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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 18, 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 August 18, 1942 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1942 |
|---|---|
| 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 18, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Donovan |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Hubbell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,500 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Tommy Holmes | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Nanny Fernandez | Left Fielder |
| Max West | First Baseman |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Sibby Sisti | Second Baseman |
| Skippy Roberge | Third Baseman |
| Bill Donovan | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buster Maynard | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Babe Young | Center Fielder |
| Babe Barna | Left Fielder |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Carl Hubbell | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 18, 1942
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Hubbell
Holmes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner bunts towards the mound. Hubbell fields it and throws to first for the out. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Hubbell
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maynard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Hubbell
West hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Hubbell covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Donovan
Maynard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Donovan
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards first. West juggles the ball. That's an error on West. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Donovan
Ott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Donovan
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Witek moves to third. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Donovan
Young hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fernandez. Young reaches second base with a double. Witek scores. Ott scores. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Barna vs. Tobin
Jim Tobin now pitching.
Barna hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Masi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Danning vs. Tobin
Danning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jurges vs. Tobin
Jurges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mize scores. Young scores. Danning moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hubbell vs. Tobin
Hubbell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Danning scores. Jurges moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maynard vs. Tobin
Maynard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Hubbell
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maynard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Hubbell
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Hubbell
Sisti 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, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Tobin
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tobin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Tobin
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Tobin
Mize hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Tobin
Young takes first base on ball four. Ott moves to third. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Barna vs. Tobin
Barna hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ott scores. Mize moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Danning vs. Tobin
Danning hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberge vs. Hubbell
Roberge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maynard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tobin vs. Hubbell
Tobin hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Hubbell
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hubbell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Tobin
Jurges hits a popup, foul, towards first. West settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Tobin
Hubbell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Tobin
Maynard strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Hubbell
Fernandez hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Hubbell
West hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek misplays the ball. That's an error on Witek. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Hubbell
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Hubbell
Miller hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Hubbell
Sisti hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Tobin
Witek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Tobin
Ott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Tobin
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. West scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberge vs. Hubbell
Roberge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maynard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Hubbell
Tobin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Hubbell
Holmes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Tobin moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Tobin moves to third. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fernandez vs. Hubbell
Fernandez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
West vs. Hubbell
West hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Hubbell covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Tobin
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tobin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barna vs. Tobin
There goes Young. The throw from Masi and he is out, Sisti applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Tobin
Barna hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Tobin
Danning hits a popup, foul, towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Hubbell
Masi hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Hubbell
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Hubbell
Sisti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Tobin
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Tobin
Hubbell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Tobin
Maynard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tobin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberge vs. Hubbell
Roberge strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Hubbell
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maynard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Hubbell
Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Tobin
Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Tobin
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Tobin
Mize is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Tobin
Young hits a line drive into right field. Waner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Waner. Mize moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Barna vs. Tobin
Barna hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mize scores. Young scores. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Tobin
Danning hits a popup, foul, towards third. Roberge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Tobin
Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hubbell
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fernandez vs. Hubbell
Fernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Hubbell
West hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Hubbell
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Earley
Tom Earley now pitching.
Hubbell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Roberge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Earley
Maynard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Earley
Witek hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Earley
Ott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Fernandez. Ott reaches second base with a double. Maynard goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Earley
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Hubbell
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Hubbell
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hubbell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roberge vs. Hubbell
Roberge hits a popup towards third. Maynard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1942 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Holmes T, cf 4 0 2 0 Maynard B, 3b 5 1 1 0
Waner P, rf 3 0 1 0 Witek M, 2b 5 1 0 0
Fernandez N, lf 3 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 4 3 3 2
West M, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 4 2 2 0
Masi P, c 4 1 0 0 Young B, cf 3 2 3 2
Miller E, ss 4 1 1 2 Barna B, lf 4 0 1 3
Sisti S, 2b 4 0 0 0 Danning H, c 3 1 0 0
Roberge S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Jurges B, ss 4 0 1 2
Donovan B, p 0 0 0 0 Hubbell C, p 4 0 1 1
Tobin J, p 3 0 1 0
Earley T, p 0 0 0 0
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33 2 6 2 36 10 12 10
Boston 000 200 000 -- 2
New York 510 000 31x -- 10
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan B (L) 0.1 3 4 1 0 0
Tobin J 6.2 7 5 3 3 3
Earley T 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell C (W) 9.0 6 2 0 1 4
E -- West M, Witek M, Waner P
LOB -- Boston 6, New York 6
2B -- Young B, Ott M
HR -- Miller E, Ott M
CS -- Young B
SH -- Waner P
HBP -- by Tobin J (Mize J)
T -- 2:03
A -- 5500
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