Top 1

• Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Sain
  
  Thompson 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. Sain
  
  Lockman hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thomson vs. Sain
  
  Thomson 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: 1--
  Mize vs. Sain
  
  Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, 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, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fletcher vs. Jansen
  
  Fletcher is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Jansen
  
  Russell strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marshall vs. Sain
  
  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, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Sain
  
  Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rigney vs. Sain
  
  Rigney is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Jansen
  
  Elliott hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heath vs. Jansen
  
  Heath hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Holmes vs. Jansen
  
  Holmes hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, 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 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Salkeld vs. Jansen
  
  Salkeld hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Westrum vs. Sain
  
  Westrum hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Heath. Westrum reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Jansen vs. Sain
  
  Jansen hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Thompson vs. Sain
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Westrum scores. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lockman vs. Sain
  
  Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thompson moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Thomson vs. Sain
  
  Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Heath settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sain vs. Jansen
  
  Sain hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Sain reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Stanky vs. Jansen
  
  Stanky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Stanky reaches second base with a double. Sain scores. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Fletcher vs. Jansen
  
  Fletcher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Higbe
  
  Kirby Higbe now pitching.
  
  Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Higbe
  
  Elliott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Heath vs. Higbe
  
  Heath hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  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, 1 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 1, 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, 1 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Sain
  
  Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Holmes vs. Higbe
  
  Holmes 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, 1 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Higbe
  
  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, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Salkeld vs. Higbe
  
  There goes Dark. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Dark steals third. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Salkeld vs. Higbe
  
  Salkeld hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Sain vs. Higbe
  
  Sain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney misplays the ball. That's an error on Rigney. Dark scores. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stanky vs. Higbe
  
  Stanky takes first base on ball four. Sain moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Fletcher vs. Higbe
  
  Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Sain moves to third. Stanky moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Russell vs. Higbe
  
  There's a wild pitch. Sain scores. Stanky moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Russell vs. Higbe
  
  Russell strikes out. Westrum drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Russell out. View Play 

Top 5

• Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rigney vs. Sain
  
  Rigney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Westrum vs. Sain
  
  Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Irvin vs. Sain
  
  Monte Irvin pinch hits for Kirby Higbe.
  
  Irvin hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thompson vs. Sain
  
  Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Hansen
  
  Andy Hansen now pitching.
  
  Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Heath vs. Hansen
  
  Heath hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elliott moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Holmes vs. Hansen
  
  There's a wild pitch. Heath moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Holmes vs. Hansen
  
  Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards second. Thompson fields it and tags Heath, for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Dark vs. Hansen
  
  Dark takes first base on ball four. Holmes moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 7
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Salkeld vs. Hansen
  
  Salkeld hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Elliott scores. Holmes scores. Dark moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Sain vs. Behrman
  
  Hank Behrman now pitching.
  
  Sain hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Stanky vs. Behrman
  
  Stanky hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Behrman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stanky for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Giants, 1 - Braves, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lockman vs. Sain
  
  Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomson vs. Sain
  
  Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Mize vs. Sain
  
  Mize 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, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Marshall vs. Sain
  
  Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Gordon vs. Sain
  
  Gordon takes first base on ball four. Marshall moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Braves, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Rigney vs. Sain
  
  Rigney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson scores. Marshall scores. Gordon moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Braves, 9
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Westrum vs. Sain
  
  Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Giants, 3 - Braves, 9
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fletcher vs. Behrman
  
  Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Fletcher for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Braves, 9
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Behrman
  
  Russell hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Elliott vs. Behrman
  
  Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Heath vs. Behrman
  
  Heath takes first base on ball four. Elliott moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Holmes vs. Behrman
  
  Holmes hits a fly ball towards right. Marshall catches it and throws to second to double up Elliott. View Play 

Top 7

• Giants, 3 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Koslo vs. Sain
  
  Dave Koslo pinch hits for Hank Behrman.
  
  Koslo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thompson vs. Sain
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lockman vs. Sain
  
  Lockman hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thomson vs. Sain
  
  Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Giants, 3 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dark vs. Jones
  
  Sheldon Jones now pitching.
  
  Dark hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Salkeld vs. Jones
  
  Salkeld hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Sain vs. Jones
  
  Sain hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Giants, 3 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mize vs. Sain
  
  Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Marshall vs. Sain
  
  Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mize moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 3 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Gordon vs. Sain
  
  Gordon hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Mize scores. Marshall moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 4 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Rigney vs. Sain
  
  Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Marshall scores. Gordon moves to third. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Westrum vs. Sain
  
  Westrum strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 5 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Lafata vs. Sain
  
  Joe Lafata pinch hits for Sheldon Jones.
  
  Lafata hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gordon scores. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thompson vs. Sain
  
  Thompson takes first base on ball four. Lafata moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lockman vs. Voiselle
  
  Bill Voiselle now pitching.
  
  Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Russell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Giants, 6 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanky vs. Zabala
  
  Adrian Zabala now pitching.
  
  Stanky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fletcher vs. Zabala
  
  Fletcher bunts towards the mound. Zabala fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Russell vs. Zabala
  
  Russell is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Elliott vs. Zabala
  
  Elliott is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Heath vs. Zabala
  
  Heath hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Giants, 6 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thomson vs. Voiselle
  
  Ed Sauer now playing left field.
  
  Thomson 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, 6 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mize vs. Voiselle
  
  Mize hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Marshall vs. Voiselle
  
  Marshall strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 6 - Braves, 10
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gordon vs. Voiselle
  
  Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 8/18/1949 -- New York at Boston (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Boston             AB  R  H RBI
Thompson H, 2b        4  0  2  1   Stanky E, 2b          4  1  2  1   
Lockman W, lf         5  0  0  0   Fletcher E, 1b        3  1  1  2   
Thomson B, cf         5  1  1  0   Russell J, cf         5  1  1  1   
Mize J, 1b            4  1  1  0   Elliott B, 3b         4  2  3  1   
Marshall W, rf        5  2  2  0   Heath J, lf           4  1  2  1   
Gordon S, 3b          4  1  1  1   Sauer E, lf           0  0  0  0   
Rigney B, ss          4  0  2  3   Holmes T, rf          4  1  0  0   
Westrum W, c          4  1  1  0   Dark A, ss            3  1  1  0   
Jansen L, p           1  0  0  0   Salkeld B, c          4  0  1  2   
Higbe K, p            0  0  0  0   Sain J, p             4  2  1  0   
Irvin M, ph           1  0  0  0   Voiselle B, p         0  0  0  0   
Hansen A, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Behrman H, p          0  0  0  0                                      
Koslo D, ph           1  0  1  0                                      
Jones S, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Lafata J, ph          1  0  1  1                                      
Zabala A, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     39  6 12  6                        35 10 12  8

New York         001 002 030 --  6
Boston           023 221 00x -- 10

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jansen L (L)*         2.0  5  5  5  0  2
Higbe K               2.0  1  2  0  2  1
Hansen A              0.1  3  2  2  1  0
Behrman H             1.2  2  1  1  1  0
Jones S               1.0  0  0  0  0  0
Zabala A              1.0  1  0  0  1  1

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Sain J (W)            7.2 11  6  6  3  2
Voiselle B (S)        1.1  1  0  0  0  1
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 3rd

E -- Rigney B
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 9, Boston 7
2B -- Westrum W, Sain J, Stanky E, Dark A, Gordon S
HR -- Elliott B, Heath J, Fletcher E, Russell J
SB -- Dark A
SH -- Fletcher E
WP -- Higbe K, Hansen A
T -- 2:17
A -- 5603

    

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