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Scores
Standings
NYY
@BOS		4
2		 
(10)
CHW
@CLE		5
6
SLB
@DET		4
5		 
(12)
BSN
@NYG		3
4
BSN
@NYG		9
4		 
(13)
CIN
@STL		3
4
CIN
@STL		2
0
Tuesday, July 31, 1945,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 0:00
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Braves
3
42-52
⇐ Lost 10 ⇒
 at Giants
4
50-46
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
W: Harry Feldman (9-9)
L: Mort Cooper (9-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Braves          0  1  0   0  0  0   0  0  2    3 10  2
Giants          0  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  2    4  7  1
Winning Run scored with 2 outs

Boston Braves

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Dick Culler SS 5 0 3 0 0 0 .269 .641 -0.036 1.01 0.090 -0.126 -0.2 1 2 2·CS
Phil Masi C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .310 .864 -0.162 1.58 0.024 -0.186 -1.2 7 0 CS
Tommy Holmes RF 2 0 1 0 2 0 .369 1.042 0.047 1.03 0.105 -0.058 0.3 2 0 SB
Joe Medwick 1B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .708 -0.168 1.63 0.000 -0.168 -1.2 10 0
Butch Nieman LF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .232 .820 -0.129 1.22 0.000 -0.129 -0.9 0 0
Carden Gillenwater CF 4 1 1 0 0 0 .293 .786 -0.081 1.22 0.026 -0.107 -0.2 5 0
Chuck Workman 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .267 .789 0.094 1.38 0.149 -0.055 0.6 0 2
Whitey Wietelmann 2B 4 1 1 3 0 0 .262 .671 0.598 2.06 0.659 -0.061 1.4 1 1 HR
Al Javery P 3 0 2 0 0 0 .227 .455 0.036 0.81 0.058 -0.022 0.2 0 2
   Mort Cooper P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .267 .679 -0.013 0.51 0.000 -0.013 -0.2 0 1
Team Totals 35 3 10 3 2 2 .286 .696 0.186 1.29 1.111 -0.925 -1.5 26 8
HR: W Wietelmann (2, off H Feldman; 9th inn, 1 on, 1 out to RF).
TB: W Wietelmann 4; D Culler 3; A Javery 2; T Holmes; P Masi; C Workman; C Gillenwater.
RBI: W Wietelmann 3 (17).
Team LOB: 7.
With RISP: 0 for 5.
Fielding
E: T Holmes (5); W Wietelmann (14).
Baserunning
SB: T Holmes (12, 2nd base off H Feldman/E Lombardi).
CS: P Masi (1, 2nd base by H Feldman/E Lombardi); D Culler 2 (3, 2nd base by H Feldman/E Lombardi 2).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS WPA aLI WPA+ WPA- RE24 PO A
Whitey Lockman CF 5 0 1 0 0 0 .337 .801 -0.094 1.46 0.027 -0.121 -0.5 4 0 2B
George Hausmann 2B 4 1 0 0 1 0 .292 .740 -0.056 1.63 0.028 -0.084 -0.7 1 1
Mel Ott RF 3 1 2 1 2 0 .332 .933 0.238 1.99 0.271 -0.034 1.6 2 0 HR,2B
Danny Gardella LF 4 0 1 1 1 0 .301 .851 0.422 2.95 0.479 -0.056 1.8 2 0
Phil Weintraub 1B 2 1 1 1 3 0 .271 .813 0.398 2.14 0.424 -0.025 1.7 8 0 IW
Ernie Lombardi C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .291 .860 0.072 1.37 0.192 -0.121 -0.5 3 3 2B
Buddy Kerr SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .601 -0.139 1.39 0.000 -0.139 -1.7 6 6
Billy Jurges 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .333 .815 0.036 1.83 0.134 -0.099 -0.5 1 1
Harry Feldman P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .437 -0.063 0.83 0.000 -0.063 -0.6 0 0
   Red Treadway PH 1 0 0 0 0 1 .254 .617 -0.126 5.40 0.000 -0.126 -0.4
Team Totals 34 4 7 4 7 2 .206 .724 0.688 1.88 1.555 -0.868 0.2 27 11
2B: E Lombardi (4, off A Javery); M Ott (20, off A Javery); W Lockman (6, off A Javery).
HR: M Ott (10, off A Javery; 4th inn, 0 on, 0 outs to RF).
IBB: P Weintraub (10, by M Cooper).
TB: M Ott 6; E Lombardi 2; W Lockman 2; P Weintraub; D Gardella; B Jurges.
RBI: P Weintraub (41); E Lombardi (58); D Gardella (37); M Ott (51).
2-out RBI: E Lombardi; P Weintraub; D Gardella.
Team LOB: 11.
With RISP: 1 for 9.
Fielding
E: P Weintraub (5).

