Boston Braves vs New York Giants
July 5, 1948 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 5, 1948 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 6

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 3 1 2 2
Holmes rf 5 0 0 0
Torgeson 1b 5 0 1 0
Elliott 3b 5 1 2 1
Russell cf 6 0 0 0
Heath lf 6 1 3 1
  McCormick lf 0 0 0 0
Salkeld c 5 1 1 1
Dark ss 4 0 2 0
Sain p 6 1 1 0
Totals 45 5 12 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rigney 2b 6 1 1 0
Layton lf 6 1 4 1
Thomson cf 6 0 1 1
Mize 1b 5 1 1 1
Cooper c 3 1 1 0
  Rhawn pr 0 1 0 0
  Livingston c 1 0 0 0
Marshall rf 5 0 0 0
Gordon 3b 5 1 1 2
Kerr ss 5 0 2 1
Hartung p 1 0 0 0
  Kennedy p 0 0 0 0
  McCarthy ph 1 0 0 0
  Konikowski p 0 0 0 0
  Lohrke ph 1 0 0 0
  Hansen p 0 0 0 0
  Conway ph 1 0 0 0
  Trinkle p 0 0 0 0
  Westrum ph 1 0 0 0
  Poat p 0 0 0 0
Totals 47 6 11 6
Boston 010 120 010 000 05120
New York 000 020 012 000 16110
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Sain  L(10-6) 12.1 11 6 6 1 7
Totals
12.1
11
6
6
1
7
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hartung   4.2 5 4 4 4 1
  Kennedy   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Konikowski   3.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Hansen   2.0 2 0 0 0 0
  Trinkle   2.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Poat  W(8-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
13.0
12
5
5
6
2

  E–None.  DP–Boston 1. Dark-Stanky-Torgeson, New York 2. Hartung-Kerr-Mize, Poat-Kerr-Mize.  2B–Boston Dark (12), New York Layton 2 (4).  3B–New York Kerr (2).  HR–Boston Stanky (2,5th inning off Hartung 1 on); B. Elliott (10,4th inning off Hartung 0 on); Heath (7,2nd inning off Hartung 0 on); Salkeld (6,8th inning off Konikowski 0 on), New York Mize (17,5th inning off Sain 0 on); Gordon (18,9th inning off Sain 1 on).  SH–Holmes (4); Salkeld (6); Dark (6).  Team LOB–10.  Team–5.  SB–Torgeson (15).  U–Artie Gore, Babe Pinelli, Scotty Robb.
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