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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1942-04-24 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 5448 · 2:05

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 3–1. New York Giants put up 2 in the 4th. Cliff Melton earned the win. Willard Marshall went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Cliff Melton L: Lou Tost SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ziggy Sears · 1B: Tom Dunn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Stewart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Tommy Holmes	2	0	0	0	0
Paul Waner	3	0	0	0	0
Sibby Sisti	4	1	1	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	2	0	0
Nanny Fernandez	4	0	0	0	0
Frank Demaree	4	0	2	1	0
Clyde Kluttz	4	0	2	0	0
Buddy Gremp	4	0	1	0	1
Lou Tost	2	0	0	0	1
Tony Cuccinello	1	0	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Masi	1	0	0	0	0
Max West	1	0	0	0	0
Johnny Sain	1	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	4	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Jurges	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mel Ott	3	1	1	0	1	0
Johnny Mize	4	0	0	0	0	0
Willard Marshall	2	2	1	2	1	0
Howie Moss	3	0	0	0	0	1
Harry Danning	3	0	1	0	0	0
Mickey Witek	3	0	0	0	0	0
Cliff Melton	2	0	1	0	1	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lou Tost	6.0	3	1	2
Dick Errickson	0.1	1	1	0
Johnny Sain	1.2	0	1	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cliff Melton	9.0	8	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: E1/G
Paul Waner: 43.1-2
Sibby Sisti: 53
Eddie Miller: 53

Bot 1

Billy Werber: 53
Billy Jurges: 7/F
Mel Ott: 9/F9S

Top 2

Nanny Fernandez: 31
Frank Demaree: 63
Clyde Kluttz: 53

Bot 2

Johnny Mize: 43
Willard Marshall: 3/P3DF/FL
Howie Moss: 3/FL/P

Top 3

Buddy Gremp: S/9
Lou Tost: K
Tommy Holmes: 53/SH.1-2
Paul Waner: 8

Bot 3

Harry Danning: 8
Mickey Witek: 3/G
Cliff Melton: S/8
Billy Werber: K/C

Top 4

Sibby Sisti: 13
Eddie Miller: S/8
Nanny Fernandez: 8
Frank Demaree: SB2
Frank Demaree: 7/L7D

Bot 4

Billy Jurges: 6/P
Mel Ott: S4
Johnny Mize: 8/8S
Willard Marshall: HR/L9D.1-H
Howie Moss: K

Top 5

Clyde Kluttz: S3/G3
Buddy Gremp: 13.1-2
Lou Tost: 13.2-3
Tommy Holmes: 13

Bot 5

Harry Danning: 7/L
Mickey Witek: 4/P
Cliff Melton: W
Billy Werber: 2/FL

Top 6

Paul Waner: 63/G6M
Sibby Sisti: 63
Eddie Miller: S5/G.B-2(E5/TH1)
Nanny Fernandez: 7

Bot 6

Billy Jurges: 63
Mel Ott: 7
Johnny Mize: 31

Top 7

Frank Demaree: S/7
Clyde Kluttz: S/8.1-3
Buddy Gremp: K
Tony Cuccinello: 2/FL.1-2
Ernie Lombardi: HP
Phil Masi: 53

Bot 7

Willard Marshall: W
Howie Moss: 8
Harry Danning: S6/L.1-3
Mickey Witek: SB2
Mickey Witek: 3/FL/P
Cliff Melton: WP.3-H;2-3
Cliff Melton: K23

Top 8

Sibby Sisti: S/7
Eddie Miller: 9
Nanny Fernandez: 13.1-2
Frank Demaree: S/7.2-H
Clyde Kluttz: 53

Bot 8

Billy Werber: 6/FL/P
Billy Jurges: K
Mel Ott: W
Johnny Mize: SB2
Johnny Mize: 31

Top 9

Buddy Gremp: 8/L
Max West: 3/L
Johnny Sain: 1/G

Notes & reviews

Lined at least 12 rows up into lower RF seats
Waner sustained a charley-horse trying to beat it out
Off Miller's glove

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