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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 17, 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 August 17, 1949 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 17, 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 | August 17, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clint Hartung |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Bickford |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 10,039 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Clint Hartung | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
| Vern Bickford | Pitcher |
| Johnny Cooney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 17, 1949
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Bickford
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Bickford
Marshall hits a line drive into center field. Russell picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Russell. Thomson goes all the way around to score. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Bickford
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Marshall scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Bickford
Rigney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Hartung
Stanky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Hartung
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Hartung
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Hartung
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Bickford
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Bickford
Hartung hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Bickford
There goes Thompson. The throw from Salkeld and he is safe. Thompson steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Hartung
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Hartung
Holmes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Holmes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Hartung
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Holmes moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Salkeld vs. Hartung
Salkeld hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Holmes scores. Dark scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bickford vs. Hartung
Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartung fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Salkeld moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Zabala
Adrian Zabala now pitching.
Stanky hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Zabala
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Salkeld moves to third. Bickford moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Russell vs. Zabala
Russell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Zabala
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Zabala
Heath strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Bickford
Mize hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Bickford
There's a wild pitch. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Bickford
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Bickford
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mize scores. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rigney vs. Bickford
Rigney strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westrum vs. Bickford
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Zabala
Holmes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Zabala
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Zabala
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bickford vs. Zabala
Bickford hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Zabala
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zabala vs. Bickford
Zabala 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, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson 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, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Zabala
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Zabala
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Zabala
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Fletcher moves to third. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heath vs. Zabala
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fletcher scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holmes vs. Zabala
Holmes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Holmes reaches second base with a double. Russell scores. Elliott goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Behrman
Hank Behrman now pitching.
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Salkeld vs. Behrman
Salkeld takes first base on ball four. Holmes moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bickford vs. Behrman
Bickford hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Holmes scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Behrman
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Bickford
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Bickford
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. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Bickford
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Behrman
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Behrman
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Behrman
Elliott hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Behrman
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Behrman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Bickford
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Bickford
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Behrman vs. Bickford
Behrman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Behrman
Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Behrman
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Behrman
Salkeld hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bickford vs. Behrman
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bickford vs. Behrman
Bickford strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Behrman
Stanky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marshall throws the ball in to Behrman who tags Stanky trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Salkeld scores. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Bickford
Mize 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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Giants, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Behrman
Fletcher strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Behrman
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Behrman
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Behrman
Heath strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Bickford
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bickford
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Bickford
Rigney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Bickford
Westrum takes first base on ball four. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lafata vs. Bickford
Joe Lafata pinch hits for Hank Behrman.
Lafata hits a popup in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Hansen
Andy Hansen now pitching.
Holmes hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Hansen
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Hansen
Salkeld takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bickford vs. Hansen
Bickford strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Bickford
Mize 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/17/1949 -- New York at Boston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Thompson H, 2b 3 1 2 1 Stanky E, 2b 5 0 2 1
Lockman W, lf 5 0 0 0 Fletcher E, 1b 3 2 0 0
Thomson B, cf 4 1 1 0 Russell J, cf 4 2 2 4
Mize J, 1b 5 1 1 0 Elliott B, 3b 4 1 2 0
Marshall W, rf 3 1 1 0 Heath J, lf 5 0 0 1
Gordon S, 3b 4 0 2 2 Holmes T, rf 5 2 3 2
Rigney B, ss 4 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 4 3 2 0
Westrum W, c 3 0 0 0 Salkeld B, c 3 2 2 2
Hartung C, p 1 0 0 0 Bickford V, p 5 1 2 2
Zabala A, p 1 0 0 0
Behrman H, p 1 0 0 0
Lafata J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hansen A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 8 3 38 13 15 12
New York 301 000 000 -- 4
Boston 061 402 00x -- 13
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hartung C (L) 1.1 5 4 4 0 0
Zabala A 2.0 7 7 7 2 1
Behrman H 3.2 3 2 2 4 3
Hansen A 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford V (W) 9.0 8 4 4 5 3
E -- Russell J
LOB -- New York 9, Boston 8
2B -- Gordon S, Holmes T 2, Thomson B
HR -- Thompson H, Russell J
SB -- Thompson H, Salkeld B, Dark A
WP -- Bickford V
T -- 2:35
A -- 10039
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