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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 3, 1918
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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 May 3, 1918 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 3, 1918 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 3, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Benton |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Art Nehf |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 2,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: Cy Rigler 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Rube Benton | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Massey | Left Fielder |
| Buck Herzog | Second Baseman |
| Joe Kelly | Center Fielder |
| Wally Rehg | Right Fielder |
| Red Smith | Third Baseman |
| Ed Konetchy | First Baseman |
| Johnny Rawlings | Shortstop |
| Art Wilson | Catcher |
| Art Nehf | Pitcher |
| George Stallings | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 3, 1918
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Nehf
Youngs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Nehf
There's a wild pitch. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kauff vs. Nehf
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Youngs moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Nehf
Burns hits a popup, foul, towards first. Konetchy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zimmerman vs. Nehf
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Massey. Zimmerman reaches second base with a double. Youngs scores. Kauff moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doyle vs. Nehf
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kauff scores. There goes Zimmerman trying to get to home. Rehg throws the ball in to Wilson who tags Zimmerman who's trying to score from second, for the out. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Nehf
Fletcher hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Rehg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Massey vs. Benton
Massey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Benton
Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kelly vs. Benton
Kelly hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Nehf
Holke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Nehf
Rariden hits a fly ball into right field. Rehg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Benton vs. Nehf
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. Holke moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Nehf
Youngs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rehg vs. Benton
Rehg hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Doyle settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Benton
Smith hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Benton
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Nehf
Kauff hits a fly ball into right field. Rehg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Nehf
Burns hits a popup towards short. Rawlings settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Nehf
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Benton
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Benton
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nehf vs. Benton
Nehf is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Massey vs. Benton
There goes Wilson. The throw from Rariden and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Nehf
Doyle hits a fly ball into left field. Massey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Nehf
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Rehg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Nehf
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Massey vs. Benton
Massey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zimmerman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Benton
Herzog hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kelly vs. Benton
Kelly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Herzog moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rehg vs. Benton
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rehg vs. Benton
Rehg takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Benton
Smith hits a fly ball for a double play. Herzog tags and scores. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Nehf
Ray Powell now playing center field.
Rariden hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Nehf
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Nehf
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Nehf
Kauff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Burns vs. Nehf
Burns hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rehg who is chasing the ball. Burns reaches third base with a triple. Youngs scores. Kauff goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Nehf
Zimmerman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wilson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Benton
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rawlings vs. Benton
Rawlings hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Benton
Wilson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nehf vs. Benton
There's a wild pitch. Wilson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nehf vs. Benton
Nehf hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Wilson trying to get to home. Kauff throws the ball in to Rariden who tags Wilson who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Nehf
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Nehf
Fletcher hits a line drive towards short. Rawlings reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Nehf
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Herzog fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Nehf
Rariden hits a line drive into left field. Massey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Massey vs. Benton
Massey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Benton
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Benton
Powell hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rehg vs. Benton
Rehg hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Nehf
Benton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Nehf
Youngs strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Nehf
Kauff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rehg who is chasing the ball. Kauff reaches third base with a triple. Benton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Nehf
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to home to get Kauff. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Nehf
There goes Burns. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Nehf
There goes Burns. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Burns steals third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zimmerman vs. Nehf
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Benton
Smith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Konetchy vs. Benton
Konetchy hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rawlings vs. Benton
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilson vs. Benton
Wilson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Benton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Nehf
Doyle hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Nehf
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Nehf
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Benton
John Henry pinch hits for Art Nehf.
Henry strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Massey vs. Benton
Massey hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Benton
Herzog hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Canavan
Hugh Canavan now pitching.
Rariden is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Benton vs. Canavan
Benton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Canavan
Youngs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Canavan
There goes Youngs. The throw from Wilson and he is safe. Youngs steals second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kauff vs. Canavan
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Benton
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rehg vs. Benton
Rehg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Benton
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 5/3/1918 -- NY1 at BSN (D)
NY1 AB R H RBI BSN AB R H RBI
Ross Youngs, rf 5 2 3 0 Red Massey, lf 3 0 0 0
Benny Kauff, cf 5 2 2 1 Buck Herzog, 2b 4 1 1 0
George Burns, lf 4 0 1 2 Joe Kelly, cf 2 0 1 0
Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 0 1 1 Ray Powell, cf 2 0 0 0
Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 2 1 Wally Rehg, rf 3 0 0 0
Art Fletcher, ss 4 0 0 0 Red Smith, 3b 3 0 1 1
Walter Holke, 1b 3 0 0 0 Ed Konetchy, 1b 3 0 0 0
Bill Rariden, c 4 0 0 0 Johnny Rawlings, ss 3 0 0 0
Rube Benton, p 3 1 0 0 Art Wilson, c 3 0 2 0
Art Nehf, p 2 0 1 0
John Henry, ph 1 0 0 0
Hugh Canavan, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 9 5 29 1 6 1
NY1 200 020 100 -- 5
BSN 000 100 000 -- 1
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Rube Benton (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 3
BSN IP H R ER BB SO
Art Nehf (L) 8.0 8 5 5 2 2
Hugh Canavan 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- NY1 6, BSN 4
2B -- Heinie Zimmerman
3B -- George Burns, Benny Kauff
SB -- Joe Kelly, Buck Herzog, George Burns 2, Ross Youngs
CS -- Art Wilson
SF -- Red Smith
WP -- Art Nehf, Rube Benton
T -- 1:54
A -- 2000
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