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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
April 30, 1949
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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 April 30, 1949 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 30, 1949 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 30, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Sain |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 12,413 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 29 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: Artie Gore 3B: Scotty Robb |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Lohrke | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Pete Reiser | Third Baseman |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Marv Rickert | Left Fielder |
| Bill Salkeld | Catcher |
| Johnny Sain | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
April 30, 1949
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Sain
Lohrke 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: ---
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson juggles the ball. That's an error on Torgeson. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Sain
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Sain
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Sain
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it 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: ---
Stanky vs. Jansen
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Jansen
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon juggles the ball. That's an error on Gordon. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanky scores. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Jansen
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Russell for the out. Dark moves to third. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reiser vs. Jansen
Reiser is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Holmes vs. Jansen
Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Dark scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rickert vs. Jansen
Rickert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. Reiser moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Salkeld vs. Jansen
Salkeld hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman 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: ---
Marshall vs. Sain
Marshall 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Sain
Cooper 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: ---
Kerr vs. Sain
Kerr 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, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Jansen
Sain hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Jansen
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jansen
Dark takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Jansen fires to first and has Dark trapped. There's the throw to Kerr who tags Dark for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Sain
Jansen 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Sain
Lohrke 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert 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 fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Jansen
Russell 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Jansen
Reiser is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Sain
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Sain
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Sain
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reiser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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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 mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Jansen
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rickert for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Jansen
Salkeld hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson 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. Sain
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: ---
Cooper vs. Sain
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reiser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Sain
Kerr hits a popup in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Jansen
Sain hits a line drive into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Jansen
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jansen
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Sain
Jansen hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Sain
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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Sain
Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it 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: ---
Torgeson vs. Jansen
Torgeson hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Jansen
Russell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Russell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reiser vs. Jansen
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holmes vs. Jansen
Holmes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Russell scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Jansen
Rickert 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
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Sain
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, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Sain
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Sain
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Sain
Cooper hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Jansen
Salkeld hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Jansen
Sain hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Jansen
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Jansen
Jansen fires to first and has Stanky trapped. There's the throw to Kerr who tags Stanky for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Sain
Augie Galan pinch hits for Buddy Kerr.
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Sain
Don Mueller pinch hits for Larry Jansen.
Mueller is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Sain
Lohrke hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Sain
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Behrman
Bill Rigney now playing shortstop. Hank Behrman now pitching.
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Behrman
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Torgeson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Behrman
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reiser vs. Behrman
Reiser hits a line drive towards third. Gordon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Sain
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Sain
Mize hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Sain
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert 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 4/30/1949 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Lohrke J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 3 1 1 0
Lockman W, lf 4 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 3 1 0 0
Gordon S, 3b 4 0 2 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 1 2 1
Mize J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Russell J, cf 4 1 1 0
Thomson B, cf 4 0 0 0 Reiser P, 3b 3 0 0 0
Marshall W, rf 3 0 1 0 Holmes T, rf 3 0 1 2
Cooper W, c 3 0 0 0 Rickert M, lf 3 0 1 1
Kerr B, ss 2 0 0 0 Salkeld B, c 3 0 0 0
Galan A, ph 0 0 0 0 Sain J, p 3 0 0 0
Rigney B, ss 0 0 0 0
Jansen L, p 2 0 0 0
Mueller D, ph 1 0 0 0
Behrman H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 4 0 29 4 6 4
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Boston 300 001 00x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (L) 7.0 5 4 2 3 1
Behrman H 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sain J (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 2
E -- Torgeson E, Gordon S
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- New York 5, Boston 4
2B -- Russell J, Torgeson E
T -- 1:29
A -- 12413
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