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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1944-06-07 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 12821 · 1:40

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 6–2. New York Giants put up 3 in the 7th. Harry Feldman earned the win. Mel Ott went 3-for-3 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Harry Feldman L: Al Javery SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ziggy Sears · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Barr · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Connie Ryan	4	0	1	0	1
Max Macon	4	0	0	0	0
Tommy Holmes	3	1	1	0	0
Butch Nieman	3	1	1	2	1
Chuck Workman	3	0	0	0	0
Clyde Kluttz	3	0	0	0	0
Dee Phillips	3	0	1	0	0
Mike Sandlock	3	0	0	0	0
Al Javery	2	0	0	0	0
Buck Etchison	1	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	5	0	0	0	0	1
George Hausmann	3	1	1	0	1	1
Mel Ott	3	2	3	3	1	0
Joe Medwick	4	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Weintraub	4	2	2	1	0	0
Nap Reyes	4	1	3	2	0	0
Gus Mancuso	2	0	0	0	2	0
Buddy Kerr	3	0	0	0	1	0
Harry Feldman	4	0	0	0	0	3

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Javery	8.0	9	5	5

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Feldman	9.0	4	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Connie Ryan: 8
Max Macon: 43
Tommy Holmes: 13

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: K
George Hausmann: W
Mel Ott: S/9.1-2
Joe Medwick: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Butch Nieman: K
Chuck Workman: 9
Clyde Kluttz: 7

Bot 2

Phil Weintraub: E3/TH.B-1
Nap Reyes: 54(1)/FO
Gus Mancuso: 53.1-2
Buddy Kerr: IW
Harry Feldman: K/C

Top 3

Dee Phillips: 53
Mike Sandlock: 43
Al Javery: 63

Bot 3

Johnny Rucker: 4/P
George Hausmann: 53
Mel Ott: HR/89
Joe Medwick: 9/L

Top 4

Connie Ryan: K
Max Macon: 5/P
Tommy Holmes: S4.BX2(21)

Bot 4

Phil Weintraub: T/7
Nap Reyes: S/78.3-H
Gus Mancuso: 4/P
Buddy Kerr: CS2(2E4)
Buddy Kerr: 2/FL
Harry Feldman: K/C

Top 5

Butch Nieman: 7/L
Chuck Workman: 8
Clyde Kluttz: 3/G

Bot 5

Johnny Rucker: 43
George Hausmann: K/C
Mel Ott: W
Joe Medwick: 43

Top 6

Dee Phillips: 13
Mike Sandlock: 4/L
Al Javery: 53

Bot 6

Phil Weintraub: 3/G
Nap Reyes: HR/89
Gus Mancuso: W
Buddy Kerr: 9
Harry Feldman: K/C

Top 7

Connie Ryan: S6
Max Macon: 7
Tommy Holmes: 46(1)/FO
Butch Nieman: HR/89.1-H
Chuck Workman: 31

Bot 7

Johnny Rucker: 43
George Hausmann: S/9
Mel Ott: HR/89.1-H
Joe Medwick: 53
Phil Weintraub: HR/89
Nap Reyes: S/7
Gus Mancuso: CS2(26)

Top 8

Clyde Kluttz: 53
Dee Phillips: S/78
Mike Sandlock: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Gus Mancuso: W
Buddy Kerr: 7/L
Harry Feldman: 16(1)/FO
Johnny Rucker: 53

Top 9

Buck Etchison: 3/G
Connie Ryan: 8
Max Macon: 1/G