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New York Giants @ Boston Braves

1942-08-11 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 2605 · 2:03

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 6–4. New York Giants put up 5 in the 3rd. Van Mungo earned the win and Ace Adams picked up the save. Harry Danning went 2-for-4 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	0	5	0	1	0	0	0	0	6	11
BSN	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	4	10

W: Van Mungo L: Jim Tobin SV: Ace Adams

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buster Maynard	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mickey Witek	5	1	2	1	0	0
Mel Ott	5	1	2	1	0	0
Johnny Mize	4	2	2	0	1	0
Babe Young	4	0	0	1	0	0
Babe Barna	3	0	0	0	1	0
Harry Danning	4	0	2	3	0	0
Billy Jurges	4	1	1	0	0	1
Van Mungo	4	1	2	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	4	0	3	2	1	0
Johnny Cooney	3	0	1	0	0	0
Nanny Fernandez	3	0	0	0	2	0
Max West	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	3	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sibby Sisti	2	2	0	0	2	1
Skippy Roberge	3	0	0	0	0	1
Jim Tobin	3	1	2	1	1	1
Paul Waner	2	0	1	1	0	0
Phil Masi	1	0	1	0	0	0
Clyde Kluttz	1	0	1	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Van Mungo	8.0	9	5	3
Ace Adams	1.0	1	1	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Tobin	9.0	11	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Buster Maynard: 5/L
Mickey Witek: 53
Mel Ott: 43

Bot 1

Tommy Holmes: S
Johnny Cooney: D5.1XH(542)
Nanny Fernandez: W
Max West: 43.2-3;1-2
Ernie Lombardi: 5/P

Top 2

Johnny Mize: S
Babe Young: 8
Babe Barna: 3/FL
Harry Danning: 3/FL

Bot 2

Eddie Miller: 7
Sibby Sisti: W
Skippy Roberge: 2/P
Jim Tobin: D.1-H
Tommy Holmes: S.2-H
Johnny Cooney: 53

Top 3

Billy Jurges: S
Van Mungo: S.1-2
Buster Maynard: 5/FL
Mickey Witek: S.1-2;2-H
Mel Ott: S.1-2;2-H
Johnny Mize: W.2-3;1-2
Babe Young: 7.3-H
Babe Barna: W.2-3;1-2
Harry Danning: S.1-2;2-H;3-H
Billy Jurges: 8

Bot 3

Nanny Fernandez: W
Max West: S.1-2
Ernie Lombardi: 6(1)3/GDP.2-3
Eddie Miller: 9

Top 4

Van Mungo: 6
Buster Maynard: 7
Mickey Witek: S
Mel Ott: 8

Bot 4

Sibby Sisti: 63
Skippy Roberge: K
Jim Tobin: S
Tommy Holmes: S.1-2
Johnny Cooney: 43

Top 5

Johnny Mize: S
Babe Young: 8
Babe Barna: 53.1-2
Harry Danning: S.2-H
Billy Jurges: K

Bot 5

Nanny Fernandez: 8
Max West: 43
Ernie Lombardi: 63

Top 6

Van Mungo: S
Buster Maynard: 31/SH.1-2
Mickey Witek: 5
Mel Ott: 8

Bot 6

Eddie Miller: 5
Sibby Sisti: K
Skippy Roberge: 7

Top 7

Johnny Mize: 43
Babe Young: 43
Babe Barna: 9

Bot 7

Jim Tobin: K
Tommy Holmes: W
Paul Waner: 3/G.1-2
Nanny Fernandez: 43

Top 8

Harry Danning: 53
Billy Jurges: 13
Van Mungo: 4

Bot 8

Max West: 3/G
Phil Masi: S
Eddie Miller: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Buster Maynard: 6
Mickey Witek: 8
Mel Ott: D
Johnny Mize: 8

Bot 9

Sibby Sisti: W
Clyde Kluttz: D.1-3
Jim Tobin: W
Tommy Holmes: 7.3-H
Paul Waner: S.1-2;2-H
Nanny Fernandez: 16(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Holmes tried to score from first on a bloop double to shallow left field retrieved by third baseman

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