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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1945-08-01 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 19318 · 2:15

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 9–2. New York Giants put up 3 in the 1st. Slim Emmerich earned the win. Mel Ott went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	9
NY1	3	0	1	1	2	2	0	0		9	14

W: Slim Emmerich L: Nate Andrews SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Culler	4	1	2	0	0	0
Phil Masi	3	0	1	0	0	1
Tommy Holmes	4	0	1	1	0	0
Joe Medwick	4	0	1	0	0	0
Butch Nieman	3	0	1	0	1	0
Carden Gillenwater	4	1	2	0	0	0
Chuck Workman	4	0	0	1	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	4	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Hutchings	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Tobin	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Whitey Lockman	3	3	2	1	1	1
George Hausmann	5	1	2	2	0	0
Mel Ott	4	2	2	2	0	0
Danny Gardella	4	0	1	1	1	0
Phil Weintraub	5	0	1	1	0	1
Ernie Lombardi	5	1	1	0	0	1
Buddy Kerr	5	1	2	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	4	0	2	2	1	0
Van Mungo	1	0	0	0	0	0
Slim Emmerich	3	1	1	0	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nate Andrews	0.0	4	0	0
Johnny Hutchings	4.2	7	2	3
Ed Wright	1.1	3	0	1
Don Hendrickson	2.0	0	1	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Van Mungo	2.1	6	0	2
Slim Emmerich	6.2	3	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Culler: S7
Phil Masi: K
Tommy Holmes: 9/L
Joe Medwick: 4/P

Bot 1

Whitey Lockman: S9
George Hausmann: S9.1-2
Mel Ott: S8.2-H;1-3
Danny Gardella: S9.3-H;1-3
Phil Weintraub: SB2
Phil Weintraub: 9/F.3-H
Ernie Lombardi: 63.2-3
Buddy Kerr: 163

Top 2

Butch Nieman: S9
Carden Gillenwater: S8.1XH(8646);B-3#
Chuck Workman: 7/7D.3-H
Whitey Wietelmann: S8
Johnny Hutchings: K

Bot 2

Billy Jurges: S8
Van Mungo: 16(1)/FO/BG
Whitey Lockman: K
George Hausmann: 9

Top 3

Dick Culler: S7
Phil Masi: 53/SH.1-2
Tommy Holmes: PB.2-3
Tommy Holmes: S8.3-H
Joe Medwick: S6.1-2
Butch Nieman: W.2-3;1-2
Carden Gillenwater: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Mel Ott: HR/9
Danny Gardella: 2/FL
Phil Weintraub: S7/78
Ernie Lombardi: K
Buddy Kerr: D7.1-3
Billy Jurges: IW
Slim Emmerich: K

Top 4

Chuck Workman: 9
Whitey Wietelmann: 8
Johnny Hutchings: 8

Bot 4

Whitey Lockman: HR/9
George Hausmann: 6/P
Mel Ott: HP
Danny Gardella: W.1-2
Phil Weintraub: 3/FL
Ernie Lombardi: 5/FL

Top 5

Dick Culler: 63
Phil Masi: S7
Tommy Holmes: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Buddy Kerr: 63
Billy Jurges: 63
Slim Emmerich: S7
Whitey Lockman: HP.1-2
George Hausmann: T9.2-H;1-H
Mel Ott: 43

Top 6

Joe Medwick: 53
Butch Nieman: E4.B-1
Carden Gillenwater: S9.1-3;BX2(934)
Chuck Workman: 3/G

Bot 6

Danny Gardella: 3/G
Phil Weintraub: K/C
Ernie Lombardi: S7
Buddy Kerr: S7.1-2
Billy Jurges: D9.2-H;1-H
Slim Emmerich: 9

Top 7

Whitey Wietelmann: 43
Jim Tobin: K/C
Dick Culler: 8

Bot 7

Whitey Lockman: W
George Hausmann: E5/TH2.1-2;B-1
Mel Ott: 9/L
Danny Gardella: 43.2-3;1-2
Phil Weintraub: 3/G

Top 8

Phil Masi: 8
Tommy Holmes: 6/P
Joe Medwick: 3/FL

Bot 8

Ernie Lombardi: 53
Buddy Kerr: 7/L
Billy Jurges: 13

Top 9

Butch Nieman: 13
Carden Gillenwater: E6.B-1
Chuck Workman: 46(1)/FO
Whitey Wietelmann: 46(1)/FO