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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1944-04-18 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 15551 · 1:41

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 2–1. New York Giants put up 2 in the 7th. Bill Voiselle earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Bill Voiselle L: Al Javery SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Wietelmann	4	0	1	0	0	2
Steve Shemo	3	0	0	0	0	1
Tommy Holmes	4	0	1	0	0	0
Roland Gladu	4	1	1	0	0	2
Chuck Workman	4	0	0	1	0	0
Butch Nieman	3	0	2	0	1	0
Buck Etchison	4	0	1	0	0	0
Clyde Kluttz	3	0	0	0	1	2
Al Javery	3	0	0	0	0	1
Chet Ross	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Johnny Rucker	3	0	1	0	0
George Hausmann	4	0	1	0	0
Mel Ott	4	0	0	0	1
Joe Medwick	3	0	0	0	0
Phil Weintraub	3	1	3	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	3	0	1	0	1
Hal Luby	3	0	1	2	1
Buddy Kerr	3	0	0	0	1
Bill Voiselle	3	0	1	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Javery	8.0	8	0	5

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Voiselle	9.0	6	2	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Whitey Wietelmann: K
Steve Shemo: 1/L
Tommy Holmes: 3/G

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: 43
George Hausmann: S
Mel Ott: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Roland Gladu: 53
Chuck Workman: 9
Butch Nieman: S
Buck Etchison: S.1-2
Clyde Kluttz: K

Bot 2

Joe Medwick: 53
Phil Weintraub: S
Ernie Lombardi: K
Hal Luby: 4/P

Top 3

Al Javery: 63
Whitey Wietelmann: D/89
Steve Shemo: K
Tommy Holmes: 63

Bot 3

Buddy Kerr: 3/P
Bill Voiselle: 63
Johnny Rucker: 6/L

Top 4

Roland Gladu: T/9D
Chuck Workman: 43.3-H
Butch Nieman: 4/P
Buck Etchison: 13

Bot 4

George Hausmann: FLE2
George Hausmann: 8
Mel Ott: K
Joe Medwick: 6/P

Top 5

Clyde Kluttz: 6/P
Al Javery: K/C
Whitey Wietelmann: K/C

Bot 5

Phil Weintraub: S
Ernie Lombardi: 46(1)3/GDP
Hal Luby: K

Top 6

Steve Shemo: 63
Tommy Holmes: 153
Roland Gladu: K/C

Bot 6

Buddy Kerr: 31
Bill Voiselle: K
Johnny Rucker: S
George Hausmann: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Chuck Workman: 8
Butch Nieman: W
Buck Etchison: 7
Clyde Kluttz: SB2
Clyde Kluttz: IW
Al Javery: 13

Bot 7

Mel Ott: 43
Joe Medwick: 6/P
Phil Weintraub: S9
Ernie Lombardi: S9.1-3
Hal Luby: D7.3-H;1-H#
Buddy Kerr: K

Top 8

Whitey Wietelmann: 43
Chet Ross: K
Tommy Holmes: S
Roland Gladu: K

Bot 8

Bill Voiselle: S
Johnny Rucker: 43/SH.1-2
George Hausmann: 43.2-3
Mel Ott: 4/P

Top 9

Chuck Workman: 13
Butch Nieman: S7
Buck Etchison: 8
Clyde Kluttz: K