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New York Giants @ Boston Braves

1948-06-29 Β· Night game Β· Braves Field Β· Att: 27137 Β· 2:16

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 11–3. New York Giants put up 4 in the 8th. Ray Poat earned the win and Sheldon Jones picked up the save. Sid Gordon went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 5 RBI.

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W: Ray Poat   L: Warren Spahn   SV: Sheldon Jones

Umpires β€” HP: Larry Goetz Β· 1B: Beans Reardon Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Lou Jorda Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

New York Giants β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Buddy Kerr400010
Whitey Lockman522202
Bobby Thomson511100
Johnny Mize412010
Walker Cooper523101
Willard Marshall512001
Sid Gordon422500
Bill Rigney512100
Ray Poat211000
Bobby Rhawn100000
Sheldon Jones101000
Jack Lohrke101100

Boston Braves β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Eddie Stanky301010
Tommy Holmes411000
Earl Torgeson411000
Bob Elliott401001
Jim Russell412100
Jeff Heath301110
Bill Salkeld400100
Al Dark402000
Warren Spahn100000
Mike McCormick100000

New York Giants β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Ray Poat6.0720
Sheldon Jones3.0201

Boston Braves β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Warren Spahn7.0914
Bobby Hogue0.2500
Jim Prendergast1.1310

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Buddy Kerr: W
  • Whitey Lockman: K
  • Bobby Thomson: 4
  • Johnny Mize: S7.1-3
  • Walker Cooper: K

Bot 1

  • Eddie Stanky: S7
  • Tommy Holmes: 64(1)3/GDP
  • Earl Torgeson: 8

Top 2

  • Willard Marshall: K
  • Sid Gordon: 5/FL
  • Bill Rigney: S7
  • Ray Poat: 4

Bot 2

  • Bob Elliott: 53
  • Jim Russell: 13
  • Jeff Heath: W
  • Bill Salkeld: CS2(26)

Top 3

  • Buddy Kerr: 53
  • Whitey Lockman: 31
  • Bobby Thomson: 7

Bot 3

  • Bill Salkeld: 2/FL
  • Al Dark: S8
  • Warren Spahn: 14/SH.1-2
  • Eddie Stanky: W
  • Tommy Holmes: 9

Top 4

  • Johnny Mize: 43
  • Walker Cooper: S8
  • Willard Marshall: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

  • Earl Torgeson: S6
  • Bob Elliott: 8
  • Jim Russell: S9.1-3
  • Jeff Heath: 46(1)/FO.3-H
  • Bill Salkeld: 343

Top 5

  • Sid Gordon: HR/7
  • Bill Rigney: 2/FL
  • Ray Poat: S5
  • Buddy Kerr: 3/FL
  • Whitey Lockman: HR/9.1-H
  • Bobby Thomson: 53

Bot 5

  • Al Dark: S8
  • Warren Spahn: 46(1)/FO
  • Eddie Stanky: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

  • Johnny Mize: 7
  • Walker Cooper: HR/7
  • Willard Marshall: S8
  • Sid Gordon: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

  • Tommy Holmes: D8
  • Earl Torgeson: 8
  • Bob Elliott: S8.2-3
  • Jim Russell: 8.3-H
  • Jeff Heath: 8

Top 7

  • Bill Rigney: HR/8
  • Bobby Rhawn: 8
  • Buddy Kerr: 7
  • Whitey Lockman: K

Bot 7

  • Bill Salkeld: 6
  • Al Dark: 63
  • Mike McCormick: 31

Top 8

  • Bobby Thomson: 3
  • Johnny Mize: S8
  • Walker Cooper: S9.1-2
  • Willard Marshall: S9.1-2;2-3
  • Sid Gordon: HR/7.3-H;2-H;1-H
  • Bill Rigney: 8
  • Sheldon Jones: D9
  • Buddy Kerr: 9

Bot 8

  • Eddie Stanky: 53
  • Tommy Holmes: 8
  • Earl Torgeson: 43

Top 9

  • Whitey Lockman: D8
  • Bobby Thomson: S8.2-H
  • Johnny Mize: W.1-2
  • Walker Cooper: 6/FL
  • Willard Marshall: 6
  • Jack Lohrke: D9.1-3;2-H
  • Bill Rigney: 5

Bot 9

  • Bob Elliott: K
  • Jim Russell: S7
  • Jeff Heath: D7.1-3
  • Bill Salkeld: 43.2-3;3-H
  • Al Dark: 7/FL