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New York Giants @ Boston Braves

1949-08-16 · Night game · Braves Field · Att: 12341 · night · 2:18

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 4–0. New York Giants put up 3 in the 9th. Monty Kennedy earned the win. Bobby Thomson went 3-for-5 with 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	4	10
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5

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

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hank Thompson	4	1	0	0	1	0
Whitey Lockman	4	1	2	1	1	0
Bobby Thomson	5	0	3	2	0	0
Johnny Mize	3	0	0	0	1	1
Sid Gordon	4	0	0	0	0	0
Willard Marshall	4	1	2	0	0	1
Bill Rigney	2	1	0	0	1	0
Wes Westrum	2	0	1	0	2	0
Monty Kennedy	4	0	2	1	0	1
Joe Lafata	1	0	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	3	1	1	1
Elbie Fletcher	2	0	1	0
Ed Sauer	3	0	1	1
Bob Elliott	4	0	0	1
Jim Russell	4	1	0	0
Sibby Sisti	4	1	0	1
Al Dark	4	2	0	0
Del Crandall	3	0	0	1
Warren Spahn	3	0	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monty Kennedy	9.0	5	3	6

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Warren Spahn	9.0	10	6	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Hank Thompson: 8/F
Whitey Lockman: S8
Bobby Thomson: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Eddie Stanky: 8/F
Elbie Fletcher: HP
Ed Sauer: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Johnny Mize: W
Sid Gordon: 16(1)3/GDP
Willard Marshall: K/C

Bot 2

Bob Elliott: K
Jim Russell: 9/F
Sibby Sisti: 53

Top 3

Bill Rigney: 3/P
Wes Westrum: S5
Monty Kennedy: 2/P
Hank Thompson: 7/F

Bot 3

Al Dark: S7
Del Crandall: 7/F
Warren Spahn: 26(1)/FO/BG
Eddie Stanky: K/C

Top 4

Whitey Lockman: 8/F
Bobby Thomson: S7
Johnny Mize: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Elbie Fletcher: 43
Ed Sauer: K/C
Bob Elliott: 53

Top 5

Sid Gordon: 53
Willard Marshall: S9
Bill Rigney: 63.1-2
Wes Westrum: IW
Monty Kennedy: S7.2-H;1-2#
Hank Thompson: W.2-3;1-2
Whitey Lockman: 7/F

Bot 5

Jim Russell: S7
Sibby Sisti: K
Al Dark: 64(1)/FO
Del Crandall: SB2
Del Crandall: K

Top 6

Bobby Thomson: 53
Johnny Mize: K
Sid Gordon: 7/F

Bot 6

Warren Spahn: 8/F
Eddie Stanky: S9
Elbie Fletcher: W.1-2
Ed Sauer: 5(2)/FO.1-2
Bob Elliott: 9/F

Top 7

Willard Marshall: S8
Bill Rigney: 14/SH.1-2
Wes Westrum: W
Monty Kennedy: K
Hank Thompson: 4/P

Bot 7

Jim Russell: 8/F
Sibby Sisti: 9/F
Al Dark: D8
Del Crandall: 3/P

Top 8

Whitey Lockman: W
Bobby Thomson: S9.1-3
Johnny Mize: 6/P
Sid Gordon: FC1.3XH(152);1-2#
Willard Marshall: 8/F

Bot 8

Warren Spahn: K
Eddie Stanky: W
Elbie Fletcher: 4/LDP.1X1(43)

Top 9

Bill Rigney: W
Wes Westrum: 7/F
Monty Kennedy: S.1-2
Hank Thompson: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Whitey Lockman: S.3-H;1-2#
Bobby Thomson: T7.2-H;1-H
Joe Lafata: 1/G

Bot 9

Ed Sauer: W
Bob Elliott: 8/F
Jim Russell: 8/F
Sibby Sisti: S7.1-2#
Al Dark: 9/F

Notes & reviews

Babe Ruth died one year ago; before the game there was a moment of silence; the field was darkened with a spotlight on the flag pole; a U.S. Marine detail raised a 12x18 foot pennant bearing likeness of Ruth wearing a Braves' cap while taps was played

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