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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Giants

1949-05-15 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 24637 · 2:27

New York Giants defeated Philadelphia Phillies 7–3. New York Giants put up 2 in the 3rd. Monty Kennedy earned the win. Stan Lopata went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Monty Kennedy L: Curt Simmons SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: Larry Goetz · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Jorda · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Richie Ashburn	5	1	1	0	0	0
Granny Hamner	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eddie Waitkus	4	0	1	1	0	0
Del Ennis	4	0	0	0	0	2
Stan Lopata	4	2	2	1	0	1
Bill Nicholson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Willie Jones	3	0	1	0	1	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	0	1	0	1
Curt Simmons	1	0	0	0	0	0
Stan Hollmig	1	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Seminick	0	0	0	0	1	0
Buddy Blattner	0	0	0	0	1	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bobby Hofman	4	1	1	0	0	1
Whitey Lockman	4	2	3	1	1	0
Sid Gordon	4	0	1	1	1	1
Johnny Mize	3	0	0	1	1	0
Bobby Thomson	4	0	0	0	0	2
Willard Marshall	2	2	1	0	2	0
Walker Cooper	4	1	1	1	0	0
Bill Rigney	3	1	1	2	1	0
Monty Kennedy	3	0	0	0	1	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Curt Simmons	4.0	7	3	3
Jocko Thompson	2.0	0	0	0
Ken Trinkle	2.0	1	4	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monty Kennedy	9.0	7	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Richie Ashburn: 63
Granny Hamner: E6
Eddie Waitkus: 643.1-2
Del Ennis: 8

Bot 1

Bobby Hofman: K
Whitey Lockman: S
Sid Gordon: PB.1-2
Sid Gordon: 7
Johnny Mize: 31

Top 2

Stan Lopata: HR/9
Bill Nicholson: 63
Willie Jones: 9
Eddie Miller: K

Bot 2

Bobby Thomson: K
Willard Marshall: D7
Walker Cooper: 9
Bill Rigney: T9.2-H;BXH(942)

Top 3

Curt Simmons: 43
Richie Ashburn: 43
Granny Hamner: 8

Bot 3

Monty Kennedy: W
Bobby Hofman: 64(1)/FO
Whitey Lockman: W.1-2
Sid Gordon: S7.2-H;1-3;B-2(THH)
Johnny Mize: 43.3-H;2-3
Bobby Thomson: 53

Top 4

Eddie Waitkus: S
Del Ennis: K
Stan Lopata: 8
Bill Nicholson: K

Bot 4

Willard Marshall: W
Walker Cooper: T8.1-H
Bill Rigney: 7.3-H
Monty Kennedy: 31
Bobby Hofman: S
Whitey Lockman: S.1-2
Sid Gordon: K

Top 5

Willie Jones: S8
Eddie Miller: 5/FL
Stan Hollmig: 14(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Johnny Mize: 2/P
Bobby Thomson: 2/P
Willard Marshall: 9

Top 6

Richie Ashburn: S1
Granny Hamner: S8.1-3
Eddie Waitkus: 13.3-H;1-2
Del Ennis: WP.2-3
Del Ennis: 3/P
Stan Lopata: K

Bot 6

Walker Cooper: 63
Bill Rigney: 7
Monty Kennedy: 4/L

Top 7

Bill Nicholson: 3/G
Willie Jones: W
Eddie Miller: 46(1)/FO
Andy Seminick: W.1-2
Richie Ashburn: 3/G

Bot 7

Bobby Hofman: 13
Whitey Lockman: S
Sid Gordon: W.1-2
Johnny Mize: W.2-3;1-2
Bobby Thomson: K
Willard Marshall: BK.3-H;2-3;1-2
Willard Marshall: W
Walker Cooper: 7

Top 8

Granny Hamner: 8
Eddie Waitkus: 13
Del Ennis: K

Bot 8

Bill Rigney: W
Monty Kennedy: FC1/BG.1-2(E1/TH2);B-1
Bobby Hofman: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Whitey Lockman: 8.3-H(UR);2-3
Sid Gordon: 63

Top 9

Stan Lopata: S8
Bill Nicholson: S9.1-3
Willie Jones: 5/P
Eddie Miller: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Buddy Blattner: W.1-2
Richie Ashburn: 43

Notes & reviews

Hofman did not tag second on what should have been a GDP

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