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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 6, 1948
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, played on July 6, 1948 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 6, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 6, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Bickford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Monty Kennedy |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 27,465 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Scotty Robb 1B: Artie Gore 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | Right Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Clint Conatser | Left Fielder |
| Vern Bickford | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Second Baseman |
| Les Layton | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Monty Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 6, 1948
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Kennedy
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Kennedy
There goes Stanky. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Stanky steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Kennedy
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Kennedy
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Kennedy
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanky scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Kennedy
McCormick hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Bickford
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Layton vs. Bickford
Layton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott juggles the ball. That's an error on Elliott. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Bickford
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Kennedy
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Layton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Kennedy
Masi hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conatser vs. Kennedy
Conatser hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Bickford
Cooper hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Masi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Bickford
Marshall 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 -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bickford
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Bickford
There goes Gordon. The throw from Masi and he is safe. Gordon steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Bickford
Kerr hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bickford vs. Kennedy
Bickford strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Kennedy
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Kennedy
There goes Stanky. The throw from Cooper and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dark vs. Kennedy
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanky scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Kennedy
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Kennedy
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Kennedy
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Layton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Bickford
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Bickford
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Layton vs. Bickford
Layton takes first base on ball four. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Bickford
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Bickford
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Kennedy
Russell hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Kennedy
Masi hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conatser vs. Kennedy
Conatser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bickford vs. Kennedy
Bickford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Conatser moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Kennedy
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Layton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Bickford
Marshall hits a line drive towards first. McCormick reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bickford
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Bickford
Kerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Kerr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Bickford
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kerr moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rigney vs. Bickford
Rigney 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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Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Kennedy
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Kennedy
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Kennedy
Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Kennedy
McCormick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Kennedy
Russell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Layton vs. Bickford
Layton hits a fly ball into right field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Bickford
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Bickford
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Kennedy
Masi hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conatser vs. Kennedy
Conatser is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bickford vs. Kennedy
Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Bickford
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bickford
Gordon is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Bickford
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Kennedy
Stanky hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Kennedy
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Kennedy
McCormick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Kennedy
Elliott takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Kennedy
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Bickford
Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Monty Kennedy.
McCarthy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Bickford
Whitey Lockman pinch runs for Johnny McCarthy.
Rigney bunts towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Layton vs. Bickford
Layton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Jones
Sheldon Jones now pitching.
Russell 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 -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Jones
Masi hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conatser vs. Jones
Conatser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Bickford
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Bickford
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Bickford
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Bickford
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bickford vs. Jones
Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Jones
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Jones
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Jones
McCormick 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
Bottom 9
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Bickford
Kerr 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 -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Bickford
Mickey Livingston pinch hits for Sheldon Jones.
Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Bickford
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/6/1948 -- Boston at New York (N)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 3 2 1 0 Rigney B, 2b 4 1 0 0
Dark A, ss 5 0 2 1 Layton L, lf 3 1 0 0
McCormick M, rf 5 0 1 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 1 0
Elliott B, 3b 3 1 2 1 Mize J, 1b 4 1 1 3
McCormick F, 1b 4 1 1 2 Cooper W, c 4 0 0 0
Russell J, cf 4 0 0 0 Marshall W, rf 3 0 0 0
Masi P, c 4 0 0 0 Gordon S, 3b 4 0 0 0
Conatser C, lf 3 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 4 0 1 0
Bickford V, p 4 0 1 0 Kennedy M, p 2 0 1 0
McCarthy J, ph 0 0 0 0
Lockman W, pr 0 0 0 0
Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
Livingston M, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 8 4 33 3 4 3
Boston 101 020 000 -- 4
New York 003 000 000 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford V (W) 9.0 4 3 0 3 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy M (L) 7.0 7 4 4 4 4
Jones S 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Elliott B, Dark A 2, Cooper W
LOB -- Boston 8, New York 7
2B -- Kerr B
HR -- Mize J, McCormick F
SB -- Stanky E 2, Gordon S
SH -- Rigney B
T -- 2:21
A -- 27465
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