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Phillies
@ Giants
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.
Game Summary
Date | August 12, 1949 |
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Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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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 12, 1949 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Borowy |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sheldon Jones |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 4,099 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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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 |
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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 |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 12, 1949
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Jones
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Jones
Hamner hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Jones
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Jones
Ennis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lafata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Jones
Sisler hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Borowy
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Borowy
Lockman hits a popup towards short. Hamner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Borowy
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Jones
Jones hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goliat vs. Jones
Goliat hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lafata scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goliat for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Jones
Seminick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borowy vs. Jones
Borowy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Seminick moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashburn vs. Jones
Ashburn hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Borowy
Marshall hits a popup towards third. Jones settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Borowy
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Borowy
Lafata strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Jones
Hamner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Jones
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Jones
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Jones
Sisler takes first base on ball four. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Jones
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Borowy
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Borowy
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Borowy
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Borowy
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goliat vs. Jones
Goliat hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Jones
Seminick hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Jones
Borowy hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Borowy
Lockman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goliat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Borowy
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Borowy
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ashburn vs. Jones
Ashburn hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Jones
Hamner hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Jones
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Jones
Ennis hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sisler vs. Jones
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lafata scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Sisler for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Borowy
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Borowy
Lafata hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Borowy
Rigney strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Borowy
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Jones
Jones hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goliat vs. Jones
Goliat hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Jones
Seminick is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borowy vs. Jones
Borowy takes first base on ball four. Seminick moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ashburn vs. Jones
Ashburn takes first base on ball four. Seminick moves to third. Borowy moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hamner vs. Jones
Hamner takes first base on ball four. Seminick scores. Borowy moves to third. Ashburn moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nicholson vs. Behrman
Hank Behrman now pitching.
Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Borowy
Don Mueller pinch hits for Hank Behrman.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Borowy
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Borowy
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Borowy
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Borowy
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Hansen
Andy Hansen now pitching.
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Hansen
Sisler hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lafata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hansen
Jones hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Borowy
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Ashburn settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Borowy
Lafata strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Borowy
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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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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