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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 8, 1950
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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 8, 1950 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1950 |
|---|---|
| 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 8, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sheldon Jones |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Warren Spahn |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 15,471 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: Lon Warneke 3B: Al Barlick |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | First Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Sheldon Jones | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Hartsfield | Second Baseman |
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Warren Spahn | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Braves
Braves Field
August 8, 1950
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Spahn
Stanky hits a popup, foul, towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Spahn
Irvin is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Jones
Hartsfield is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Jones
Jethroe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Jones
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Jones
Elliott takes first base on ball four. Jethroe moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Jones
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Spahn
The runners advance on the error. Westrum moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Spahn
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Jones
Gordon 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: ---
Holmes vs. Jones
Holmes hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Jones
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Spahn
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Spahn
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Spahn
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 3
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Jones
Spahn strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Jones
Hartsfield hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Jones
Jethroe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Spahn
Irvin hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper juggles the ball. That's an error on Cooper. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Hartsfield fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Spahn
Spahn fires to first and has Westrum trapped. There's the throw to Kerr who tags Westrum for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Jones
Torgeson hits a line drive into right 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: ---
Elliott vs. Jones
Elliott hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Jones
Cooper hits a popup, foul, towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Jones
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a line drive into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Spahn
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes. Thompson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jones vs. Spahn
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Jones
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spahn vs. Jones
Spahn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Spahn for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Spahn
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Holmes. Lockman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Spahn
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Spahn
Dark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Jones
Hartsfield strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Jones
Jethroe hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 7
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Spahn
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Spahn
Mueller hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Spahn
Jones strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Jones
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Jones
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Jones
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Spahn
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Spahn
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Spahn
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Spahn
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Jones
Holmes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Jones
Pete Reiser pinch hits for Buddy Kerr.
Reiser is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spahn vs. Jones
Spahn hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartsfield vs. Jones
Sibby Sisti pinch runs for Tommy Holmes.
There goes Sisti. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Stanky applying the tag. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Spahn
Sibby Sisti now playing shortstop. Pete Reiser now playing right field.
Dark hits a popup towards third. Elliott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, 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, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Spahn
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Spahn
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Jones
Hartsfield hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Jones
Jethroe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Torgeson vs. Jones
Torgeson hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Braves, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Jones
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1950 -- New York at Boston (N)
New York AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hartsfield R, 2b 4 0 0 0
Lockman W, lf 3 1 1 0 Jethroe S, cf 4 0 2 0
Irvin M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 3 1 1 2 Elliott B, 3b 3 1 1 1
Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0 Cooper W, c 3 0 1 0
Thomson B, cf 4 0 0 0 Gordon S, lf 3 0 0 0
Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 0 Holmes T, rf 2 0 0 0
Thompson H, 3b 3 0 1 0 Sisti S, pr-ss 0 0 0 0
Jones S, p 3 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 2 0 0 0
Reiser P, ph-rf 1 0 0 0
Spahn W, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 5 2 29 1 4 1
New York 000 002 000 -- 2
Boston 000 100 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S (W) 9.0 4 1 1 2 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn W (L) 9.0 5 2 2 3 8
E -- Spahn W, Cooper W
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 6, Boston 3
2B -- Thompson H, Lockman W
HR -- Elliott B, Westrum W
CS -- Sisti S
T -- 2:03
A -- 15471
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