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Giants 6 @ Braves 5
Braves Field
August 10, 1948

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the New York Giants, played on August 10, 1948 at Braves Field. The home team Braves were bested by the visiting Giants with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateAugust 10, 1948 
Visiting Team
New York Giants
R: 6 H: 10 E: 2 LOB: 6
Runs: 6
Hits: 10
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
Boston Braves
R: 5 H: 14 E: 0 LOB: 12
Runs: 5
Hits: 14
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherDave Koslo  
Losing PitcherNels Potter  
SaveAndy Hansen  
Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateAugust 10, 1948 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Giants 
Home TeamBoston Braves 
Visiting Starting PitcherSheldon Jones  
Home Starting PitcherNels Potter  
BallparkBraves Field 
CityBoston 
StateMA 
Attendance32,931 
Time of Game2 hours 41 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Butch Henline
1B: Jocko Conlan
2B: (none)
3B: Bill Stewart

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Rigney  Second Baseman 
Whitey Lockman  Center Fielder 
Sid Gordon  Third Baseman 
Johnny Mize  First Baseman 
Willard Marshall  Right Fielder 
Walker Cooper  Catcher 
Bobby Thomson  Left Fielder 
Buddy Kerr  Shortstop 
Sheldon Jones  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

Boston Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tommy Holmes  Right Fielder 
Al Dark  Shortstop 
Earl Torgeson  First Baseman 
Bob Elliott  Third Baseman 
Jeff Heath  Left Fielder 
Mike McCormick  Center Fielder 
Bill Salkeld  Catcher 
Bobby Sturgeon  Second Baseman 
Nels Potter  Pitcher 
Billy Southworth  Manager 

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Giants 6 @ Braves 5
Braves Field
August 10, 1948

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/10/1948 -- New York at Boston (N)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Rigney B, 2b-ss       5  0  0  0   Holmes T, rf          5  1  1  0   
Lockman W, cf         4  0  0  0   Dark A, ss            5  2  4  1   
Gordon S, 3b          4  0  2  0   Torgeson E, 1b        5  1  3  1   
Lohrke J, pr-3b       1  1  0  0   Elliott B, 3b         4  1  1  0   
Mize J, 1b            4  2  2  0   Heath J, lf           5  0  1  2   
Marshall W, rf        4  1  1  0   McCormick M, cf       4  0  1  1   
Cooper W, c           4  1  1  1   Salkeld B, c          5  0  1  0   
Thomson B, lf         4  0  3  2   Sturgeon B, 2b        3  0  1  0   
Kerr B, ss            2  0  0  0   Russell J, ph         1  0  0  0   
Frey L, ph-2b         2  0  0  1   Ryan C, 2b            0  0  0  0   
Jones S, p            0  0  0  0   Conatser C, ph        1  0  0  0   
Koslo D, p            1  0  0  0   Potter N, p           3  0  1  0   
McCarthy J, ph        1  0  1  1   Masi P, ph            1  0  0  0   
Kennedy M, pr         0  1  0  0   Bickford V, p         0  0  0  0   
Hartung C, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Hansen A, p           1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  6 10  5                        42  5 14  5

New York         000 000 420 --  6
Boston           003 000 020 --  5

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jones S*              2.0  8  3  3  1  1
Koslo D (W)           4.0  3  0  0  0  3
Hartung C             1.1  3  2  2  1  0
Hansen A (S)          1.2  0  0  0  0  1

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Potter N (L)          8.0 10  6  6  0  9
Bickford V            1.0  0  0  0  1  1
  * Pitched to 5 batters in 3rd

E -- Rigney B, Kerr B
LOB -- New York 6, Boston 12
2B -- Dark A, Gordon S, Cooper W, Holmes T, Torgeson E
3B -- McCarthy J
SH -- Jones S
WP -- Potter N
T -- 2:41
A -- 32931

    

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