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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1919-06-01 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 22000 · 1:50

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 2–1. Rube Benton earned the win. Heinie Zimmerman went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	6
NY1	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0		2	10

W: Rube Benton L: Ray Keating SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Hank O'Day · 1B: Ernie Quigley · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Walton Cruise	4	0	0	0	0	0
Buck Herzog	1	0	1	0	0	0
Ray Powell	4	0	0	0	0	2
Red Smith	4	0	1	0	0	0
Walter Holke	3	0	1	0	0	0
Lena Blackburne	3	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Riggert	2	0	1	0	2	0
Hank Gowdy	2	0	0	1	1	0
Ray Keating	3	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Rawlings	3	0	1	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Burns	2	1	1	0	2	0
Ross Youngs	4	0	1	1	0	0
Hal Chase	4	0	1	0	0	1
Larry Doyle	4	0	1	0	0	0
Benny Kauff	3	0	1	0	0	1
Heinie Zimmerman	3	1	2	1	0	0
Art Fletcher	3	0	2	0	0	0
Mike Gonzalez	3	0	1	0	0	0
Rube Benton	3	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Art Nehf	1.1	3	0	0
Ray Keating	6.2	7	2	3

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Benton	9.0	6	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Walton Cruise: 63
Buck Herzog: S
Ray Powell: K
Red Smith: CS2(24)

Bot 1

George Burns: 7
Ross Youngs: 43
Hal Chase: 63

Top 2

Red Smith: 63
Walter Holke: 8
Lena Blackburne: 43

Bot 2

Larry Doyle: D9
Benny Kauff: 3/P
Heinie Zimmerman: S6.2-3
Art Fletcher: S1.3-3;1-2
Mike Gonzalez: 8(B)2(3)/DP

Top 3

Joe Riggert: W
Hank Gowdy: 13/SH.1-2
Ray Keating: 13
Walton Cruise: 13

Bot 3

Rube Benton: 6/P
George Burns: W
Ross Youngs: 6(1)/FO
Hal Chase: SB2
Hal Chase: K

Top 4

Johnny Rawlings: 3/FL
Ray Powell: K
Red Smith: 8

Bot 4

Larry Doyle: 63
Benny Kauff: K
Heinie Zimmerman: HR/9
Art Fletcher: 4/P

Top 5

Walter Holke: S8
Lena Blackburne: E2/SH.1-2
Joe Riggert: S7.2XH(72);1-3
Hank Gowdy: 63.3-H(UR);1-2
Ray Keating: 53

Bot 5

Mike Gonzalez: 13
Rube Benton: K
George Burns: W
Ross Youngs: SB2
Ross Youngs: S7.2-H
Hal Chase: CS2(26)

Top 6

Walton Cruise: 13
Johnny Rawlings: S
Ray Powell: 16(1)/FO
Red Smith: S.1-2
Walter Holke: HP.2-3;1-2
Lena Blackburne: 3/G

Bot 6

Hal Chase: 13
Larry Doyle: 5/FL
Benny Kauff: S
Heinie Zimmerman: CS2(26)

Top 7

Joe Riggert: 3/G
Hank Gowdy: W
Ray Keating: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Heinie Zimmerman: 53
Art Fletcher: D9
Mike Gonzalez: CS3(25)
Mike Gonzalez: D7
Rube Benton: 2/P

Top 8

Walton Cruise: 99
Johnny Rawlings: 99
Ray Powell: 99

Bot 8

George Burns: S7
Ross Youngs: 46(1)3/GDP
Hal Chase: S9
Larry Doyle: 43

Top 9

Red Smith: 99
Walter Holke: 99
Lena Blackburne: S
Joe Riggert: W.1-2
Hank Gowdy: 6/P

Notes & reviews

Nehf, Maranville, and Herzog ejected by HP umpire O'Day for arguing balls and strikes during Gonzalez at bat (they each tossed their hats into the air)

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