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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1942-09-26 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 8 innings · Att: 2916 · 1:45

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 5–2. New York Giants put up 2 in the 1st.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	6
NY1	2	0	0	1	0	0	2		5	10

SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	3	1	1	0	1	0
Skippy Roberge	4	0	1	0	0	0
Paul Waner	4	0	1	1	0	0
Nanny Fernandez	4	0	1	1	0	0
Max West	2	0	0	0	2	0
Clyde Kluttz	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ducky Detweiler	3	0	1	0	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	3	0	0	0	0	1
Warren Spahn	3	1	1	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	3	1	1	1	1	0
Mickey Witek	3	2	1	0	1	0
Buster Maynard	3	1	2	0	1	0
Johnny Mize	4	0	1	1	0	0
Babe Young	4	0	1	1	0	2
Babe Barna	4	0	1	2	0	0
Sid Gordon	2	1	1	0	1	0
Charlie Fox	2	0	1	0	1	0
Bob Carpenter	2	0	1	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	7.0	10	5	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Carpenter	8.0	6	3	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: 3/P
Skippy Roberge: 63
Paul Waner: D
Nanny Fernandez: 63

Bot 1

Dick Bartell: W
Mickey Witek: W.1-2
Buster Maynard: S6/G.2-3;1-2
Johnny Mize: 7.3-H;2-3
Babe Young: PO1(13)
Babe Young: S.3-H
Babe Barna: 9

Top 2

Max West: W
Clyde Kluttz: 7
Ducky Detweiler: 9
Whitey Wietelmann: 53

Bot 2

Sid Gordon: W
Charlie Fox: E6.1-2
Bob Carpenter: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Dick Bartell: FC4.3XH(42);2-3;B-1
Mickey Witek: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Warren Spahn: S
Tommy Holmes: 8
Skippy Roberge: D.1-3
Paul Waner: 43.3-H;2-3
Nanny Fernandez: 63

Bot 3

Buster Maynard: W
Johnny Mize: 6(1)3/GDP
Babe Young: K

Top 4

Max West: 9
Clyde Kluttz: 8
Ducky Detweiler: S
Whitey Wietelmann: 43

Bot 4

Babe Barna: 3/G
Sid Gordon: S
Charlie Fox: W.1-2
Bob Carpenter: 9
Dick Bartell: S.2-H;1-2
Mickey Witek: 54(1)/FO

Top 5

Warren Spahn: 8
Tommy Holmes: S
Skippy Roberge: 8
Paul Waner: 4/P

Bot 5

Buster Maynard: 23
Johnny Mize: S
Babe Young: SB2
Babe Young: K
Babe Barna: 3/P

Top 6

Nanny Fernandez: 13
Max West: W
Clyde Kluttz: 9(B)/DP.1X2(96)

Bot 6

Sid Gordon: 63
Charlie Fox: S
Bob Carpenter: S.1-2
Dick Bartell: 5(2)3(B)/GDP

Top 7

Ducky Detweiler: 43
Whitey Wietelmann: K
Warren Spahn: 43

Bot 7

Mickey Witek: S
Buster Maynard: S.1-2
Johnny Mize: 4/P
Babe Young: 9
Babe Barna: T8.2-H;1-H;BXH(82)

Top 8

Tommy Holmes: W
Skippy Roberge: 6/P
Paul Waner: 43.1-2
Nanny Fernandez: D.2-H
Max West: 43

Notes & reviews

Forfeit=V
Game forfeited to visitors as thousands of youngsters - allowed in free for scrap drive reward - swarm field; all stats count (no wp,lp)

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