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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 1, 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 May 1, 1949 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 1, 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 | May 1, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sheldon Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Antonelli |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 33,402 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Scotty Robb 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Babe Pinelli |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Bert Haas | First Baseman |
| Mickey Livingston | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Sheldon Jones | 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 Antonelli | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
May 1, 1949
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Antonelli
Rigney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Antonelli
Lockman takes first base on ball four. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lohrke vs. Antonelli
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Rigney moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Antonelli
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reiser juggles the ball. That's an error on Reiser. Rigney scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Antonelli
Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Russell. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Haas vs. Antonelli
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Jones
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jones
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jones
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Jones
Russell 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 2
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Antonelli
Livingston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Antonelli
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Livingston moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Antonelli
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Antonelli
Rigney is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Jones
Reiser hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Jones
Holmes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rickert vs. Jones
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Reiser scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Jones
Salkeld hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Antonelli vs. Jones
Antonelli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Antonelli
Lockmanhits a dribbler in front of the plate. Salkeld interferes with Lockman who is awarded first base. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Antonelli
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Antonelli
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Jones
Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Jones
Dark bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Jones
Torgeson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Torgeson reaches second base with a double. Stanky scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Jones
There goes Torgeson. The throw from Livingston and he is safe. Torgeson steals third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Jones
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Russell for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reiser vs. Jones
Reiser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Holmes vs. Jones
Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Antonelli
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Antonelli
Haas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Livingston vs. Antonelli
There goes Haas. The throw from Salkeld and he is out, Stanky applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Antonelli
Livingston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Antonelli
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Jones
Rickert hits a fly ball into right field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Jones
Salkeld strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Jones
Antonelli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Antonelli for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Antonelli
Jones strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Antonelli
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Antonelli
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Antonelli
Lohrke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Antonelli
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomson vs. Antonelli
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Jones
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Jones
Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gordon. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Torgeson vs. Jones
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Jones
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas juggles the ball. That's an error on Haas. Dark moves to third. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reiser vs. Jones
There's a wild pitch. Dark scores. Torgeson moves to third. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reiser vs. Jones
Reiser hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Torgeson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Jones
Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Antonelli
Haas hits a popup towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Antonelli
Livingston strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Antonelli
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Antonelli
Jones 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, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Jones
Rickert hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Salkeld vs. Jones
Salkeld hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Antonelli vs. Jones
Antonelli bunts towards the mound. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rickert moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Jones
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas fields it and throws to second for the out. Rickert moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Jones
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Antonelli
Connie Ryan now playing third base.
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Antonelli
Lockman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Antonelli
Lohrke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes. Lohrke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Antonelli
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, 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 -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Jones
Russell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Jones
Ryan takes first base on ball four. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holmes vs. Jones
Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rickert vs. Jones
Rickert 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 8
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Antonelli
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Antonelli
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Antonelli
Livingston hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Salkeld settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salkeld vs. Jones
Salkeld hits a popup in front of the plate. Livingston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Jones
Antonelli hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lohrke settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Lohrke. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Antonelli vs. Jones
Antonelli hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Jones
Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Jones
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Jones
Torgeson hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Antonelli
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rhawn vs. Antonelli
Bobby Rhawn pinch hits for Sheldon Jones.
Rhawn takes first base on ball four. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Antonelli
Rigney takes first base on ball four. Kerr moves to third. Rhawn moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marshall vs. Potter
Walker Cooper pinch hits for Whitey Lockman. Nels Potter now pitching. Willard Marshall pinch hits for Walker Cooper.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields the ball and throws to Potter covering. Safe. Kerr scores. Rhawn moves to third. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mueller vs. Potter
Don Mueller pinch hits for Jack Lohrke.
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Potter
Gordon hits a line drive towards left. Rickert catches it and throws to second to double up Rigney. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/1/1949, game 2 -- New York at Boston (D)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Rigney B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Stanky E, 2b 5 1 2 0
Lockman W, lf 1 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 1 2 0
Cooper W, ph 0 0 0 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 1 2 1
Marshall W, ph 1 0 1 1 Russell J, cf 3 0 0 0
Lohrke J, 3b 4 0 2 0 Reiser P, 3b 2 1 1 1
Mueller D, ph 1 0 0 0 Ryan C, 3b 0 0 0 0
Gordon S, rf 4 0 0 0 Holmes T, rf 4 0 1 0
Thomson B, cf 4 0 2 0 Rickert M, lf 4 0 1 0
Haas B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Salkeld B, c 4 0 1 0
Livingston M, c 2 0 0 0 Antonelli J, p 4 0 1 0
Kerr B, ss 2 1 0 0 Potter N, p 0 0 0 0
Jones S, p 3 0 0 0
Rhawn B, ph 0 0 0 0
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30 2 7 1 34 4 11 2
New York 100 000 001 -- 2
Boston 011 020 00x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S (L) 8.0 11 4 3 4 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Antonelli J (W)* 8.0 6 2 1 9 4
Potter N (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Reiser P, Salkeld B, Haas B, Lohrke J
DP -- New York 1, Boston 4
LOB -- New York 11, Boston 11
2B -- Thomson B, Torgeson E, Dark A, Lohrke J
SB -- Torgeson E
CS -- Haas B
SH -- Dark A
WP -- Jones S
T -- 2:26
A -- 33402
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