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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 2, 1950
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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 July 2, 1950 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 2, 1950 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 2, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Sain |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Scotty Robb 2B: Babe Pinelli 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Hartsfield | Second Baseman |
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Johnny Sain | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Roy Weatherly | Left Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Right Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Tookie Gilbert | First Baseman |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 2, 1950
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Koslo
Hartsfield hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Koslo
Jethroe hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hartsfield moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Torgeson vs. Koslo
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. Hartsfield moves to third. Jethroe moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Elliott vs. Koslo
Elliott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hartsfield scores. Jethroe scores. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Hansen
Andy Hansen now pitching.
Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Hansen
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards second. Stanky scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Sain
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stanky for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Sain
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Holmes settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Sain
Weatherly hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Sain
Thompson hits a line drive towards first. Torgeson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Hansen
Holmes hits a fly ball into left field. Weatherly settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Hansen
Kerr hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Hansen
Sain hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Hansen
Hartsfield hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it 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: ---
Thomson vs. Sain
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Sain
Irvin hits a line drive towards third. Elliott reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Sain
Westrum strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Hansen
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Hansen
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torgeson for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Hansen
Elliott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Hansen
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Sain
Gilbert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Sain
Hansen strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Sain
Stanky takes first base on ball four. Gilbert moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Sain
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Gilbert moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weatherly vs. Sain
Weatherly hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Hansen
Cooper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Hansen
Holmes hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Hansen
Kerr hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Hansen
Sain hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Sain
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Sain
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Sain
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Hansen
Hartsfield hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Hansen
Jethroe hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Weatherly who is chasing the ball. Jethroe reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Torgeson vs. Hansen
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Elliott vs. Hansen
Elliott hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hansen
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Hansen
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holmes vs. Hansen
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Sain
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Sain
Gilbert takes first base on ball four. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jorgensen vs. Sain
Spider Jorgensen pinch hits for Andy Hansen.
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson fields it and throws to second for the out. Westrum moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stanky vs. Sain
Sibby Sisti now playing shortstop.
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield misplays the ball. That's an error on Hartsfield. Westrum scores. Jorgensen moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Sain
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jorgensen scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Sain
Weatherly strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Higbe
Kirby Higbe now pitching.
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sain vs. Higbe
Sain hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Higbe
Hartsfield hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Higbe
Jethroe hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Sain
Thompson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon who is chasing the ball. Thompson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Sain
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thompson scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Sain
Irvin is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Sain
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Higbe
Torgeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Higbe
Elliott hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Higbe
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Torgeson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Higbe
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Torgeson scores. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Holmes vs. Higbe
Holmes hits a fly ball towards center. Thomson catches it and throws to Dark who relays to Stanky to double up Cooper. Gordon scores. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Sain
Del Crandall now catching.
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Sain
Don Mueller pinch hits for Kirby Higbe.
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Sain
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Sain fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Maglie
Bill Rigney now playing second base. Sal Maglie now pitching.
Sisti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sain vs. Maglie
Sain is hit by the pitch. Sisti moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hartsfield vs. Maglie
Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. Sisti moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jethroe vs. Maglie
Jethroe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Irvin. Jethroe reaches second base with a double. Sisti scores. Hartsfield moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Torgeson vs. Maglie
Torgeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Torgeson for the out. Hartsfield scores. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Elliott vs. Maglie
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Sain
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Elliott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Sain
Weatherly hits a line drive towards first. Torgeson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Sain
Thompson 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: 1--
Thomson vs. Sain
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Sain
Irvin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Torgeson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 11 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Maglie
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crandall vs. Maglie
Crandall bunts towards first. Gilbert scoops it up and throws to first, with Rigney covering, for the out. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Maglie
Holmes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sisti vs. Maglie
Sisti strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 11 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Sain
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sisti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Sain
Gilbert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Sain
Jack Lohrke pinch hits for Sal Maglie.
Lohrke strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 11 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Sain
Rigney hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon 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 7/2/1950, game 1 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hartsfield R, 2b 5 2 2 0 Stanky E, 2b 3 0 0 1
Jethroe S, cf 5 2 3 1 Rigney B, 2b 1 0 0 0
Torgeson E, 1b 2 2 0 1 Dark A, ss 4 1 1 1
Elliott B, 3b 4 1 2 5 Weatherly R, lf 4 0 1 0
Gordon S, lf 5 1 3 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 1 1 0
Cooper W, c 4 1 2 2 Thomson B, cf 4 1 1 3
Crandall D, c 0 0 0 0 Irvin M, rf 4 0 0 0
Holmes T, rf 5 0 0 1 Westrum W, c 3 1 0 0
Kerr B, ss 2 1 1 1 Gilbert T, 1b 3 0 2 0
Sisti S, ss 3 1 1 0 Koslo D, p 0 0 0 0
Sain J, p 3 0 0 0 Hansen A, p 1 0 0 0
Jorgensen S, ph 1 1 0 0
Higbe K, p 0 0 0 0
Mueller D, ph 1 0 0 0
Maglie S, p 0 0 0 0
Lohrke J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 11 14 11 34 5 6 5
Boston 210 130 220 -- 11
New York 000 021 020 -- 5
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Sain J (W) 9.0 6 5 4 3 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (L)* 0.0 3 2 2 1 0
Hansen A 5.0 5 5 5 2 0
Higbe K 2.0 3 2 2 1 0
Maglie S 2.0 3 2 2 0 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
E -- Hartsfield R
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Boston 6, New York 5
2B -- Jethroe S
3B -- Jethroe S, Thompson H
HR -- Kerr B, Cooper W, Elliott B, Thomson B
SH -- Crandall D
HBP -- by Maglie S (Sain J)
T -- 2:24
A -- 0
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