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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 7, 1950
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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 September 7, 1950 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | September 7, 1950 |
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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 | September 7, 1950 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Bickford |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Kramer |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 8,849 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Scotty Robb 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Roy Hartsfield | Second Baseman |
Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Walker Cooper | Catcher |
Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
Vern Bickford | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
Monte Irvin | First Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Wes Westrum | Catcher |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Jack Kramer | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 7, 1950
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Kramer
Hartsfield hits a line drive towards first. Irvin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Kramer
Jethroe hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kramer
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Bickford
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Bickford
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Bickford
Irvin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Kramer
Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Kramer
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Kramer
There goes Elliott. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Thompson applying the tag. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Kramer
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Kramer
Holmes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Kramer
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Bickford
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Bickford
Westrum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kramer vs. Bickford
Kramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bickford vs. Kramer
Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kramer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Kramer
Hartsfield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Hartsfield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jethroe vs. Kramer
Jethroe hits a line drive towards short. Dark catches it and throws to second to double up Hartsfield. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Bickford
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield misplays the ball. That's an error on Hartsfield. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Bickford
There goes Lockman. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Kerr applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bickford
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson juggles the ball. That's an error on Torgeson. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kramer
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Kramer
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Kramer
Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Cooper reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Kramer
Gordon hits a popup towards first. Irvin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Bickford
Irvin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Bickford
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield misplays the ball. That's an error on Hartsfield. Irvin moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Westrum vs. Bickford
Westrum hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kramer vs. Bickford
Kramer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Bickford
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Bickford covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Kramer
Holmes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Kramer
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bickford vs. Kramer
Bickford hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bickford
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Kramer
Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Kramer
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kramer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kramer
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Bickford
Luis Olmo now playing right field.
Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Bickford
Dark bunts towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Bickford
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kramer vs. Bickford
Kramer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Kramer
Elliott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Kramer
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Kramer
Gordon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
Olmo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Koslo
Kerr bunts towards first. Irvin scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Olmo moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bickford vs. Koslo
Bickford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Olmo scores. Bickford moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hartsfield vs. Spencer
George Spencer now pitching.
Hartsfield hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jethroe vs. Spencer
Jethroe hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Spencer
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Bickford
Stanky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Lockman reaches second base with a double. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Bickford
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanky scores. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Bickford
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Spencer
Elliott hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Spencer
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Spencer
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Bickford
Willard Marshall now playing right field.
Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Bickford
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Spencer
Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Spencer
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bickford vs. Spencer
Bickford hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Bickford
Roy Weatherly pinch hits for George Spencer.
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weatherly for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Bickford
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/7/1950 -- Boston at New York (D) Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Hartsfield R, 2b 4 0 2 0 Stanky E, 2b 4 1 1 0 Jethroe S, cf 4 1 1 2 Lockman W, lf 5 0 1 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 0 Elliott B, 3b 4 1 2 1 Thompson H, 3b 4 0 0 1 Cooper W, c 4 1 3 0 Irvin M, 1b 4 1 2 0 Gordon S, lf 4 1 1 2 Dark A, ss 3 1 0 0 Holmes T, rf 1 0 1 0 Westrum W, c 3 1 2 3 Olmo L, rf 0 1 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 0 0 Marshall W, rf 1 0 0 0 Kramer J, p 3 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 3 0 0 0 Koslo D, p 0 0 0 0 Bickford V, p 4 1 1 1 Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0 Weatherly R, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 6 12 6 35 4 7 4 Boston 000 000 600 -- 6 New York 000 300 100 -- 4 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Bickford V (W) 9.0 7 4 3 2 7 New York IP H R ER BB SO Kramer J* 6.0 10 3 3 1 0 Koslo D (L) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0 Spencer G 2.2 1 1 1 0 0 * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th E -- Hartsfield R 2, Torgeson E DP -- New York 4 LOB -- Boston 3, New York 7 2B -- Hartsfield R, Lockman W 3B -- Cooper W HR -- Westrum W, Elliott B, Gordon S, Jethroe S CS -- Elliott B, Lockman W SH -- Dark A, Kerr B T -- 2:15 A -- 8849
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