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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 26, 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 September 26, 1948 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 26, 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 | September 26, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Bickford |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 31,172 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Al Barlick |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Lohrke | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Left Fielder |
| Sal Yvars | Catcher |
| 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 |
| Sibby Sisti | Second Baseman |
| Vern Bickford | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
September 26, 1948
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Bickford
Lohrke 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. Bickford
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bickford
Gordon strikes 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 center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Jansen
Dark hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson hits a fly ball into left field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Jansen
Heath hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Jansen
Salkeld takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Jansen
McCormick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lockman. McCormick reaches second base with a double. There goes Salkeld trying to get to home. Lockman throws the ball in to Yvars, who tags Salkeld, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Bickford
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Bickford
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Bickford
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Jansen
Sisti hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bickford vs. Jansen
Bickford hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Jansen
Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Jansen
Dark strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Bickford
Yvars 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: ---
Kerr vs. Bickford
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Bickford
Jansen hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Jansen
Heath 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, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Bickford
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bickford
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Bickford
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Jansen
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Jansen
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Jansen
Sisti is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bickford vs. Jansen
Bickford hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sisti moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holmes vs. Jansen
Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Bickford
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: ---
Mueller vs. Bickford
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Bickford
Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Yvars for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jansen
Dark hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Jansen
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Bickford
Kerr 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: ---
Jansen vs. Bickford
Jansen strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Bickford
Lohrke hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Jansen
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Jansen
Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Jansen
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon juggles the ball. That's an error on Gordon. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisti vs. Jansen
Sisti is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bickford vs. Jansen
Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman 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: ---
Gordon vs. Bickford
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Bickford
Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Bickford
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Jansen
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jansen
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - 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 8
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bickford
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yvars vs. Bickford
Yvars hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. Bickford
Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Buddy Kerr.
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Yvars moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frey vs. Potter
Hal Bamberger pinch runs for Johnny McCarthy. Lonny Frey pinch hits for Larry Jansen. Nels Potter now pitching.
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Yvars scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Potter
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Potter
The runners advance on the error. Lohrke moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lockman vs. Potter
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Potter
There goes Lockman. The throw from Salkeld and he is safe. Lockman steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gordon vs. Potter
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Hansen
Bobby Rhawn now playing shortstop. Andy Hansen now pitching.
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heath vs. Hansen
Heath strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Hansen
Salkeld hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Potter
Phil Masi now catching.
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Potter
Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sisti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Potter
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Potter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/26/1948 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Lohrke J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Holmes T, rf 4 1 1 0
Lockman W, cf 3 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 1 1 0
Gordon S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 0 0
Mize J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Elliott B, 3b 4 1 1 3
Marshall W, rf 4 0 0 0 Heath J, lf 4 0 0 0
Mueller D, lf 4 1 1 0 Salkeld B, c 3 0 0 0
Yvars S, c 3 1 1 0 Masi P, c 0 0 0 0
Kerr B, ss 2 0 0 0 McCormick M, cf 3 0 1 0
McCarthy J, ph 1 0 1 1 Sisti S, 2b 1 0 1 0
Bamberger H, pr 0 0 0 0 Bickford V, p 3 0 1 0
Rhawn B, ss 0 0 0 0 Potter N, p 0 0 0 0
Jansen L, p 2 0 0 0
Frey L, ph 1 0 0 1
Hansen A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 2 5 2 30 3 6 3
New York 000 000 020 -- 2
Boston 300 000 00x -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (L) 7.0 6 3 3 2 3
Hansen A 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford V (W)* 7.0 5 2 2 1 2
Potter N (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Gordon S, Potter N
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- New York 4, Boston 6
2B -- McCormick M
HR -- Elliott B
SB -- Lockman W
HBP -- by Jansen L (Sisti S)
T -- 1:46
A -- 31172
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