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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1944-09-09 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 4779 · 1:57

Boston Braves defeated New York Giants 6–4. Boston Braves put up 5 in the 5th. Jim Tobin earned the win. Jim Tobin went 1-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	1	5	0	0	0	0	6	12
NY1	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	4	9

W: Jim Tobin L: Harry Feldman SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Max Macon	5	0	3	1	0	0
Tommy Holmes	3	1	0	0	2	0
Chuck Workman	4	1	0	0	1	1
Butch Nieman	3	1	1	0	2	0
Phil Masi	5	0	1	1	0	0
Dee Phillips	5	1	2	1	0	0
Frank Drews	4	1	1	0	1	0
Ben Geraghty	4	1	3	0	1	0
Jim Tobin	4	0	1	3	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	5	2	2	0	0	0
George Hausmann	4	0	0	1	0	0
Mel Ott	3	0	0	0	2	1
Joe Medwick	4	1	2	1	0	1
Ernie Lombardi	4	0	1	0	0	1
Buddy Kerr	4	1	1	1	0	0
Nap Reyes	4	0	2	1	0	0
Hal Luby	4	0	1	0	0	0
Harry Feldman	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bruce Sloan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Tobin	9.0	9	2	4

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Feldman	4.2	6	7	0
Johnny Allen	2.1	4	0	1
Rube Fischer	1.0	0	0	0
Ace Adams	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Max Macon: S7
Tommy Holmes: 4/P
Chuck Workman: 4/P
Butch Nieman: 8

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: 43
George Hausmann: 3/FL
Mel Ott: 43

Top 2

Phil Masi: 63
Dee Phillips: 53
Frank Drews: S6
Ben Geraghty: S9.1-3
Jim Tobin: 63

Bot 2

Joe Medwick: S8
Ernie Lombardi: S7.1-3
Buddy Kerr: 8.3-H
Nap Reyes: E4.1-2;B-1
Hal Luby: 5/L
Harry Feldman: 2/FL

Top 3

Max Macon: D7
Tommy Holmes: W
Chuck Workman: 8.2-3
Butch Nieman: W.1-2
Phil Masi: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Johnny Rucker: S7
George Hausmann: 24/SH.1-2
Mel Ott: IW
Joe Medwick: S9.2-H;1-3
Ernie Lombardi: 2/FL
Buddy Kerr: 9

Top 4

Dee Phillips: 6/FL
Frank Drews: W
Ben Geraghty: S8.1-3
Jim Tobin: 53.3-H;1-2
Max Macon: 3/L

Bot 4

Nap Reyes: 4/P
Hal Luby: 5/P
Harry Feldman: K

Top 5

Tommy Holmes: W
Chuck Workman: W.1-2
Butch Nieman: W.2-3;1-2
Phil Masi: 7/F7D.3-H;2-3
Dee Phillips: D8.3-H;1-3
Frank Drews: 5/FL
Ben Geraghty: W
Jim Tobin: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Max Macon: D7.3-H;1-3
Tommy Holmes: FC5.3XH(52)

Bot 5

Johnny Rucker: 3/FL
George Hausmann: 8
Mel Ott: W
Joe Medwick: K

Top 6

Chuck Workman: K
Butch Nieman: 9
Phil Masi: 9

Bot 6

Ernie Lombardi: K
Buddy Kerr: 8
Nap Reyes: S8
Hal Luby: 63

Top 7

Dee Phillips: S8
Frank Drews: 36(1)/FO
Ben Geraghty: S4/BG.1-2
Jim Tobin: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Bruce Sloan: 8
Johnny Rucker: T/78
George Hausmann: 63.3-H
Mel Ott: K

Top 8

Max Macon: 5/P
Tommy Holmes: 5/P
Chuck Workman: 3/FL

Bot 8

Joe Medwick: 9/L
Ernie Lombardi: 5/L
Buddy Kerr: S7
Nap Reyes: WP.1-2
Nap Reyes: S7.2-H
Hal Luby: S6.1-2
Billy Jurges: 9

Top 9

Butch Nieman: S8
Phil Masi: S7.1-2
Dee Phillips: 2/FL/BP
Frank Drews: 5/P
Ben Geraghty: 9

Bot 9

Johnny Rucker: 7
George Hausmann: 8
Mel Ott: 3/G