Boston Braves vs New York Giants
July 1, 1947 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 1, 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."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Boston Braves 3, New York Giants 15

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Holmes rf 4 2 3 3
McCormick cf 3 0 0 0
Rowell lf 3 0 1 0
Elliott 3b 2 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 2 0 1 0
Masi c 3 0 0 0
Ryan 2b 2 0 0 0
  Fernandez ss 1 0 0 0
Culler ss 2 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
  Litwhiler ph 1 0 0 0
  Karl p 0 0 0 0
Sain p 0 0 0 0
  Shoun p 1 1 1 0
  Sisti ss,2b 2 0 0 0
Totals 26 3 6 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rigney 2b 5 3 4 2
Kerr ss 5 1 2 3
Thomson cf 5 3 3 2
Mize 1b 4 2 2 2
Marshall rf 3 2 1 2
Cooper c 4 2 2 2
Gordon lf 3 1 0 0
Lohrke 3b 3 1 1 1
Jansen p 3 0 1 1
Totals 35 15 16 15
Boston 102 000 0361
New York 822 003 015160
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Sain  L(9-5) 0.1 5 7 7 2 0
  Shoun   3.2 7 5 5 0 1
  Johnson   2.0 3 3 2 2 1
  Karl   1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
7.0
16
15
14
4
3
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen  W(6-3) 7.0 6 3 3 2 5
Totals
7.0
6
3
3
2
5

  E–B. Elliott (9).  DP–New York 1. Rigney-Kerr-Mize.  2B–Boston Rowell (13); Torgeson (11), New York Rigney (15).  3B–Boston Holmes (2), New York Thomson (3).  HR–Boston Holmes 2 (2,1st inning off Jansen 0 on 0 out,3rd inning off Jansen 1 on), New York Kerr (3,3rd inning off Shoun 1 on); Thomson (10,1st inning off Sain 1 on); Mize (21,6th inning off Johnson 1 on); Marshall (17,1st inning off Sain 1 on); W. Cooper (17,2nd inning off Shoun 1 on).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Jansen (4).  Team–4.  U-HP–George Magerkurth, 1B–Butch Henline, 2B–Lee Ballanfant, 3B–Bill Stewart.
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