Boston Braves

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Al Javery 7.1 5 2 2 3 1 1 5.08 31 58 0.028 0.99 0.6
Mort Cooper, L (9-2) 1.1 2 2 2 4 1 0 2.65 10 2 0 -0.717 4.64 -0.9
Team Totals 8.2 7 4 4 7 2 1 4.15 41 58 2 0 -0.689 1.29 -0.2

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc IR IS WPA aLI RE24
Harry Feldman, W (9-9) 9 10 3 2 2 2 1 3.10 37 57 -0.188 1.29 1.5
Team Totals 9 10 3 2 2 2 1 2.00 37 57 -0.188 1.88 1.5
Balks: None.
WP: H Feldman (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: M Cooper (2; P Weintraub).
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Babe Pinelli, 1B - Jocko Conlan, 2B - (none), 3B - Dusty Boggess.
Time of Game: 0:00.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Boston Braves         New York Giants
1 Dick Culler SS 1 Whitey Lockman CF
2 Phil Masi C 2 George Hausmann 2B
3 Tommy Holmes RF 3 Mel Ott RF
4 Joe Medwick 1B 4 Danny Gardella LF
5 Butch Nieman LF 5 Phil Weintraub 1B
6 Carden Gillenwater CF 6 Ernie Lombardi C
7 Chuck Workman 3B 7 Buddy Kerr SS
8 Whitey Wietelmann 2B 8 Billy Jurges 3B
9 Al Javery P 9 Harry Feldman P

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
t9 1-2 1 1-- RR BSN W. Wietelmann H. Feldman -65% 18% Home Run; Workman Scores/unER
b9 2-3 2 123 R NYG D. Gardella M. Cooper 39% 66% Walk; Jurges Scores; Hausmann to 3B; Ott to 2B
b9 3-3 2 123 R NYG P. Weintraub M. Cooper 34% 100% Single to LF; Hausmann Scores; Ott to 3B; Gardella to 2B
b6 1-1 2 1-- R NYG E. Lombardi A. Javery 19% 73% Double to LF; Weintraub Scores
b9 2-3 0 --- NYG B. Jurges M. Cooper 13% 34% Single to RF (Pop Fly)

