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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 7, 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 September 7, 1950 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 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 | September 7, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Bickford |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Kramer |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 8,849 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Scotty Robb 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Roy Hartsfield | Second Baseman |
| Sam Jethroe | Center Fielder |
| Earl Torgeson | First Baseman |
| Bob Elliott | Third Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Tommy Holmes | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Vern Bickford | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Jack Kramer | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 7, 1950
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Kramer
Hartsfield hits a line drive towards first. Irvin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jethroe vs. Kramer
Jethroe hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kramer
Torgeson 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 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Bickford
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Bickford
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Bickford
Irvin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Kramer
Elliott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Kramer
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Elliott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Kramer
There goes Elliott. The throw from Westrum and he is out, Thompson applying the tag. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Kramer
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holmes vs. Kramer
Holmes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Kramer
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Bickford
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Bickford
Westrum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kramer vs. Bickford
Kramer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bickford vs. Kramer
Bickford hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kramer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Kramer
Hartsfield hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Hartsfield reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jethroe vs. Kramer
Jethroe hits a line drive towards short. Dark catches it and throws to second to double up Hartsfield. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Bickford
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield misplays the ball. That's an error on Hartsfield. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Bickford
There goes Lockman. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Kerr applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bickford
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson juggles the ball. That's an error on Torgeson. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kramer
Torgeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Elliott vs. Kramer
Elliott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Kramer
Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Cooper reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Kramer
Gordon hits a popup towards first. Irvin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Bickford
Irvin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Bickford
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield misplays the ball. That's an error on Hartsfield. Irvin moves to third. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Westrum vs. Bickford
Westrum hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kramer vs. Bickford
Kramer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Bickford
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops it up and throws to first, with Bickford covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holmes vs. Kramer
Holmes hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Kramer
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bickford vs. Kramer
Bickford hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bickford
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartsfield vs. Kramer
Hartsfield hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jethroe vs. Kramer
Jethroe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kramer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Kramer
Torgeson 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 6
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Bickford
Luis Olmo now playing right field.
Irvin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Bickford
Dark bunts towards the mound. Bickford fields it and throws to first for the out. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Bickford
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kramer vs. Bickford
Kramer 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, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Kramer
Elliott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Kramer
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Kramer
Gordon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olmo vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
Olmo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Koslo
Kerr bunts towards first. Irvin scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Olmo moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bickford vs. Koslo
Bickford hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Olmo scores. Bickford moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hartsfield vs. Spencer
George Spencer now pitching.
Hartsfield hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jethroe vs. Spencer
Jethroe hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Torgeson vs. Spencer
Torgeson 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 7
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Bickford
Stanky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Lockman reaches second base with a double. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Bickford
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Bickford
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanky scores. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Bickford
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Elliott vs. Spencer
Elliott hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Spencer
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Spencer
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Bickford
Willard Marshall now playing right field.
Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hartsfield settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Bickford
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Bickford
Thomson 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, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Spencer
Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Spencer
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bickford vs. Spencer
Bickford hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Bickford
Roy Weatherly pinch hits for George Spencer.
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards first. Torgeson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weatherly for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Bickford
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Bickford
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Jethroe 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 9/7/1950 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hartsfield R, 2b 4 0 2 0 Stanky E, 2b 4 1 1 0
Jethroe S, cf 4 1 1 2 Lockman W, lf 5 0 1 0
Torgeson E, 1b 4 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 0
Elliott B, 3b 4 1 2 1 Thompson H, 3b 4 0 0 1
Cooper W, c 4 1 3 0 Irvin M, 1b 4 1 2 0
Gordon S, lf 4 1 1 2 Dark A, ss 3 1 0 0
Holmes T, rf 1 0 1 0 Westrum W, c 3 1 2 3
Olmo L, rf 0 1 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 0 0
Marshall W, rf 1 0 0 0 Kramer J, p 3 0 0 0
Kerr B, ss 3 0 0 0 Koslo D, p 0 0 0 0
Bickford V, p 4 1 1 1 Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0
Weatherly R, ph 1 0 0 0
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33 6 12 6 35 4 7 4
Boston 000 000 600 -- 6
New York 000 300 100 -- 4
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Bickford V (W) 9.0 7 4 3 2 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kramer J* 6.0 10 3 3 1 0
Koslo D (L) 0.1 1 2 2 1 0
Spencer G 2.2 1 1 1 0 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Hartsfield R 2, Torgeson E
DP -- New York 4
LOB -- Boston 3, New York 7
2B -- Hartsfield R, Lockman W
3B -- Cooper W
HR -- Westrum W, Elliott B, Gordon S, Jethroe S
CS -- Elliott B, Lockman W
SH -- Dark A, Kerr B
T -- 2:15
A -- 8849
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