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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1927-06-23 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 1:40

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 6–2. New York Giants put up 3 in the 1st. Freddie Fitzsimmons earned the win. Jimmy Welsh went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	2	7
NY1	3	2	0	1	0	0	0	0		6	11

W: Freddie Fitzsimmons L: Hugh McQuillan SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lou Jorda · 1B: Bob Hart · 2B: (none) · 3B: Cy Rigler · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Eddie Moore	2	1	1	0	0
Lance Richbourg	4	0	1	0	1
Jimmy Welsh	4	1	2	2	0
Doc Farrell	3	0	1	0	0
Dick Burrus	4	0	1	0	0
Shanty Hogan	4	0	0	0	1
Eddie Brown	4	0	0	0	0
Andy High	2	0	0	0	1
Hugh McQuillan	1	0	0	0	0
Jack Smith	1	0	1	0	0
Doc Gautreau	2	0	0	0	0
Foster Edwards	1	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Heinie Mueller	4	2	2	0	1	1
Andy Reese	5	1	3	0	0	0
George Harper	3	1	1	2	1	0
Rogers Hornsby	4	1	1	2	0	0
Bill Terry	3	0	1	1	1	0
Travis Jackson	4	0	1	1	0	0
Edd Roush	2	0	2	0	1	0
Zack Taylor	4	0	0	0	0	0
Freddie Fitzsimmons	4	1	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hugh McQuillan	4.0	9	3	0
Foster Edwards	4.0	2	1	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Freddie Fitzsimmons	9.0	7	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Moore: S
Lance Richbourg: S.1-3
Jimmy Welsh: S.3-H;1-2
Doc Farrell: 8/SF/L.2-3
Dick Burrus: FC5.3XH(52);1-2
Shanty Hogan: 6(1)/FO

Bot 1

Heinie Mueller: S
Andy Reese: S.1-2
George Harper: S.2-H;1-3
Rogers Hornsby: S.3-H;1-3
Bill Terry: E9/SF.3-H;1-2
Travis Jackson: 7/F
Edd Roush: 9/SF/L.2-3
Zack Taylor: 31

Top 2

Eddie Brown: 63
Andy High: 63
Hugh McQuillan: 8/F

Bot 2

Freddie Fitzsimmons: E6/G
Heinie Mueller: S.1-2
Andy Reese: S7.2-3;1-2
George Harper: 8/SF.3-H(UR);2-3
Rogers Hornsby: 8/SF.3-H(UR);1-2
Bill Terry: S/1.2-3#
Travis Jackson: 6/P

Top 3

Eddie Moore: 3/L
Lance Richbourg: 63
Jimmy Welsh: 9/F

Bot 3

Edd Roush: S/1#
Zack Taylor: 6/P
Freddie Fitzsimmons: 1/BP
Heinie Mueller: SB2
Heinie Mueller: W
Andy Reese: 13

Top 4

Doc Farrell: 7/F
Dick Burrus: 8/F
Shanty Hogan: K

Bot 4

George Harper: W
Rogers Hornsby: 64(1)/FO
Bill Terry: E8/L.1-2
Travis Jackson: D.2-H;1-3
Edd Roush: W
Zack Taylor: 5/P
Freddie Fitzsimmons: 13

Top 5

Eddie Brown: 43
Andy High: HP
Jack Smith: S.1-2
Doc Gautreau: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Lance Richbourg: 6(1)/FO

Bot 5

Heinie Mueller: K/C
Andy Reese: S
George Harper: 5/P
Rogers Hornsby: 43

Top 6

Jimmy Welsh: HR/9
Doc Farrell: 7/F
Dick Burrus: 9/L
Shanty Hogan: 53

Bot 6

Bill Terry: W
Travis Jackson: CS2(24)
Travis Jackson: 53
Edd Roush: S
Zack Taylor: 7/F

Top 7

Eddie Brown: 53
Andy High: K
Foster Edwards: 23

Bot 7

Freddie Fitzsimmons: 13
Heinie Mueller: 5/P
Andy Reese: 2/FL

Top 8

Doc Gautreau: 13
Lance Richbourg: K
Jimmy Welsh: 5/P

Bot 8

George Harper: 8/F
Rogers Hornsby: 43
Bill Terry: 3/P

Top 9

Doc Farrell: S
Dick Burrus: S.1-2
Shanty Hogan: 54(1)3/GDP.2-3
Eddie Brown: 63