Play By Play

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Inn Score Out RoB Pit(cnt) R/O @Bat Batter Pitcher wWPA wWE Play Description
Top of the 1st, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Harry Feldman facing 1-2-3
t1 0-0 0 --- O BSN D. Culler H. Feldman 2% 52% Popfly: SS
t1 0-0 1 --- BSN P. Masi H. Feldman -2% 50% Single to RF
t1 0-0 1 1-- O BSN T. Holmes H. Feldman 4% 54% Masi Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t1 0-0 2 --- BSN T. Holmes H. Feldman -1% 53% Walk
t1 0-0 2 1-- BSN J. Medwick H. Feldman -1% 52% Wild Pitch; Holmes to 2B
t1 0-0 2 -2- O BSN J. Medwick H. Feldman 3% 55% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Braves' Al Javery facing 1-2-3
b1 0-0 0 --- O NYG W. Lockman A. Javery -2% 53% Groundout: P-1B
b1 0-0 1 --- O NYG G. Hausmann A. Javery -2% 51% Groundout: 3B-1B
b1 0-0 2 --- NYG M. Ott A. Javery 2% 53% Double to RF
b1 0-0 2 -2- O NYG D. Gardella A. Javery -3% 50% Foul Flyball: 1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 0, Giants 0.
Top of the 2nd, Braves Batting, Tied 0-0, Giants' Harry Feldman facing 5-6-7
t2 0-0 0 --- O BSN B. Nieman H. Feldman 2% 52% Popfly: SS
t2 0-0 1 --- BSN C. Gillenwater H. Feldman -3% 50% Single to LF
t2 0-0 1 1-- BSN C. Workman H. Feldman -7% 43% Single to RF; Gillenwater to 3B
t2 0-0 1 1-3 RO BSN W. Wietelmann H. Feldman -1% 42% Groundout: 3B-2B/Forceout at 2B; Gillenwater Scores
t2 1-0 2 1-- O BSN A. Javery H. Feldman 2% 44% Groundout: SS-1B
1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Al Javery facing 5-6-7
b2 0-1 0 --- O NYG P. Weintraub A. Javery -3% 42% Groundout: 1B unassisted
b2 0-1 1 --- O NYG E. Lombardi A. Javery -2% 40% Groundout: 3B-1B
b2 0-1 2 --- O NYG B. Kerr A. Javery -1% 39% Popfly: 1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 3rd, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Harry Feldman facing 1-2-3
t3 1-0 0 --- BSN D. Culler H. Feldman -3% 35% Single to LF
t3 1-0 0 1-- O BSN P. Masi H. Feldman 3% 38% Strikeout
t3 1-0 1 1-- O BSN T. Holmes H. Feldman 4% 42% Culler Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
t3 1-0 2 --- BSN T. Holmes H. Feldman -1% 41% Walk
t3 1-0 2 1-- BSN J. Medwick H. Feldman -1% 40% Holmes Steals 2B
t3 1-0 2 -2- O BSN J. Medwick H. Feldman 3% 43% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Al Javery facing 8-9-1
b3 0-1 0 --- O NYG B. Jurges A. Javery -3% 41% Flyball: CF
b3 0-1 1 --- O NYG H. Feldman A. Javery -2% 39% Popfly: C
b3 0-1 2 --- NYG W. Lockman A. Javery 3% 41% Double to LF (Pop Fly)
b3 0-1 2 -2- O NYG G. Hausmann A. Javery -4% 38% Flyball: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.
Top of the 4th, Braves Batting, Ahead 1-0, Giants' Harry Feldman facing 5-6-7
t4 1-0 0 --- O BSN B. Nieman H. Feldman 2% 40% Flyball: RF
t4 1-0 1 --- O BSN C. Gillenwater H. Feldman 2% 41% Groundout: SS-1B
t4 1-0 2 --- O BSN C. Workman H. Feldman 1% 43% Flyball: LF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 0.
Bottom of the 4th, Giants Batting, Behind 0-1, Braves' Al Javery facing 3-4-5
b4 0-1 0 --- R NYG M. Ott A. Javery 13% 56% Home Run
b4 1-1 0 --- NYG D. Gardella A. Javery 4% 60% Reached on E4 (Ground Ball); Gardella to 1B
b4 1-1 0 1-- NYG P. Weintraub A. Javery 6% 67% Walk; Gardella to 2B
b4 1-1 0 12- O NYG E. Lombardi A. Javery -6% 60% Flyball: CF
b4 1-1 1 12- O NYG B. Kerr A. Javery -5% 55% Foul Bunt Popfly: C
b4 1-1 2 12- O NYG B. Jurges A. Javery -5% 50% Groundout: P-1B
1 run, 1 hit, 1 error, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1.
Top of the 5th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Harry Feldman facing 8-9-1
t5 1-1 0 --- O BSN W. Wietelmann H. Feldman 3% 53% Bunt Groundout: 2B-1B
t5 1-1 1 --- BSN A. Javery H. Feldman -3% 50% Single to CF
t5 1-1 1 1-- BSN D. Culler H. Feldman -5% 45% Single to LF; Javery to 2B
t5 1-1 1 12- O BSN P. Masi H. Feldman 6% 51% Foul Flyball: C
t5 1-1 2 12- O BSN T. Holmes H. Feldman 6% 57% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 5th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Al Javery facing 9-1-2
b5 1-1 0 --- O NYG H. Feldman A. Javery -3% 54% Flyball: CF
