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Boston Braves @
New York Giants
1923-09-04 Β· Day game Β· Polo Grounds V Β· Att: 6000 Β· 1:28
New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 3β0. New York Giants put up 3 in the 7th. Jack Scott earned the win. High Pockets Kelly went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
W: Jack Scott L: Johnny Cooney SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Barry McCormick Β· 1B: Hank O'Day Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Bill Finneran Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Boston Braves β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Billy Southworth | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Stuffy McInnis | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Tony Boeckel | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hod Ford | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mickey O'Neil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Johnny Cooney | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Earl Smith | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Ray Powell | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Heinie Groh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Dave Bancroft | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frankie Frisch | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Ross Youngs | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Irish Meusel | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Cunningham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
High Pockets Kelly | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Snyder | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Scott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Braves β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Johnny Cooney | 8.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
New York Giants β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Scott | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Gus Felix: 53
- Al Nixon: K
- Billy Southworth: W
- Stuffy McInnis: SB2
- Stuffy McInnis: 8/F
Bot 1
- Heinie Groh: E5/TH1
- Dave Bancroft: 8/L
- Frankie Frisch: W.1-2
- Ross Youngs: 5/FL
- Irish Meusel: 8/F8S
Top 2
- Tony Boeckel: 13
- Hod Ford: 7/F
- Bob Smith: 3/G
Bot 2
- Bill Cunningham: 6/P56D
- High Pockets Kelly: 53
- Frank Snyder: 5/P
Top 3
- Mickey O'Neil: 43
- Johnny Cooney: 63
- Gus Felix: 5/FL
Bot 3
- Jack Scott: 63
- Heinie Groh: 7/F7DW
- Dave Bancroft: 63/G56
Top 4
- Al Nixon: 63
- Billy Southworth: 7/FL
- Stuffy McInnis: 63
Bot 4
- Frankie Frisch: S/L89S
- Ross Youngs: 16(1)/FO/G
- Irish Meusel: 2/FL
- Bill Cunningham: 5/FL
Top 5
- Tony Boeckel: S/G5
- Hod Ford: 6/LDP.1X1(63)
- Bob Smith: 53
Bot 5
- High Pockets Kelly: 53/G
- Frank Snyder: 53
- Jack Scott: 43
Top 6
- Mickey O'Neil: 63
- Johnny Cooney: 63
- Gus Felix: 7/F7D
Bot 6
- Heinie Groh: 53
- Dave Bancroft: S7
- Frankie Frisch: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 7
- Al Nixon: S1/BG
- Billy Southworth: 7/F
- Stuffy McInnis: PO1(136)
- Stuffy McInnis: 63
Bot 7
- Ross Youngs: S9/L
- Irish Meusel: S9/F9S.1-2
- Bill Cunningham: 13/BG23/SH.2-3;1-2
- High Pockets Kelly: HR/F7D.3-H;2-H
- Frank Snyder: 5/FL
- Jack Scott: 7/F
Top 8
- Tony Boeckel: S8
- Hod Ford: 53.1-2
- Bob Smith: 2/P2
- Earl Smith: K/C
Bot 8
- Heinie Groh: HP
- Dave Bancroft: S9.1-2
- Frankie Frisch: 1/BP
- Ross Youngs: 6/P
- Irish Meusel: 6/P
Top 9
- Ray Powell: S9/G3L
- Gus Felix: 64(1)/FO/G56
- Al Nixon: K
- Billy Southworth: DI.1-2
- Billy Southworth: K
Notes & reviews
- Hit in middle of the back

















