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New York Giants @ Boston Braves

1944-06-17 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 5066 · 2:04

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 6–5. New York Giants put up 4 in the 4th. Ewald Pyle earned the win and Ace Adams picked up the save. Tommy Holmes went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ewald Pyle L: Ira Hutchinson SV: Ace Adams

Umpires — HP: George Barr · 1B: Ziggy Sears · 2B: (none) · 3B: Jocko Conlan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	4	0	0	0	1	0
George Hausmann	5	1	1	0	0	0
Mel Ott	3	2	1	0	2	0
Joe Medwick	4	1	2	0	0	0
Phil Weintraub	1	1	0	0	4	0
Nap Reyes	3	0	0	1	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	0	0	1	0	2
Buddy Kerr	3	1	1	0	1	0
Ewald Pyle	2	0	1	1	1	0
Danny Gardella	1	0	1	2	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	5	1	2	3	0	0
Dee Phillips	5	0	1	0	0	0
Connie Ryan	5	0	1	0	0	2
Chet Ross	5	1	0	0	0	1
Ab Wright	4	1	2	0	0	0
Phil Masi	4	0	3	1	0	0
Buck Etchison	2	0	0	1	1	0
Whitey Wietelmann	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ira Hutchinson	1	0	1	0	0	0
Stan Klopp	1	0	0	0	0	0
Clyde Kluttz	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Tobin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Max Macon	1	1	1	0	0	0
Stew Hofferth	1	0	0	0	0	0
Butch Nieman	1	1	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ewald Pyle	8.1	10	1	2
Ace Adams	0.2	1	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ira Hutchinson	3.2	5	3	1
Stan Klopp	3.1	2	5	1
Ben Cardoni	2.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Rucker: 7
George Hausmann: 8
Mel Ott: 3/FL

Bot 1

Tommy Holmes: 53
Dee Phillips: 53
Connie Ryan: K/C

Top 2

Joe Medwick: S8
Phil Weintraub: W.1-2
Nap Reyes: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Ernie Lombardi: K+CS3(25)/DP

Bot 2

Chet Ross: E6.B-1
Ab Wright: 3/FL
Phil Masi: S8.1-3
Buck Etchison: 8.3-H(UR)
Whitey Wietelmann: 54(1)/FO

Top 3

Buddy Kerr: S9
Ewald Pyle: 13/SH.1-2
Johnny Rucker: 43.2-3
George Hausmann: 13

Bot 3

Ira Hutchinson: S8
Tommy Holmes: S9.1-2
Dee Phillips: PO2(26)
Dee Phillips: S7.1-2
Connie Ryan: K/C
Chet Ross: 3/FL

Top 4

Mel Ott: S7
Joe Medwick: S9.1-3
Phil Weintraub: W.1-2
Nap Reyes: 9.3-H;2-3
Ernie Lombardi: 43.3-H;1-2
Buddy Kerr: IW
Ewald Pyle: S9.2-H;1-H(E9)(NR)(UR);B-2
Johnny Rucker: 43

Bot 4

Ab Wright: 63
Phil Masi: S5
Buck Etchison: 4/P
Whitey Wietelmann: 54(1)/FO

Top 5

George Hausmann: 8
Mel Ott: W
Joe Medwick: 5/FL
Phil Weintraub: W.1-2
Nap Reyes: 4/P

Bot 5

Stan Klopp: 453#
Tommy Holmes: 13
Dee Phillips: 53

Top 6

Ernie Lombardi: K
Buddy Kerr: 8
Ewald Pyle: W
Johnny Rucker: 8/P

Bot 6

Connie Ryan: 43
Chet Ross: 53
Ab Wright: D/7
Phil Masi: D/8.2-H
Buck Etchison: W
Clyde Kluttz: 7

Top 7

George Hausmann: S6
Mel Ott: W.1-2
Joe Medwick: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
Phil Weintraub: IW
Danny Gardella: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Ernie Lombardi: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Jim Tobin: 2
Tommy Holmes: 63
Dee Phillips: 5/P

Top 8

Buddy Kerr: 8/L
Ewald Pyle: 13
Johnny Rucker: W
George Hausmann: 43

Bot 8

Connie Ryan: 9
Chet Ross: 2/FL
Ab Wright: D/7
Phil Masi: 43

Top 9

Mel Ott: 9
Joe Medwick: 9
Phil Weintraub: 2

Bot 9

Max Macon: S7
Stew Hofferth: FC5.1X2(5E4);B-1
Butch Nieman: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Tommy Holmes: HR/9.3-H;1-H(UR)
Dee Phillips: 7/L
Connie Ryan: S8
Chet Ross: K/C