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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 24, 1947
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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 24, 1947 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 24, 1947 |
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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 24, 1947 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Boston Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Monty Kennedy |
Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
Ballpark | Braves Field |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | 35,781 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
Bill Rigney | Third Baseman |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Walker Cooper | Catcher |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
Monty Kennedy | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
Mike McCormick | Center Fielder |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
Phil Masi | Catcher |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Sibby Sisti | Shortstop |
Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 24, 1947
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Spahn
Blattner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Spahn
Rigney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Masi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Spahn
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Spahn
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Kennedy
Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Kennedy
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Spahn
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Spahn
Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Spahn
Kerr hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Kennedy
Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Kennedy
Litwhiler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Masi vs. Kennedy
Masi bunts towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Elliott moves to third. Litwhiler moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Torgeson vs. Kennedy
Torgeson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Torgeson reaches second base with a double. Elliott scores. Litwhiler scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisti vs. Kennedy
There goes Torgeson. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Torgeson steals third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sisti vs. Kennedy
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spahn vs. Kennedy
Spahn is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Spahn
Kennedy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Spahn
Blattner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Spahn
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Kennedy
Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Kennedy
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Kennedy
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Kennedy
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Holmes moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Litwhiler vs. Voiselle
Bill Voiselle now pitching.
Litwhiler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Spahn
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Spahn
Cooper hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Spahn
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Voiselle
Masi bunts towards third. Rigney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Voiselle
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. Masi moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisti vs. Voiselle
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Masi moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Spahn vs. Voiselle
There's a wild pitch. Masi scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Voiselle
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Spahn
Gordon hits a line drive towards short. Sisti reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Spahn
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voiselle vs. Spahn
Voiselle hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Voiselle
Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Voiselle
Holmes bunts towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Voiselle
Johnny Hopp pinch hits for Mike McCormick.
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Voiselle
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Litwhiler vs. Voiselle
Litwhiler strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Spahn
Johnny Hopp now playing center field.
Blattner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Spahn
Rigney hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Spahn
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Voiselle
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Voiselle
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Voiselle
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Spahn
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Spahn covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Spahn
Marshall hits a line drive towards first. Torgeson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Spahn
Gordon hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Voiselle
Spahn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Voiselle
Ryan bunts towards first. Mize fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Voiselle
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Spahn
Kerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Spahn
Clint Hartung pinch hits for Bill Voiselle.
Hartung strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Spahn
Blattner hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Spahn
Rigney hits a line drive into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Hopp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Trinkle
Elliott bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Blattner covering, for the out. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Litwhiler vs. Trinkle
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Masi vs. Trinkle
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Spahn
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Spahn
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Spahn
Gary Gearhart pinch runs for Walker Cooper.
Marshall hits a line drive towards first. Torgeson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/24/1947 -- New York at Boston (N) New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Blattner B, 2b 1 1 1 0 Ryan C, 2b 1 0 0 0 Rigney B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Holmes T, rf 3 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 0 0 McCormick M, cf 2 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 4 1 2 2 Hopp J, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 Cooper W, c 4 0 1 0 Elliott B, 3b 2 1 2 0 Gearhart G, pr 0 0 0 0 Litwhiler D, lf 4 1 1 0 Marshall W, rf 4 0 0 0 Masi P, c 3 1 1 0 Gordon S, lf 3 0 0 0 Torgeson E, 1b 3 0 1 2 Kerr B, ss 3 0 0 0 Sisti S, ss 3 0 0 0 Kennedy M, p 1 0 0 0 Spahn W, p 3 0 1 0 Voiselle B, p 1 0 0 0 Hartung C, ph 1 0 0 0 Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 2 4 2 25 3 6 2 New York 200 000 000 -- 2 Boston 020 100 00x -- 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Kennedy M 2.2 4 2 2 2 2 Voiselle B (L) 4.1 2 1 1 2 1 Trinkle K 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Spahn W (W) 9.0 4 2 2 3 4 DP -- New York 2, Boston 1 LOB -- New York 4, Boston 6 2B -- Torgeson E HR -- Mize J SB -- Torgeson E SH -- Masi P, Holmes T, Elliott B WP -- Voiselle B T -- 1:55 A -- 35781
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