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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 31, 1930
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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 May 31, 1930 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 31, 1930 |
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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 | May 31, 1930 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Boston Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clarence Mitchell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Smith |
Ballpark | Braves Field |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Ernie Quigley 2B: (none) 3B: Bob Clarke |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hughie Critz | Second Baseman |
Freddy Leach | Left Fielder |
Bill Terry | First Baseman |
Freddie Lindstrom | Third Baseman |
Ethan Allen | Right Fielder |
Bob O'Farrell | Catcher |
Wally Roettger | Center Fielder |
Doc Marshall | Shortstop |
Clarence Mitchell | Pitcher |
John McGraw | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Earl Clark | Center Fielder |
Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
George Sisler | First Baseman |
Wally Berger | Left Fielder |
Randy Moore | Right Fielder |
Al Spohrer | Catcher |
Red Rollings | Third Baseman |
Freddie Maguire | Second Baseman |
Bob Smith | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 31, 1930
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Smith
Critz hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Maguire reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Smith
Leach hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Smith
Terry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Smith
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Mitchell
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry fields the ball and throws to Mitchell covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Mitchell
Maranville hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sisler vs. Mitchell
Sisler bunts towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to third. Maranville moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berger vs. Mitchell
Berger strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moore vs. Mitchell
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Smith
Allen hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Farrell vs. Smith
Smith fires to first and picks off Allen. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Smith
O'Farrell strikes out. Spohrer drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws O'Farrell out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Smith
Roettger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Smith
Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Mitchell
Spohrer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollings vs. Mitchell
Rollings hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leach. Rollings reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maguire vs. Mitchell
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rollings moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Smith vs. Mitchell
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Smith
Mitchell hits a line drive towards short. Maranville reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Smith
Critz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Smith
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Mitchell
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lindstrom. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maranville vs. Mitchell
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clark scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Mitchell
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Mitchell
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marshall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Mitchell
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Smith
Terry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Smith
Lindstrom hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Smith
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Farrell vs. Smith
There goes Allen. The throw from Spohrer and he is out, Maranville applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Mitchell
Spohrer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Roettger. Spohrer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rollings vs. Mitchell
Andy Reese now playing third base.
Rollings hits a line drive into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maguire vs. Mitchell
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese juggles the ball. That's an error on Reese. Spohrer moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smith vs. Mitchell
Smith hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Spohrer scores. Maguire moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Clark vs. Mitchell
Clark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maguire scores. Smith moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maranville vs. Mitchell
Maranville bunts towards short. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sisler vs. Mitchell
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Smith
O'Farrell hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Smith
Roettger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Smith
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Mitchell
Berger hits a popup, foul, towards short. Marshall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Mitchell
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Mitchell
Spohrer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rollings vs. Mitchell
Rollings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mitchell vs. Smith
Mitchell hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Smith
Critz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Smith
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Smith
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Maranville fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Mitchell
Maguire hits a fly ball into right field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Mitchell
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Mitchell
Clark hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Smith
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Smith
Allen hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Smith
O'Farrell hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Clark. O'Farrell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roettger vs. Smith
Roettger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Smith
Mel Ott pinch hits for Doc Marshall.
Ott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Mitchell
Dave Bancroft now playing shortstop.
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Mitchell, and towards Critz, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Mitchell
Sisler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Mitchell
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Smith
Sam Leslie pinch hits for Clarence Mitchell.
Leslie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rollings fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Critz vs. Smith
Bill Walker pinch runs for Sam Leslie.
Critz hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Smith
Leach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Smith
Terry hits a line drive into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reese vs. Smith
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Donohue
Pete Donohue now pitching.
Moore hits a line drive into center field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Donohue
Spohrer hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rollings vs. Donohue
Rollings takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Donohue
There goes Rollings. The throw from O'Farrell and he is out, Critz applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Smith
Allen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Smith
O'Farrell hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Clark who is chasing the ball. O'Farrell reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Roettger vs. Smith
Roettger hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. O'Farrell tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Smith
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Smith
Shanty Hogan pinch hits for Pete Donohue.
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/31/1930 -- New York at Boston (D) New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Critz H, 2b 4 0 0 0 Clark E, cf 4 1 2 1 Leach F, lf 4 0 2 0 Maranville R, ss 3 0 1 1 Terry B, 1b 4 0 2 0 Sisler G, 1b 2 0 0 0 Lindstrom F, 3b 2 0 0 0 Berger W, lf 4 0 1 0 Reese A, 3b 2 0 0 0 Moore R, rf 4 0 0 0 Allen E, rf 4 1 1 1 Spohrer A, c 3 1 1 0 O'Farrell B, c 4 1 2 0 Rollings R, 3b 3 0 1 0 Roettger W, cf 2 0 1 1 Maguire F, 2b 3 1 0 0 Marshall D, ss 2 0 0 0 Smith B, p 3 0 1 1 Ott M, ph 1 0 0 0 Bancroft D, ss 1 0 0 0 Mitchell C, p 2 0 0 0 Leslie S, ph 1 0 1 0 Walker B, pr 0 0 0 0 Donohue P, p 0 0 0 0 Hogan S, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 2 9 2 29 3 7 3 New York 000 000 002 -- 2 Boston 001 200 00x -- 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Mitchell C (L) 7.0 7 3 1 2 1 Donohue P 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Smith B (W) 9.0 9 2 2 1 2 E -- Sisler G, Lindstrom F, Reese A DP -- New York 1 LOB -- New York 7, Boston 7 2B -- Rollings R, Spohrer A, O'Farrell B 3B -- O'Farrell B HR -- Allen E CS -- Allen E, Rollings R SH -- Sisler G, Maranville R SF -- Roettger W A -- 0
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