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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 23, 1950
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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 September 23, 1950 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 23, 1950 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 23, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Sain |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 4,690 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Hartsfield | Second Baseman |
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Johnny Sain | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 23, 1950
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Sain
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Sain
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Jansen
Hartsfield hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Jansen
Jethroe hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Torgeson reaches second base with a double. Mueller throws the ball in to Thompson who tags Torgeson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Sain
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Sain
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Sain
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Jansen
Gordon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Jansen
Cooper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Cooper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Jansen
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kerr vs. Jansen
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Sain
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Sain
There goes Dark. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Dark steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Sain
Sain spins and fires to second and throws the ball away. That's an error on Sain. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Westrum vs. Sain
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jansen vs. Sain
Jansen hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Sain
Stanky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Westrum moves to third. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Sain
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Westrum scores. Stanky scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Sain
There goes Mueller. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Mueller steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Sain
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Sain
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Jansen
Sain hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Jansen
Hartsfield hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Jansen
Jethroe hits a line drive into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Sain
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Sain
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Sain
There goes Dark. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Hartsfield applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Sain
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Jansen
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Jansen
Cooper 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
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Sain
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Sain
Stanky hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Jansen
Holmes hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Jansen
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sain vs. Jansen
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Sain
Mueller hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Sain
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Sain
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Jansen
Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Jansen
Jethroe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hartsfield moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hartsfield scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jethroe moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Jansen
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Sain
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Sain
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Thomson trying to get to third. Gordon throws the ball in to Elliott, who tags Thomson for the out. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Sain
There goes Dark. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Dark steals third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Westrum vs. Sain
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jansen vs. Sain
Jansen strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stanky vs. Sain
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Jansen
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Jansen
Holmes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Jansen
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields the ball and throws to Sain covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Sain
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Sain
Thompson bunts towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Irvin vs. Sain
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomson vs. Sain
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Jansen
Sain hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Jansen
Hartsfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Jansen
Jethroe hits a popup towards first. Irvin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson hits a line drive towards first. Irvin catches it and steps on first to double up Hartsfield. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Sain
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson juggles the ball. That's an error on Torgeson. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Sain
There goes Dark. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Hartsfield applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Sain
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Sain
Jansen hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Jansen
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Jansen
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Sain
Stanky hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Sain
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field, out of the reach of Jethroe who is chasing the ball. Mueller reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Sain
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mueller scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Sain
There goes Thompson. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Thompson steals second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Sain
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Jansen
Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Addis vs. Jansen
Bob Addis pinch hits for Buddy Kerr.
Addis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Jansen
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/23/1950 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 5 1 1 0 Hartsfield R, 2b 4 1 2 0
Lockman W, lf 5 0 1 0 Jethroe S, cf 4 1 2 1
Mueller D, rf 5 1 3 2 Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 1 1
Thompson H, 3b 3 0 1 1 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Irvin M, 1b 5 0 0 0 Gordon S, lf 4 0 0 0
Thomson B, cf 4 0 1 0 Cooper W, c 4 0 1 0
Dark A, ss 2 1 1 0 Holmes T, rf 4 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 2 1 0 0 Kerr B, ss 3 0 0 0
Jansen L, p 4 0 0 1 Addis B, ph 1 0 0 0
Sain J, p 4 1 1 1
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35 4 8 4 36 3 8 3
New York 003 000 000 1 -- 4
Boston 100 001 010 0 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (W) 10.0 8 3 3 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sain J (L) 10.0 8 4 4 5 4
E -- Sain J, Dark A, Torgeson E
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 7, Boston 3
2B -- Torgeson E, Cooper W
3B -- Mueller D
HR -- Jethroe S, Sain J
SB -- Dark A 2, Mueller D, Thompson H
CS -- Dark A 2
SH -- Thompson H
T -- 1:59
A -- 4690
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