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Braves 3 @ Giants 2
Polo Grounds
April 26, 1942
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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, 1942 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Braves with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateApril 26, 1942 
Visiting Team
Boston Braves
R: 3 H: 8 E: 2 LOB: 5
Runs: 3
Hits: 8
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 2 H: 5 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 2
Hits: 5
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Winning Pitcher—Jim Tobin  
Losing Pitcher—Hugh East  
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Game Winning RBI—Ernie Lombardi 

Game Info

DateApril 26, 1942 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamBoston Braves 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherJim Tobin  
Home Starting PitcherHugh East  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 16 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Stewart
1B: Ziggy Sears
2B: (none)
3B: Tom Dunn

Boston Braves Lineup 

Name  Position 
Tommy Holmes  Center Fielder 
Sibby Sisti  Second Baseman 
Eddie Miller  Shortstop 
Nanny Fernandez  Third Baseman 
Ernie Lombardi  Catcher 
Frank Demaree  Right Fielder 
Max West  Left Fielder 
Buddy Gremp  First Baseman 
Jim Tobin  Pitcher 
Casey Stengel  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Werber  Third Baseman 
Dick Bartell  Shortstop 
Mel Ott  Right Fielder 
Johnny Mize  First Baseman 
Willard Marshall  Center Fielder 
Babe Barna  Left Fielder 
Harry Danning  Catcher 
Mickey Witek  Second Baseman 
Hugh East  Pitcher 
Mel Ott  Manager 

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Braves 3 @ Giants 2
Polo Grounds
April 26, 1942

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         Game of 4/26/1942, game 1 -- Boston at New York (D)

  Boston             AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Holmes T, cf          4  1  2  0   Werber B, 3b          3  0  0  0   
Sisti S, 2b           2  0  1  0   Bartell D, ss         4  0  0  0   
Miller E, ss          4  1  1  0   Ott M, rf             5  1  0  0   
Fernandez N, 3b       4  1  1  1   Mize J, 1b            5  1  2  0   
Lombardi E, c         4  0  2  1   Marshall W, cf        3  0  0  0   
Demaree F, rf         4  0  1  1   Barna B, lf           3  0  1  1   
West M, lf            3  0  0  0   Danning H, c          3  0  0  0   
Gremp B, 1b           2  0  0  0   Witek M, 2b           4  0  2  1   
Waner P, ph           1  0  0  0   East H, p             1  0  0  0   
Cooney J, 1b          1  0  0  0   Adams A, p            0  0  0  0   
Tobin J, p            3  0  0  0   Leiber H, ph          1  0  0  0   
                                   Sunkel T, p           0  0  0  0   
                                   Young B, ph           0  0  0  0   
                                   McGee B, p            0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  3  8  3                        32  2  5  2

Boston           000 003 000 --  3
New York         000 100 010 --  2

  Boston               IP  H  R ER BB SO
Tobin J (W)           9.0  5  2  0  6  3

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
East H (L)            5.1  8  3  3  1  1
Adams A               1.2  0  0  0  1  1
Sunkel T              1.0  0  0  0  0  1
McGee B               1.0  0  0  0  0  1

E -- Danning H, Fernandez N 2
DP -- Boston 1, New York 1
LOB -- Boston 5, New York 11
2B -- Witek M
SB -- West M, Barna B
CS -- Sisti S
SH -- Sisti S, Werber B
HBP -- by Tobin J (Bartell D)
T -- 2:16
A -- 0

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