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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1942-04-25 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 13454 · 1:55

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 5–1. New York Giants put up 3 in the 2nd. Bob Carpenter earned the win. Dick Bartell went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bob Carpenter L: Jim Hickey SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	4	0	1	0	0	0
Sibby Sisti	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	3	0	0	0	1	0
Nanny Fernandez	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	1	1	1	0	0
Frank Demaree	2	0	0	0	2	0
Max West	4	0	1	0	0	2
Buddy Gremp	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Hickey	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Donovan	1	0	0	0	1	0
Paul Waner	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Billy Werber	4	0	0	0	0
Dick Bartell	4	3	3	3	0
Mel Ott	4	0	1	0	0
Johnny Mize	3	0	0	1	1
Willard Marshall	4	0	1	1	0
Babe Barna	2	0	2	0	2
Harry Danning	3	0	0	0	0
Mickey Witek	4	1	2	0	0
Bob Carpenter	1	1	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Hickey	1.1	4	2	0
Bill Donovan	6.2	5	1	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Carpenter	9.0	4	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: S9
Sibby Sisti: 2/FL
Eddie Miller: 4
Nanny Fernandez: 7

Bot 1

Billy Werber: 43
Dick Bartell: S1
Mel Ott: 3/FL
Johnny Mize: W.1-2
Willard Marshall: S9.1-2;2-H
Babe Barna: W.2-3;1-2
Harry Danning: 9

Top 2

Ernie Lombardi: HR/7
Frank Demaree: 53
Max West: S7
Buddy Gremp: 7
Jim Hickey: K/C

Bot 2

Mickey Witek: S7
Bob Carpenter: E5/SH.1-2
Billy Werber: 7
Dick Bartell: HR/7.2-H;1-H(UR)
Mel Ott: 7
Johnny Mize: 13

Top 3

Tommy Holmes: 43
Sibby Sisti: 9
Eddie Miller: W
Nanny Fernandez: 43

Bot 3

Willard Marshall: 8
Babe Barna: S7
Harry Danning: 6(B)3(1)/DP

Top 4

Ernie Lombardi: 8
Frank Demaree: W
Max West: SB2
Max West: K/C
Buddy Gremp: 53

Bot 4

Mickey Witek: S7
Bob Carpenter: 13/SH.1-2
Billy Werber: 9
Dick Bartell: 13

Top 5

Bill Donovan: W
Tommy Holmes: E6.1-2
Sibby Sisti: 5(2)3(B)/GDP.1-2
Eddie Miller: 8

Bot 5

Mel Ott: 9
Johnny Mize: 7
Willard Marshall: 9

Top 6

Nanny Fernandez: 13
Ernie Lombardi: 53
Frank Demaree: 63

Bot 6

Babe Barna: W
Harry Danning: 13/SH.1-2
Mickey Witek: 43.2-3
Bob Carpenter: 13

Top 7

Max West: 3
Buddy Gremp: 4
Bill Donovan: 63

Bot 7

Billy Werber: 5/FL
Dick Bartell: S7
Mel Ott: S8.1-3
Johnny Mize: 7.3-H
Willard Marshall: 8

Top 8

Tommy Holmes: 8
Sibby Sisti: 13
Eddie Miller: 63

Bot 8

Babe Barna: S7
Harry Danning: 16(1)/FO
Mickey Witek: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Nanny Fernandez: S8
Ernie Lombardi: 7
Frank Demaree: W.1-2
Max West: K
Paul Waner: 3/L