Boston Braves vs New York Giants
July 2, 1950 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 2, 1950 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 3

Boston Braves ab   r   h rbi
Hartsfield 2b 4 1 2 1
Jethroe cf 4 1 1 0
Torgeson 1b 4 1 1 1
Elliott 3b 4 1 1 1
Gordon lf 4 1 1 3
Holmes rf 4 0 1 0
Crandall c 4 0 1 0
Kerr ss 3 0 0 0
Chipman p 3 1 1 0
Totals 34 6 9 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Stanky 2b 4 1 1 0
  Rigney 2b 0 0 0 0
Thompson rf,cf 4 1 2 0
Irvin lf 4 0 2 1
Thomson cf 2 0 0 0
  Maguire rf 1 0 0 0
Westrum c 4 0 1 1
Lohrke 3b 4 0 0 0
Dark ss 4 1 3 1
Gilbert 1b 4 0 0 0
Jones p 2 0 1 0
  Rufer ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 34 3 10 3
Boston 000 011 004691
New York 200 000 0013100
  Boston Braves IP H R ER BB SO
Chipman  W(4-1) 9.0 10 3 3 1 2
Totals
9.0
10
3
3
1
2
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jones  L(6-9) 9.0 9 6 6 0 5
Totals
9.0
9
6
6
0
5

  E–Torgeson (8).  DP–Boston 3. Elliott-Hartsfield-Torgeson, Kerr-Torgeson, Kerr-Hartsfield-Torgeson, New York 2. Stanky-Dark-Gilbert, Lohrke-Stanky-Gilbert.  2B–New York Stanky (14,off Chipman); Dark (17,off Chipman); Thompson (5,off Chipman).  3B–Boston Hartsfield (2,off Jones).  HR–Boston Elliott (12,5th inning off Jones 0 on 0 out); Gordon (14,9th inning off Jones 2 on 1 out), New York Dark (6,9th inning off Chipman 0 on 1 out).  Team LOB–1.  SH–Jones (6,off Chipman).  Team–6.  U-HP–Scotty Robb, 1B–Babe Pinelli, 2B–Dusty Boggess, 3B–Lon Warneke.  T–2:42.  A–32,862.
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