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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 30, 1948
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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 April 30, 1948 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 30, 1948 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 30, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Sain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Poat |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 12,639 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Johnny Sain | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Ray Poat | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 30, 1948
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Poat
Stanky hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Poat
Russell hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Poat
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Poat
There goes Torgeson. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Torgeson steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Poat
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Poat
Heath strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Sain
Rigney hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman 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 -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Sain
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Sain
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
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Poat
Holmes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Poat
Salkeld hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Poat
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Poat
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Sain
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Sain
Westrum hits a line drive into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Sain
Lohrke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Sain
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Poat
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Poat
Russell bunts in front of the plate. Westrum juggles the ball. That's an error on Westrum. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Poat
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize fields it and throws to second for the out. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Poat
Elliott hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Poat
Heath hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Jones
Sheldon Jones now pitching.
Holmes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Jones
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Sain
Jones is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Sain
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman hits a line drive into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jones
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sain vs. Jones
Sain bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Jones
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Jones
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Sain
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Sain
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Sain
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Sain
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lohrke vs. Sain
Lohrke hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jones
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Jones
Elliott takes first base on ball four. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Jones
Heath bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Torgeson moves to third. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Holmes vs. Jones
Holmes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Salkeld vs. Jones
Salkeld hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dark vs. Jones
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. There goes Elliott trying to get to home. Marshall throws the ball in to Westrum who tags Elliott who's trying to score from second, for the out. Holmes moves to second. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Sain
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Sain
Bobby Thomson pinch hits for Sheldon Jones.
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Sain
Clint Hartung pinch runs for Bobby Thomson.
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Andrews
Hub Andrews now pitching.
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Andrews
Stanky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Andrews
Russell hits a popup towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Andrews
Torgeson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Sain
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Sain
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Sain
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Andrews
Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Andrews
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Andrews
Holmes hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Andrews
Salkeld hits a line drive into right field. Marshall picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Marshall. Elliott goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Andrews
There goes Salkeld. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Kerr applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Sain
Westrum hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Sain
Lohrke strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Sain
Kerr hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Andrews
Dark hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Andrews
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Andrews
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Sain
Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Hub Andrews.
McCarthy 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 -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Sain
Rigney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain juggles the ball. That's an error on Sain. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Sain
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Sain
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Sain covering, for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Trinkle
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Trinkle
Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heath vs. Trinkle
There goes Elliott. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Elliott steals second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Heath vs. Trinkle
Heath hits a popup towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Holmes vs. Trinkle
Holmes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Salkeld vs. Trinkle
Salkeld hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Sain
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Sain
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Sain
Lohrke strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Sain
Kerr 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 4/30/1948 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 4 1 1 0 Rigney B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Russell J, cf 5 0 0 0 Lockman W, cf 4 1 1 1
Torgeson E, 1b 3 2 1 0 Gordon S, lf 3 0 0 0
Elliott B, 3b 3 2 3 3 Mize J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Heath J, lf 4 1 1 1 Marshall W, rf 4 1 3 1
Holmes T, rf 2 1 1 1 Westrum W, c 4 0 0 0
Salkeld B, c 5 0 1 0 Lohrke J, 3b 4 0 0 0
Dark A, ss 3 0 1 1 Kerr B, ss 4 0 0 0
Sain J, p 3 0 0 0 Poat R, p 0 0 0 0
Jones S, p 1 0 0 0
Thomson B, ph 0 0 0 0
Hartung C, pr 0 0 0 0
Andrews H, p 0 0 0 0
McCarthy J, ph 1 0 0 0
Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 7 9 6 32 2 5 2
Boston 014 010 100 -- 7
New York 000 001 001 -- 2
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sain J (W) 9.0 5 2 2 3 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Poat R (L) 2.1 3 5 4 3 1
Jones S 2.2 2 1 1 4 0
Andrews H 3.0 3 1 0 0 0
Trinkle K 1.0 1 0 0 2 0
E -- Westrum W, Marshall W, Sain J
DP -- Boston 1, New York 1
LOB -- Boston 9, New York 6
HR -- Holmes T, Elliott B, Heath J, Lockman W, Marshall W
SB -- Torgeson E, Elliott B
CS -- Salkeld B
SH -- Sain J, Heath J
T -- 2:23
A -- 12639
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