1949 NL Game: Bos.@ NY

April 223, 1949

In a great pitching duel today in New York, Boston Brave pitcher Warren Spahn threw a 5 hit shutout against the Giants. New York pitcher Monte Kennedy had an outstanding game himself, but came out on the short end of the 1-0 final score. The game ended with the Giant's Sid Gordon getting thrown out at the plate trying to score the tying run in the bottom of the 9th. The Braves got the game's only run in the 1st inning and Spahn came away with his 2nd Win of the season. Boston is off to a good start this year and leads the NL with a 4-1 record.

BOXSCORE: 1949 Boston Braves At 1949 New York Giants                4/23/1949
 
  Braves             AB  R  H RBI AVG     Giants             AB  R  H RBI AVG
  E.Stanky 2B         3  1  1  0 .056     B.Rhawn 2B          4  0  0  0 .250  
  A.Dark SS           4  0  1  0 .353     W.Lockman LF        3  0  0  0 .118  
  E.Torgeson 1B       3  0  0  0 .133     S.Gordon RF         4  0  1  0 .375  
  B.Elliott 3B        3  0  1  1 .263     J.Mize 1B           4  0  0  0 .063  
  J.Russell CF        4  0  1  0 .188     B.Thomson CF        4  0  3  0 .400  
  P.Reiser LF         4  0  1  0 .235     J.Lohrke 3B         2  0  0  0 .200  
  T.Holmes RF         2  0  0  0 .286     M.Livingston C      3  0  0  0 .143  
  P.Masi C            3  0  0  0 .300     B.Kerr SS           3  0  1  0 .214  
  W.Spahn P           2  0  0  0 .000     M.Kennedy P         2  0  0  0 .000  
                                        A-P.Milne PH          1  0  0  0 .000  
                                          D.Koslo P           0  0  0  0 ----  
                     -- -- -- ---                            -- -- -- ---      
         Totals      28  1  5  1                 Totals      30  0  5  0
 
A-Pinch Hit For Kennedy In 8th Inning
 
Braves.......... 1 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  5  0
Giants.......... 0 0 0  0 0 0  0 0 0  -  0  5  0
 
Braves (4-1)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
W.Spahn WIN(2-0)          9       5   0   0   2   3   0   0.50
Totals                    9       5   0   0   2   3   0
 
Giants (1-3)             IP       H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR    ERA
M.Kennedy LOSS(0-1)       8       4   1   1   4   1   0   1.13
D.Koslo                   1       1   0   0   0   0   0   0.00
Totals                    9       5   1   1   4   1   0
 
ATTENDANCE- 24,577 DATE- Saturday, April 23rd 1949 TIME- Day WEATHER- Average
T- 1:57
LEFT ON BASE- Braves: 5  Giants: 5
DOUBLE PLAYS- Braves: 1  Giants: 3
DOUBLES- B.Elliott(2nd), B.Thomson(1st)
RBIs- B.Elliott(5th)
STOLEN BASES- E.Stanky(1st)
SACRIFICE FLIES- B.Elliott
WALKS- E.Stanky, E.Torgeson, T.Holmes, W.Spahn, W.Lockman, J.Lohrke
STRIKE OUTS- P.Reiser, M.Livingston, B.Kerr, M.Kennedy
GIDP- A.Dark, J.Russell, T.Holmes, S.Gordon
RLISP 2-out- E.Stanky, M.Livingston, P.Masi, P.Reiser
TEAM RISP- Braves: 1 for 7  Giants: 0 for 1
WEB GEMS- Bot 9th: Phil Masi blocked the plate, saving a run!
 
Warren Spahn blanked New York in a very well-pitched complete game as the
Boston Braves defeated the New York Giants by a score of 1 to 0 at Polo
Grounds.
 
Spahn(2-0) gave Boston a solid outing.  He allowed only 5 hits and 2 walks in
9 innings dropping his ERA from 1.00 to 0.50.  New York made it exciting in
the 9th, but they were unable to push the needed runs across.  
 
Monte Kennedy(0-1) was the loser.  He pitched 8 innings giving up 4 hits and 4
walks. 'Some losses are harder to take than others' Leo Durocher lamented
after the game.  'This was one of them.'