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Braves 3 @ Giants 2
Polo Grounds
April 26, 1909

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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 April 26, 1909 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateApril 26, 1909 
Visiting Team
Boston Braves
R: 3 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 2 H: 8 E: 1 LOB: 9
Runs: 2
Hits: 8
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherAl Mattern  
Losing PitcherRube Marquard  
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Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateApril 26, 1909 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Braves 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherAl Mattern  
Home Starting PitcherRube Marquard  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance5,000 
Time of Game1 hour 58 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Cy Rigler
1B: Harry Truby
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

Boston Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Bates  Left Fielder 
Beals Becker  Right Fielder 
Ginger Beaumont  Center Fielder 
Fred Beck  First Baseman 
Claude Ritchey  Second Baseman 
Bill Dahlen  Shortstop 
Bill Sweeney  Third Baseman 
Harry Smith  Catcher 
Al Mattern  Pitcher 
Frank Bowerman  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Buck Herzog  Second Baseman 
Cy Seymour  Center Fielder 
Red Murray  Right Fielder 
Fred Tenney  First Baseman 
Bill O'Hara  Left Fielder 
Art Devlin  Third Baseman 
Art Fletcher  Shortstop 
Chief Meyers  Catcher 
Rube Marquard  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Braves 3 @ Giants 2
Polo Grounds
April 26, 1909


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