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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 11, 1949
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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 August 11, 1949 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | August 11, 1949 |
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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 | August 11, 1949 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Bickford |
Home Starting Pitcher | Adrian Zabala |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 4,987 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Scotty Robb 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Babe Pinelli 3B: Artie Gore |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
Pete Reiser | Center Fielder |
Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
Ed Sauer | Right Fielder |
Sibby Sisti | Left Fielder |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Del Crandall | Catcher |
Vern Bickford | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hank Thompson | Second Baseman |
Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Joe Lafata | First Baseman |
Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
Ray Mueller | Catcher |
Adrian Zabala | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 11, 1949
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Zabala
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: ---
Fletcher vs. Zabala
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Zabala
Reiser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Zabala
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Bickford covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Zabala
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Zabala
Sisti hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lafata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Zabala
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bickford
Gordon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Bickford
Marshall hits a line drive beyond third. Elliott can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lafata vs. Bickford
Lafata hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Zabala
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bickford vs. Zabala
Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Zabala
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Bickford
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Bickford
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zabala vs. Bickford
Zabala hits a fly ball towards center. Reiser settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Reiser. Rigney moves to third. Zabala moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rigney scores. Zabala moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Zabala scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Zabala
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Zabala
Reiser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Zabala
Elliott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Elliott reaches second base with a double. Reiser moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Sauer vs. Zabala
Sauer hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Zabala
Sisti strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Zabala
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Zabala
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bickford
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Bickford
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Bickford
Lafata hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Bickford
Rigney hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sisti. Rigney reaches second base with a double. There goes Lafata trying to get to home. Sisti throws the ball in to Dark who relays the ball to Crandall, who tags Lafata, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bickford vs. Zabala
Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Zabala
Stanky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall who is chasing the ball. Stanky reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fletcher vs. Zabala
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reiser vs. Zabala
Reiser strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bickford
Mueller hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zabala vs. Bickford
Zabala takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Bickford
George Hausmann pinch runs for Adrian Zabala.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Higbe
Kirby Higbe now pitching.
Elliott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Elliott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Higbe
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holmes vs. Higbe
Tommy Holmes pinch hits for Sibby Sisti.
Holmes hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Higbe
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crandall vs. Higbe
Crandall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bickford vs. Higbe
Bickford hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Bickford
Jim Russell now playing center field. Ed Sauer now playing left field. Tommy Holmes now playing right field.
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer who is chasing the ball. Thomson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Bickford
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marshall vs. Bickford
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford has Thomson trapped. There's the throw to Elliott and over to Crandall, who tags Thomson for the out. Marshall moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lafata vs. Bickford
Lafata hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marshall scores. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Bickford
Rigney hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Russell. Rigney reaches second base with a double. Lafata goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Voiselle
Bill Voiselle now pitching.
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Higbe
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Higbe
Fletcher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Higbe
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Voiselle
Koslo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Voiselle covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Voiselle
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Voiselle
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Voiselle
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it and throws to second for the out. Thompson scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Voiselle
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Voiselle
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson scores. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lafata vs. Elliott
Glenn Elliott now pitching.
Lafata hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Koslo
Sauer hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Koslo
Holmes hits a line drive towards first. Lafata reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Koslo
Dark hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Thomson. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crandall vs. Koslo
Crandall is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Koslo
Connie Ryan pinch hits for Glenn Elliott.
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Antonelli
Johnny Antonelli now pitching.
Rigney hits a popup into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Antonelli
Mueller bunts towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Rigney moves to second. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/11/1949 -- Boston at New York (D) Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Stanky E, 2b 4 0 1 0 Thompson H, 2b 4 1 2 1 Fletcher E, 1b 4 1 1 1 Lockman W, lf 4 0 1 1 Reiser P, cf 1 1 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 1 1 1 Russell J, cf 0 0 0 0 Gordon S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Elliott B, 3b 4 2 2 0 Marshall W, rf 4 1 2 1 Sauer E, rf-lf 3 2 1 3 Lafata J, 1b 4 1 2 1 Sisti S, lf 2 0 0 0 Rigney B, ss 3 1 3 1 Holmes T, ph-rf 2 1 1 3 Mueller R, c 3 1 1 1 Dark A, ss 4 0 2 0 Zabala A, p 1 1 0 0 Crandall D, c 3 0 0 0 Hausmann G, pr 0 0 0 0 Bickford V, p 3 0 0 0 Higbe K, p 0 0 0 0 Voiselle B, p 0 0 0 0 Koslo D, p 1 0 0 0 Elliott G, p 0 0 0 0 Ryan C, ph 1 0 0 0 Antonelli J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 7 8 7 31 7 12 7 Boston 000 303 10 -- 7 New York 002 012 20 -- 7 1 out when game ended. Boston IP H R ER BB SO Bickford V 5.2 8 5 3 2 2 Voiselle B 1.0 3 2 2 1 0 Elliott G 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Antonelli J 0.1 1 0 0 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Zabala A 5.0 4 3 3 2 2 Higbe K 1.1 3 4 4 2 0 Koslo D 1.2 1 0 0 1 0 E -- Reiser P DP -- Boston 2, New York 1 LOB -- Boston 5, New York 6 2B -- Elliott B 2, Rigney B 2, Dark A 3B -- Stanky E, Thomson B HR -- Sauer E, Mueller R, Holmes T, Fletcher E SH -- Mueller R T -- 2:08 A -- 4987
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