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Giants 7 @ Braves 8
Braves Field
August 15, 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 August 15, 1947 at Braves Field. The home team Braves beat the visiting Giants with a score of 8 to 7.

Game Summary

DateAugust 15, 1947 
Visiting Team
New York Giants
R: 7 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 7
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
Boston Braves
R: 8 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 10
Runs: 8
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 10
Winning Pitcher—Walt Lanfranconi  
Losing Pitcher—Hooks Iott  
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Game Winning RBI—Nanny Fernandez 

Game Info

DateAugust 15, 1947 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamNew York Giants 
Home TeamBoston Braves 
Visiting Starting PitcherLarry Jansen  
Home Starting PitcherRed Barrett  
BallparkBraves Field 
CityBoston 
StateMA 
Attendance7,125 
Time of Game2 hours 35 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Artie Gore
1B: Beans Reardon
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Rigney  Second Baseman 
Buddy Kerr  Shortstop 
Bobby Thomson  Center Fielder 
Johnny Mize  First Baseman 
Willard Marshall  Right Fielder 
Walker Cooper  Catcher 
Joe Lafata  Left Fielder 
Mickey Witek  Third Baseman 
Larry Jansen  Pitcher 
Mel Ott  Manager 

Boston Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tommy Holmes  Right Fielder 
Johnny Hopp  Center Fielder 
Bama Rowell  Left Fielder 
Bob Elliott  Third Baseman 
Earl Torgeson  First Baseman 
Connie Ryan  Second Baseman 
Nanny Fernandez  Shortstop 
Hank Camelli  Catcher 
Red Barrett  Pitcher 
Billy Southworth  Manager 

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Giants 7 @ Braves 8
Braves Field
August 15, 1947

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         Game of 8/15/1947 -- New York at Boston (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Rigney B, 2b          5  0  2  0   Holmes T, rf          5  2  3  0   
Kerr B, ss            5  1  2  0   Hopp J, cf            3  1  1  1   
Thomson B, cf         4  1  1  0   Litwhiler D, ph-lf    0  0  0  0   
Mize J, 1b            3  1  0  0   Rowell B, lf-cf       4  2  3  0   
Marshall W, rf        4  2  3  1   Elliott B, 3b         5  0  1  2   
Cooper W, c           5  2  3  3   Torgeson E, 1b        2  2  0  0   
Lafata J, lf          3  0  1  2   Ryan C, 2b            4  1  2  3   
Gearhart G, lf        0  0  0  0   Fernandez N, ss       4  0  1  1   
Witek M, 3b           4  0  0  1   Camelli H, c          4  0  0  0   
Lohrke J, 3b          0  0  0  0   Barrett R, p          1  0  0  0   
Jansen L, p           2  0  0  0   Wright E, p           2  0  0  0   
Beggs J, p            2  0  0  0   Johnson S, p          0  0  0  0   
Iott H, p             0  0  0  0   McCormick F, ph       1  0  1  0   
Trinkle K, p          0  0  0  0   Culler D, pr          0  0  0  0   
                                   Lanfranconi W, p      0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  7 12  7                        35  8 12  7

New York         010 200 400 --  7
Boston           300 030 011 --  8
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jansen L              4.1  8  6  6  1  1
Beggs J               3.1  3  1  1  1  0
Iott H (L)            0.2  0  1  1  3  1
Trinkle K             0.0  1  0  0  0  0

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Barrett R*            3.0  5  3  3  2  1
Wright E              3.2  4  4  4  3  1
Johnson S             1.1  2  0  0  0  0
Lanfranconi W (W)     1.0  1  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 4th

E -- Hopp J
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- New York 8, Boston 10
2B -- Holmes T 2, Rowell B, Ryan C, Cooper W, Elliott B
HR -- Cooper W
SH -- Rowell B, Fernandez N
HBP -- by Beggs J (Hopp J)
WP -- Beggs J
T -- 2:35
A -- 7125

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