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New York Giants @ 
Boston Braves
1942-04-19 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 13694 · 2:08
New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 5–2. New York Giants put up 3 in the 1st. Cliff Melton earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 9 | |
| BSN | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
W: Cliff Melton L: Jim Tobin SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Tom Dunn · 1B: Bill Stewart · 2B: (none) · 3B: Ziggy Sears · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Werber | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Jurges | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mel Ott | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Johnny Mize | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Willard Marshall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Leiber | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Danning | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mickey Witek | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Melton | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Boston Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Cooney | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buddy Gremp | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Nanny Fernandez | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Waner | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Demaree | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tony Cuccinello | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Miller | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Phil Masi | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Diehl | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ernie Lombardi | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Sibby Sisti | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Chet Ross | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Melton | 9.0 | 5 | 2 | 2 |
Boston Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jim Tobin | 0.2 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| George Diehl | 3.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Warren Spahn | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Donovan | 3.0 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
 Johnny Hutchings | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Billy Werber: 13
- Billy Jurges: S
- Mel Ott: WP.1-2
- Mel Ott: W
- Johnny Mize: D9/L9DW.2-H;1-3
- Willard Marshall: 9/F9D.3-H
- Hank Leiber: S7/L.2-H
- Harry Danning: D7/F7DW.1-3
- Mickey Witek: 99
Bot 1
- Johnny Cooney: W
- Buddy Gremp: K
- Nanny Fernandez: 99
- Paul Waner: 99
Top 2
- Cliff Melton: 99
- Billy Werber: HP
- Billy Jurges: PO1(99)
- Billy Jurges: 53/G56
Bot 2
- Frank Demaree: D/89
- Tony Cuccinello: WP.2-3
- Tony Cuccinello: 9/L9L.3-H
- Eddie Miller: 99
- Phil Masi: 99
Top 3
- Mel Ott: W
- Johnny Mize: 99
- Willard Marshall: 99
- Hank Leiber: 99
Bot 3
- George Diehl: 99
- Johnny Cooney: 99
- Buddy Gremp: K
Top 4
- Harry Danning: W
- Mickey Witek: 6(1)3/GDP
- Cliff Melton: 99
Bot 4
- Nanny Fernandez: 99
- Paul Waner: 99
- Frank Demaree: 99
Top 5
- Billy Werber: S
- Billy Jurges: E6/G.1-2
- Mel Ott: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
- Johnny Mize: D/F78XDW.2-H;1-3
- Willard Marshall: 3/G.3-H(UR);2-3
- Hank Leiber: 99
Bot 5
- Tony Cuccinello: 99
- Eddie Miller: 99
- Ernie Lombardi: W
- Sibby Sisti: 6/L
Top 6
- Harry Danning: S
- Mickey Witek: 46(1)3/GDP
- Cliff Melton: K
Bot 6
- Johnny Cooney: 99
- Buddy Gremp: 99
- Nanny Fernandez: D/89
- Paul Waner: FC6/RINT.2X2(6);B-1
Top 7
- Billy Werber: S
- Billy Jurges: PO1(13)
- Billy Jurges: S
- Mel Ott: K
- Johnny Mize: 99
Bot 7
- Frank Demaree: S
- Tony Cuccinello: 99
- Eddie Miller: 99
- Ernie Lombardi: 99
Top 8
- Willard Marshall: 99
- Hank Leiber: 53
- Harry Danning: 99
Bot 8
- Chet Ross: D
- Johnny Cooney: 99
- Buddy Gremp: S/78.2-H
- Nanny Fernandez: 99
- Paul Waner: 99
Top 9
- Mickey Witek: 99
- Cliff Melton: W
- Billy Werber: 99
- Billy Jurges: 99
Bot 9
- Frank Demaree: E4/TH1
- Tony Cuccinello: 99
- Eddie Miller: 99
- Ernie Lombardi: 99
Notes & reviews
- Off RF screen
- Fernandez: great play
- Ott: tricky catch
- Hit & run
- Jurges: leaping stab
- Ump Stewart ruled Fernandez interfered with Jurges' throw to 1B.