Boston Braves vs New York Giants
July 4, 1942 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 4, 1942 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Boston Braves and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 5, New York Giants 11

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes cf 4 0 0 0
Ross lf 3 0 0 0
Fernandez 3b 4 0 0 0
Lombardi c 2 0 1 0
  Masi c 2 0 1 0
Demaree rf 3 1 1 1
Miller ss 2 0 0 0
  Cuccinello 2b 2 2 2 1
Gremp 1b 4 1 2 1
Roberge 2b,ss 4 1 1 2
Donovan p 0 0 0 0
  Errickson p 1 0 0 0
  Tobin ph 1 0 0 0
  Wallace p 1 0 0 0
  Sisti ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 8 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 5 1 2 0
Jurges ss 4 1 1 0
Ott rf 3 3 1 0
Mize 1b 5 2 2 3
Barna lf 5 3 3 4
Danning c 3 1 2 0
Marshall cf 4 0 2 2
Witek 2b 4 0 0 1
Melton p 4 0 1 1
Totals 37 11 14 11
Boston 010 000 103581
New York 403 200 02x11140
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Donovan  L(1-4) 0.2 4 4 4 2 0
  Errickson   3.1 9 5 5 1 0
  Wallace   4.0 1 2 2 3 1
Totals
8.0
14
11
11
6
1
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Melton  W(11-5) 9.0 8 5 5 2 8
Totals
9.0
8
5
5
2
8

  E–Gremp (3).  DP–New York 1. Jurges-Witek-Mize.  2B–Boston Cuccinello (1), New York Danning (10).  3B–New York Mize (2).  HR–Boston Demaree (3,2nd inning off Melton 0 on); Cuccinello (1,7th inning off Melton 0 on); Roberge (1,9th inning off Melton 1 on), New York Mize (14,3rd inning off Errickson 0 on); Barna (5,8th inning off Wallace 1 on).  Team LOB–4.  Team–8.  U–Jocko Conlan, Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz.
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