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Phillies 4 @ Giants 2
Polo Grounds
September 5, 1949

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on September 5, 1949 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Phillies with a score of 4 to 2.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 5, 1949 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 4 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 8
Runs: 4
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 2 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 5
Runs: 2
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherRuss Meyer  
Losing PitcherDave Koslo  
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Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateSeptember 5, 1949 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherRuss Meyer  
Home Starting PitcherDave Koslo  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance16,577 
Time of Game1 hour 54 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Stewart
1B: Jocko Conlan
2B: (none)
3B: Lon Warneke

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Richie Ashburn  Center Fielder 
Granny Hamner  Shortstop 
Dick Sisler  First Baseman 
Del Ennis  Left Fielder 
Stan Lopata  Catcher 
Stan Hollmig  Right Fielder 
Willie Jones  Third Baseman 
Mike Goliat  Second Baseman 
Russ Meyer  Pitcher 
Eddie Sawyer  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bill Rigney  Third Baseman 
Whitey Lockman  Left Fielder 
Hank Thompson  Second Baseman 
Willard Marshall  Right Fielder 
Bobby Thomson  Center Fielder 
Bert Haas  First Baseman 
Ray Mueller  Catcher 
Buddy Kerr  Shortstop 
Dave Koslo  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Phillies 4 @ Giants 2
Polo Grounds
September 5, 1949

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 9/5/1949, game 2 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Ashburn R, cf         4  1  1  0   Rigney B, 3b          4  1  2  0   
Hamner G, ss          4  0  0  0   Lockman W, lf         3  0  0  0   
Sisler D, 1b          5  0  1  0   Thompson H, 2b        4  0  2  1   
Ennis D, lf           4  1  4  1   Marshall W, rf        3  0  1  0   
Lopata S, c           3  0  0  0   Thomson B, cf         4  1  1  0   
Hollmig S, rf         3  1  1  0   Haas B, 1b            4  0  0  1   
Nicholson B, rf       0  0  0  0   Mueller R, c          4  0  0  0   
Jones W, 3b           4  0  1  0   Kerr B, ss            3  0  1  0   
Goliat M, 2b          4  0  1  1   Koslo D, p            3  0  0  0   
Meyer R, p            4  1  1  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  4 10  2                        32  2  7  2

Philadelphia     020 200 000 --  4
New York         011 000 000 --  2

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Meyer R (W)           9.0  7  2  2  1  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Koslo D (L)           9.0 10  4  2  3  1

E -- Thomson B
DP -- Philadelphia 1, New York 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 8, New York 5
2B -- Thompson H, Kerr B
3B -- Thompson H, Thomson B
HR -- Ennis D
SH -- Hamner G
HBP -- by Meyer R (Lockman W)
T -- 1:54
A -- 16577

    

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