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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 31, 1930
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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 August 31, 1930 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1930 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 31, 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 | Tiny Chaplin |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ernie Quigley 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Jim Scott |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lance Richbourg | Right Fielder |
| Rabbit Maranville | Shortstop |
| George Sisler | First Baseman |
| Wally Berger | Left Fielder |
| Jimmy Welsh | Center Fielder |
| Buster Chatham | Third Baseman |
| Bill Cronin | Catcher |
| Freddie Maguire | Second Baseman |
| Tom Zachary | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hughie Critz | Second Baseman |
| Ethan Allen | Center Fielder |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Third Baseman |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Bob O'Farrell | Catcher |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Wally Roettger | Left Fielder |
| Tiny Chaplin | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 31, 1930
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Chaplin
Richbourg hits a fly ball into left field. Roettger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Chaplin
Maranville hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Chaplin
Sisler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Critz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Chaplin
Maranville is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Zachary
Critz strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Zachary
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chatham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Chaplin
Berger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Welsh vs. Chaplin
There goes Berger. The throw from O'Farrell and he is safe. Berger steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Welsh vs. Chaplin
Welsh 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: -2-
Chatham vs. Chaplin
Chatham takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cronin vs. Chaplin
Cronin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Berger scores. Chatham moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maguire vs. Chaplin
Maguire bunts towards the mound. Chaplin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chatham scores. Cronin moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zachary vs. Chaplin
Zachary hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cronin moves to third. Maguire moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Richbourg vs. Chaplin
Richbourg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cronin scores. Maguire moves to third. Zachary moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maranville vs. Chaplin
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz fields it and throws to home to get Maguire. Zachary moves to third. Richbourg moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sisler vs. Chaplin
Sisler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Zachary scores. Richbourg scores. Maranville moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berger vs. Donohue
Pete Donohue now pitching.
Berger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maranville scores. Sisler moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Welsh vs. Donohue
Welsh hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Zachary
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Zachary fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Zachary
Ott hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Welsh. Ott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Farrell vs. Zachary
O'Farrell hits a popup in front of the plate. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Zachary
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chatham vs. Donohue
Chatham hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Donohue
Cronin hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Donohue
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Donohue fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roettger vs. Zachary
Roettger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berger. Roettger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Donohue vs. Zachary
Donohue hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Roettger moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Critz vs. Zachary
Critz hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Roettger tags and scores. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Zachary
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zachary vs. Donohue
Zachary hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Donohue
Richbourg strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maranville vs. Donohue
Maranville hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Zachary
Lindstrom hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Zachary
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chatham fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Zachary
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Zachary
O'Farrell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Zachary
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Farrell moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Roettger vs. Zachary
Roettger strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Donohue
Sisler hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Donohue
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Donohue
Welsh hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Farrell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chatham vs. Donohue
Chatham hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donohue vs. Zachary
Donohue hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chatham fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Critz vs. Zachary
Critz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Maguire fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Zachary
Allen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Critz moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lindstrom vs. Zachary
Lindstrom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Critz scores. Allen moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Zachary
Terry hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Allen scores. Lindstrom moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Zachary
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Cantwell
Ben Cantwell now pitching.
O'Farrell hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Cantwell
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Maranville fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roettger vs. Cantwell
Roettger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Chatham settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Donohue
Cronin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maguire vs. Donohue
Maguire bunts in front of the plate. O'Farrell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cantwell vs. Donohue
Cantwell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Donohue vs. Cantwell
Donohue hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sisler scoops it up and throws to first, with Cantwell covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Cantwell
Critz hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Cantwell
Allen strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Donohue
Richbourg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Donohue
Maranville bunts towards the mound. Donohue fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Donohue. Richbourg moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sisler vs. Donohue
Sisler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Maranville moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berger vs. Donohue
Berger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Welsh vs. Donohue
Welsh hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Richbourg scores. Maranville scores. Berger moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chatham vs. Donohue
Chatham hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. Berger scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cronin vs. Donohue
Cronin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chatham moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maguire vs. Donohue
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 10 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Cantwell
Lindstrom hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Cantwell
Terry hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Cantwell
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Cantwell
O'Farrell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Cantwell
Jackson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cronin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roettger vs. Cantwell
Roettger hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 10 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cantwell vs. Donohue
Cantwell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Richbourg vs. Donohue
Richbourg hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maranville vs. Donohue
Maranville hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Richbourg moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sisler vs. Pruett
Hub Pruett now pitching.
Sisler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Sisler reaches second base with a double. Richbourg scores. Maranville moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Berger vs. Pruett
Berger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Maranville scores. Sisler scores. View Play -
Braves, 13 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Welsh vs. Pruett
There goes Berger. The throw from O'Farrell and he is out, Jackson applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 13 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Welsh vs. Pruett
Welsh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lindstrom fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 13 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Cantwell
Shanty Hogan pinch hits for Hub Pruett.
Hogan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 13 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Cantwell
Critz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cantwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 13 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Cantwell
Allen hits a fly ball into center field. Welsh settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 13 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Cantwell
Lindstrom hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 13 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chatham vs. Parmelee
Roy Parmelee now pitching.
Chatham hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 14 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cronin vs. Parmelee
Cronin hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 14 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Parmelee
Maguire hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Parmelee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 14 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cantwell vs. Parmelee
Cantwell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 14 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Cantwell
Terry hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 14 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Cantwell
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Richbourg settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 14 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Cantwell
O'Farrell hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1930, game 2 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Richbourg L, rf 5 3 3 1 Critz H, 2b 4 1 0 1
Maranville R, ss 5 3 2 0 Allen E, cf 5 1 1 0
Sisler G, 1b 5 2 3 4 Lindstrom F, 3b 5 1 1 1
Berger W, lf 4 2 3 3 Terry B, 1b 5 2 2 1
Welsh J, cf 5 0 1 2 Ott M, rf 5 3 4 6
Chatham B, 3b 4 2 1 2 O'Farrell B, c 5 0 2 0
Cronin B, c 5 1 3 1 Jackson T, ss 4 0 2 0
Maguire F, 2b 5 0 1 1 Roettger W, lf 4 1 1 0
Zachary T, p 2 1 1 0 Chaplin T, p 0 0 0 0
Cantwell B, p 3 0 0 0 Donohue P, p 3 0 1 0
Pruett H, p 0 0 0 0
Hogan S, ph 1 1 1 1
Parmelee R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
43 14 18 14 41 10 15 10
Boston 060 010 331 -- 14
New York 001 150 210 -- 10
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Zachary T 4.1 10 7 7 0 3
Cantwell B (W) 4.2 5 3 3 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Chaplin T 1.2 7 6 6 1 0
Donohue P (L) 5.2 8 6 4 1 1
Pruett H 0.2 2 1 1 0 0
Parmelee R 1.0 1 1 1 0 1
E -- Donohue P
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Boston 4, New York 5
2B -- Ott M, Roettger W, Sisler G
HR -- Ott M 3, Sisler G, Hogan S, Chatham B
SB -- Berger W
CS -- Maranville R, Berger W
SF -- Critz H
T -- 2:15
A -- 0
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