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New York Giants @ Boston Braves

1946-05-11 · Night game · Braves Field · Att: 35945 · 2:20

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 5–1. New York Giants put up 2 in the 5th. Monty Kennedy earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Monty Kennedy L: Johnny Sain SV: (none)

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Rigney	4	2	2	0	1	0
Johnny Rucker	4	2	2	0	0	1
Jess Pike	5	1	1	1	0	3
Johnny Mize	3	0	2	2	2	0
Ernie Lombardi	5	0	2	1	0	1
Jack Graham	5	0	1	1	0	1
Buddy Blattner	3	0	1	0	1	0
Buddy Kerr	4	0	1	0	0	0
Monty Kennedy	4	0	0	0	0	3

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Connie Ryan	4	1	0	1	0
Johnny Hopp	2	0	0	0	0
Tommy Holmes	1	0	0	3	1
Ray Sanders	4	0	1	0	1
Nanny Fernandez	3	0	2	1	1
Stew Hofferth	4	0	0	0	1
Skippy Roberge	4	0	1	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	2	0	0	2	1
Johnny Sain	2	0	1	0	0
Carden Gillenwater	1	0	0	0	1
Phil Masi	0	0	0	1	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monty Kennedy	9.0	5	8	6

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Sain	7.0	9	4	7
Steve Roser	2.0	3	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Rigney: W
Johnny Rucker: 46(1)/FO
Jess Pike: SB2
Jess Pike: K
Johnny Mize: W
Ernie Lombardi: 43

Bot 1

Connie Ryan: 9
Johnny Hopp: HP
Tommy Holmes: W.1-2
Ray Sanders: K+CS3(25)/DP

Top 2

Jack Graham: 8
Buddy Blattner: W
Buddy Kerr: 2/FL
Monty Kennedy: K

Bot 2

Nanny Fernandez: W
Stew Hofferth: 64(1)3/GDP
Skippy Roberge: S9
Whitey Wietelmann: W.1-2
Johnny Sain: 43

Top 3

Bill Rigney: S8
Johnny Rucker: 34/SH.1-2
Jess Pike: K
Johnny Mize: W
Ernie Lombardi: S7.1-2;2-H
Jack Graham: K

Bot 3

Connie Ryan: W
Johnny Hopp: 53/SH.1-2
Tommy Holmes: SB3.2-H(E2/TH3)(UR)
Tommy Holmes: W
Ray Sanders: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Buddy Blattner: S8
Buddy Kerr: 6(B)3(1)/LDP#
Monty Kennedy: K

Bot 4

Nanny Fernandez: S4
Stew Hofferth: K
Skippy Roberge: 43.1-2
Whitey Wietelmann: IW
Johnny Sain: S1.1-2;2XH(15)

Top 5

Bill Rigney: S7
Johnny Rucker: S8.1-2
Jess Pike: 5/P
Johnny Mize: S8.2-H;1-3
Ernie Lombardi: 4/P
Jack Graham: S8.1-2;3-H
Buddy Blattner: 5(2)/FO

Bot 5

Connie Ryan: 63
Johnny Hopp: 43
Tommy Holmes: W
Ray Sanders: 43

Top 6

Buddy Kerr: D9
Monty Kennedy: 6/BP
Bill Rigney: 7
Johnny Rucker: K

Bot 6

Nanny Fernandez: S7
Stew Hofferth: 9
Skippy Roberge: 4/P
Whitey Wietelmann: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Jess Pike: K/C
Johnny Mize: 6/P
Ernie Lombardi: S7
Jack Graham: 13

Bot 7

Carden Gillenwater: K/C
Connie Ryan: 43
Johnny Hopp: 13

Top 8

Buddy Blattner: 43
Buddy Kerr: 8
Monty Kennedy: K23

Bot 8

Tommy Holmes: K/C
Ray Sanders: S8
Nanny Fernandez: K
Stew Hofferth: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Bill Rigney: 7
Johnny Rucker: D9
Jess Pike: T8/89.2-H
Johnny Mize: S7.3-H
Ernie Lombardi: K
Jack Graham: 9

Bot 9

Skippy Roberge: 53
Whitey Wietelmann: K
Phil Masi: W
Connie Ryan: 64(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

the first night game played at Braves Field; largest crowd since 1933; wife of Commissioner Happy Chandler turned on the lights; NL President Ford Frick threw out first pitch
Nanny Fernandez rounded 3B too far

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