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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 22, 1918
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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 22, 1918 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 22, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 22, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Art Nehf |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jesse Barnes |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 1,800 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Bob Emslie 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Massey | Left Fielder |
| Buck Herzog | Shortstop |
| Ray Powell | Center Fielder |
| Ed Konetchy | First Baseman |
| Red Smith | Third Baseman |
| Al Wickland | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Rawlings | Second Baseman |
| John Henry | Catcher |
| Art Nehf | Pitcher |
| George Stallings | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| Jesse Barnes | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 22, 1918
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Massey vs. Barnes
Massey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herzog vs. Barnes
Herzog hits a ball on the ground that hits Massey. Massey is out and Herzog is safe at first. There goes Massey trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Barnes
Powell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herzog moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Konetchy vs. Barnes
Konetchy takes first base on ball four. Powell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smith vs. Tesreau
Jeff Tesreau now pitching.
Smith hits a popup towards first. Holke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wickland vs. Tesreau
Wickland hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Burns. Wickland reaches second base with a double. Herzog scores. Powell scores. Konetchy moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rawlings vs. Tesreau
Rawlings strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Nehf
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Smith. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kauff vs. Nehf
Kauff hits a fly ball into right field. Wickland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Youngs moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Nehf
Burns hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngs scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Nehf
Zimmerman hits a fly ball into right field. Wickland settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Nehf
There goes Burns. The throw from Henry and he is out, Herzog applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henry vs. Tesreau
Henry strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nehf vs. Tesreau
Nehf hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Massey vs. Tesreau
Massey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Nehf
Doyle hits a popup towards short. Herzog settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Nehf
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Nehf
Holke hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarty vs. Nehf
McCarty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fletcher goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tesreau vs. Nehf
Tesreau hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCarty moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngs vs. Nehf
Youngs strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Tesreau
Herzog takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Powell vs. Tesreau
Powell hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Konetchy vs. Tesreau
Konetchy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Herzog trying to get to third. Youngs throws the ball in to Zimmerman, who tags Herzog for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smith vs. Tesreau
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Nehf
Kauff strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Nehf
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Nehf
There goes Burns. The throw from Henry and he is safe. Burns steals second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Zimmerman vs. Nehf
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Herzog scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Doyle vs. Nehf
Doyle strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wickland vs. Tesreau
Wickland hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Kauff. Wickland reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rawlings vs. Tesreau
Rawlings bunts towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and throws to first for the out. Wickland moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Henry vs. Tesreau
Henry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Tesreau, and towards Doyle, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nehf vs. Tesreau
Nehf hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Nehf
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Nehf
Holke strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Nehf
McCarty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tesreau vs. Nehf
Tesreau hits a fly ball into left field. Massey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Massey vs. Tesreau
Massey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Tesreau
Herzog hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Tesreau
Powell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Nehf
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Nehf
Kauff strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Nehf
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Tesreau
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Tesreau
Smith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wickland vs. Tesreau
Wickland takes first base on ball four. Smith moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rawlings vs. Tesreau
Rawlings hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Smith moves to third. Wickland moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Henry vs. Tesreau
Henry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nehf vs. Tesreau
Nehf hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tesreau fields it and throws to home to get Smith. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Nehf
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Nehf
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Nehf
There goes Doyle. The throw from Henry and he is out, Rawlings applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Nehf
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Nehf fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Massey vs. Tesreau
Massey hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herzog vs. Tesreau
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Tesreau
Powell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Konetchy vs. Tesreau
There goes Powell. The throw from McCarty and he is out, Doyle applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Nehf
Holke strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Nehf
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tesreau vs. Nehf
Tesreau hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rawlings scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Konetchy vs. Tesreau
Konetchy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Tesreau
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wickland vs. Tesreau
Wickland strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Nehf
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Smith fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Nehf
Kauff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Nehf
Burns hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Nehf
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Nehf
Doyle hits a popup, foul, towards third. Smith settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Nehf
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Powell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Conway vs. Tesreau
Rip Conway pinch hits for Johnny Rawlings.
Conway strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Tesreau
Fred Bailey pinch hits for John Henry.
Bailey hits a popup in front of the plate. McCarty settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Covington vs. Tesreau
Sam Covington pinch hits for Art Nehf.
Covington hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Massey vs. Tesreau
Joe Kelly pinch runs for Sam Covington.
Massey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kelly moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herzog vs. Tesreau
Herzog hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 4/22/1918 -- BSN at NY1 (D)
BSN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Red Massey, lf 5 0 2 0 Ross Youngs, rf 4 1 0 0
Buck Herzog, ss 4 1 1 0 Benny Kauff, cf 3 1 0 0
Ray Powell, cf 3 1 1 0 George Burns, lf 3 1 2 3
Ed Konetchy, 1b 3 0 1 0 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 0 2 0
Red Smith, 3b 4 0 1 0 Larry Doyle, 2b 4 0 0 0
Al Wickland, rf 3 0 2 2 Art Fletcher, ss 4 1 1 0
Johnny Rawlings, 2b 2 0 0 0 Walter Holke, 1b 3 0 0 0
Rip Conway, ph 1 0 0 0 Lew McCarty, c 3 0 2 1
John Henry, c 2 0 0 0 Jess Barnes, p 0 0 0 0
Fred Bailey, ph 1 0 0 0 Jeff Tesreau, p 3 0 1 0
Art Nehf, p 3 0 0 0
Sam Covington, ph 1 0 1 0
Joe Kelly, pr 0 0 0 0
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32 2 9 2 31 4 8 4
BSN 200 000 000 -- 2
NY1 110 000 02x -- 4
BSN IP H R ER BB SO
Art Nehf (L) 8.0 8 4 3 2 6
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Jess Barnes 0.1 3 2 2 1 0
Jeff Tesreau (W) 8.2 6 0 0 4 4
E -- Red Smith
LOB -- BSN 9, NY1 5
2B -- Al Wickland 2
HR -- George Burns
SB -- George Burns
CS -- George Burns, Larry Doyle, Ray Powell
SH -- Johnny Rawlings
T -- 2:16
A -- 1800
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