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Boston Braves @
New York Giants
1925-09-08 Β· Day game Β· Polo Grounds V Β· Att: 7500 Β· 1:40
Boston Braves defeated New York Giants 5β4. Boston Braves put up 3 in the 8th. Joe Genewich earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
W: Joe Genewich L: Jack Scott SV: (none)
Umpires β HP: Cy Pfirman Β· 1B: Frank Wilson Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Hank O'Day Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)
Boston Braves β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doc Gautreau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
Dave Bancroft | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Dick Burrus | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jimmy Welsh | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Andy High | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bernie Neis | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Mickey O'Neil | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Skinny Graham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Frank Gibson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
William Marriott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Genewich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Giants β batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Billy Southworth | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Frankie Frisch | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Irish Meusel | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bill Terry | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
High Pockets Kelly | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jack Bentley | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Travis Jackson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Mickey Devine | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Jack Scott | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Freddie Lindstrom | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Frank Snyder | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Boston Braves β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Skinny Graham | 6.0 | 6 | 2 | 3 |
Joe Genewich | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
New York Giants β pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jack Scott | 9.0 | 8 | 2 | 4 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Doc Gautreau: W
- Dave Bancroft: 53/SH.1-2
- Gus Felix: 63
- Dick Burrus: 4/P
Bot 1
- Billy Southworth: 43
- Frankie Frisch: 63
- Irish Meusel: 4/P89S
Top 2
- Jimmy Welsh: 43
- Andy High: D9
- Bernie Neis: E3/G34.2-3#
- Mickey O'Neil: 53.3-H;1-2
- Skinny Graham: K
Bot 2
- Bill Terry: W
- High Pockets Kelly: 54(1)3/GDP/G+
- Jack Bentley: E4/TH1
- Travis Jackson: K
Top 3
- Doc Gautreau: W
- Dave Bancroft: 36(1)/FO
- Gus Felix: K
- Dick Burrus: 9/F
Bot 3
- Mickey Devine: K
- Jack Scott: 63
- Billy Southworth: T8/78D
- Frankie Frisch: S8/G46.3-H
- Irish Meusel: 64(1)/FO
Top 4
- Jimmy Welsh: 7/F
- Andy High: 4/P
- Bernie Neis: 5/P
Bot 4
- Bill Terry: D7/F7DW
- High Pockets Kelly: 7/F
- Jack Bentley: 5/FL
- Travis Jackson: WP.2-3
- Travis Jackson: S8.3-H
- Mickey Devine: 5/FL
Top 5
- Mickey O'Neil: 8/F
- Skinny Graham: K
- Doc Gautreau: 13/BG
Bot 5
- Jack Scott: 5/P
- Billy Southworth: 8/F
- Frankie Frisch: 8/L
Top 6
- Dave Bancroft: 7/F
- Gus Felix: 7/F7S
- Dick Burrus: S7
- Jimmy Welsh: 13
Bot 6
- Irish Meusel: 9/F9S
- Bill Terry: 13
- High Pockets Kelly: D7/7L
- Jack Bentley: W
- Travis Jackson: S7.2-H;1-2
- Mickey Devine: K
Top 7
- Andy High: S5/G
- Bernie Neis: S8/G46.1-3
- Frank Gibson: 9/F
- William Marriott: 8/SF.3-H
- Doc Gautreau: 6/P
Bot 7
- Jack Scott: T9/9D
- Billy Southworth: 8/SF.3-H
- Frankie Frisch: K
- Irish Meusel: 7/L
Top 8
- Dave Bancroft: 13
- Gus Felix: D8/78
- Dick Burrus: S/F9S.2-3
- Jimmy Welsh: 8/SF.3-H
- Andy High: D7.1-3
- Bernie Neis: S8.3-H;2-H;B-2(THH)
- Frank Gibson: 5/P
Bot 8
- Bill Terry: 2/FL
- High Pockets Kelly: 7/L
- Freddie Lindstrom: E6/G
- Travis Jackson: CS2(24)
Top 9
- Joe Genewich: K
- Doc Gautreau: 7/F
- Dave Bancroft: 63
Bot 9
- Travis Jackson: 63
- Frank Snyder: 7/F
- Jack Scott: 43
Notes & reviews
- Pulled it down with his back to the diamond
- Terry ran in front of Kelly; no play at 1B
- Hair-raising stop
- High throw
- Fine running catch
- Over Welsh
- Fell between Kelly and Bentley
- 'Bentley left the game for no obvious reason'





















