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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 4, 1949
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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 July 4, 1949 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 4, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clint Hartung |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Glenn Elliott |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 22,754 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Clint Hartung | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Marv Rickert | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Clint Conatser | Center Fielder |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Glenn Elliott | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 4, 1949
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Elliott
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Elliott
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rigney moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Elliott
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rigney scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Elliott
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Elliott
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Elliott
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Hartung
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Hartung
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Hartung
Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Hartung
Elliott is hit by the pitch. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rickert vs. Hartung
Rickert hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Elliott
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Elliott
Kerr hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Elliott
Hartung hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Elliott
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Hartung
Holmes hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conatser vs. Hartung
Conatser hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Hartung
Crandall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Hartung
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Elliott
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Elliott
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Elliott
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Elliott
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rickert. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Thomson scores. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marshall vs. Hogue
Bobby Hogue now pitching.
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Hogue
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Mize scores. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kerr vs. Hogue
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, deflecting off of Hogue's glove, towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Hartung
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Hartung
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Hartung
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Hartung
Elliott hits a line drive to right field. Marshall throws towards the plate. Mueller fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mueller. Stanky scores. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rickert vs. Hartung
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dark scores. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Hartung
Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Hogue
Hartung takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Hogue
Rigney bunts towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Hartung moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Hogue
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. Hartung moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Hogue
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hartung scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Hogue
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Hogue
Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conatser vs. Hartung
Conatser strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Hartung
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogue vs. Hartung
Hogue hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Hogue
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Hogue
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Hogue
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartung vs. Hogue
Hartung hits a fly ball into center field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Hartung
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Hartung
Fletcher hits a popup in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Hartung
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Hartung
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Hogue
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hogue
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hogue fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hogue
Thomson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Hogue
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Hogue
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Hartung
Rickert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Hartung
Holmes takes first base on ball four. Rickert moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Conatser vs. Hartung
Conatser strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crandall vs. Hartung
Crandall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Crandall reaches second base with a double. Rickert scores. Holmes moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Russell vs. Behrman
Hank Behrman now pitching. Jim Russell pinch hits for Bobby Hogue.
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Kerr. Holmes scores. Crandall moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stanky vs. Behrman
Stanky hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Behrman
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dark vs. Behrman
Dark hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Potter
Nels Potter now pitching.
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Potter
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Potter
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Behrman vs. Potter
Behrman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Behrman
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Behrman
Rickert hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Behrman
Holmes hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conatser vs. Behrman
Conatser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Crandall vs. Behrman
Crandall is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Potter
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Potter
Lockman hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Potter
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Potter
Mize takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Potter
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Behrman
Sibby Sisti pinch hits for Nels Potter.
Sisti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Behrman
Stanky strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Behrman
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Sisti moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Behrman
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Behrman
Elliott hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Barrett
Red Barrett now pitching.
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Barrett
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Barrett
Kerr hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Behrman
Rickert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Behrman
Holmes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conatser vs. Behrman
Conatser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Behrman
Crandall hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Behrman
Pete Reiser pinch hits for Red Barrett.
Reiser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Behrman
Ed Sauer pinch runs for Pete Reiser.
Stanky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Kennedy
Connie Ryan pinch runs for Eddie Stanky. Monty Kennedy now pitching.
Fletcher is hit by the pitch. Sauer moves to third. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dark vs. Webb
Red Webb now pitching.
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sauer scores. Ryan scores. Fletcher moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1949, game 2 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Rigney B, 2b 3 1 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 3 1 1 0
Lockman W, lf 5 1 1 0 Ryan C, pr 0 1 0 0
Thomson B, cf 4 1 3 2 Fletcher E, 1b 3 0 0 0
Mize J, 1b 4 1 3 0 Dark A, ss 6 1 2 2
Gordon S, 3b 5 1 2 3 Elliott B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Marshall W, rf 3 1 2 1 Rickert M, lf 3 2 0 1
Mueller R, c 5 0 0 1 Holmes T, rf 4 2 1 2
Kerr B, ss 5 0 0 0 Conatser C, cf 5 0 1 0
Hartung C, p 2 1 1 0 Crandall D, c 5 0 2 1
Behrman H, p 1 0 0 0 Elliott G, p 1 0 0 0
Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0 Hogue B, p 1 0 0 0
Webb R, p 0 0 0 0 Russell J, ph 1 0 0 1
Potter N, p 0 0 0 0
Sisti S, ph 0 0 0 0
Barrett R, p 0 0 0 0
Reiser P, ph 1 0 1 0
Sauer E, pr 0 1 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 12 7 36 8 9 7
New York 302 100 100 -- 7
Boston 002 002 004 -- 8
2 outs when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hartung C 5.1 4 4 3 5 2
Behrman H (L) 3.1 4 4 4 5 2
Kennedy M* 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Webb R 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Elliott G 2.1 5 5 5 2 0
Hogue B 3.2 4 1 1 3 1
Potter N 2.0 2 1 1 1 1
Barrett R (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Mueller R, Kerr B
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- New York 10, Boston 14
2B -- Gordon S, Crandall D
HR -- Gordon S, Marshall W, Holmes T
SH -- Rigney B
HBP -- by Hartung C (Elliott B), by Kennedy M (Fletcher E)
T -- 2:34
A -- 22754
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