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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 28, 1943
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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 28, 1943 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | April 28, 1943 |
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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 28, 1943 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Al Javery |
Home Starting Pitcher | Johnnie Wittig |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 4,783 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Tom Dunn |
Boston Braves Lineup
Name | Position |
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Joe Burns | Third Baseman |
Eddie Joost | Second Baseman |
Tommy Holmes | Center Fielder |
Chuck Workman | Right Fielder |
Johnny McCarthy | First Baseman |
Chet Ross | Left Fielder |
Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
Whitey Wietelmann | Shortstop |
Al Javery | Pitcher |
Bob Coleman | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Buster Maynard | Center Fielder |
Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
Babe Barna | Left Fielder |
Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
Joe Orengo | First Baseman |
Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
Johnnie Wittig | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 28, 1943
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Wittig
Burns hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Wittig
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Wittig
Holmes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Workman vs. Wittig
Workman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Javery
Maynard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Burns fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Javery
Jurges hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Javery
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Wittig
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Wittig
Ross strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Wittig
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Javery
Ott hits a popup towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Javery
Barna takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Javery
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Barna moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Orengo vs. Javery
Orengo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wietelmann fields it and throws to second for the out. Barna scores. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Javery
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Burns juggles the ball. That's an error on Burns. Orengo moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wittig vs. Javery
Wittig strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Wittig
Wietelmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Javery vs. Wittig
Javery strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Wittig
Burns hits a popup in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Javery
Maynard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Burns fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Javery
Jurges hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Javery
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Burns fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Wittig
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Wittig
Holmes hits a line drive into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Workman vs. Wittig
Workman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Wittig
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Joost moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ross vs. Wittig
Ross strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Javery
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first, with Javery covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Javery
Barna hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Javery
Gordon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Wittig
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wietelmann vs. Wittig
Wietelmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Javery vs. Wittig
Javery bunts towards first. Orengo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Javery for the out. Wietelmann moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Wittig
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wittig fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Javery
Orengo hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Javery
Mancuso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Orengo moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wittig vs. Javery
Wittig bunts for an out with unknown description. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maynard vs. Javery
Maynard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Mancuso moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jurges vs. Javery
Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Wittig
Joost hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maynard. Joost reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Wittig
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Orengo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Holmes for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Workman vs. Wittig
Workman hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarthy vs. Wittig
McCarthy hits a fly ball into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Javery
Witek hits a popup towards third. Burns settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Javery
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barna vs. Javery
Barna strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Javery
There goes Ott. The throw from Kluttz and he is safe. Ott steals second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Javery
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Wittig
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wittig fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Wittig
Kluttz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Creeden vs. Wittig
Phil Masi pinch runs for Clyde Kluttz. Connie Creeden pinch hits for Whitey Wietelmann.
Creeden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. Masi moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gentile vs. Wittig
Sam Gentile pinch hits for Al Javery.
Gentile hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Stout
Eddie Joost now playing shortstop. Phil Masi now catching. Connie Ryan now playing second base. Allyn Stout now pitching.
Orengo hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Stout
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wittig vs. Stout
Wittig hits a line drive towards short. Joost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Wittig
Burns 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: ---
Joost vs. Wittig
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Wittig
Holmes hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maynard who is chasing the ball. Holmes reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Workman vs. Wittig
Workman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Stout
Maynard hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Stout
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Workman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Stout
Witek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Stout
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Workman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Wittig
McCarthy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Wittig
Ross hits a fly ball into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Masi vs. Wittig
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges misplays the ball. That's an error on Jurges. McCarthy moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ryan vs. Wittig
Ryan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stout vs. Wittig
Stout strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Wittig
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Wittig
Joost hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Stout
Barna hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Stout
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Barna moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orengo vs. Stout
Orengo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Barna scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Stout
Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Gus Mancuso.
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/28/1943 -- Boston at New York (D) Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Burns J, 3b 5 0 1 0 Maynard B, cf 4 0 0 0 Joost E, 2b-ss 4 0 2 0 Jurges B, ss 4 0 0 0 Holmes T, cf 4 0 1 0 Witek M, 2b 4 0 1 0 Workman C, rf 4 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 4 0 1 0 McCarthy J, 1b 4 1 2 0 Barna B, lf 3 2 1 0 Ross C, lf 4 0 0 0 Gordon S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Kluttz C, c 3 0 1 0 Orengo J, 1b 4 0 2 2 Masi P, pr-c 1 1 0 0 Mancuso G, c 3 0 1 0 Wietelmann W, ss 2 0 1 0 Lombardi E, ph 1 0 0 0 Creeden C, ph 1 0 0 0 Wittig J, p 3 0 0 0 Ryan C, 2b 1 1 1 3 Javery A, p 1 0 0 0 Gentile S, ph 1 0 0 0 Stout A, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 3 9 3 34 2 7 2 Boston 000 000 003 -- 3 New York 010 000 001 -- 2 Boston IP H R ER BB SO Javery A 6.0 4 1 1 1 2 Stout A (W) 3.0 3 1 1 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Wittig J (L) 9.0 9 3 2 1 4 E -- Burns J, Jurges B DP -- Boston 1 LOB -- Boston 8, New York 6 2B -- Joost E 3B -- Holmes T HR -- Ryan C SB -- Ott M SH -- Javery A T -- 2:05 A -- 4783
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