Close
Welcome to our redesigned site
The redesign was done to make the web experience more user friendly, as well as to make the mobile and desktop versions more compatible. We hope you find the site an improved experience. We always welcome your input, so let us know what you think. Play ball!
Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 18, 1930
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, played on May 18, 1930 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1930 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1930 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Tom Zachary |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Walker |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Richbourg | Right Fielder |
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Wally Berger | Left Fielder |
| Earl Clark | Center Fielder |
| Al Spohrer | Catcher |
| Gene Robertson | Third Baseman |
| Freddie Maguire | Second Baseman |
| Tom Zachary | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Doc Marshall | Second Baseman |
| Freddy Leach | Left Fielder |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Third Baseman |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Andy Reese | Center Fielder |
| Bob O'Farrell | Catcher |
| Bill Walker | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 18, 1930
Top 1
-
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Walker
Richbourg is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Walker
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Walker
Sisler hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Marshall reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Zachary
Marshall bunts towards third. Robertson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Zachary
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler scoops it up and throws to first, with Zachary covering, for the out. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindstrom vs. Zachary
Lindstrom hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Zachary
Terry hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Spohrer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Walker
Berger hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Walker
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Walker
Spohrer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Zachary
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Zachary
Jackson hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Zachary
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire misplays the ball. That's an error on Maguire. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Farrell vs. Zachary
O'Farrell strikes out. There goes Ott. The throw from Spohrer and Ott is out. View Play
Top 3
-
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Walker
Dave Bancroft now playing shortstop.
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Robertson for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Walker
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zachary vs. Walker
Zachary strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Zachary
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Zachary
Marshall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berger. Marshall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leach vs. Zachary
Leach hits a line drive into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindstrom vs. Zachary
Lindstrom hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marshall scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Zachary
There goes Lindstrom. The throw from Spohrer and he is out, Maguire applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
-
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Walker
Richbourg hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Walker
Maranville hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Walker
Sisler hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Walker
Berger hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Zachary
Terry hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Zachary
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Clark settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bancroft vs. Zachary
Bancroft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson throws to second for one, and Maguire throws to first, and Sisler drops the ball. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Zachary
Reese hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bancroft moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Farrell vs. Zachary
O'Farrell takes first base on ball four. Bancroft moves to third. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Zachary
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Robertson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clark vs. Walker
Clark hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spohrer vs. Walker
Spohrer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robertson vs. Walker
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops it up and throws to first, with Walker covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Zachary
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Zachary
Leach bunts towards the mound. Zachary fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Zachary
There goes Leach. The throw from Spohrer and he is safe. Leach steals second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindstrom vs. Zachary
Lindstrom hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Zachary
Terry hits a line drive towards left. Berger catches it and throws to second to double up Leach. View Play
Top 6
-
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Walker
Maguire strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zachary vs. Walker
Zachary hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Walker
Richbourg hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Zachary
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Zachary
Bancroft hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Richbourg. Bancroft reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Zachary
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bancroft moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
O'Farrell vs. Zachary
O'Farrell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Zachary
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Walker
Maranville is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Walker
Sisler hits a line drive into left field. Leach picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Leach. Maranville moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berger vs. Walker
Berger hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Maranville tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clark vs. Walker
Clark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spohrer vs. Walker
Spohrer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bancroft. Sisler moves to third. Spohrer moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Robertson vs. Walker
Robertson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Zachary
Marshall hits a popup towards short. Maranville settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Zachary
Leach hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Zachary
Lindstrom hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Maguire settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Walker
Maguire hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zachary vs. Walker
Zachary bunts in front of the plate. O'Farrell fields it and throws to first for the out. Maguire moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Richbourg vs. Walker
Richbourg hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maranville vs. Walker
Maranville hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Zachary
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Zachary
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bancroft vs. Zachary
Bancroft hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Walker
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker juggles the ball. That's an error on Walker. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Walker
Berger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reese who is chasing the ball. Berger reaches third base with a triple. Sisler goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Clark vs. Walker
Clark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Berger scores. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spohrer vs. Fitzsimmons
Freddie Fitzsimmons now pitching.
Spohrer bunts towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. Clark moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Robertson vs. Fitzsimmons
Robertson hits a line drive towards short. Bancroft reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maguire vs. Fitzsimmons
The ball gets by O'Farrell for a passed ball. Clark moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Maguire vs. Fitzsimmons
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bancroft scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Zachary
Reese hits a popup, foul, towards third. Robertson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Zachary
O'Farrell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hogan vs. Zachary
Shanty Hogan pinch hits for Freddie Fitzsimmons.
Hogan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Zachary
Marshall takes first base on ball four. Hogan moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leach vs. Zachary
Leach hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Spohrer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 5/18/1930, game 1 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Richbourg L, rf 4 0 0 0 Marshall D, 2b 4 1 3 0
Maranville R, ss 3 1 0 0 Leach F, lf 5 0 0 0
Sisler G, 1b 4 2 2 1 Lindstrom F, 3b 4 0 2 1
Berger W, lf 3 1 1 2 Terry B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Clark E, cf 4 0 1 1 Ott M, rf 4 0 1 0
Spohrer A, c 3 0 0 0 Jackson T, ss 1 0 0 0
Robertson G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Bancroft D, ss 3 0 1 0
Maguire F, 2b 4 0 1 0 Reese A, cf 4 0 1 0
Zachary T, p 2 0 0 0 O'Farrell B, c 1 0 0 0
Walker B, p 3 0 0 0
Fitzsimmons F, p 0 0 0 0
Hogan S, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 4 5 4 34 1 9 1
Boston 000 100 102 -- 4
New York 001 000 000 -- 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Zachary T (W) 9.0 9 1 1 4 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Walker B (L)* 8.0 5 4 2 0 3
Fitzsimmons F 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Maguire F, Sisler G, Leach F, Bancroft D, Walker B
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Boston 4, New York 10
2B -- Marshall D, Bancroft D
3B -- Berger W
HR -- Sisler G
SB -- Leach F
CS -- Ott M, Lindstrom F
SH -- Zachary T, Spohrer A
SF -- Berger W
HBP -- by Walker B (Maranville R)
PB -- O'Farrell B
A -- 0
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
