Boston Braves vs New York Giants
April 30, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on April 30, 1948 at Polo Grounds V. The Boston Braves defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Braves 7, New York Giants 2

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 4 1 1 0
Russell cf 5 1 0 0
Torgeson 1b 3 1 1 0
Elliott 3b 3 2 3 3
Heath lf 4 1 1 1
Holmes rf 2 1 1 1
Salkeld c 5 0 1 0
Dark ss 3 0 1 1
Sain p 3 0 0 0
Totals 32 7 9 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rigney 2b 4 0 1 0
Lockman cf 4 1 1 1
Gordon lf 3 0 0 0
Mize 1b 3 0 0 0
Marshall rf 4 1 3 1
Westrum c 4 0 0 0
Lohrke 3b 4 0 0 0
Kerr ss 4 0 0 0
Poat p 0 0 0 0
  Jones p 1 0 0 0
  Thomson ph 0 0 0 0
  Hartung pr 0 0 0 0
  Andrews p 0 0 0 0
  McCarthy ph 1 0 0 0
  Trinkle p 0 0 0 0
Totals 32 2 5 2
Boston 014 010 100791
New York 000 001 001252
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Sain  W(1-1) 9.0 5 2 2 3 6
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
3
6
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Poat  L(1-1) 2.1 3 5 3 3 1
  Jones   2.2 2 1 1 4 0
  Andrews   3.0 3 1 0 0 0
  Trinkle   1.0 1 0 0 2 0
Totals
9.0
9
7
4
9
1

  E–Sain (1), Marshall (1), Westrum (1).  DP–Boston 1. Dark-Stanky-Torgeson, New York 1. Kerr-Mize.  HR–Boston B. Elliott (2,3rd inning off Poat 2 on); Heath (1,3rd inning off Poat 0 on); Holmes (1,2nd inning off Poat 0 on), New York Lockman (2,6th inning off Sain 0 on); Marshall (1,9th inning off Sain 0 on).  SH–Heath (3); Sain (1).  Team LOB–9.  Team–6.  SB–Torgeson (3); B. Elliott (2).  U–Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick, George Barr.
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