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New York Giants @ Boston Braves

1947-08-17 · Day game · Braves Field · 2:02

Boston Braves defeated New York Giants 2–1. Boston Braves put up 2 in the 1st. Warren Spahn earned the win. Buddy Kerr went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Warren Spahn L: Clint Hartung SV: (none)

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Bill Rigney	4	0	0	0	0
Buddy Kerr	4	0	3	1	0
Willard Marshall	4	0	0	0	0
Johnny Mize	4	0	0	0	0
Walker Cooper	4	0	2	0	0
Bobby Thomson	4	0	0	0	0
Sid Gordon	4	0	0	0	1
Jack Lohrke	4	1	3	0	0
Clint Hartung	4	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	3	1	1	0	2	0
Johnny Hopp	5	0	1	0	0	0
Bama Rowell	3	1	0	0	1	0
Bob Elliott	3	0	2	1	1	0
Earl Torgeson	2	0	1	0	1	0
Phil Masi	4	0	0	1	0	0
Connie Ryan	0	0	0	0	4	0
Nanny Fernandez	3	0	0	0	0	0
Warren Spahn	3	0	0	0	1	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Clint Hartung	8.0	5	10	2

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	9.0	8	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bill Rigney: 6
Buddy Kerr: S
Willard Marshall: 36(1)/FO
Johnny Mize: 5

Bot 1

Tommy Holmes: W
Johnny Hopp: 7/L
Bama Rowell: W.1-2
Bob Elliott: D7/L.2-H;1-3
Earl Torgeson: IW
Phil Masi: 9/F.3-H
Connie Ryan: W.2-3;1-2
Nanny Fernandez: 13

Top 2

Walker Cooper: 13
Bobby Thomson: 63
Sid Gordon: K

Bot 2

Warren Spahn: 53
Tommy Holmes: 6
Johnny Hopp: S
Bama Rowell: 43

Top 3

Jack Lohrke: S
Clint Hartung: E5.1-2
Bill Rigney: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Buddy Kerr: 7
Willard Marshall: 8

Bot 3

Bob Elliott: W
Earl Torgeson: S.1-2
Phil Masi: 9
Connie Ryan: W.2-3;1-2
Nanny Fernandez: 4
Warren Spahn: K

Top 4

Johnny Mize: 7
Walker Cooper: S
Bobby Thomson: 7
Sid Gordon: 63

Bot 4

Tommy Holmes: 63
Johnny Hopp: 8
Bama Rowell: 53

Top 5

Jack Lohrke: S
Clint Hartung: 3/FL
Bill Rigney: E5/G.1-2
Buddy Kerr: S8.2-H;1-3(E8);B-2
Willard Marshall: FC3.3XH(32);2-3;B-1
Johnny Mize: 7/F7D

Bot 5

Bob Elliott: S
Earl Torgeson: 24/SH.1-2
Phil Masi: 63.2-3
Connie Ryan: W
Nanny Fernandez: SB2
Nanny Fernandez: 13

Top 6

Walker Cooper: S
Bobby Thomson: 6
Sid Gordon: PO1(134)
Sid Gordon: 13

Bot 6

Warren Spahn: K
Tommy Holmes: D
Johnny Hopp: 9
Bama Rowell: 43

Top 7

Jack Lohrke: 3
Clint Hartung: 8
Bill Rigney: 63

Bot 7

Bob Elliott: 53
Earl Torgeson: 3/G
Phil Masi: 5

Top 8

Buddy Kerr: S
Willard Marshall: 5
Johnny Mize: 5
Walker Cooper: 7

Bot 8

Connie Ryan: W
Nanny Fernandez: 34/SH.1-2
Warren Spahn: W
Tommy Holmes: W.2-3;1-2
Johnny Hopp: PO3(15)
Johnny Hopp: 43

Top 9

Bobby Thomson: 4
Sid Gordon: 6
Jack Lohrke: D
Clint Hartung: 8/F8XD