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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 23, 1949
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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 April 23, 1949 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 23, 1949 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 23, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Monty Kennedy |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 14,948 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 41 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Scotty Robb 2B: (none) 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Pete Reiser | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Rhawn | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Livingston | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Monty Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 23, 1949
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Kennedy
Stanky hits a fly ball into right field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Kennedy
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kennedy
Torgeson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhawn vs. Spahn
Rhawn strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
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 -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Spahn
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reiser. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Spahn
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Kennedy
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Kennedy
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Kennedy
Reiser strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Kennedy
Holmes 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Spahn
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Livingston vs. Spahn
Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott juggles the ball. That's an error on Elliott. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Spahn
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Kennedy
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Kennedy
Spahn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Kennedy
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Kennedy
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Kennedy
Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Spahn
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhawn vs. Spahn
Rhawn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Torgeson. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhawn vs. Spahn
Rhawn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Spahn
There goes Rhawn. The throw from Masi and he is safe. Rhawn steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Spahn
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Kennedy
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Kennedy
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Kennedy
Reiser hits a fly ball into right field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Spahn
Mize hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Spahn
Lohrke hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Livingston vs. Spahn
Livingston hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Spahn
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Kennedy
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Kennedy
Masi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Kennedy
Spahn strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Kennedy
Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Masi moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Kennedy
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy juggles the ball. That's an error on Kennedy. Masi moves to third. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Torgeson vs. Kennedy
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Masi scores. Stanky scores. Dark moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Kennedy
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Spahn
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Spahn covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhawn vs. Spahn
Rhawn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rhawn moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Spahn
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rhawn scores. Lockman moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mize vs. Spahn
Mize hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lohrke vs. Spahn
Lohrke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reiser who is chasing the ball. Lohrke reaches third base with a triple. Lockman scores. Gordon scores. Thomson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Livingston vs. Barrett
Red Barrett now pitching.
Livingston hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lohrke scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Barrett
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Kennedy
Russell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Kennedy
Reiser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Kennedy
Holmes hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Kennedy
Masi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rhawn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Barrett
Kennedy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rhawn vs. Barrett
Rhawn bunts towards the mound. Barrett fields it and throws to first for the out. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lockman vs. Barrett
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kennedy scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Barrett
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mize vs. Barrett
Mize hits a line drive into center field. Russell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Russell. Lockman scores. Gordon scores. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Elliott
Glenn Elliott now pitching.
Thomson hits a fly ball for a double play. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Kennedy
Connie Ryan pinch hits for Glenn Elliott.
Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Kennedy
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Kennedy
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Kennedy
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rhawn fields it and throws to second for the out. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Kennedy
Elliott takes first base on ball four. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Russell vs. Kennedy
Russell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Hall
Bob Hall now pitching.
Lohrke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Livingston vs. Hall
There goes Lohrke. The throw from Masi and he is safe. Lohrke steals second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Livingston vs. Hall
Livingston hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lohrke scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Hall
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hall fields it and throws to first for the out. Livingston moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Hall
There goes Livingston. The throw from Masi and he is out, Elliott applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Hall
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Kennedy
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Kennedy
Holmes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Masi vs. Kennedy
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Reiser moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Conatser vs. Kennedy
Clint Conatser pinch hits for Bob Hall.
Conatser hits a fly ball into right field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhawn vs. Shoun
Clyde Shoun now pitching.
Rhawn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rhawn for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Shoun
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Shoun
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Shoun
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Kennedy
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Kennedy
Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Dark reaches second base with a double. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Torgeson vs. Kennedy
Torgeson hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanky scores. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Elliott vs. Kennedy
Elliott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Kennedy
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/23/1949 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 3 2 1 0 Rhawn B, 2b 3 1 1 0
Dark A, ss 5 0 3 0 Lockman W, lf 5 2 3 1
Torgeson E, 1b 5 0 1 3 Gordon S, rf 5 2 3 1
Elliott B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Mize J, 1b 5 0 1 2
Russell J, cf 5 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 3 2 2 0
Reiser P, lf 4 0 2 0 Lohrke J, 3b 4 2 2 3
Holmes T, rf 4 0 1 0 Livingston M, c 4 1 3 4
Masi P, c 4 1 1 0 Kerr B, ss 4 0 0 0
Spahn W, p 2 0 0 0 Kennedy M, p 4 1 1 0
Barrett R, p 0 0 0 0
Elliott G, p 0 0 0 0
Ryan C, ph 0 0 0 0
Hall B, p 0 0 0 0
Conatser C, ph 1 0 0 0
Shoun C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 3 10 3 37 11 16 11
Boston 000 020 001 -- 3
New York 000 253 10x -- 11
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (L) 4.2 8 7 7 2 2
Barrett R 0.2 5 3 3 0 0
Elliott G 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Hall B 1.0 2 1 1 0 1
Shoun C 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy M (W) 9.0 10 3 1 4 5
E -- Elliott B, Torgeson E, Kennedy M, Russell J
DP -- Boston 2, New York 1
LOB -- Boston 11, New York 5
2B -- Gordon S, Kennedy M, Dark A
3B -- Lohrke J
HR -- Livingston M
SB -- Rhawn B, Lohrke J
CS -- Livingston M
SH -- Rhawn B
T -- 2:41
A -- 14948
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