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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
June 29, 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 June 29, 1948 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 29, 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 | June 29, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Poat |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 27,137 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Bill Rigney | Second Baseman |
| Ray Poat | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Jeff Heath | Left Fielder |
| Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
June 29, 1948
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Spahn
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky 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. Spahn
Mize hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kerr moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Spahn
Cooper strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Poat
Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Poat
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Poat
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Spahn
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Spahn
Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Spahn
Rigney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Poat vs. Spahn
Poat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it 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: ---
Elliott vs. Poat
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Poat
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Poat
Heath takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Poat
There goes Heath. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Kerr applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Spahn
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Spahn covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Poat
Salkeld hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Poat
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Poat
Spahn bunts towards the mound. Poat fields it and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Poat
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holmes vs. Poat
Holmes hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Spahn
Mize 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 -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Spahn
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Spahn
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Poat
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Poat
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Poat
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torgeson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heath vs. Poat
Heath hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney fields it and throws to second for the out. Torgeson scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Poat
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards first. The ball bounces off Mize, and towards Rigney, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Spahn
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Spahn
Rigney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poat vs. Spahn
Poat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Spahn
Kerr hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Poat
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Poat
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Poat
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Spahn
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Spahn
Cooper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Spahn
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Spahn
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Poat
Holmes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Holmes reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Poat
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Poat
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Holmes moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Russell vs. Poat
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Holmes scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Poat
Heath hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Spahn
Rigney hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhawn vs. Spahn
Bobby Rhawn pinch hits for Ray Poat.
Rhawn hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Spahn
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Jones
Sheldon Jones now pitching.
Salkeld hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jones
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Jones
Mike McCormick pinch hits for Warren Spahn.
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hogue
Bobby Hogue now pitching.
Thomson hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Hogue
Mize hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Hogue
Cooper hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Hogue
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mize moves to third. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Hogue
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Hogue
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hogue
Jones hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes. Jones reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Prendergast
Jim Prendergast now pitching.
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Jones
Jack Lohrke now playing third base.
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Jones
Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jones
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Prendergast
Lockman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Lockman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Prendergast
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lockman scores. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Prendergast
Mize takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Prendergast
Cooper hits a popup, foul, towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Prendergast
Marshall hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lohrke vs. Prendergast
Lohrke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes. Lohrke reaches second base with a double. Thomson scores. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rigney vs. Prendergast
Rigney hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 11 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Jones
Wes Westrum now catching.
Elliott strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Jones
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heath vs. Jones
Heath hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Heath reaches second base with a double. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Salkeld vs. Jones
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Russell scores. Heath moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dark vs. Jones
Dark hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/29/1948 -- New York at Boston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Kerr B, ss 4 0 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 3 0 1 0
Lockman W, lf 5 2 2 2 Holmes T, rf 4 1 1 0
Thomson B, cf 5 1 1 1 Torgeson E, 1b 4 1 1 0
Mize J, 1b 4 1 2 0 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Cooper W, c 5 2 3 1 Russell J, cf 4 1 2 1
Westrum W, c 0 0 0 0 Heath J, lf 3 0 1 1
Marshall W, rf 5 1 2 0 Salkeld B, c 4 0 0 1
Gordon S, 3b 4 2 2 5 Dark A, ss 4 0 2 0
Lohrke J, 3b 1 0 1 1 Spahn W, p 1 0 0 0
Rigney B, 2b 5 1 2 1 McCormick M, ph 1 0 0 0
Poat R, p 2 1 1 0 Hogue B, p 0 0 0 0
Rhawn B, ph 1 0 0 0 Prendergast J, p 0 0 0 0
Jones S, p 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 11 17 11 32 3 9 3
New York 000 031 142 -- 11
Boston 000 101 001 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Poat R (W) 6.0 7 2 2 2 0
Jones S (S) 3.0 2 1 1 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (L) 7.0 9 5 5 1 4
Hogue B 0.2 5 4 4 0 0
Prendergast J 1.1 3 2 2 1 0
DP -- New York 2, Boston 2
LOB -- New York 6, Boston 5
2B -- Holmes T, Jones S, Lockman W, Lohrke J, Heath J
HR -- Gordon S 2, Lockman W, Cooper W, Rigney B
CS -- Heath J
SH -- Spahn W
T -- 2:16
A -- 27137
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