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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 16, 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 August 16, 1949 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 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 | August 16, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Monty Kennedy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 12,341 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Monty Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Ed Sauer | Right Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Jim Russell | Center Fielder |
| Sibby Sisti | Left Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Del Crandall | Catcher |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Johnny Cooney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 16, 1949
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Kennedy
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Kennedy
Fletcher is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Kennedy
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Spahn
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Spahn
Gordon 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 -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Spahn
Marshall is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Kennedy
Elliott strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Kennedy
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Kennedy
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Spahn
Rigney hits a popup towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Spahn
Kennedy hits a popup in front of the plate. Crandall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Sisti 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: ---
Dark vs. Kennedy
Dark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Kennedy
Crandall hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Kennedy
Spahn bunts in front of the plate. Westrum fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Kennedy
Stanky is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Spahn
Mize 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. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Kennedy
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Kennedy
Sauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Kennedy
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Spahn
Gordon 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: ---
Marshall vs. Spahn
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Spahn
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Spahn
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marshall scores. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Westrum moves to third. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Sisti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Kennedy
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Kennedy
Sisti strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Kennedy
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Kennedy
There goes Dark. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Dark steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crandall vs. Kennedy
Crandall strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, 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 -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Spahn
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Spahn
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Sisti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Kennedy
Spahn 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: ---
Stanky vs. Kennedy
Stanky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Kennedy
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Kennedy
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Kennedy
Elliott hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Spahn
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Spahn
Rigney bunts towards the mound. Spahn fields it and throws to first for the out. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Spahn
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Kennedy
Russell 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: ---
Sisti vs. Kennedy
Sisti hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Kennedy
Dark hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crandall vs. Kennedy
Crandall hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mize vs. Spahn
Mize hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Spahn
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Spahn has Lockman trapped. There's the throw to Elliott and over to Crandall, who tags Lockman for the out. Thomson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Spahn
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Kennedy
Joe Lafata now playing first base.
Spahn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Kennedy
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Kennedy
Fletcher hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Thompson catches it and throws to first to double up Stanky. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Spahn
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Sisti settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Spahn
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it and throws to second for the out. Rigney moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rigney scores. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sisti who is chasing the ball. Thomson reaches third base with a triple. Thompson scores. Lockman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lafata vs. Spahn
Lafata hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Spahn scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lafata for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Kennedy
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Kennedy
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Kennedy
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Kennedy
Sisti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Kennedy
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall 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 8/16/1949 -- New York at Boston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Thompson H, 2b 4 1 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 3 0 1 0
Lockman W, lf 4 1 2 1 Fletcher E, 1b 2 0 0 0
Thomson B, cf 5 0 3 2 Sauer E, rf 3 0 0 0
Mize J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Elliott B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Lafata J, 1b 1 0 0 0 Russell J, cf 4 0 1 0
Gordon S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Sisti S, lf 4 0 1 0
Marshall W, rf 4 1 2 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 2 0
Rigney B, ss 2 1 0 0 Crandall D, c 3 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 2 0 1 0 Spahn W, p 3 0 0 0
Kennedy M, p 4 0 2 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 10 4 30 0 5 0
New York 000 010 003 -- 4
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy M (W) 9.0 5 0 0 3 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (L) 9.0 10 4 4 6 3
DP -- New York 2, Boston 3
LOB -- New York 9, Boston 7
2B -- Dark A
3B -- Thomson B
SB -- Dark A
SH -- Rigney B
HBP -- by Kennedy M (Fletcher E)
T -- 2:18
A -- 12341
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