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New York Giants @ Boston Braves

1945-04-19 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 1793 · 1:50

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 4–3. New York Giants put up 4 in the 8th. Andy Hansen earned the win and Johnny Gee picked up the save. Johnny Rucker went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Andy Hansen L: Red Barrett SV: Johnny Gee

Umpires — HP: Tom Dunn · 1B: Butch Henline · 2B: George Magerkurth · 3B: Bill Stewart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	4	1	2	1	1	0
George Hausmann	4	1	3	0	0	0
Mel Ott	3	1	0	0	2	0
Steve Filipowicz	3	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Weintraub	3	0	0	0	1	1
Ernie Lombardi	4	0	2	2	0	0
Buddy Kerr	4	0	0	0	0	0
Nap Reyes	4	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Hansen	2	0	0	0	0	1
Danny Gardella	1	0	0	0	0	0
Red Treadway	1	1	1	1	0	0
Johnny Gee	1	0	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Culler	4	1	1	0	1	0
Tommy Holmes	4	1	2	2	1	0
Butch Nieman	4	0	1	0	1	1
Joe Mack	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carden Gillenwater	3	0	0	0	1	0
Chuck Workman	4	0	0	1	0	1
Phil Masi	4	0	1	0	0	0
Steve Shemo	4	1	2	0	0	0
Red Barrett	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Ramsey	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Andy Hansen	7.0	5	1	3
Jack Brewer	0.0	0	1	0
Johnny Gee	2.0	2	2	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Barrett	9.0	8	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Rucker: 9
George Hausmann: D9
Mel Ott: W
Steve Filipowicz: 8/L
Phil Weintraub: 13

Bot 1

Dick Culler: W
Tommy Holmes: 9
Butch Nieman: 46(1)/FO
Joe Mack: WP.1-2
Joe Mack: 3/G

Top 2

Ernie Lombardi: S7
Buddy Kerr: 64(1)/FO
Nap Reyes: 8
Andy Hansen: 13

Bot 2

Carden Gillenwater: 53
Chuck Workman: K
Phil Masi: 8/8D

Top 3

Johnny Rucker: 43
George Hausmann: 13
Mel Ott: 9

Bot 3

Steve Shemo: S7
Red Barrett: 34/SH.1-2
Dick Culler: 5/FL
Tommy Holmes: S8.2-H
Butch Nieman: S8.1-3
Joe Mack: 3/G

Top 4

Steve Filipowicz: 7
Phil Weintraub: 43
Ernie Lombardi: 2/FL

Bot 4

Carden Gillenwater: 3/P
Chuck Workman: 43
Phil Masi: S7
Steve Shemo: S9.1-3
Red Barrett: K

Top 5

Buddy Kerr: 4/P
Nap Reyes: 5/P
Andy Hansen: K/C

Bot 5

Dick Culler: 13
Tommy Holmes: 43
Butch Nieman: K

Top 6

Johnny Rucker: W
George Hausmann: 14/SH.1-2
Mel Ott: 8
Steve Filipowicz: 53

Bot 6

Joe Mack: 2/FL
Carden Gillenwater: 2/P
Chuck Workman: 13

Top 7

Phil Weintraub: K/C
Ernie Lombardi: 53
Buddy Kerr: 53

Bot 7

Phil Masi: 9
Steve Shemo: E4.B-1
Red Barrett: 34/SH.1-2
Dick Culler: 63

Top 8

Nap Reyes: 8
Danny Gardella: 3/FL
Johnny Rucker: HR/9
George Hausmann: S7
Mel Ott: W.1-2
Red Treadway: S7.2-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
Phil Weintraub: IW
Ernie Lombardi: S7.3-H;2-H;1-2
Buddy Kerr: 8

Bot 8

Tommy Holmes: W
Butch Nieman: W.1-2
Joe Mack: WP.2-3;1-2#
Joe Mack: 7
Carden Gillenwater: W
Chuck Workman: 31.3-H;2-3;1-2
Phil Masi: 43

Top 9

Nap Reyes: 53
Johnny Gee: K
Johnny Rucker: S8
George Hausmann: S8.1-2
Mel Ott: 43

Bot 9

Steve Shemo: 63
Bill Ramsey: K
Dick Culler: S7
Tommy Holmes: D8.1-H
Butch Nieman: 3/P