b5 1-1 1 --- O NYG W. Lockman A. Javery -2% 51% Foul Flyball: C
b5 1-1 2 --- O NYG G. Hausmann A. Javery -1% 50% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1.
Top of the 6th, Braves Batting, Tied 1-1, Giants' Harry Feldman facing 4-5-6
t6 1-1 0 --- O BSN J. Medwick H. Feldman 3% 53% Flyball: RF
t6 1-1 1 --- O BSN B. Nieman H. Feldman 2% 56% Strikeout
t6 1-1 2 --- O BSN C. Gillenwater H. Feldman 2% 58% Groundout: SS-1B
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 1.
Bottom of the 6th, Giants Batting, Tied 1-1, Braves' Al Javery facing 3-4-5
b6 1-1 0 --- O NYG M. Ott A. Javery -3% 54% Foul Flyball: C
b6 1-1 1 --- O NYG D. Gardella A. Javery -2% 52% Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
b6 1-1 2 --- NYG P. Weintraub A. Javery 2% 54% Walk
b6 1-1 2 1-- R NYG E. Lombardi A. Javery 19% 73% Double to LF; Weintraub Scores
b6 2-1 2 -2- O NYG B. Kerr A. Javery -3% 69% Flyball: CF
1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 2.
Top of the 7th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' Harry Feldman facing 7-8-9
t7 1-2 0 --- O BSN C. Workman H. Feldman 4% 74% Popfly: CF
t7 1-2 1 --- O BSN W. Wietelmann H. Feldman 3% 77% Foul Flyball: 3B
t7 1-2 2 --- BSN A. Javery H. Feldman -2% 74% Single to CF
t7 1-2 2 1-- O BSN D. Culler H. Feldman 5% 79% Lineout: SS
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 7th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Braves' Al Javery facing 8-9-1
b7 2-1 0 --- O NYG B. Jurges A. Javery -2% 77% Groundout: 2B-1B
b7 2-1 1 --- O NYG H. Feldman A. Javery -1% 76% Strikeout
b7 2-1 2 --- O NYG W. Lockman A. Javery -1% 75% Flyball: RF
0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 2.
Top of the 8th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' Harry Feldman facing 2-3-4
t8 1-2 0 --- O BSN P. Masi H. Feldman 6% 80% Foul Flyball: 1B
t8 1-2 1 --- BSN T. Holmes H. Feldman -6% 74% Single to RF
t8 1-2 1 1-- O BSN J. Medwick H. Feldman 7% 81% Flyball: CF
t8 1-2 2 1-- O BSN B. Nieman H. Feldman 6% 87% Lineout: CF
0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 8th, Giants Batting, Ahead 2-1, Braves' Al Javery facing 2-3-4
b8 2-1 0 --- O NYG G. Hausmann A. Javery -1% 85% Foul Flyball: C
b8 2-1 1 --- NYG M. Ott A. Javery 1% 87% Walk
b8 2-1 1 1-- NYG D. Gardella A. Javery 5% 92% Single to RF; Ott to 3B/Adv on E9; Gardella to 2B
Mort Cooper replaces Al Javery pitching and batting 9th
b8 2-1 1 -23 NYG P. Weintraub M. Cooper 0% 92% Intentional Walk
b8 2-1 1 123 O NYG E. Lombardi M. Cooper -4% 88% Popfly: SS
b8 2-1 2 123 O NYG B. Kerr M. Cooper -4% 84% Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 3 LOB. Braves 1, Giants 2.
Top of the 9th, Braves Batting, Behind 1-2, Giants' Harry Feldman facing 6-7-8
t9 1-2 0 --- O BSN C. Gillenwater H. Feldman 7% 91% Flyball: CF
t9 1-2 1 --- BSN C. Workman H. Feldman -8% 83% Reached on E3 (Ground Ball); Workman to 1B
t9 1-2 1 1-- RR BSN W. Wietelmann H. Feldman -65% 18% Home Run; Workman Scores/unER
t9 3-2 1 --- O BSN M. Cooper H. Feldman 1% 19% Groundout: SS-1B
t9 3-2 2 --- BSN D. Culler H. Feldman -1% 18% Single to C/Bunt
t9 3-2 2 1-- O BSN P. Masi H. Feldman 2% 20% Culler Caught Stealing 2B (C-SS)
2 runs, 2 hits, 1 error, 0 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 2.
Bottom of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 2-3, Braves' Mort Cooper facing 8-9-1
b9 2-3 0 --- NYG B. Jurges M. Cooper 13% 34% Single to RF (Pop Fly)
Red Treadway pinch hits for Harry Feldman (P) batting 9th
b9 2-3 0 1-- O NYG R. Treadway M. Cooper -13% 21% Strikeout
b9 2-3 1 1-- O NYG W. Lockman M. Cooper -7% 14% Groundout: P-1B; Jurges to 2B
b9 2-3 2 -2- NYG G. Hausmann M. Cooper 3% 17% Walk
b9 2-3 2 12- NYG M. Ott M. Cooper 10% 27% Walk; Jurges to 3B; Hausmann to 2B
b9 2-3 2 123 R NYG D. Gardella M. Cooper 39% 66% Walk; Jurges Scores; Hausmann to 3B; Ott to 2B
b9 3-3 2 123 R NYG P. Weintraub M. Cooper 34% 100% Single to LF; Hausmann Scores; Ott to 3B; Gardella to 2B
2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Braves 3, Giants 4.

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