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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 23, 1947
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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 23, 1947 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1947 |
|---|---|
| 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 23, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Si Johnson |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 3,759 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
| Bill Rigney | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Bama Rowell | Left Fielder |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Sibby Sisti | Shortstop |
| Si Johnson | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 23, 1947
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Johnson
Blattner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Johnson
Rigney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Johnson
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Johnson
Mize strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Jansen
Ryan hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Jansen
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Jansen
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Johnson
Marshall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Masi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Johnson
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Johnson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Jansen
Rowell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Jansen
Masi 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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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Johnson
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Johnson
Jansen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blattner vs. Johnson
Blattner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jansen moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Johnson
Rigney takes first base on ball four. Jansen moves to third. Blattner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomson vs. Johnson
Thomson hits a fly ball towards left. Rowell settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Rowell. Jansen scores. Blattner moves to third. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mize vs. Johnson
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Johnson
Marshall hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Rowell fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Rowell. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Wright
Ed Wright now pitching.
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marshall scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Wright
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Jansen
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Jansen, and towards Kerr, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wright vs. Jansen
Wright hits a popup, foul, for an out. Torgeson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Jansen
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Wright
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Wright
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Wright
Blattner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Wright
Rigney hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Jansen
Holmes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Holmes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Jansen
Hopp hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rowell vs. Jansen
Rowell hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Masi vs. Jansen
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 6 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Wright
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Wright
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Wright
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Wright
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mize scores. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Wright
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kerr vs. Wright
Kerr hits a popup towards short. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Jansen
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Jansen
Mike McCormick pinch hits for Ed Wright.
McCormick hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Thomson. McCormick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Jansen
Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holmes vs. Jansen
Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Beazley
Johnny Beazley now pitching.
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Beazley
Blattner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Beazley
Rigney takes first base on ball four. Blattner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Beazley
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Beazley
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Rowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Jansen
Hopp hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rowell vs. Jansen
Rowell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Jansen
Masi strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Beazley
Marshall 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, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Beazley
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Beazley
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Jansen
Sisti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Jansen
Danny Litwhiler pinch hits for Johnny Beazley.
Litwhiler strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Jansen
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Elliott
Glenn Elliott now pitching.
Kerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. Elliott
Jansen bunts towards the mound. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blattner vs. Elliott
Blattner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Elliott
There goes Kerr. The throw from Masi and he is out, Elliott applying the tag. Blattner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Elliott
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Elliott
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Jansen
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Jansen
Hopp hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Blattner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a line drive towards short. Kerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Elliott
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Elliott
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Elliott
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Rowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Elliott
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Elliott
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Jansen
Rowell hits a popup towards third. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Jansen
Masi hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1947 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Blattner B, 2b 3 1 2 0 Ryan C, 2b 3 0 0 0
Rigney B, 3b 2 1 1 0 Holmes T, rf 4 0 1 0
Thomson B, cf 5 2 1 2 Hopp J, cf 4 0 1 0
Mize J, 1b 4 2 1 4 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Marshall W, rf 4 1 2 0 Rowell B, lf 4 0 0 0
Cooper W, c 5 0 2 2 Masi P, c 4 0 0 0
Gordon S, lf 5 0 1 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 1 1 0
Kerr B, ss 5 0 1 0 Sisti S, ss 3 0 1 0
Jansen L, p 3 1 1 0 Johnson S, p 0 0 0 0
Wright E, p 1 0 0 0
McCormick M, ph 1 0 1 0
Beazley J, p 0 0 0 0
Litwhiler D, ph 1 0 0 0
Elliott G, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 8 12 8 33 1 6 0
New York 006 020 000 -- 8
Boston 001 000 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (W) 9.0 6 1 0 1 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson S (L) 2.1 5 6 5 1 1
Wright E 2.2 5 2 2 1 0
Beazley J 2.0 0 0 0 2 1
Elliott G 2.0 2 0 0 3 0
E -- Rowell B 2, Cooper W
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- New York 9, Boston 6
2B -- Marshall W, Holmes T, McCormick M
HR -- Mize J, Thomson B
CS -- Kerr B
SH -- Jansen L
T -- 2:00
A -- 3759
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