Boston Braves vs New York Giants
September 24, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 24, 1949 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 6, New York Giants 4

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Sisti 2b 4 0 1 0
Fletcher 1b 4 1 1 0
Rickert lf 3 1 1 0
  Sauer ph,lf 1 0 0 0
Elliott 3b 4 3 3 5
Russell cf 4 0 0 0
Holmes rf 4 0 0 0
Ryan ss 3 0 0 0
Crandall c 3 0 0 0
Spahn p 3 1 1 1
Totals 33 6 7 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Williams 2b 4 0 0 0
Lockman lf 4 2 3 0
Thomson cf 4 1 2 3
Marshall rf 4 0 1 0
Irvin 1b 4 0 1 0
Westrum c 4 1 1 0
Lohrke 3b 3 0 1 0
  Gordon ph 1 0 0 0
Rufer ss 3 0 0 1
  Haas ph 1 0 0 0
Jansen p 2 0 0 0
  Zabala p 0 0 0 0
  Rigney ph 1 0 0 0
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 9 4
Boston 201 102 000670
New York 010 002 010490
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Spahn  W(20-13) 9.0 9 4 4 0 6
Totals
9.0
9
4
4
0
6
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen  L(15-16) 5.0 5 5 5 0 1
  Zabala   3.0 2 1 1 0 2
  Higbe   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
7
6
6
0
3

  E–None.  DP–Boston 1. Ryan-Fletcher, New York 1. Zabala-Williams-Irvin.  2B–Boston Rickert (18), New York Lockman (32).  HR–Boston B. Elliott 3 (17,1st inning off Jansen 1 on,6th inning off Zabala 1 on,3rd inning off Jansen 0 on); Spahn (2,4th inning off Jansen 0 on), New York Thomson (27,6th inning off Spahn 1 on).  Team LOB–0.  Team–4.  U–George Barr, Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick.
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