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New York Giants @ Boston Braves

1947-09-26 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 2716 · 1:45

Boston Braves defeated New York Giants 2–0. Warren Spahn earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Warren Spahn L: Ray Poat SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Larry Goetz · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Magerkurth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB
Bobby Rhawn	3	0	0
Buddy Kerr	4	2	0
Bobby Thomson	3	2	1
Johnny Mize	3	1	1
Walker Cooper	4	0	0
Willard Marshall	3	0	0
Sid Gordon	3	0	0
Mickey Witek	3	1	0
Ray Poat	2	1	0
Wes Westrum	1	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

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

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Poat	7.0	6	2	1
Ken Trinkle	1.0	1	1	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	9.0	7	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Bobby Rhawn: 5/P/FL
Buddy Kerr: S7
Bobby Thomson: S7.1-2
Johnny Mize: PO1(2)
Johnny Mize: 9

Bot 1

Tommy Holmes: 6/P
Johnny Hopp: 7
Bama Rowell: 9

Top 2

Walker Cooper: 8
Willard Marshall: 31
Sid Gordon: 8

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: S7
Earl Torgeson: 6/P
Phil Masi: 6/P
Connie Ryan: 7

Top 3

Mickey Witek: 3/G
Ray Poat: 53
Bobby Rhawn: 3/P/FL

Bot 3

Dick Culler: 2/FL
Warren Spahn: K/C
Tommy Holmes: S9
Johnny Hopp: 13

Top 4

Buddy Kerr: 63
Bobby Thomson: W
Johnny Mize: S9.1-3
Walker Cooper: PO1(13)
Walker Cooper: 13

Bot 4

Bama Rowell: 8
Bob Elliott: 9
Earl Torgeson: W
Phil Masi: S/89.1-3
Connie Ryan: D/78.3-H;1XH(762)

Top 5

Willard Marshall: 31
Sid Gordon: 63
Mickey Witek: D/89.BX3(946)

Bot 5

Dick Culler: 53
Warren Spahn: 43
Tommy Holmes: 43

Top 6

Ray Poat: S9
Bobby Rhawn: 13/SH.1-2
Buddy Kerr: 8
Bobby Thomson: 7

Bot 6

Johnny Hopp: 8
Bama Rowell: 8
Bob Elliott: D8
Earl Torgeson: IW
Phil Masi: S8.1-2;2-H
Connie Ryan: 9

Top 7

Johnny Mize: W
Walker Cooper: 64(1)3/GDP
Willard Marshall: 5/P/FL

Bot 7

Dick Culler: 8
Warren Spahn: 9
Tommy Holmes: 6/P

Top 8

Sid Gordon: 63
Mickey Witek: 63
Wes Westrum: 9

Bot 8

Johnny Hopp: 63
Bama Rowell: 13
Bob Elliott: D8
Earl Torgeson: IW
Phil Masi: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Bobby Rhawn: 8
Buddy Kerr: S5/BG
Bobby Thomson: S7.1-2
Johnny Mize: 43.2-3;1-2
Walker Cooper: 8

Notes & reviews

Giants Manager Mel Ott argued the call and was ejected by HP umpire Bill Stewart; Buddy Blattner argued from the bench and was ejected by 1B umpire Larry Goetz
Mickey Witek rounded 2B too far

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