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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 15, 1947
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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 15, 1947 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1947 |
|---|---|
| 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 15, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Barrett |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 7,125 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Joe Lafata | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Witek | Third Baseman |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
| Bama Rowell | Left Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Nanny Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Hank Camelli | Catcher |
| Red Barrett | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 15, 1947
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Barrett
Rigney hits a fly ball into left field. Rowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Barrett
Kerr strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Barrett
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first 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 line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lafata. Holmes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Jansen
Hopp hits a fly ball into left field. Lafata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rowell vs. Jansen
Rowell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lafata. Rowell reaches second base with a double. Holmes moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Holmes scores. Rowell moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ryan vs. Jansen
Ryan hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lafata. Ryan reaches second base with a double. Rowell scores. Torgeson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Jansen
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Lafata 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: ---
Mize vs. Barrett
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Barrett
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Barrett
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lafata vs. Barrett
Lafata takes first base on ball four. Mize moves to third. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Witek vs. Barrett
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. Mize scores. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jansen vs. Barrett
Jansen hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camelli vs. Jansen
Camelli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barrett vs. Jansen
Barrett hits a fly ball into center 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: ---
Holmes vs. Jansen
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Barrett
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Barrett
Kerr hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Barrett
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Barrett
Mize hits a line drive towards first. Torgeson reaches out 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: ---
Hopp vs. Jansen
Hopp hits a fly ball into left field. Lafata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Jansen
Rowell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Witek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Barrett
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Barrett
Cooper hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Hopp. Cooper reaches second base with a double. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lafata vs. Barrett
Lafata hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marshall scores. Cooper scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Wright
Ed Wright now pitching.
Witek hits a fly ball towards right. Holmes catches it and throws to first to double up Lafata. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Wright
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Jansen
Ryan hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Jansen
Fernandez hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camelli vs. Jansen
Camelli hits a ball on the ground towards third. Witek fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Wright
Rigney hits a line drive into center field. Hopp picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hopp. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Wright
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wright fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Wright
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Wright
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Wright
Marshall takes first base on ball four. Rigney moves to third. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Wright
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Jansen
Wright hits a popup towards third. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Jansen
Holmes hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Thomson. Holmes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hopp vs. Jansen
Hopp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Holmes scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rowell vs. Jansen
Rowell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hopp moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Elliott reaches second base with a double. Hopp scores. Rowell moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Torgeson vs. Beggs
Joe Beggs now pitching.
Torgeson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ryan vs. Beggs
Ryan hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rowell scores. Elliott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fernandez vs. Beggs
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Lafata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Wright
Lafata hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Wright
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beggs vs. Wright
Beggs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camelli vs. Beggs
Camelli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wright vs. Beggs
Wright hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Beggs
Holmes hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Wright
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Wright
Kerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Wright
Thomson takes first base on ball four. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Wright
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Rowell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Wright
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kerr scores. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Wright
Cooper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Johnson
Si Johnson now pitching.
Lafata hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 7 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Beggs
Gary Gearhart now playing left field.
Hopp is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rowell vs. Beggs
Rowell bunts in front of the plate. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Beggs
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Beggs
Torgeson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Rigney reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 7 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Johnson
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beggs vs. Johnson
Beggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Johnson
Rigney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Johnson
Kerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rigney moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Johnson
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 7 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Beggs
Jack Lohrke now playing third base.
Ryan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Beggs
Fernandez bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Rigney covering, for the out. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Camelli vs. Beggs
Camelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Beggs
Frank McCormick pinch hits for Si Johnson.
There's a wild pitch. Ryan scores. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Beggs
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Beggs
Dick Culler pinch runs for Frank McCormick.
Holmes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Culler moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Litwhiler vs. Iott
Hooks Iott now pitching. Danny Litwhiler pinch hits for Johnny Hopp.
Litwhiler takes first base on ball four. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rowell vs. Iott
Rowell hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Rigney fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 7 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lanfranconi
Danny Litwhiler now playing left field. Bama Rowell now playing center field. Walt Lanfranconi now pitching.
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lanfranconi
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Lanfranconi
Cooper hits a line drive towards right. Holmes catches it and throws to first to double up Marshall. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 7 - Braves, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Iott
Elliott strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Iott
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Iott
Ryan takes first base on ball four. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Braves, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fernandez vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. Ryan moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1947 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Rigney B, 2b 5 0 2 0 Holmes T, rf 5 2 3 0
Kerr B, ss 5 1 2 0 Hopp J, cf 3 1 1 1
Thomson B, cf 4 1 1 0 Litwhiler D, ph-lf 0 0 0 0
Mize J, 1b 3 1 0 0 Rowell B, lf-cf 4 2 3 0
Marshall W, rf 4 2 3 1 Elliott B, 3b 5 0 1 2
Cooper W, c 5 2 3 3 Torgeson E, 1b 2 2 0 0
Lafata J, lf 3 0 1 2 Ryan C, 2b 4 1 2 3
Gearhart G, lf 0 0 0 0 Fernandez N, ss 4 0 1 1
Witek M, 3b 4 0 0 1 Camelli H, c 4 0 0 0
Lohrke J, 3b 0 0 0 0 Barrett R, p 1 0 0 0
Jansen L, p 2 0 0 0 Wright E, p 2 0 0 0
Beggs J, p 2 0 0 0 Johnson S, p 0 0 0 0
Iott H, p 0 0 0 0 McCormick F, ph 1 0 1 0
Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0 Culler D, pr 0 0 0 0
Lanfranconi W, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 12 7 35 8 12 7
New York 010 200 400 -- 7
Boston 300 030 011 -- 8
1 out when winning run was scored.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L 4.1 8 6 6 1 1
Beggs J 3.1 3 1 1 1 0
Iott H (L) 0.2 0 1 1 3 1
Trinkle K 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Barrett R* 3.0 5 3 3 2 1
Wright E 3.2 4 4 4 3 1
Johnson S 1.1 2 0 0 0 0
Lanfranconi W (W) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 4th
E -- Hopp J
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- New York 8, Boston 10
2B -- Holmes T 2, Rowell B, Ryan C, Cooper W, Elliott B
HR -- Cooper W
SH -- Rowell B, Fernandez N
HBP -- by Beggs J (Hopp J)
WP -- Beggs J
T -- 2:35
A -- 7125
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