Boston Braves 16 – 5 New York Giants
21 June 1921 · NYC14
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49 | final score 16–5 | 1 in 2,191 games | |
| 42 | 16-18-0 runs-hits-errors line | Boston Braves | 1 in 4,259 games |
| 37 | 5 hits | Fred Nicholson | 1 in 1,624 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 16 | 18 | 0 |
| New York Giants | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 6 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Powell | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2B |
| Walter Barbare | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Lloyd Christenbury | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Southworth | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fred Nicholson | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Tony Boeckel | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Walter Holke | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Hod Ford | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hank Gowdy | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR, 2B |
| Hugh McQuillan | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 47 | 16 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hugh McQuillan | 9.0 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Burns | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dave Bancroft | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frankie Frisch | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Ross Youngs | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| High Pockets Kelly | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2B |
| Curt Walker | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| John Monroe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Earl Smith | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Rube Benton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Jesse Barnes | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Eddie Brown | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Frank Snyder | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 5 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rube Benton | 2.0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| Jesse Barnes | 4.0 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Art Nehf | 3.0 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 0 |