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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1945-06-20 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 20398 · night · 2:59

Boston Braves defeated New York Giants 15–10. Boston Braves put up 5 in the 4th. Ira Hutchinson earned the win and Bob Logan picked up the save. Danny Gardella went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	3	3	5	0	1	2	1	0	15	16
NY1	3	2	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	10	16

W: Ira Hutchinson L: Rube Fischer SV: Bob Logan

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Culler	6	1	1	0	0	1
Tommy Holmes	5	3	3	1	1	0
Chuck Workman	6	1	4	0	0	0
Joe Medwick	4	2	0	0	2	0
Carden Gillenwater	3	2	0	0	3	1
Joe Mack	4	4	3	6	2	0
Phil Masi	5	1	3	2	0	0
Frank Drews	5	0	1	1	0	1
Butch Nieman	1	1	1	3	0	0
Ira Hutchinson	4	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	6	1	2	1	0	0
George Hausmann	5	4	3	0	0	0
Danny Gardella	4	2	3	4	1	0
Mel Ott	4	1	2	1	1	0
Phil Weintraub	4	1	1	1	1	0
Clyde Kluttz	5	1	2	1	0	0
Nap Reyes	4	0	2	1	0	0
Buddy Kerr	5	0	0	0	0	0
Jack Brewer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rube Fischer	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ray Harrell	1	0	0	0	0	0
Red Treadway	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	1	0	1	1	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Hutchings	1.0	5	0	0
Ira Hutchinson	6.1	9	3	1
Bob Logan	1.2	2	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Brewer	2.1	6	3	1
Rube Fischer	1.1	3	2	2
Ray Harrell	3.1	5	1	0
Ace Adams	2.0	2	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Culler: 7
Tommy Holmes: S9
Chuck Workman: S1.1-2
Joe Medwick: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: HR/89/IPHR
George Hausmann: S8
Danny Gardella: HR/9.1-H
Mel Ott: S9
Phil Weintraub: 3/G.1-2
Clyde Kluttz: 8
Nap Reyes: S8.2-3
Buddy Kerr: 9

Top 2

Carden Gillenwater: K
Joe Mack: W
Phil Masi: S7.1-2
Frank Drews: 9
Butch Nieman: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Dick Culler: 63

Bot 2

Jack Brewer: 3/L
Johnny Rucker: 63
George Hausmann: S8
Danny Gardella: HR/9.1-H
Mel Ott: 3/FL

Top 3

Tommy Holmes: S7
Chuck Workman: 9
Joe Medwick: W.1-2
Carden Gillenwater: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Mack: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Phil Masi: 43.3-H;1-2
Frank Drews: K

Bot 3

Phil Weintraub: W
Clyde Kluttz: 8
Nap Reyes: D/78.1-H
Buddy Kerr: 4/P
Rube Fischer: K/C

Top 4

Ira Hutchinson: K
Dick Culler: 5/P
Tommy Holmes: W
Chuck Workman: S9.1-3
Joe Medwick: E5.3-H(UR);1-2
Carden Gillenwater: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Mack: D7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Phil Masi: S9.2-H(UR)
Frank Drews: S8.1-3;B-2(TH)
Ira Hutchinson: 63

Bot 4

Johnny Rucker: S7
George Hausmann: 64(1)/FO
Danny Gardella: 43.1-2
Mel Ott: S7.2-H
Phil Weintraub: 5/P

Top 5

Dick Culler: S8
Tommy Holmes: 3/G.1-2
Chuck Workman: 4/P
Joe Medwick: 63

Bot 5

Clyde Kluttz: 9
Nap Reyes: HP
Buddy Kerr: 46(1)/FO
Ray Harrell: 54(1)/FO

Top 6

Carden Gillenwater: 7
Joe Mack: W
Phil Masi: S9.1-3
Frank Drews: 9.3-H
Ira Hutchinson: 5/P

Bot 6

Johnny Rucker: 9
George Hausmann: S8
Danny Gardella: S8.1-2
Mel Ott: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Phil Weintraub: S9.3-H;1-2
Clyde Kluttz: S7.2-H;1-2
Nap Reyes: 4/L

Top 7

Dick Culler: E4/P.B-2
Tommy Holmes: S9.2-H(UR)
Chuck Workman: WP.1-2
Chuck Workman: S3.2-3
Joe Medwick: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H(UR)
Carden Gillenwater: 7

Bot 7

Buddy Kerr: 7
Red Treadway: 4/L
Johnny Rucker: 63

Top 8

Joe Mack: HR/9
Phil Masi: 43
Frank Drews: 63
Ira Hutchinson: 53

Bot 8

George Hausmann: 7
Danny Gardella: W
Mel Ott: W.1-2
Phil Weintraub: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Dick Culler: K
Tommy Holmes: 8
Chuck Workman: S
Joe Medwick: WP.1-2
Joe Medwick: W
Carden Gillenwater: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Mack: 13

Bot 9

Clyde Kluttz: D
Nap Reyes: 9
Buddy Kerr: 5/P
Ernie Lombardi: S.2-H
Johnny Rucker: 8