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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1946-04-25 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 8789 · cloudy, rain, wet · 2:17

Boston Braves defeated New York Giants 5–4. Boston Braves put up 3 in the 6th. Bill Lee earned the win. Phil Masi went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bill Lee L: Ken Trinkle SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Al Barlick · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Connie Ryan	5	1	2	1	0	1
Johnny Hopp	4	1	0	0	0	1
Tommy Holmes	3	1	3	0	1	0
Ray Sanders	4	0	0	0	1	2
Bama Rowell	1	0	0	0	1	0
Phil Masi	4	1	2	3	1	1
Skippy Roberge	5	0	1	0	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	4	0	2	0	0	0
Bill Lee	3	0	1	0	0	0
Nanny Fernandez	2	1	1	1	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Rigney	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Witek	3	3	2	2	1	0
Willard Marshall	3	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Mize	4	0	0	1	0	0
Walker Cooper	1	0	0	0	0	0
Babe Young	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sid Gordon	4	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Kerr	4	0	0	0	0	1
Monty Kennedy	2	1	1	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	3	0	2	1	0	0
Jess Pike	0	0	0	0	1	0
Mel Ott	0	0	0	0	1	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lee	9.0	6	3	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monty Kennedy	5.1	10	2	4
Harry Feldman	1.2	1	1	1
Ken Trinkle	2.0	1	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Connie Ryan: HR/7
Johnny Hopp: 43
Tommy Holmes: W
Ray Sanders: CS2(26)
Ray Sanders: 9

Bot 1

Bill Rigney: 5/FL
Mickey Witek: W
Willard Marshall: S9.1-3
Johnny Mize: 7.3-H
Walker Cooper: 7

Top 2

Bama Rowell: 3/G
Phil Masi: 63
Skippy Roberge: 53

Bot 2

Babe Young: 63
Sid Gordon: 6
Buddy Kerr: 6

Top 3

Whitey Wietelmann: 53
Bill Lee: 41
Connie Ryan: D7
Johnny Hopp: 63

Bot 3

Monty Kennedy: S8
Bill Rigney: 54/SH.1-2
Mickey Witek: HR/9.2-H
Willard Marshall: 6
Johnny Mize: 43

Top 4

Tommy Holmes: D7
Ray Sanders: K
Bama Rowell: W
Phil Masi: S9.2XH(92);1-2
Skippy Roberge: 7

Bot 4

Ernie Lombardi: 5
Babe Young: 53
Sid Gordon: 5/FL

Top 5

Whitey Wietelmann: S8
Bill Lee: 8
Connie Ryan: K
Johnny Hopp: K

Bot 5

Buddy Kerr: K/C
Monty Kennedy: 43
Bill Rigney: E6/TH1
Mickey Witek: S9.1-3
Willard Marshall: 3/G

Top 6

Tommy Holmes: S7
Ray Sanders: K
Nanny Fernandez: D7.1-3
Phil Masi: HR9/IPHR.3-H;2-H
Skippy Roberge: S
Whitey Wietelmann: S.1-2
Bill Lee: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Connie Ryan: 2/FL

Bot 6

Johnny Mize: 5/FL
Ernie Lombardi: S7
Babe Young: 3(B)6(1)/GDP

Top 7

Johnny Hopp: 3/G
Tommy Holmes: S9
Ray Sanders: W.1-2
Nanny Fernandez: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Phil Masi: K

Bot 7

Sid Gordon: 63
Buddy Kerr: 63
Jess Pike: W
Bill Rigney: 5/FL

Top 8

Skippy Roberge: 63
Whitey Wietelmann: 13
Bill Lee: S7
Connie Ryan: 5

Bot 8

Mickey Witek: 6E3
Willard Marshall: 14/SH.1-2
Johnny Mize: 53
Ernie Lombardi: DGR/5.2-H(UR)
Babe Young: 4

Top 9

Johnny Hopp: HP
Tommy Holmes: E1/TH1/SH.1-3
Ray Sanders: 36(1)/FO.3-3
Nanny Fernandez: 13/SH.3-H(UR);1-2
Phil Masi: W
Skippy Roberge: 3

Bot 9

Sid Gordon: 6
Buddy Kerr: 13
Mel Ott: W
Bill Rigney: 6

Notes & reviews

the game was played in a steady rain
Walker Cooper struck on right little finger by foul ball, suffering a broken bone
Willard Marshall fell
the ball caromed off Whitey Wietelmann's leg into the stands

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