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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1941-05-27 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 17009 · 2:18

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 2–1. Carl Hubbell earned the win. Joe Orengo 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	0	0	1	0	0	1	4
NY1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	2	7

W: Carl Hubbell L: Dick Errickson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jocko Conlan · 1B: Larry Goetz · 2B: (none) · 3B: Beans Reardon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bama Rowell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Buddy Hassett	4	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Waner	4	0	0	0	0	0
Max West	4	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Miller	2	1	1	1	2	1
Gene Moore	3	0	0	0	1	0
Babe Dahlgren	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ray Berres	3	0	0	0	0	0
Manny Salvo	1	0	0	0	1	1
Lloyd Waner	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jim Tobin	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	4	0	0	0	0	0
Burgess Whitehead	3	0	0	0	1	0
Mel Ott	4	0	2	0	0	0
Babe Young	4	0	1	0	0	1
Harry Danning	3	0	0	0	1	0
Jo-Jo Moore	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	3	1	1	0	1	0
Joe Orengo	3	1	2	1	0	0
Hal Schumacher	3	0	0	0	0	1
Carl Hubbell	1	0	1	1	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Manny Salvo	7.0	4	2	2
Dick Errickson	1.1	3	1	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Schumacher	7.0	2	3	3
Carl Hubbell	2.0	2	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bama Rowell: 43/BG
Buddy Hassett: 3/G
Paul Waner: 31

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: 53/BG
Burgess Whitehead: W
Mel Ott: 46(1)/FO
Babe Young: 3/G

Top 2

Max West: K
Eddie Miller: W
Gene Moore: 43.1-2
Babe Dahlgren: W
Ray Berres: 8

Bot 2

Harry Danning: 7
Jo-Jo Moore: 8
Billy Jurges: S
Joe Orengo: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Manny Salvo: K
Bama Rowell: 3/G
Buddy Hassett: 63

Bot 3

Hal Schumacher: 6
Johnny Rucker: 7
Burgess Whitehead: 63

Top 4

Paul Waner: 7
Max West: 63
Eddie Miller: K

Bot 4

Mel Ott: S
Babe Young: 9
Harry Danning: 53.1-2
Jo-Jo Moore: 31

Top 5

Gene Moore: E4
Babe Dahlgren: S.1-3
Ray Berres: 6(B)5(3)/LDP
Manny Salvo: W.1-2
Bama Rowell: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Billy Jurges: 7
Joe Orengo: HR/9
Hal Schumacher: 53
Johnny Rucker: 3/G

Top 6

Buddy Hassett: 43
Paul Waner: 8
Max West: 9

Bot 6

Burgess Whitehead: 43
Mel Ott: S
Babe Young: SB2#
Babe Young: K
Harry Danning: W
Jo-Jo Moore: 3

Top 7

Eddie Miller: HR/7
Gene Moore: 43
Babe Dahlgren: 63
Ray Berres: 53

Bot 7

Billy Jurges: 63
Joe Orengo: HP
Hal Schumacher: WP.1-2#
Hal Schumacher: K
Johnny Rucker: 2

Top 8

Lloyd Waner: S9
Bama Rowell: S/BG.1-2
Buddy Hassett: 3/BP
Paul Waner: E5.2-3;1-2
Max West: 32(3)3/GDP

Bot 8

Burgess Whitehead: 8
Mel Ott: 9
Babe Young: S
Harry Danning: 8

Top 9

Eddie Miller: W
Gene Moore: W.1-2
Babe Dahlgren: 46(1)3/GDP.2-3
Jim Tobin: 63

Bot 9

Jo-Jo Moore: 7
Billy Jurges: W
Joe Orengo: S7.1-2
Carl Hubbell: S8.2-H;1-2

Notes & reviews

Game delayed for 45 minutes so everyone could listen to a fireside chat by President Roosevelt

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