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Retrosheet Boxscore: Boston Braves 6, New York Giants 3 (2)

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Boston Braves 6, New York Giants 3 (2)

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Game Played on Sunday, July 2, 1950 (D) at Polo Grounds V

BOS N    0  0  0    0  1  1    0  0  4  -   6  9  1
NY  N    2  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  1  -   3 10  0
BATTING
Boston Braves                AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Hartsfield 2b                 4   1   2   1       0   1       3   3
Jethroe cf                    4   1   1   0       0   0       2   0
Torgeson 1b                   4   1   1   1       0   0      11   0
Elliott 3b                    4   1   1   1       0   1       1   2
Gordon lf                     4   1   1   3       0   1       2   0
Holmes rf                     4   0   1   0       0   1       2   0
Crandall c                    4   0   1   0       0   0       3   0
Kerr ss                       3   0   0   0       0   1       3   6
Chipman p                     3   1   1   0       0   0       0   3
Totals                       34   6   9   6       0   5      27  14
FIELDING - 
DP: 3. Elliott-Hartsfield-Torgeson, Kerr-Torgeson, Kerr-Hartsfield-Torgeson.
E: Torgeson (8).
BATTING - 
3B: Hartsfield (2,off Jones).
HR: Elliott (12,5th inning off Jones 0 on 0 out); Gordon (14,9th inning off
Jones 2 on 1 out).
GDP: Chipman (1,off Jones); Crandall (4,off Jones).
Team LOB: 1.
New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Stanky 2b                     4   1   1   0       0   0       3   3
  Rigney 2b                   0   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Thompson rf,cf                4   1   2   0       0   0       4   0
Irvin lf                      4   0   2   1       0   0       4   0
Thomson cf                    2   0   0   0       1   1       0   0
  Maguire rf                  1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Westrum c                     4   0   1   1       0   0       8   0
Lohrke 3b                     4   0   0   0       0   0       0   3
Dark ss                       4   1   3   1       0   0       2   1
Gilbert 1b                    4   0   0   0       0   1       5   1
Jones p                       2   0   1   0       0   0       1   0
  Rufer ph                    1   0   0   0       0   0       0   0
Totals                       34   3  10   3       1   2      27   8
FIELDING - 
DP: 2. Stanky-Dark-Gilbert, Lohrke-Stanky-Gilbert.
BATTING - 
2B: Stanky (14,off Chipman); Dark (17,off Chipman); Thompson (5,off Chipman).
HR: Dark (6,9th inning off Chipman 0 on 1 out).
SH: Jones (6,off Chipman).
GDP: Westrum (6,off Chipman); Stanky (1,off Chipman).
Team LOB: 6.
PITCHING
Boston Braves                IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Chipman W(4-1)                9    10   3   3   1   2   1  36

New York Giants              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Jones L(6-9)                  9     9   6   6   0   5   2  34

Umpires: HP - Scotty Robb, 1B - Babe Pinelli, 2B - Dusty Boggess, 3B - Lon Warneke
Ejections: NY  Manager Leo Durocher by Scotty Robb [Call at 1B];
Eddie Stanky by Scotty Robb [Call at 1B (Kicked water bucket)]; Bobby Thomson
by Scotty Robb [Call at 1B (Threw towel)]
Time of Game: 2:42   Attendance: 32862
Starting Lineups:

   Boston Braves                 New York Giants          
1. Hartsfield          2b        Stanky              2b
2. Jethroe             cf        Thompson            rf
3. Torgeson            1b        Irvin               lf
4. Elliott             3b        Thomson             cf
5. Gordon              lf        Westrum             c
6. Holmes              rf        Lohrke              3b
7. Crandall            c         Dark                ss
8. Kerr                ss        Gilbert             1b
9. Chipman             p         Jones               p

BRAVES 1ST: Hartsfield was called out on strikes; Jethroe popped
to catcher in foul territory; Torgeson grounded out (first to
pitcher); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 0.

