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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 18, 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 August 18, 1948 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | August 18, 1948 |
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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 | August 18, 1948 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Bickford |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sheldon Jones |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 14,929 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 32 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Al Barlick 3B: George Barr |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
Clint Conatser | Center Fielder |
Sibby Sisti | Second Baseman |
Vern Bickford | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
Don Mueller | Left Fielder |
Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Walker Cooper | Catcher |
Bill Rigney | Second Baseman |
Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
Sheldon Jones | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 18, 1948
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Jones
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jones
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jones
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Jones
Elliott hits a line drive into left field. Mueller settles under the ball 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: ---
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bickford
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Bickford covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bickford
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Jones
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Jones
Salkeld takes first base on ball four. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Conatser vs. Jones
Conatser hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mueller. Conatser reaches second base with a double. Heath scores. Salkeld moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sisti vs. Jones
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bickford vs. Jones
Bickford hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Holmes vs. Jones
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Bickford
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Bickford
Marshall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Bickford
Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rigney vs. Bickford
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Marshall scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Bickford
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jones
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Jones
Torgeson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Mueller. Torgeson reaches second base with a double. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Elliott vs. Jones
Elliott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heath vs. Jones
Heath is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Salkeld vs. Jones
Salkeld hits a fly ball into left field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Conatser vs. Jones
Conatser takes first base on ball four. Torgeson moves to third. Heath moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sisti vs. Jones
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Bickford
Jones hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Bickford
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Bickford
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Bickford
Mize hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Barrett
Red Barrett now pitching.
There goes Mize. The throw from Salkeld and he is safe. Mize steals second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Barrett
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Barrett
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Jones
Barrett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Jones
Holmes hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Jones
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Jones
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kerr fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Barrett
Rigney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Barrett
There goes Rigney. The throw from Salkeld and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Barrett
Kerr is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Barrett
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barrett fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Jones
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Jones
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Jones
Salkeld hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conatser vs. Jones
Conatser hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Barrett
Lockman hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Barrett
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Barrett
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Jones
Sisti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barrett vs. Jones
Barrett is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Jones
Holmes 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 -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Jones
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller throws the ball in to Rigney who tags Dark, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Holmes moves to third. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Barrett
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Barrett
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Barrett
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rigney vs. Barrett
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jones
Torgeson bunts towards the right side of the infield. Rigney misplays the ball. That's an error on Rigney. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Jones
Elliott hits a popup, foul, towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Jones
Heath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Jones
Salkeld strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Barrett
Kerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Barrett
Jones bunts in front of the plate. Salkeld fields it and throws to first for the out. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Barrett
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Barrett
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conatser vs. Jones
Bobby Thomson now playing left field.
Conatser hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Jones
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Jones
Mike McCormick pinch hits for Red Barrett.
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hogue
Bobby Hogue now pitching.
Gordon is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Hogue
Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Hogue
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Gordon scores. Mize moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Hogue
Cooper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Hogue
Rigney takes first base on ball four. Mize moves to third. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kerr vs. Hogue
Kerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mize scores. Marshall scores. Rigney moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jones vs. White
Ernie White now pitching.
Jones bunts in front of the plate. Salkeld fields it and throws to first for the out. Rigney scores. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. White
Lockman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Jones
Holmes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jones
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Jones
Torgeson hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Jones
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Jones
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heath for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/18/1948 -- Boston at New York (D) Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Holmes T, rf 5 0 0 0 Lockman W, cf 4 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 1 2 0 Mueller D, lf 4 1 0 0 Torgeson E, 1b 5 0 2 0 Thomson B, lf 0 0 0 0 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Gordon S, 3b 3 2 1 2 Heath J, lf 3 1 0 0 Mize J, 1b 4 2 3 1 Salkeld B, c 3 0 0 1 Marshall W, rf 2 2 1 1 Conatser C, cf 3 0 1 1 Cooper W, c 4 0 2 0 Sisti S, 2b 4 0 1 0 Rigney B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Bickford V, p 1 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 4 0 2 2 Barrett R, p 2 0 1 0 Jones S, p 2 0 0 1 McCormick M, ph 1 0 0 0 Hogue B, p 0 0 0 0 White E, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 2 8 2 30 8 10 7 Boston 011 000 000 -- 2 New York 022 000 04x -- 8 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Bickford V (L) 2.2 5 4 4 1 0 Barrett R 4.1 3 0 0 2 1 Hogue B 0.1 2 4 4 1 0 White E 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Jones S (W) 9.0 8 2 2 6 3 E -- Rigney B DP -- Boston 2 LOB -- Boston 12, New York 5 2B -- Conatser C, Torgeson E HR -- Mize J, Gordon S SB -- Mize J CS -- Rigney B SH -- Jones S 2 HBP -- by Hogue B (Gordon S) T -- 2:32 A -- 14929
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