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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 11, 1948
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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 11, 1948 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 11, 1948 |
|---|---|
| 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 11, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Sain |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 18,961 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 48 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Butch Henline |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
| Mike McCormick | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Sturgeon | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Sain | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 11, 1948
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Sain
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Sain
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Sain
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Jansen
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jansen
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott takes first base on ball four. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Jansen
Heath hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Jansen
Salkeld hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Sain
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Sain
Cooper is hit by the pitch. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Sain
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Sain
Kerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marshall scores. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jansen vs. Sain
Salkeld fires to second and picks off Cooper for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. Sain
Jansen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Sain
Frey takes first base on ball four. Kerr moves to third. Jansen moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Jansen
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Jansen
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Jansen
Sain hits a line drive into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Sain
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Sain
Mize hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Sain
Marshall hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Sain
Cooper hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Jansen
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Holmes for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jansen
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Heath vs. Jansen
Heath takes first base on ball four. Dark moves to third. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Salkeld vs. Jansen
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Sain
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Sain
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jansen vs. Sain
Jansen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Sain
Frey hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Jansen
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Jansen
Sturgeon hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Frey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sain vs. Jansen
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it, tags Sain, and over to first to get McCormick for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Sain
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Sain
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Sain
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Sain
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Jansen
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon juggles the ball. That's an error on Gordon. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Jansen
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Sain
Thomson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Sain
Kerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Sain
Jansen strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Jansen
Heath hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Jansen
Salkeld hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Jansen
McCormick strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Sain
Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Sain
Gordon bunts towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Sturgeon covering, for the out. Frey moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mize vs. Sain
Mize hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marshall vs. Sain
Marshall is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Sain
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Jansen
Sturgeon hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Jansen
Sain hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Jansen
Holmes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Jansen
Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Sain
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Sain
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Sain
Don Mueller pinch hits for Larry Jansen.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Sain
Jack Lohrke pinch runs for Don Mueller.
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Torgeson hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Trinkle
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Trinkle
Heath hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Lockman. Heath reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Salkeld vs. Trinkle
Salkeld is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Trinkle
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Sain
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Sain
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Sain
Les Layton pinch runs for Johnny Mize.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/11/1948 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Frey L, 2b 4 0 1 0 Holmes T, rf 4 0 1 0
Lockman W, cf 4 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 3 0 0 0
Gordon S, 3b 4 1 1 1 Torgeson E, 1b 3 1 0 0
Mize J, 1b 5 0 2 0 Elliott B, 3b 3 2 2 1
Layton L, pr 0 0 0 0 Heath J, lf 3 1 2 3
Marshall W, rf 4 1 1 0 Salkeld B, c 3 0 0 0
Cooper W, c 3 0 0 0 McCormick M, cf 4 0 1 0
Thomson B, lf 3 1 0 0 Sturgeon B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Kerr B, ss 4 0 1 1 Sain J, p 3 0 0 0
Jansen L, p 3 0 2 1
Mueller D, ph 1 0 1 0
Lohrke J, pr 0 0 0 0
Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0
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35 3 10 3 29 4 6 4
New York 010 110 000 -- 3
Boston 300 001 00x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (L) 7.0 5 4 4 4 2
Trinkle K 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sain J (W) 9.0 10 3 3 4 3
E -- Gordon S
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 11, Boston 6
2B -- Heath J
HR -- Heath J, Gordon S, Elliott B
SH -- Gordon S
HBP -- by Sain J (Cooper W)
T -- 1:48
A -- 18961
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