Boston Braves vs New York Giants
August 9, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 9, 1949 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 3, New York Giants 4
Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 5 0 1 0
Fletcher 1b 5 0 3 0
  Ryan pr 0 0 0 0
Reiser cf 3 0 2 1
  Sauer ph 1 0 0 0
Elliott 3b 4 0 0 0
Heath rf 4 1 1 1
Rickert lf 4 0 0 0
Dark ss 4 0 1 0
Salkeld c 4 1 1 1
Sain p 3 1 1 0
  Holmes ph 1 0 1 0
  Sisti pr 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 3 11 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Thompson 2b 3 1 0 0
Lockman lf 4 0 0 0
Thomson cf 4 1 2 2
Mize 1b 3 0 0 0
  Lafata 1b 1 0 1 0
Marshall rf 3 1 1 0
Gordon 3b 3 0 0 0
Rigney ss 3 1 2 1
Mueller c 3 0 1 1
Jansen p 3 0 0 0
  Zabala p 0 0 0 0
Totals 30 4 7 4
Boston 000 110 100–3110
New York 210 000 10x–471
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Sain  L(8-12) 8.0 7 4 4 1 1
Totals
8.0
7
4
4
1
1
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen  W(12-11) 8.2 11 3 2 1 5
  Zabala   0.1 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
11
3
2
1
6
  E–Rigney (21).  DP–New York 1. Gordon-R. Mueller-Mize.  2B–Boston Dark (18).  HR–Boston Heath (3,4th inning off Jansen 0 on); Salkeld (2,5th inning off Jansen 0 on), New York Thomson (18,1st inning off Sain 1 on); Rigney (4,2nd inning off Sain 0 on).  Team LOB–9.  Team–3.  U-HP–Babe Pinelli, 1B–Artie Gore, 2B–Scotty Robb, 3B–Frank Dascoli.
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