Boston Braves vs New York Giants
May 11, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 11, 1947 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 1, New York Giants 8
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Ryan 2b 4 0 0 0
Holmes rf 2 0 0 0
McCormick cf 3 1 0 0
Elliott 3b 3 0 3 0
Litwhiler lf 4 0 1 1
Masi c 4 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 4 0 0 0
Fernandez ss 4 0 0 0
Sain p 2 0 1 0
  Lanning p 0 0 0 0
  Lanfranconi p 0 0 0 0
  Sisti ph 1 0 0 0
  Wright p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 5 1
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Blattner 2b 5 0 2 3
Rigney ss 5 0 1 0
Thomson cf 5 1 2 1
Mize 1b 4 1 1 1
Marshall rf 4 1 0 0
Cooper c 5 1 2 2
Gordon lf 3 1 1 0
Lohrke 3b 2 2 0 0
Kennedy p 2 1 0 1
Totals 35 8 9 8
Boston 000 000 001–153
New York 200 150 00x–890
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Sain  L(3-2) 4.0 7 5 4 3 2
  Lanning   0.0 0 3 2 3 0
  Lanfranconi   3.0 2 0 0 1 1
  Wright   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
8.0
9
8
6
7
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy  W(2-2) 9.0 5 1 1 4 6
Totals
9.0
5
1
1
4
6
  E–Ryan (5), B. Elliott (4), Torgeson (7).  DP–Boston 1. Ryan-Fernandez-Torgeson, New York 1. Lohrke-Mize.  2B–New York Blattner (2); Mize (2).  3B–New York W. Cooper (1); Gordon (2).  Team LOB–7.  Team–10.  SB–Lohrke (1).  U–Butch Henline, Bill Stewart, George Magerkurth.
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