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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1949-04-24 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 26007 · 2:30

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 6–2. New York Giants put up 3 in the 1st. Sheldon Jones earned the win. Bobby Thomson 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	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	2	7
NY1	3	3	0	0	0	0	0	0		6	8

W: Sheldon Jones L: Vern Bickford SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Artie Gore · 1B: Scotty Robb · 2B: Frank Dascoli · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	4	0	1	0	0	1
Al Dark	3	2	2	0	1	0
Earl Torgeson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bob Elliott	4	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Russell	3	0	1	1	1	0
Pete Reiser	3	0	1	1	1	0
Tommy Holmes	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Salkeld	2	0	1	0	1	0
Don Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Hogue	2	0	1	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Bobby Rhawn	4	1	1	1	0
Whitey Lockman	4	0	1	1	0
Sid Gordon	4	0	0	0	0
Johnny Mize	4	1	1	0	0
Bobby Thomson	4	1	2	3	0
Willard Marshall	3	0	1	0	1
Mickey Livingston	3	1	0	0	1
Buddy Kerr	3	1	2	0	0
Sheldon Jones	2	1	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Bickford	2.0	4	1	0
Bobby Hogue	6.0	4	1	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sheldon Jones	9.0	7	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Stanky: S9
Al Dark: 16(1)/FO
Earl Torgeson: 64(1)/FO
Bob Elliott: SB2
Bob Elliott: 6/P

Bot 1

Bobby Rhawn: S7
Whitey Lockman: 8
Sid Gordon: 3/P
Johnny Mize: S7.1-2
Bobby Thomson: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Willard Marshall: 8

Top 2

Jim Russell: 43
Pete Reiser: W
Tommy Holmes: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Mickey Livingston: W
Buddy Kerr: S6.1-2
Sheldon Jones: E1.1-3;2-H(UR);B-2
Bobby Rhawn: 3/G.2-3;3-H(UR)
Whitey Lockman: 8.3-H(UR)
Sid Gordon: 53

Top 3

Bill Salkeld: S9
Don Thompson: 5/FL
Eddie Stanky: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 3

Johnny Mize: 5/FL
Bobby Thomson: 2/FL
Willard Marshall: 6/P

Top 4

Al Dark: S8
Earl Torgeson: 3/G.1-2
Bob Elliott: 63.2-3
Jim Russell: S8.3-H
Pete Reiser: 8

Bot 4

Mickey Livingston: 53
Buddy Kerr: S9
Sheldon Jones: 14/SH.1-2
Bobby Rhawn: 43

Top 5

Tommy Holmes: 53
Bill Salkeld: W
Bobby Hogue: S7.1X3(75)
Eddie Stanky: K23

Bot 5

Whitey Lockman: S9
Sid Gordon: SB2
Sid Gordon: 6/P
Johnny Mize: 4/P
Bobby Thomson: 9

Top 6

Al Dark: W
Earl Torgeson: 8
Bob Elliott: 9/9D
Jim Russell: W.1-2
Pete Reiser: S9.1-2;2-H
Tommy Holmes: 43

Bot 6

Willard Marshall: W
Mickey Livingston: 64(1)3/GDP
Buddy Kerr: 3/G

Top 7

Bill Salkeld: 31
Bobby Hogue: 5/P
Eddie Stanky: 6/P

Bot 7

Sheldon Jones: 53
Bobby Rhawn: 8
Whitey Lockman: 13/BG

Top 8

Al Dark: S1
Earl Torgeson: K/C
Bob Elliott: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Sid Gordon: 13
Johnny Mize: 341
Bobby Thomson: S8
Willard Marshall: S9/89.1-2
Mickey Livingston: 13

Top 9

Jim Russell: 8
Pete Reiser: 6/P
Tommy Holmes: 43