruise: PO3(2).1-2
Walton Cruise: 8/L

Bot 9

Walter Schmidt: 13
Babe Adams: 9
Carson Bigbee: 3/FL

Top 10

Jack Scott: 2/FL
Al Nixon: K
Walter Barbare: 2/P2

Bot 10

Max Carey: 43
Rabbit Maranville: 3/FL
Clyde Barnhart: 4/P

Top 11

Ray Powell: 6/P
Tony Boeckel: K
Frank Gibson: K

Bot 11

Dave Robertson: S9
Cotton Tierney: 34/SH.1-2
Charlie Grimm: 8/F8XD.2-3
Walter Schmidt: K

Top 12

Walter Holke: 43
Hod Ford: E5/G
Walton Cruise: 3/FL
Jack Scott: K/C

Bot 12

Babe Adams: 23/G
Carson Bigbee: 9
Max Carey: 7

Top 13

Al Nixon: 9/L
Walter Barbare: S8
Ray Powell: 46(1)/FO
Tony Boeckel: 13

Bot 13

Rabbit Maranville: 63
Clyde Barnhart: 43
Dave Robertson: K

Top 14

Frank Gibson: 63
Walter Holke: 8
Hod Ford: 2/FL

Bot 14

Cotton Tierney: 163
Charlie Grimm: 9/L89D
Walter Schmidt: S7
Babe Adams: K

Top 15

Walton Cruise: 3/G
Jack Scott: 7/L
Al Nixon: 7

Bot 15

Carson Bigbee: 43
Max Carey: S9
Rabbit Maranville: D9/F9D.1XH(93E2)

Notes & reviews

Southworth: great running catch; he injured his leg colliding with Nixon and was carried off the field.

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