Atlanta Braves History: April 19, 1919 second game of double header

And here are some details of the opening day game.

2B: R Maranville (1); A Wilson (1).


HBP: W Holke (1); J Kelly (1).


TB: B Herzog 3; R Maranville 2; A Wilson 2; R Powell; R Smith; T Miller; W Holke.


RBI: J Scott (1); B Herzog (1).


Team LOB: 12.


Fielding


E: R Smith (1); W Holke (2); J Riggert (1); R Maranville (3).


Baserunning


SB: J Riggert (1, -1st base off  POCS).




 

Atlanta Braves History: Opening day April 19, 1919

The Boston Braves opened the season at home in 1919 on April 19^th.



Manager George Stallings ended up losing 5 to 2 against the Brooklyn Dodgers. This was the first game of a double header that day (They would also loose the second game as well). Dick Rudolph was the loosing pitcher. Rabbit Maranville and Art Wilson both had RBIs accounting for the Braves 2 runs. The Braves left 8 men on base missing scoring opportunities. The batting wasn't too bad for the day with an average of .270 for the team. Dick Rudolph helped out going 2-4.