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Braves 3 @ Giants 7
Polo Grounds
May 9, 1908

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, played on May 9, 1908 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Braves with a score of 7 to 3.

Game Summary

DateMay 9, 1908 
Visiting Team
Boston Braves
R: 3 H: 10 E: 4 LOB: 8
Runs: 3
Hits: 10
Errors: 4
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 7 H: 9 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 7
Hits: 9
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherChristy Mathewson  
Losing PitcherIrv Young  
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Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateMay 9, 1908 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Braves 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherIrv Young  
Home Starting PitcherChristy Mathewson  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance14,000 
Time of Game1 hour 41 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Klem
1B: (none)
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

Boston Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
George Browne  Right Fielder 
Ginger Beaumont  Center Fielder 
Johnny Bates  Left Fielder 
Dan McGann  First Baseman 
Claude Ritchey  Second Baseman 
Bill Dahlen  Shortstop 
Bill Sweeney  Third Baseman 
Frank Bowerman  Catcher 
Irv Young  Pitcher 
Joe Kelley  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Spike Shannon  Left Fielder 
Fred Tenney  First Baseman 
Mike Donlin  Right Fielder 
Cy Seymour  Center Fielder 
Roger Bresnahan  Catcher 
Art Devlin  Third Baseman 
Larry Doyle  Second Baseman 
Al Bridwell  Shortstop 
Christy Mathewson  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Braves 3 @ Giants 7
Polo Grounds
May 9, 1908


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