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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 4, 1939
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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 July 4, 1939 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 4, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 4, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lohrman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Milt Shoffner |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 14,694 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dolly Stark 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Bick Campbell |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Chiozza | Third Baseman |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Frank Demaree | Center Fielder |
| Bob Seeds | Left Fielder |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Bill Lohrman | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Debs Garms | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Hassett | First Baseman |
| Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
| Max West | Center Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
| Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Milt Shoffner | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 4, 1939
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Shoffner
Chiozza strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Shoffner
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Shoffner
Danning hits a ball on the ground into center field. West picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on West. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Shoffner
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Garms 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: ---
Garms vs. Lohrman
Garms hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Lohrman
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Lohrman
Simmons strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Shoffner
Bonura hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Shoffner
Demaree hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Shoffner
Seeds hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Lohrman
West hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Lohrman
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Majeski vs. Lohrman
Majeski hits a line drive towards short. Jurges catches it and throws to first to double up Cuccinello. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Shoffner
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shoffner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Shoffner
Lohrman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Shoffner
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Shoffner
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello misplays the ball. That's an error on Cuccinello. Chiozza moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Shoffner
Danning hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of West. Danning reaches second base with a double. Chiozza scores. Jurges goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Shoffner
Ott hits a popup towards first. Hassett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Lohrman
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Lohrman
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards second. Whitehead throws to second for one, and Jurges throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shoffner vs. Lohrman
Shoffner strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garms vs. Lohrman
Garms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lopez scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassett vs. Lohrman
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hassett for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Shoffner
Bonura hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Shoffner
Demaree hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seeds vs. Shoffner
There goes Demaree. The throw from Lopez and he is out, Cuccinello applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Shoffner
Seeds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Lohrman
Simmons hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Lohrman
West hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Lohrman
Cuccinello hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Shoffner
Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Shoffner
Lohrman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Shoffner
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chiozza for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Lohrman
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lohrman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Lohrman
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chiozza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Lohrman
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Shoffner
Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Shoffner
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Shoffner
Ott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shoffner vs. Lohrman
Shoffner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with Lohrman covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Lohrman
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Lohrman
Hassett hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Shoffner
Bonura hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Shoffner
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski juggles the ball. That's an error on Majeski. Demaree moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seeds vs. Shoffner
Seeds is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitehead vs. Shoffner
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Lohrman
Simmons hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Demaree who is chasing the ball. Simmons reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
West vs. Lohrman
West hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Simmons scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Lohrman
There goes West. The throw from Danning and he is out, Whitehead applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Lohrman
Cuccinello strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Lohrman
Majeski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Shoffner
Lohrman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Shoffner
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chiozza for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Shoffner
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Lohrman
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Lohrman
Lopez bunts towards the mound. Lohrman fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Shoffner vs. Lohrman
Shoffner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Lohrman
Garms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shoffner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hassett vs. Melton
Cliff Melton now pitching.
Hassett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Shoffner scores. Garms moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Castleman
Slick Castleman now pitching.
Simmons hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garms scores. Hassett moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
West vs. Castleman
West hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hassett scores. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuccinello vs. Castleman
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura juggles the ball. That's an error on Bonura. Simmons moves to third. West moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Majeski vs. Castleman
There's a wild pitch. Simmons scores. West moves to third. Cuccinello moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Majeski vs. Castleman
Majeski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. West scores. Cuccinello scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Castleman
Miller bunts for an out with unknown description. Majeski moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Castleman
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Majeski scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Shoffner vs. Castleman
Shoffner takes first base on ball four. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garms vs. Coffman
Dick Coffman now pitching.
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Shoffner
Johnny Cooney now playing center field. Max West now playing right field. Rabbit Warstler now playing third base.
Danning strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Shoffner
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. Shoffner
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/4/1939, game 2 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Chiozza L, 3b 4 1 1 0 Garms D, rf 5 1 2 1
Jurges B, ss 4 1 0 0 Cooney J, cf 0 0 0 0
Danning H, c 4 0 2 2 Hassett B, 1b 4 1 1 1
Ott M, rf 4 0 1 0 Simmons A, lf 4 2 3 1
Bonura Z, 1b 4 0 0 0 West M, cf-rf 4 1 2 2
Demaree F, cf 3 0 1 0 Cuccinello T, 2b 4 1 1 0
Seeds B, lf 2 0 0 0 Majeski H, 3b 4 1 1 2
Whitehead B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Warstler R, 3b 0 0 0 0
Lohrman B, p 3 0 0 0 Miller E, ss 4 1 2 0
Melton C, p 0 0 0 0 Lopez A, c 3 1 1 1
Castleman S, p 0 0 0 0 Shoffner M, p 3 1 1 1
Coffman D, p 0 0 0 0
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31 2 5 2 35 10 14 9
New York 002 000 000 -- 2
Boston 001 000 18x -- 10
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lohrman B (L) 7.1 9 5 4 0 3
Melton C* 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Castleman S 0.1 4 4 3 1 0
Coffman D 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Shoffner M (W) 9.0 5 2 0 1 3
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- West M, Cuccinello T, Jurges B, Majeski H, Bonura Z
DP -- New York 2, Boston 2
LOB -- New York 3, Boston 3
2B -- Danning H
3B -- Simmons A
CS -- Demaree F, West M
SH -- Lopez A
WP -- Castleman S
T -- 2:10
A -- 14694
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