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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1943-04-29 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 3153 · 2:06

Boston Braves defeated New York Giants 5–2. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 3rd. Red Barrett earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	2	1	0	0	0	2	0	5	13
NY1	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	6

W: Red Barrett L: Van Mungo SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Joe Burns	4	0	1	0	1	1
Eddie Joost	3	1	1	1	2	1
Tommy Holmes	3	0	1	0	0	0
Chuck Workman	5	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny McCarthy	5	0	2	0	0	0
Chet Ross	4	2	3	0	0	0
Clyde Kluttz	4	1	3	0	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	4	1	1	1	0	1
Red Barrett	3	0	1	2	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buster Maynard	3	2	0	0	1	0
Billy Jurges	4	0	2	0	0	0
Mickey Witek	4	0	2	2	0	0
Mel Ott	3	0	0	0	1	0
Babe Barna	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sid Gordon	3	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Orengo	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gus Mancuso	4	0	2	0	0	0
Van Mungo	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ernie Lombardi	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Barrett	9.0	6	3	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Van Mungo	6.0	10	2	3
Bobby Coombs	3.0	3	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Burns: 53
Eddie Joost: 13
Tommy Holmes: 7/F

Bot 1

Buster Maynard: 53
Billy Jurges: 5/L
Mickey Witek: 9/F

Top 2

Chuck Workman: 43
Johnny McCarthy: S8
Chet Ross: 9/F
Clyde Kluttz: 13

Bot 2

Mel Ott: 63
Babe Barna: 3/G
Sid Gordon: W
Joe Orengo: 7/F

Top 3

Whitey Wietelmann: S78
Red Barrett: 13/SH.1-2
Joe Burns: 13
Eddie Joost: S9.2-H
Tommy Holmes: SB2.1-H(E2/TH)
Tommy Holmes: S9
Chuck Workman: K

Bot 3

Gus Mancuso: 143
Van Mungo: 13
Buster Maynard: W
Billy Jurges: S9/P.1-3
Mickey Witek: S6/G.3-H;1-2
Mel Ott: 3/G

Top 4

Johnny McCarthy: D7
Chet Ross: S6/G.2X3(65)
Clyde Kluttz: S9.1-3
Whitey Wietelmann: 8/F.3-H
Red Barrett: K

Bot 4

Babe Barna: 3/G
Sid Gordon: 5/P
Joe Orengo: K

Top 5

Joe Burns: W
Eddie Joost: K
Tommy Holmes: 163.1-2
Chuck Workman: 43

Bot 5

Gus Mancuso: S7
Van Mungo: 6(1)/FO
Buster Maynard: 54(1)/FO
Billy Jurges: S7.1-2
Mickey Witek: S7.2-H;1-2
Mel Ott: W.2-3;1-2
Babe Barna: 43

Top 6

Johnny McCarthy: 43
Chet Ross: S7
Clyde Kluttz: S7.1-2
Whitey Wietelmann: 43.2-3;1-2
Red Barrett: 8/F

Bot 6

Sid Gordon: 6/P
Joe Orengo: 7/F
Gus Mancuso: S7/L
Van Mungo: K

Top 7

Joe Burns: S1/BG
Eddie Joost: W.1-2
Tommy Holmes: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Chuck Workman: 3/G/DP.3XH(32)

Bot 7

Buster Maynard: 63
Billy Jurges: 43
Mickey Witek: 53

Top 8

Johnny McCarthy: 53
Chet Ross: S
Clyde Kluttz: S.1-3;B-2(TH)
Whitey Wietelmann: K/C
Red Barrett: S9/F.3-H;2-H
Joe Burns: K

Bot 8

Mel Ott: 43
Babe Barna: 4/F
Sid Gordon: 5/F

Top 9

Eddie Joost: W
Tommy Holmes: 13/SH.1-2
Chuck Workman: 43.2-3
Johnny McCarthy: 53

Bot 9

Joe Orengo: 53
Gus Mancuso: 6/F
Ernie Lombardi: 53

Notes & reviews

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