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New York Giants @ Boston Braves

1944-05-07 · Day game · Braves Field · 1:54

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 5–4. New York Giants put up 2 in the 3rd. Ace Adams earned the win and Rube Fischer picked up the save.

Line score

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

W: Ace Adams L: Jim Tobin SV: Rube Fischer

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	5	2	3	1	0	0
Billy Jurges	5	1	2	1	0	0
Charlie Mead	4	0	1	2	0	1
Joe Medwick	3	1	2	0	1	0
Phil Weintraub	3	0	1	1	1	1
Ernie Lombardi	3	0	0	0	1	0
Hal Luby	3	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Kerr	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ewald Pyle	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Ott	0	0	0	0	1	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	4	0	1	0	0	0
Max Macon	2	0	1	0	0	0
Chet Ross	4	0	0	1	0	1
Chuck Workman	3	0	0	0	1	0
Phil Masi	3	2	1	0	1	0
Roland Gladu	1	0	0	0	0	0
Connie Ryan	3	0	0	0	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Tobin	2	1	1	0	1	0
Chet Clemens	1	0	0	1	0	0
Clyde Kluttz	1	0	0	0	0	1
Steve Shemo	1	1	1	0	1	0
Butch Nieman	1	0	1	2	0	0
Buck Etchison	1	0	1	0	0	0
Dee Phillips	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ewald Pyle	6.0	5	2	2
Ace Adams	2.0	2	1	0
Rube Fischer	1.0	0	1	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Tobin	9.0	9	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Rucker: 43
Billy Jurges: S/7
Charlie Mead: 1(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 1

Tommy Holmes: 43
Max Macon: 5/P
Chet Ross: K

Top 2

Joe Medwick: D/7
Phil Weintraub: W
Ernie Lombardi: 8
Hal Luby: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Chuck Workman: 43
Phil Masi: 53
Roland Gladu: 31

Top 3

Buddy Kerr: 7/L
Ewald Pyle: 8
Johnny Rucker: S6
Billy Jurges: D/7.1-H
Charlie Mead: S/7.2-H
Joe Medwick: POCS2(14)

Bot 3

Connie Ryan: 53
Whitey Wietelmann: 4/P
Jim Tobin: W
Tommy Holmes: 43

Top 4

Joe Medwick: S/7
Phil Weintraub: D/9.1-H
Ernie Lombardi: 8
Hal Luby: 53
Buddy Kerr: E5/TH.2-3;B-1
Ewald Pyle: 43

Bot 4

Max Macon: S/8
Chet Ross: 54(1)3/GDP
Chuck Workman: 9

Top 5

Johnny Rucker: S/9
Billy Jurges: SB2
Billy Jurges: 13
Charlie Mead: SB3
Charlie Mead: FC4.3-H;B-1
Joe Medwick: CS2(24)
Joe Medwick: 7

Bot 5

Phil Masi: T/8
Chet Clemens: 63.3-H
Connie Ryan: 143
Whitey Wietelmann: 63

Top 6

Phil Weintraub: K/C
Ernie Lombardi: 53
Hal Luby: 7

Bot 6

Jim Tobin: S/7
Tommy Holmes: D/7.1-3
Clyde Kluttz: K
Chet Ross: 63.3-H;2-3
Chuck Workman: 8

Top 7

Buddy Kerr: 7/L
Ewald Pyle: 8
Johnny Rucker: 13

Bot 7

Phil Masi: W
Steve Shemo: S/8.1-2
Connie Ryan: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Butch Nieman: S/9.3-H;2-H
Jim Tobin: 7
Tommy Holmes: CS2(26)

Top 8

Billy Jurges: 7
Charlie Mead: K/C
Joe Medwick: W
Phil Weintraub: 53

Bot 8

Tommy Holmes: 9/L
Buck Etchison: S9.B-2(E9)
Chet Ross: 5/FL
Chuck Workman: IW
Phil Masi: 46(1)/FO

Top 9

Ernie Lombardi: W
Hal Luby: 14/SH.1-2
Buddy Kerr: K
Mel Ott: IW
Johnny Rucker: S4.2-H;1-2
Billy Jurges: 9

Bot 9

Steve Shemo: W
Connie Ryan: 64(1)3/GDP
Dee Phillips: 63