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Braves 4 @ Giants 2
Polo Grounds
April 20, 1917

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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 20, 1917 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 4 to 2.

Game Summary

DateApril 20, 1917 
Visiting Team
Boston Braves
R: 4 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 7
Runs: 4
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 2 H: 8 E: 2 LOB: 4
Runs: 2
Hits: 8
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 4
Winning PitcherArt Nehf  
Losing PitcherGeorge Smith  
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Game Winning RBIJoe Kelly 

Game Info

DateApril 20, 1917 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBoston Braves 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherPat Ragan  
Home Starting PitcherJeff Tesreau  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance18,500 
Time of Game2 hours 48 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lord Byron
1B: Ernie Quigley
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

Boston Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Rabbit Maranville  Shortstop 
Mike Massey  Second Baseman 
Fred Bailey  Right Fielder 
Sherry Magee  Left Fielder 
Ed Konetchy  First Baseman 
Red Smith  Third Baseman 
Joe Kelly  Center Fielder 
Hank Gowdy  Catcher 
Pat Ragan  Pitcher 
George Stallings  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
George Burns  Left Fielder 
Buck Herzog  Second Baseman 
Dave Robertson  Right Fielder 
Heinie Zimmerman  Third Baseman 
Art Fletcher  Shortstop 
Benny Kauff  Center Fielder 
Walter Holke  First Baseman 
Lew McCarty  Catcher 
Jeff Tesreau  Pitcher 
John McGraw  Manager 

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Braves 4 @ Giants 2
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         Game of 4/20/1917 -- BSN at New York (D)

  BSN                AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Rabbit Maranvill, ss  5  0  1  0   Burns G, lf           6  1  3  0   
Mike Massey, 2b       6  0  1  0   Herzog B, 2b          6  0  2  0   
Fred Bailey, rf       5  0  1  0   Robertson D, rf       5  0  0  1   
Zip Collins, ph       1  1  1  0   Zimmerman H, 3b       5  0  0  0   
Joe Wilhoit, rf       0  0  0  0   Fletcher A, ss        5  0  0  0   
Sherry Magee, lf      4  1  1  0   Kauff B, cf           4  0  0  0   
Ed Konetchy, 1b       5  1  1  1   Holke W, 1b           4  1  1  0   
Red Smith, 3b         6  0  1  0   McCarty L, c          3  0  1  0   
Joe Kelly, cf         6  0  1  2   Murray R, pr          0  0  0  0   
Hank Gowdy, c         6  0  0  0   Rariden B, c          2  0  0  0   
Pat Ragan, p          3  1  1  1   Tesreau J, p          2  0  1  1   
Larry Chappell, ph    1  0  0  0   Thorpe J, ph          1  0  0  0   
Art Nehf, p           1  0  0  0   Smith G, p            1  0  0  0   
                                   Lobert H, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     49  4  9  4                        45  2  8  2

BSN              001 100 000 000 02 --  4
New York         001 000 001 000 00 --  2

  BSN                  IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pat Ragan             9.0  5  2  1  2  2
Art Nehf (W)          5.0  3  0  0  0  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tesreau J             8.0  4  2  2  2  5
Smith G (L)           6.0  5  2  2  1  5

E -- Kauff B, Mike Massey, Hank Gowdy, Burns G
DP -- BSN 2
LOB -- BSN 7, New York 4
2B -- Herzog B
3B -- Ed Konetchy
HR -- Pat Ragan
SB -- Burns G
CS -- Fred Bailey, Murray R, Herzog B
SH -- Sherry Magee
SF -- Robertson D
T -- 2:48
A -- 18500

    

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