Boston Braves 6 – 4 New York Giants
24 September 1949 · NYC14
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Bob Elliott | 1 in 321 games |
| 19 | final score 6–4 | 1 in 43 games | |
| 8 | struck out 3 times | Wes Westrum | 1 in 65 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| New York Giants | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sibby Sisti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Elbie Fletcher | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marv Rickert | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Ed Sauer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bob Elliott | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 HR |
| Jim Russell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tommy Holmes | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Connie Ryan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Del Crandall | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Warren Spahn | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warren Spahn | 9.0 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
New York Giants batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davey Williams | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Whitey Lockman | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bobby Thomson | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Willard Marshall | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Monte Irvin | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Wes Westrum | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Jack Lohrke | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Sid Gordon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rudy Rufer | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bert Haas | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Larry Jansen | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Bill Rigney | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 6 |
New York Giants pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry Jansen | 5.0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Adrian Zabala | 3.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kirby Higbe | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |