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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1942-04-26 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 2:16

Boston Braves defeated New York Giants 3–2. Boston Braves put up 3 in the 6th. Jim Tobin earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Jim Tobin L: Hugh East SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dick Bartell	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mel Ott	5	1	0	0	0	0
Johnny Mize	5	1	2	0	0	0
Willard Marshall	3	0	0	0	1	0
Babe Barna	3	0	1	1	1	0
Harry Danning	3	0	0	0	1	0
Mickey Witek	4	0	2	1	0	0
Hugh East	1	0	0	0	1	1
Hank Leiber	1	0	0	0	0	1
Babe Young	0	0	0	0	1	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Tobin	9.0	5	6	3

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hugh East	5.1	8	1	1
Ace Adams	1.2	0	1	1
Tom Sunkel	1.0	0	0	1
Bill McGee	1.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: 13
Sibby Sisti: S9
Eddie Miller: 2
Nanny Fernandez: 7

Bot 1

Billy Werber: 5
Dick Bartell: 53
Mel Ott: 4

Top 2

Ernie Lombardi: 8
Frank Demaree: 7
Max West: W
Buddy Gremp: SB2.1-3(E2/TH2)
Buddy Gremp: K

Bot 2

Johnny Mize: 13
Willard Marshall: 3/G
Babe Barna: W
Harry Danning: SB2
Harry Danning: W
Mickey Witek: 63

Top 3

Jim Tobin: 7
Tommy Holmes: S1
Sibby Sisti: 53/SH.1-2
Eddie Miller: 43

Bot 3

Hugh East: K
Billy Werber: W
Dick Bartell: 6/LDP.1X1(63)

Top 4

Nanny Fernandez: 6
Ernie Lombardi: S8
Frank Demaree: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Mel Ott: E5/TH1
Johnny Mize: S9/F9DW.1-3
Willard Marshall: W.1-2
Babe Barna: 9/F9D.3-H(UR);2-3
Harry Danning: FC5.3XH(525);1-2;B-1
Mickey Witek: 4

Top 5

Max West: 4
Buddy Gremp: 63
Jim Tobin: 53

Bot 5

Hugh East: W
Billy Werber: 13/SH.1-2
Dick Bartell: K
Mel Ott: 4

Top 6

Tommy Holmes: S9/L
Sibby Sisti: 8/L
Eddie Miller: S7/78.1-2
Nanny Fernandez: S7/78.2-H;1-2
Ernie Lombardi: S9/L9DW.2-H;1-3
Frank Demaree: S7/G56.3-H;1-2
Max West: K
Paul Waner: 3/G

Bot 6

Johnny Mize: 31
Willard Marshall: 43
Babe Barna: S9
Harry Danning: 54(1)/FO

Top 7

Jim Tobin: 8
Tommy Holmes: 5
Sibby Sisti: W
Eddie Miller: CS2(26)

Bot 7

Mickey Witek: S7
Hank Leiber: K
Billy Werber: 8
Dick Bartell: HP.1-2
Mel Ott: 43

Top 8

Eddie Miller: 63
Nanny Fernandez: 6
Ernie Lombardi: K

Bot 8

Johnny Mize: S7
Willard Marshall: 3/FL
Babe Barna: 3/G.1-2
Harry Danning: E5/G.2-3
Mickey Witek: D7/G5.3-H(UR);1-3
Babe Young: IW
Billy Werber: 63

Top 9

Frank Demaree: 63/G56
Max West: K
Johnny Cooney: 8

Bot 9

Dick Bartell: 5
Mel Ott: 3/G
Johnny Mize: 9

Notes & reviews

Just missed HR near 300' sign
Hit in the back
Off Fernandez's shins
Through Fernandez
Cooney: leaping catch & tag of Miller's high throw

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