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New York Giants @ Boston Braves

1944-06-18 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 15005 · 2:04

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 7–1. New York Giants put up 2 in the 3rd. Cliff Melton earned the win and Ace Adams picked up the save. Danny Gardella went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	1	0	2	0	2	0	0	2	0	7	12
BSN	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7

W: Cliff Melton L: Nate Andrews SV: Ace Adams

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	5	1	2	0	0	1
George Hausmann	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mel Ott	4	1	2	1	1	0
Joe Medwick	5	1	3	1	0	0
Billy Jurges	5	1	0	1	0	1
Ernie Lombardi	3	1	2	1	2	0
Buddy Kerr	4	0	1	1	0	0
Nap Reyes	3	0	0	0	1	0
Cliff Melton	3	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Gardella	1	1	1	2	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	3	0	0	0	2	0
Max Macon	3	0	0	0	0	0
Connie Ryan	4	1	3	0	1	0
Ab Wright	4	0	1	0	1	1
Chet Ross	4	0	1	1	0	1
Stew Hofferth	3	0	1	0	1	0
Dee Phillips	3	0	0	0	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	3	0	1	0	1	0
Nate Andrews	2	0	0	0	0	0
Clyde Kluttz	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jim Tobin	1	0	0	0	0	1
Butch Nieman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Workman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Buck Etchison	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cliff Melton	7.0	6	4	3
Ace Adams	2.0	1	2	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Nate Andrews	7.0	7	3	1
Ira Hutchinson	2.0	5	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Rucker: 43
George Hausmann: S1.B-3(E1/TH)
Mel Ott: W
Joe Medwick: 16(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Billy Jurges: CS2(26)

Bot 1

Tommy Holmes: 43
Max Macon: 8
Connie Ryan: S8
Ab Wright: SB2
Ab Wright: W
Chet Ross: 3/FL

Top 2

Billy Jurges: 63
Ernie Lombardi: 53
Buddy Kerr: S6
Nap Reyes: SB2
Nap Reyes: W
Cliff Melton: 13

Bot 2

Stew Hofferth: 3/FL
Dee Phillips: 9
Whitey Wietelmann: S8
Nate Andrews: 6(1)/FO

Top 3

Johnny Rucker: D7
George Hausmann: 13/SH.2-3
Mel Ott: S8.3-H
Joe Medwick: S9.1-3
Billy Jurges: 53.3-H;1-2
Ernie Lombardi: IW
Buddy Kerr: 31

Bot 3

Tommy Holmes: 7
Max Macon: 13
Connie Ryan: S9
Ab Wright: S8.1-3
Chet Ross: D7.3-H;1-3
Stew Hofferth: 8

Top 4

Nap Reyes: 13
Cliff Melton: E3.B-1
Johnny Rucker: K
George Hausmann: 9

Bot 4

Dee Phillips: 53
Whitey Wietelmann: 7
Nate Andrews: 43

Top 5

Mel Ott: 8
Joe Medwick: S8
Billy Jurges: E5/TH.1-2;B-1
Ernie Lombardi: SB3
Ernie Lombardi: S9.3-H;1-3
Buddy Kerr: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Nap Reyes: 8

Bot 5

Tommy Holmes: 63
Max Macon: 43
Connie Ryan: 53

Top 6

Cliff Melton: 53
Johnny Rucker: 43
George Hausmann: 8

Bot 6

Ab Wright: K
Chet Ross: K
Stew Hofferth: W
Dee Phillips: 7

Top 7

Mel Ott: 7
Joe Medwick: 53
Billy Jurges: 43

Bot 7

Whitey Wietelmann: W
Clyde Kluttz: 43.1-2
Tommy Holmes: W
Jim Tobin: K
Connie Ryan: S5.2-3;1-2
Ab Wright: 53

Top 8

Ernie Lombardi: S8
Buddy Kerr: 14/SH.1-2
Nap Reyes: 7/F7D
Danny Gardella: HR/9.2-H
Johnny Rucker: S7
George Hausmann: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Chet Ross: 7/FL
Stew Hofferth: S/8
Butch Nieman: 6/P
Whitey Wietelmann: 4/P

Top 9

Mel Ott: D8
Joe Medwick: S7.2-3
Billy Jurges: K
Ernie Lombardi: CS2(24)
Ernie Lombardi: W
Buddy Kerr: 8

Bot 9

Chuck Workman: 7
Tommy Holmes: W
Buck Etchison: 8
Connie Ryan: W.1-2
Ab Wright: 53