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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 30, 1951
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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 May 30, 1951 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1951 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 30, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Max Surkont |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Hartsfield | Second Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Ebba St. Claire | Catcher |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Luis Olmo | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Max Surkont | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Right Fielder |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 30, 1951
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Jansen
Hartsfield hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lockman settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Lockman. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Jansen
Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Jansen
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 -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson 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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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Surkont
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Surkont
Lockman hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Surkont
Mays hits a popup in front of the plate. St. Claire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
St. Claire vs. Jansen
St. Claire hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Jansen
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Surkont
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Surkont
There goes Thompson. The throw from St. Claire and he is safe. Thompson steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Surkont
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Surkont
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Surkont
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Surkont
Irvin hits a popup in front of the plate. St. Claire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Jansen
Olmo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Jansen
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Surkont vs. Jansen
Surkont hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Surkont
Jansen hits a popup in front of the plate. St. Claire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Surkont
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Surkont
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Jansen
Hartsfield hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Jansen
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 -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Surkont
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Surkont
Thompson hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Surkont
Westrum hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Surkont
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Surkont
Thomson hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
St. Claire vs. Jansen
St. Claire hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Jansen
Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Elliott scores. St. Claire moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Olmo vs. Jansen
Olmo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. St. Claire scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Jansen
Kerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mays throws the ball in to Dark who tags Kerr trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Gordon scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Surkont vs. Jansen
Surkont hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Surkont
Irvin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Surkont
Jansen strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Surkont
Stanky strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Surkont
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Surkont covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Jansen
Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Jansen
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 -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Thomson. Elliott reaches second base with a double. Torgeson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
St. Claire vs. Jansen
St. Claire hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elliott scores. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Jansen
Gordon takes first base on ball four. St. Claire moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Olmo vs. Jansen
Olmo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Surkont
Walker Cooper now catching.
Mays is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Surkont
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Surkont
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Surkont
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Jansen
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Surkont vs. Jansen
Surkont strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Jansen
Hartsfield hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Surkont
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Olmo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Surkont
Irvin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. Surkont
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Surkont
Stanky hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Jansen
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson 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, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Surkont
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Surkont
Mays takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Surkont
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mays moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Surkont
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Surkont
Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Jansen
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Jansen
Luis Marquez pinch runs for Walker Cooper.
Gordon bunts towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Marquez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jethroe vs. Jansen
Sam Jethroe pinch hits for Luis Olmo.
Jethroe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Addis vs. Jansen
Bob Addis pinch hits for Buddy Kerr.
Addis hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman fields it, tags the runner, and races towards first, beating Addis, for the double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Surkont
Luis Marquez now playing center field. Ray Mueller now catching. Sibby Sisti now playing shortstop.
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Surkont
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Surkont
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 10
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Surkont vs. Jansen
Surkont strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Jansen
Hartsfield hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Jansen
Marshall hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Surkont
Sibby Sisti now playing second base. Gene Mauch now playing shortstop.
Stanky is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Surkont
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Surkont
Mays hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 11
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lockman scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marquez vs. Jansen
Marquez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Jansen
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Torgeson moves to third. Marquez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Jansen
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 11
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Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Surkont
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Surkont
Westrum bunts towards the mound. Surkont juggles the ball. That's an error on Surkont. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Surkont
Dark takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to third. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomson vs. Surkont
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson scores. Westrum moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/30/1951, game 1 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hartsfield R, 2b 5 0 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 5 0 0 0
Mauch G, ss 0 0 0 0 Lockman W, 1b 5 0 0 0
Marshall W, rf 5 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 3 1 0 0
Torgeson E, 1b 4 1 1 0 Thompson H, 3b 5 3 4 1
Elliott B, 3b 5 2 2 1 Westrum W, c 4 1 1 2
St. Claire E, c 3 1 2 1 Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0
Cooper W, c 1 0 1 0 Thomson B, lf 5 0 2 2
Marquez L, pr-cf 1 0 1 0 Irvin M, rf 3 1 1 1
Gordon S, lf 2 1 1 1 Jansen L, p 4 0 0 0
Olmo L, cf 3 0 0 1
Jethroe S, ph 0 0 0 0
Mueller R, c 1 0 0 0
Kerr B, ss 3 0 1 1
Addis B, ph 1 0 0 0
Sisti S, ss-2b 0 0 0 0
Surkont M, p 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 5 9 5 38 6 8 6
Boston 000 032 000 00 -- 5
New York 010 211 000 01 -- 6
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Surkont M (L) 10.0 8 6 6 3 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (W) 11.0 9 5 5 4 3
E -- Lockman W, Surkont M
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Boston 5, New York 7
2B -- Gordon S, Elliott B
HR -- Westrum W, Irvin M, Thompson H
SB -- Thompson H
SH -- Gordon S, Westrum W
HBP -- by Surkont M (Irvin M)
T -- 2:33
A -- 0
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