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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 1, 1949
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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 1, 1949 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 1, 1949 |
|---|---|
| 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 1, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Monty Kennedy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Artie Gore 2B: Scotty Robb 3B: Frank Dascoli |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Lohrke | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Monty Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Clint Conatser | Left Fielder |
| Connie Ryan | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 1, 1949
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Spahn
Lohrke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Spahn
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Spahn
Mize hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan juggles the ball. That's an error on Ryan. Lohrke moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marshall vs. Spahn
Marshall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Kennedy
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Kennedy
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kennedy
Torgeson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Spahn
Cooper 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 -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Spahn
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Spahn
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lohrke vs. Spahn
Lohrke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Conatser. Lohrke reaches second base with a double. Kerr scores. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Spahn
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mize vs. Spahn
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Kennedy
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conatser vs. Kennedy
Conatser hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Kennedy
Ryan hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Kennedy
Holmes hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Spahn
Marshall 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 -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Spahn
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Kennedy
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Kennedy
Spahn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Kennedy
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Spahn
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Spahn
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Spahn
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Kennedy
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kennedy
Torgeson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Kennedy
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conatser vs. Kennedy
Conatser strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Spahn
Gordon hits a popup in front of the plate. Masi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Spahn
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Conatser. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Spahn
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Kennedy
Ryan hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Kennedy
Holmes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Kennedy
Masi hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Kennedy
Spahn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Kennedy
Stanky hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Stanky reaches second base with a double. Holmes scores. Spahn goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Kennedy
There's a wild pitch. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dark vs. Kennedy
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanky scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Kennedy
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Spahn
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Spahn
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Spahn
Kennedy hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Kennedy
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Conatser vs. Kennedy
Conatser hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Kennedy
Ryan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Holmes vs. Kennedy
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to first for one, and the throw to the plate - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Spahn
Lohrke hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Lockman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Spahn
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Spahn
Mize hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Kennedy
Masi hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Kennedy
Spahn is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Kennedy
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Spahn
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Spahn
Cooper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Spahn
Kerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Spahn
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Spahn
Lohrke hits a fly ball into left field. Conatser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Kennedy
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kennedy
Torgeson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Kennedy
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Spahn
Gordon 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 -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Spahn
Mize hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Spahn
Marshall 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 9
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Giants, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conatser vs. Kennedy
Conatser hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Kennedy
Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Kennedy
Bob Elliott pinch hits for Tommy Holmes.
Elliott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Elliott reaches second base with a double. Ryan moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Masi vs. Kennedy
Marv Rickert pinch runs for Bob Elliott.
Masi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sisti vs. Kennedy
Sibby Sisti pinch hits for Warren Spahn.
Sisti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ryan scores. Rickert scores. Masi moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/1/1949, game 1 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Lohrke J, 2b 5 0 2 1 Stanky E, 2b 4 1 1 2
Lockman W, lf 5 1 2 1 Dark A, ss 4 0 1 1
Gordon S, 3b 2 0 0 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Mize J, 1b 5 0 0 0 Russell J, cf 3 0 0 0
Thomson B, cf 5 1 2 1 Conatser C, lf 4 1 1 1
Marshall W, rf 4 1 0 0 Ryan C, 3b 4 1 2 0
Cooper W, c 4 1 1 2 Holmes T, rf 2 1 0 0
Kerr B, ss 3 1 1 0 Elliott B, ph 1 0 1 0
Kennedy M, p 4 0 2 0 Rickert M, pr 0 1 0 0
Masi P, c 3 0 0 0
Spahn W, p 3 1 1 0
Sisti S, ph 1 0 1 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 10 5 33 6 9 6
New York 010 010 021 -- 5
Boston 010 030 002 -- 6
1 out when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy M (L) 8.1 9 6 6 3 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (W) 9.0 10 5 5 5 2
E -- Ryan C
DP -- New York 1, Boston 1
LOB -- New York 10, Boston 5
2B -- Lohrke J, Thomson B, Stanky E, Lockman W, Elliott B
HR -- Conatser C, Lockman W, Cooper W, Thomson B
WP -- Kennedy M
T -- 2:19
A -- 0
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