GIANTS 1ST: Stanky doubled to right; Thompson singled to center
[Stanky to third]; Irvin singled to center [Stanky scored,
Thompson to third, Irvin to second (on throw)]; Thomson was
called out on strikes; Westrum flied to left [Thompson scored,
Irvin to third]; Lohrke grounded out (shortstop to first); 2 R,
3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 2.

BRAVES 2ND: Elliott grounded out (third to first); Gordon popped
to catcher in foul territory; Holmes flied out to left; 0 R, 0
H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 2ND: Dark singled to left; Gilbert popped to shortstop;
Jones out on a sacrifice bunt (pitcher to second) [Dark to
second]; Stanky grounded out (shortstop to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 2.

BRAVES 3RD: Crandall singled to left; Kerr was called out on
strikes; Chipman grounded into a double play (second to
shortstop to first) [Crandall out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0
LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 3RD: Thompson popped to catcher in foul territory; Irvin
singled to center; Thomson walked [Irvin to second]; Westrum
grounded into a double play (third to second to first) [Thomson
out at second]; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 2.

BRAVES 4TH: Hartsfield flied out to left; Jethroe flied out to
left; Torgeson flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves
0, Giants 2.

GIANTS 4TH: Lohrke made an out to shortstop; Dark doubled to
left; Gilbert struck out; Jones popped to third in foul
territory; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 0, Giants 2.

BRAVES 5TH: Elliott homered to left; Gordon grounded out (third
to first); Holmes singled to left; Crandall grounded into a
double play (third to second to first) [Holmes out at second]; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 2.

GIANTS 5TH: Stanky flied out to center; Thompson doubled to
left; Irvin grounded out (shortstop to first); Thomson grounded
out (third to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 1, Giants 2.

BRAVES 6TH: Kerr popped to second; On a bunt Chipman singled to
first; Hartsfield tripled to right [Chipman scored]; Jethroe
grounded out (second to first); Torgeson flied out to right; 1
R, 2 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 6TH: Westrum singled to center; Lohrke reached on an
error by Torgeson [Westrum to third]; Dark lined into a double
play (shortstop to first) [Lohrke out at first]; Gilbert flied
out to right; 0 R, 1 H, 1 E, 1 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 2.

BRAVES 7TH: Elliott popped to second; Gordon was called out on
strikes; Holmes flied out to right; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. 
Braves 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 7TH: Jones singled to center; Stanky grounded into a
double play (shortstop to second to first) [Jones out at
second]; Eddie Stanky kicked a water bucket in front of the
bench and was ejected by HP umpire Scotty Robb; Giants Manager
Leo Durocher then ejected by Robb for continuing the argument;
Bobby Thomson ejected by Robb for throwing a towel on the
field; Thompson grounded out (second to first); 0 R, 1 H, 0
E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 2.

BRAVES 8TH: RIGNEY REPLACED STANKY (PLAYING 2B); MAGUIRE
REPLACED THOMSON (PLAYING RF); THOMPSON CHANGED POSITIONS
(PLAYING CF); Crandall popped to catcher in foul territory; Kerr
flied out to center; Chipman popped to shortstop; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 2.

GIANTS 8TH: Irvin flied out to center; Maguire grounded out
(shortstop to first); Westrum grounded out (pitcher to first); 0
R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 2, Giants 2.

BRAVES 9TH: Hartsfield singled to center; On a bunt Jethroe
singled to catcher [Hartsfield to second]; Torgeson singled to
right [Hartsfield scored, Jethroe to third]; Elliott was called
out on strikes; Gordon homered to left [Jethroe scored, Torgeson
scored]; Holmes was called out on strikes; Crandall flied out to
left; 4 R, 4 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Giants 2.

GIANTS 9TH: Lohrke grounded out (pitcher to first); Dark homered
to left; Gilbert flied out to right; RUFER BATTED FOR JONES;
Rufer flied out to left; 1 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.  Braves 6, Giants
3.

Final Totals      R   H   E  LOB
 Braves           6   9   1    1
 Giants           3  10   0    6
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