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Phillies 2 @ Giants 0
Polo Grounds
August 12, 1949

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 12, 1949 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Phillies with a score of 2 to 0.

Game Summary

DateAugust 12, 1949 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 2 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 2
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 0 H: 3 E: 0 LOB: 4
Runs: 0
Hits: 3
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 4
Winning PitcherHank Borowy  
Losing PitcherSheldon Jones  
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Game Winning RBIGranny Hamner 

Game Info

DateAugust 12, 1949 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherHank Borowy  
Home Starting PitcherSheldon Jones  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance4,099 
Time of Game1 hour 34 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lon Warneke
1B: Bill Stewart
2B: (none)
3B: Jocko Conlan

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Richie Ashburn  Center Fielder 
Granny Hamner  Shortstop 
Bill Nicholson  Right Fielder 
Del Ennis  Left Fielder 
Dick Sisler  First Baseman 
Willie Jones  Third Baseman 
Mike Goliat  Second Baseman 
Andy Seminick  Catcher 
Hank Borowy  Pitcher 
Eddie Sawyer  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Hank Thompson  Second Baseman 
Whitey Lockman  Left Fielder 
Bobby Thomson  Center Fielder 
Willard Marshall  Right Fielder 
Sid Gordon  Third Baseman 
Joe Lafata  First Baseman 
Bill Rigney  Shortstop 
Ray Mueller  Catcher 
Sheldon Jones  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Phillies 2 @ Giants 0
Polo Grounds
August 12, 1949

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/12/1949 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Ashburn R, cf         3  0  1  0   Thompson H, 2b        3  0  0  0   
Hamner G, ss          3  1  2  2   Lockman W, lf         2  0  0  0   
Nicholson B, rf       3  0  0  0   Thomson B, cf         3  0  1  0   
Ennis D, lf           4  0  1  0   Marshall W, rf        3  0  0  0   
Sisler D, 1b          3  0  0  0   Gordon S, 3b          3  0  0  0   
Jones W, 3b           4  0  0  0   Lafata J, 1b          3  0  1  0   
Goliat M, 2b          3  0  0  0   Rigney B, ss          3  0  0  0   
Seminick A, c         2  1  1  0   Mueller R, c          2  0  1  0   
Borowy H, p           2  0  1  0   Jones S, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   Behrman H, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Mueller D, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Hansen A, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     27  2  6  2                        24  0  3  0

Philadelphia     100 001 0 --  2
New York         000 000 0 --  0

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Borowy H (W)          7.0  3  0  0  1  5

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jones S (L)           5.2  6  2  2  5  1
Behrman H             0.1  0  0  0  0  0
Hansen A              1.0  0  0  0  0  0

LOB -- Philadelphia 10, New York 4
HR -- Hamner G
HBP -- by Jones S (Seminick A)
T -- 1:34
A -- 4099

    

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