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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1946-05-25 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 18673 · 2:28

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 5–3. New York Giants put up 3 in the 2nd. Monty Kennedy earned the win and Ken Trinkle picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Monty Kennedy L: Lefty Wallace SV: Ken Trinkle

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Culler	4	1	1	0	1	1
Johnny Hopp	1	0	0	0	1	0
Tommy Holmes	2	1	0	0	1	0
Ray Sanders	3	0	0	1	1	1
Nanny Fernandez	4	0	2	1	0	0
Stew Hofferth	4	0	0	1	0	0
Skippy Roberge	4	0	0	0	0	1
Whitey Wietelmann	2	0	0	0	2	0
Connie Ryan	1	0	0	0	0	1
Si Johnson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Workman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Carden Gillenwater	2	1	0	0	0	0
Phil Masi	0	0	0	0	1	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buddy Blattner	5	0	2	2	0	1
Willard Marshall	4	1	1	0	1	0
Mel Ott	4	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Mize	3	1	1	0	0	0
Bennie Warren	2	0	1	1	2	0
Babe Young	3	1	0	0	1	0
Buddy Kerr	4	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Rigney	3	1	1	2	1	0
Monty Kennedy	3	0	1	0	0	1
Ken Trinkle	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Wallace	2.0	3	1	1
Si Johnson	4.0	4	4	2
Steve Roser	2.0	0	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monty Kennedy	5.0	1	5	2
Ken Trinkle	4.0	2	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Culler: S/78
Johnny Hopp: W.1-2
Tommy Holmes: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Ray Sanders: 6/P.3-H
Nanny Fernandez: 63

Bot 1

Buddy Blattner: S/6D
Willard Marshall: 43.1-2
Mel Ott: 3/G.2-3
Johnny Mize: 7

Top 2

Stew Hofferth: 53
Skippy Roberge: 3/G
Whitey Wietelmann: 63

Bot 2

Bennie Warren: W
Babe Young: 64(1)/FO
Buddy Kerr: SB2
Buddy Kerr: E5/TH
Bill Rigney: D7.2-H;1-3
Monty Kennedy: K
Buddy Blattner: S7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Willard Marshall: 3/G

Top 3

Connie Ryan: K
Dick Culler: W
Johnny Hopp: 64(1)/FO.B-2(E4/TH)
Tommy Holmes: 13

Bot 3

Mel Ott: 3/G
Johnny Mize: 9/L
Bennie Warren: W
Babe Young: 4/FL

Top 4

Ray Sanders: K
Nanny Fernandez: 8
Stew Hofferth: 8

Bot 4

Buddy Kerr: 4/P
Bill Rigney: 5/FL
Monty Kennedy: S9
Buddy Blattner: 2/FL

Top 5

Skippy Roberge: FLE2
Skippy Roberge: 2/FL
Whitey Wietelmann: W
Si Johnson: 46(1)/FO
Dick Culler: 13

Bot 5

Willard Marshall: W
Mel Ott: K
Johnny Mize: HP.1-2
Bennie Warren: D7.2-H;1-3
Babe Young: IW
Buddy Kerr: 8
Bill Rigney: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Monty Kennedy: 8

Top 6

Johnny Hopp: HP
Tommy Holmes: W.1-2
Ray Sanders: W.2-3;1-2
Nanny Fernandez: S/78.3-H;2-3;1-2
Stew Hofferth: 7.3-H
Skippy Roberge: 53.2-3;1-2
Whitey Wietelmann: 2/FL

Bot 6

Buddy Blattner: K
Willard Marshall: S9
Mel Ott: 4/P
Johnny Mize: S/89.1-3
Bennie Warren: 63

Top 7

Chuck Workman: 43
Dick Culler: 9
Carden Gillenwater: 53

Bot 7

Babe Young: 7
Buddy Kerr: 3/FL
Bill Rigney: 4/P

Top 8

Tommy Holmes: 7
Ray Sanders: 8
Nanny Fernandez: S9
Stew Hofferth: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Ken Trinkle: K
Buddy Blattner: 5/FL
Willard Marshall: 7

Top 9

Skippy Roberge: K
Whitey Wietelmann: W
Phil Masi: W.1-2
Dick Culler: K
Carden Gillenwater: 54(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Kerr caught ball with back to infield
Hopp hit in head is dazed but walks to bench

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