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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 7, 1944
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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 May 7, 1944 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 7, 1944 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
Boston Braves
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 7, 1944 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Boston Braves |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ewald Pyle |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Tobin |
Ballpark | Braves Field |
City | Boston |
State | MA |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Tom Dunn 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
Billy Jurges | Third Baseman |
Charlie Mead | Right Fielder |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
Hal Luby | Second Baseman |
Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
Ewald Pyle | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Tommy Holmes | Center Fielder |
Max Macon | First Baseman |
Chet Ross | Left Fielder |
Chuck Workman | Right Fielder |
Phil Masi | Catcher |
Rolland Gladu | Third Baseman |
Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
Whitey Wietelmann | Shortstop |
Jim Tobin | Pitcher |
Bob Coleman | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 7, 1944
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Tobin
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Tobin
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mead vs. Tobin
Mead hits a line drive towards the mound. Tobin catches it and throws to first to double up Jurges. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Pyle
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macon vs. Pyle
Macon hits a popup towards third. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Pyle
Ross strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Tobin
Medwick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holmes. Medwick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weintraub vs. Tobin
Weintraub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Tobin
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luby vs. Tobin
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gladu fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Pyle
Workman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Pyle
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gladu vs. Pyle
Gladu hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops it up and throws to first, with Pyle covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Tobin
Kerr hits a line drive into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyle vs. Tobin
Pyle hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Tobin
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wietelmann fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Tobin
Jurges hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holmes. Jurges reaches second base with a double. Rucker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mead vs. Tobin
Mead hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Jurges scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Tobin
There goes Mead. The throw from Tobin and he is out, Ryan applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Pyle
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Pyle
Wietelmann hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Luby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Pyle
Tobin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Pyle
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Tobin
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Tobin
Weintraub hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Holmes. Weintraub reaches second base with a double. Medwick goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Tobin
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luby vs. Tobin
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gladu fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Tobin
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gladu fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Gladu. Weintraub moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pyle vs. Tobin
Pyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Macon vs. Pyle
Macon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Pyle
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Workman vs. Pyle
Workman hits a fly ball into right field. Mead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Tobin
Rucker hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Tobin
There goes Rucker. The throw from Masi and he is safe. Rucker steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jurges vs. Tobin
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tobin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mead vs. Tobin
There goes Rucker. The throw from Masi and he is safe. Rucker steals third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mead vs. Tobin
Mead hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Rucker scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Tobin
There goes Mead. The throw from Masi and he is out, Ryan applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Tobin
Medwick hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Pyle
Masi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker who is chasing the ball. Masi reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clemens vs. Pyle
Chet Clemens pinch hits for Roland Gladu.
Clemens hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Masi scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Pyle
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Pyle, and towards Luby, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Pyle
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Tobin
Steve Shemo now playing second base. Connie Ryan now playing third base.
Weintraub is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Tobin
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Tobin
Luby hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Pyle
Tobin hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Pyle
Holmes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Holmes reaches second base with a double. Tobin moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kluttz vs. Pyle
Clyde Kluttz pinch hits for Max Macon.
Kluttz strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ross vs. Pyle
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tobin scores. Holmes moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Workman vs. Pyle
Workman hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Tobin
Buck Etchison now playing first base.
Kerr hits a line drive into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyle vs. Tobin
Pyle hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Tobin
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tobin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Pyle
Masi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shemo vs. Pyle
Shemo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Masi moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching.
Ryan bunts towards first. Weintraub scoops it up and throws to first, with Luby covering, for the out. Masi moves to third. Shemo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nieman vs. Adams
Butch Nieman pinch hits for Whitey Wietelmann.
Nieman hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Masi scores. Shemo scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Adams
Tobin hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Adams
There goes Nieman. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Kerr applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Tobin
Dee Phillips now playing shortstop.
Jurges hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mead vs. Tobin
Mead is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Tobin
Medwick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Tobin
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Adams
Holmes hits a line drive into right field. Mead settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Etchison vs. Adams
Etchison hits a line drive into right field. Mead picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mead. Etchison moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ross vs. Adams
Ross hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Workman vs. Adams
Workman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Masi vs. Adams
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Tobin
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luby vs. Tobin
George Hausmann pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi.
Luby bunts towards the mound. Tobin fields it and throws to first for the out. Hausmann moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Tobin
Kerr strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Tobin
Mel Ott pinch hits for Ace Adams.
Ott is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rucker vs. Tobin
Roy Nichols pinch runs for Mel Ott.
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Shemo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hausmann scores. Nichols moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. Tobin
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Workman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shemo vs. Fischer
Gus Mancuso now catching. Rube Fischer now pitching.
Shemo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Fischer
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phillips vs. Fischer
Phillips hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/7/1944, game 1 -- New York at Boston New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI Rucker J, cf 5 2 3 1 Holmes T, cf 4 0 1 0 Jurges B, 3b 5 1 2 1 Macon M, 1b 2 0 1 0 Mead C, rf 4 0 1 2 Kluttz C, ph 1 0 0 0 Medwick J, lf 3 1 2 0 Etchison B, 1b 1 0 1 0 Weintraub P, 1b 3 0 1 1 Ross C, lf 4 0 0 1 Lombardi E, c 3 0 0 0 Workman C, rf 3 0 0 0 Hausmann G, pr 0 1 0 0 Masi P, c 3 2 1 0 Mancuso G, c 0 0 0 0 Gladu R, 3b 1 0 0 0 Luby H, 2b 3 0 0 0 Clemens C, ph 1 0 0 1 Kerr B, ss 4 0 0 0 Shemo S, 2b 1 1 1 0 Pyle E, p 3 0 0 0 Ryan C, 2b-3b 3 0 0 0 Adams A, p 0 0 0 0 Wietelmann W, ss 2 0 0 0 Ott M, ph 0 0 0 0 Nieman B, ph 1 0 1 2 Nichols R, pr 0 0 0 0 Phillips D, ss 1 0 0 0 Fischer R, p 0 0 0 0 Tobin J, p 2 1 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 5 9 5 30 4 7 4 New York 002 110 001 -- 5 Boston 000 011 200 -- 4 New York IP H R ER BB SO Pyle E* 6.0 5 4 4 2 2 Adams A (W) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0 Fischer R (S) 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Tobin J (L) 9.0 9 5 5 4 3 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th E -- Gladu R, Mead C DP -- New York 2, Boston 2 LOB -- New York 6, Boston 4 2B -- Medwick J, Jurges B, Weintraub P, Holmes T 3B -- Masi P SB -- Rucker J 2 CS -- Mead C 2, Nieman B SH -- Ryan C, Luby H A -- 0
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