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New York Giants @ Boston Braves

1946-08-09 · Night game · Braves Field · Att: 23025 · 1:58

Boston Braves defeated New York Giants 5–3. Boston Braves put up 3 in the 1st. Warren Spahn earned the win. Sid Gordon went 3-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	1	1	0	0	1	3	7
BSN	3	0	0	0	2	0	0	0		5	5

W: Warren Spahn L: Monty Kennedy SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: (none) · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Buddy Blattner	4	0	0	0	3
Mickey Witek	4	0	0	0	0
Willard Marshall	4	0	1	0	0
Babe Young	4	1	0	0	0
Walker Cooper	4	0	1	1	1
Sid Gordon	4	2	3	1	0
Goody Rosen	4	0	0	0	0
Bill Rigney	4	0	2	1	0
Monty Kennedy	1	0	0	0	1
Ernie Lombardi	1	0	0	0	0
Gene Thompson	1	0	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Culler	5	1	1	0	0	0
Billy Herman	3	2	2	0	1	0
Tommy Holmes	3	1	0	0	1	0
Danny Litwhiler	2	1	1	2	2	0
Phil Masi	3	0	1	1	0	1
Carden Gillenwater	2	0	0	0	1	1
Nanny Fernandez	3	0	0	1	1	2
Connie Ryan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Warren Spahn	3	0	0	0	1	2
Bama Rowell	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monty Kennedy	4.0	3	3	2
Jack Kraus	0.1	2	1	0
Gene Thompson	3.2	0	3	4

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	9.0	7	0	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Buddy Blattner: K
Mickey Witek: 8
Willard Marshall: 2/FL

Bot 1

Dick Culler: S5
Billy Herman: S9.1-3
Tommy Holmes: FC3.1-2
Danny Litwhiler: S7.1-2;2-H;3-H
Phil Masi: 24/SH.1-2;2-3
Carden Gillenwater: IW
Nanny Fernandez: 8/L.3-H
Connie Ryan: E5.1-2;2-3
Warren Spahn: K

Top 2

Babe Young: 6/P
Walker Cooper: 9
Sid Gordon: S
Goody Rosen: 6/P

Bot 2

Dick Culler: 13
Billy Herman: W
Tommy Holmes: 16(1)/FO
Danny Litwhiler: 7

Top 3

Bill Rigney: S
Monty Kennedy: K
Buddy Blattner: K
Mickey Witek: 63

Bot 3

Phil Masi: 5/P
Carden Gillenwater: 53
Nanny Fernandez: K

Top 4

Willard Marshall: 8
Babe Young: 8
Walker Cooper: K

Bot 4

Connie Ryan: 53
Warren Spahn: W
Dick Culler: 6(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 5

Sid Gordon: D
Goody Rosen: 43
Bill Rigney: D.2-H
Ernie Lombardi: 3/P
Buddy Blattner: 5/L

Bot 5

Billy Herman: D7/7D
Tommy Holmes: 13
Danny Litwhiler: IW
Phil Masi: PO2(E1).2-3
Phil Masi: WP.1-2;3-H
Phil Masi: S7.2-H
Carden Gillenwater: K
Nanny Fernandez: W.1-2
Connie Ryan: 63

Top 6

Mickey Witek: 9
Willard Marshall: 13
Babe Young: E3/OBS.B-2(E1)
Walker Cooper: S8.2-H(UR)
Sid Gordon: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Warren Spahn: 63
Dick Culler: 8
Billy Herman: 4/P

Top 7

Goody Rosen: 9
Bill Rigney: 7
Gene Thompson: K

Bot 7

Tommy Holmes: W
Danny Litwhiler: W.1-2
Phil Masi: K
Bama Rowell: 8
Nanny Fernandez: K

Top 8

Buddy Blattner: K
Mickey Witek: 53
Willard Marshall: S
Babe Young: 46(1)/FO

Bot 8

Connie Ryan: 8
Warren Spahn: K
Dick Culler: 63

Top 9

Walker Cooper: 8
Sid Gordon: HR/7
Goody Rosen: 3/G
Bill Rigney: 9

Notes & reviews

Warren Spahn called for obstruction

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