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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1945-07-31 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 1:58

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 4–3. New York Giants put up 2 in the 9th. Harry Feldman earned the win. Whitey Wietelmann went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Harry Feldman L: Mort Cooper SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Dusty Boggess · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Culler	5	0	3	0	0	0
Phil Masi	4	0	1	0	0	1
Tommy Holmes	2	0	1	0	2	0
Joe Medwick	4	0	0	0	0	0
Butch Nieman	4	0	0	0	0	1
Carden Gillenwater	4	1	1	0	0	0
Chuck Workman	4	1	1	0	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	4	1	1	3	0	0
Al Javery	3	0	2	0	0	0
Mort Cooper	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Lockman	5	0	1	0	0	0
George Hausmann	4	1	0	0	1	0
Mel Ott	3	1	2	1	2	0
Danny Gardella	4	0	1	1	1	0
Phil Weintraub	2	1	1	1	3	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	0	1	1	0	0
Buddy Kerr	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	4	1	1	0	0	0
Harry Feldman	3	0	0	0	0	1
Red Treadway	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Javery	7.1	5	3	1
Mort Cooper	1.1	2	4	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Feldman	9.0	10	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Culler: 6/P
Phil Masi: S9
Tommy Holmes: CS2(26)
Tommy Holmes: W
Joe Medwick: WP.1-2
Joe Medwick: 7

Bot 1

Whitey Lockman: 13
George Hausmann: 53
Mel Ott: D9
Danny Gardella: 3/FL

Top 2

Butch Nieman: 6/P
Carden Gillenwater: S7
Chuck Workman: S9.1-3
Whitey Wietelmann: 54(1)/FO.3-H
Al Javery: 63

Bot 2

Phil Weintraub: 3/G
Ernie Lombardi: 53
Buddy Kerr: 3/P

Top 3

Dick Culler: S7
Phil Masi: K
Tommy Holmes: CS2(26)
Tommy Holmes: W
Joe Medwick: SB2
Joe Medwick: 63

Bot 3

Billy Jurges: 8
Harry Feldman: 2/P
Whitey Lockman: D7/P
George Hausmann: 8

Top 4

Butch Nieman: 9
Carden Gillenwater: 63
Chuck Workman: 7

Bot 4

Mel Ott: HR/9
Danny Gardella: E4.B-1
Phil Weintraub: W.1-2
Ernie Lombardi: 8
Buddy Kerr: 2/FL/BP
Billy Jurges: 13

Top 5

Whitey Wietelmann: 43/BG
Al Javery: S8
Dick Culler: S7.1-2
Phil Masi: 2/FL
Tommy Holmes: 63

Bot 5

Harry Feldman: 8
Whitey Lockman: 2/FL
George Hausmann: 63

Top 6

Joe Medwick: 9
Butch Nieman: K
Carden Gillenwater: 63

Bot 6

Mel Ott: 2/FL
Danny Gardella: 9/9D
Phil Weintraub: W
Ernie Lombardi: D7.1-H
Buddy Kerr: 8

Top 7

Chuck Workman: 8/P
Whitey Wietelmann: 5/FL
Al Javery: S8
Dick Culler: 6/L

Bot 7

Billy Jurges: 43
Harry Feldman: K
Whitey Lockman: 9

Top 8

Phil Masi: 3/FL
Tommy Holmes: S9
Joe Medwick: 8
Butch Nieman: 8/L

Bot 8

George Hausmann: 2/FL
Mel Ott: W
Danny Gardella: S9.1-3(E9);B-2
Phil Weintraub: IW
Ernie Lombardi: 6/P
Buddy Kerr: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Carden Gillenwater: 8
Chuck Workman: E3.B-1
Whitey Wietelmann: HR/9.1-H(UR)
Mort Cooper: 63
Dick Culler: S2/BG
Phil Masi: CS2(26)

Bot 9

Billy Jurges: S9/P
Red Treadway: K
Whitey Lockman: 13.1-2
George Hausmann: W
Mel Ott: W.2-3;1-2
Danny Gardella: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Phil Weintraub: S7.3-H;2-3;1-2