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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 11, 1947
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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 May 11, 1947 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 11, 1947 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 11, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Si Johnson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Ayers |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 51,840 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Butch Henline |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Hopp | Center Fielder |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Bama Rowell | Left Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Hank Camelli | Catcher |
| Nanny Fernandez | Shortstop |
| Si Johnson | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
| Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
| Bill Ayers | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 11, 1947
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Ayers
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Ayers
Holmes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hopp vs. Ayers
Hopp hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Holmes moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Elliott vs. Ayers
There's a wild pitch. Holmes moves to third. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Elliott vs. Ayers
Elliott hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Ayers
Rowell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Ayers
Torgeson hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Johnson
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Johnson
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Johnson
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Johnson
Mize hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Johnson
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camelli vs. Ayers
Camelli is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Ayers
Fernandez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Ayers
Johnson strikes out. Cooper drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Johnson out. There goes Fernandez. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Ayers
Ryan hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Johnson
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Johnson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Johnson
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott juggles the ball. That's an error on Elliott. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ayers vs. Johnson
Ayers strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Ayers
Holmes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Ayers
Hopp hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Ayers
Elliott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Johnson
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Blattner for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Johnson
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Johnson
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Johnson
Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Johnson
Marshall hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Johnson
Cooper 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
Top 4
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Ayers
Rowell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Ayers
Torgeson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camelli vs. Ayers
Camelli hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Johnson
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Johnson
Lohrke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rowell. Lohrke reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ayers vs. Johnson
Ayers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott juggles the ball. That's an error on Elliott. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blattner vs. Johnson
Blattner hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Johnson
Rigney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Ayers
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Ayers
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney misplays the ball. That's an error on Rigney. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Ayers
Ryan takes first base on ball four. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Holmes vs. Ayers
Holmes hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Holmes reaches second base with a double. Johnson scores. Ryan moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hopp vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Hopp takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Elliott vs. Trinkle
Elliott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ryan scores. Holmes scores. Hopp moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rowell vs. Trinkle
Rowell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hopp scores. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
Torgeson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camelli vs. Koslo
Camelli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fernandez vs. Koslo
Fernandez hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Johnson
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Johnson
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Johnson
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan misplays the ball. That's an error on Ryan. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Johnson
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Koslo
Johnson strikes out. Cooper drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Johnson out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Koslo
Ryan hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Koslo
Holmes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Johnson
Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Johnson
Lohrke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lafata vs. Johnson
Joe Lafata pinch hits for Dave Koslo.
Lafata hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Thompson
Junior Thompson now pitching.
Hopp hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Thompson
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Thompson
Rowell hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Johnson
Blattner hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Camelli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Johnson
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fernandez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Johnson
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Thompson
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camelli vs. Thompson
Camelli bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Thompson covering, for the out. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fernandez vs. Thompson
Fernandez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Fernandez reaches second base with a double. Torgeson scores. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Thompson
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Thompson
Ryan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Johnson
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Johnson
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Johnson
Cooper hits a popup towards short. Fernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Johnson
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Thompson
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Holmes for the out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Thompson
Hopp strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Thompson
Elliott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Johnson
Lohrke hits a fly ball into center field. Hopp settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Johnson
Babe Young pinch hits for Junior Thompson.
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Johnson
Blattner hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes 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 5/11/1947, game 2 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Ryan C, 2b 4 1 0 0 Blattner B, 2b 5 0 0 0
Holmes T, rf 5 2 2 1 Rigney B, ss 2 1 0 0
Hopp J, cf 4 2 1 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 2 0
Elliott B, 3b 5 2 2 5 Mize J, 1b 4 1 1 0
Rowell B, lf 4 1 1 1 Marshall W, rf 4 1 2 3
Torgeson E, 1b 4 2 2 3 Cooper W, c 4 0 0 0
Camelli H, c 3 0 0 0 Gordon S, lf 4 0 1 0
Fernandez N, ss 4 0 2 1 Lohrke J, 3b 4 0 1 0
Johnson S, p 4 1 0 0 Ayers B, p 2 0 0 0
Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0
Koslo D, p 0 0 0 0
Lafata J, ph 1 0 0 0
Thompson J, p 0 0 0 0
Young B, ph 1 0 0 0
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37 11 10 11 35 3 7 3
Boston 300 070 010 -- 11
New York 003 000 000 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Johnson S (W) 9.0 7 3 3 2 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Ayers B (L) 4.1 5 6 5 1 6
Trinkle K* 0.0 2 3 3 1 0
Koslo D 1.2 1 1 1 0 1
Thompson J 3.0 2 1 1 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Elliott B 2, Rigney B, Ryan C
DP -- Boston 2
LOB -- Boston 2, New York 7
2B -- Lohrke J, Holmes T, Fernandez N
HR -- Elliott B, Marshall W, Torgeson E
SH -- Camelli H
WP -- Ayers B
T -- 2:02
A -- 51840
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