"1912 - The Giants clinch the National League flag with a sweep of the Braves, winning, 8 - 3 and 4 - 0. Christy Mathewson coasts to his 23rd win in the opener and Al Demaree, recently called up from Mobile where he was 25-10, shuts out the Braves on seven hits in the nitecap. Demaree strikes out nine in his first major league start."
"1942 - Youngsters, admitted free for bringing scrap metal to aid the war effort, get restless and invade the field at the Polo Grounds in the 8th inning of the second game with the Giants leading, 5 - 2. Umpire Ziggy Sears forfeits the game, 9 - 0, to the Braves. Boston P Warren Spahn is not charged with a loss, although he was losing at the time of the forfeit. But he is given credit for a complete game, his only one in four appearances for the year."
"1951 - The Giants stay one game behind the Dodgers as Jim Hearn tops the Phillies, 10 - 1, and the Dodgers crush the Braves, 15 - 5. Roy Campanella drives home three runs in the 1st inning and Don Newcombe coasts to his 19th win. With a 13 - 3 lead in the 8th inning, Jackie Robinson steals home against rookie P Lew Burdette, infuriating the Braves."
Multiple early-20th-century Braves and Giants contests featured decisive sweeps and dominant pitching performances, including Christy Mathewson and Al Demaree. The Braves swept the Cubs in 1914 and posted consecutive pitching victories in 1917. A 1942 Polo Grounds game was forfeited after a wartime scrap-metal promotion led to a field invasion; Warren Spahn was credited with a complete game despite the forfeit. Jim Konstanty set a major-league relief appearance mark in 1950. In 1951 the Dodgers routed the Braves while Jackie Robinson stole home. Warren Spahn passed Eppa Rixey as the winningest National League left-hander in 1959. In 1964 the Braves and Phillies used 43 players in a nine-inning game.
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