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Giants
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
April 24, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the New York Giants, played on April 24, 1939 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
Date | April 24, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 24, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Slick Castleman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Max Butcher |
Ballpark | Shibe Park |
City | Philadelphia |
State | PA |
Attendance | 3,000 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
George Myatt | Third Baseman |
Harry Danning | Catcher |
Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
Frank Demaree | Center Fielder |
Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
Slick Castleman | Pitcher |
Bill Terry | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
Name | Position |
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Heinie Mueller | Second Baseman |
Hersh Martin | Center Fielder |
Chuck Klein | Right Fielder |
Morrie Arnovich | Left Fielder |
Len Gabrielson | First Baseman |
Pinky May | Third Baseman |
George Scharein | Shortstop |
Wally Millies | Catcher |
Max Butcher | Pitcher |
Doc Prothro | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
April 24, 1939
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Butcher
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myatt vs. Butcher
Myatt hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Butcher
Danning hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonura vs. Butcher
Bonura hits a popup towards short. Scharein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Castleman
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with Castleman covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Castleman
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Castleman
Klein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnovich vs. Castleman
There goes Klein. The throw from Danning and he is out, Whitehead applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Butcher
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Butcher
Jurges hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Jurges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehead vs. Butcher
Whitehead takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Castleman vs. Butcher
Castleman bunts towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out. Jurges moves to third. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moore vs. Butcher
Moore strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Castleman
Arnovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gabrielson vs. Castleman
Gabrielson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Castleman
May hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scharein vs. Castleman
Scharein hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Butcher
Myatt hits a line drive into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Butcher
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott hits a popup, foul, towards third. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millies vs. Castleman
Millies hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butcher vs. Castleman
Butcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Castleman
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Butcher
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scharein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Butcher
Demaree hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Demaree reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jurges vs. Butcher
Jurges strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehead vs. Butcher
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Demaree moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Castleman vs. Butcher
Castleman hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Castleman
Martin hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Castleman
Klein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnovich vs. Castleman
Arnovich hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gabrielson vs. Castleman
Gabrielson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Castleman
May hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with Castleman covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Butcher
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Butcher
Myatt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Butcher
Danning hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott hits a line drive into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scharein vs. Castleman
Scharein hits a line drive towards third. Myatt reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millies vs. Castleman
Millies hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Butcher vs. Castleman
Butcher hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Butcher
Bonura strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Butcher
Demaree hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Butcher
Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Castleman
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Castleman
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Castleman
Klein takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnovich vs. Castleman
Arnovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Klein moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gabrielson vs. Castleman
Gabrielson hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Butcher
Whitehead hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Butcher
Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Slick Castleman.
O'Dea hits a fly ball into right field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Butcher
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Wittig
Johnnie Wittig now pitching.
May takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scharein vs. Wittig
Scharein bunts towards the mound. Wittig fields it and throws to first for the out. May moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Millies vs. Wittig
Millies hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. May moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Butcher vs. Wittig
Butcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. May scores. Millies moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Wittig
Mueller hits a line drive into left field. Moore picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Moore. Millies scores. Butcher moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Martin vs. Wittig
Martin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Demaree. Martin reaches second base with a double. Butcher scores. Mueller scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Klein vs. Wittig
Klein hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Arnovich vs. Wittig
Arnovich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gabrielson vs. Wittig
Gabrielson takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to third. Arnovich moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
May vs. Wittig
May hits a line drive into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Butcher
Myatt hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Mueller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Butcher
Danning hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Danning reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Butcher
There's a wild pitch. Danning moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Butcher
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Danning scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. Butcher
Bonura takes first base on ball four. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Demaree vs. Butcher
Demaree hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Martin. Demaree reaches second base with a double. Ott scores. Bonura moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jurges vs. Butcher
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bonura scores. Demaree scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Henry
Jim Henry now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehead vs. Henry
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Mueller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jurges moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ripple vs. Henry
Jimmy Ripple pinch hits for Johnnie Wittig.
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gabrielson fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Henry drops the ball. Jurges scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Henry
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ripple moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myatt vs. Henry
Lou Chiozza pinch runs for Jimmy Ripple.
Myatt takes first base on ball four. Chiozza moves to third. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Danning vs. Beck
Boom-Boom Beck now pitching.
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scharein vs. Coffman
Dick Coffman now pitching.
Scharein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Millies vs. Coffman
Millies hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beck vs. Coffman
Beck hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Coffman
Mueller hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Beck
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Beck
Bonura hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Phillies, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Beck
Demaree strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/24/1939 -- New York at Philadelphia (D) New York AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI Moore J, lf 5 0 2 0 Mueller H, 2b 5 1 1 1 Myatt G, 3b 3 0 0 0 Martin H, cf 4 0 1 2 Danning H, c 5 1 1 0 Klein C, rf 1 1 0 0 Ott M, rf 4 1 1 1 Arnovich M, lf 3 1 2 2 Bonura Z, 1b 4 1 0 0 Gabrielson L, 1b 3 0 0 0 Demaree F, cf 5 1 2 1 May P, 3b 3 1 1 0 Jurges B, ss 4 1 2 2 Scharein G, ss 3 0 0 0 Whitehead B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Millies W, c 4 1 1 0 Castleman S, p 1 0 0 0 Butcher M, p 3 1 2 1 O'Dea K, ph 1 0 0 0 Henry J, p 0 0 0 0 Wittig J, p 0 0 0 0 Beck B, p 1 0 1 0 Ripple J, ph 1 0 0 0 Chiozza L, pr 0 0 0 0 Coffman D, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 5 9 4 30 6 9 6 New York 000 000 050 -- 5 Philadelphia 000 200 40x -- 6 New York IP H R ER BB SO Castleman S (L) 6.0 4 2 2 3 0 Wittig J 1.0 4 4 4 3 0 Coffman D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO Butcher M (W) 7.1 8 5 4 4 3 Henry J 0.1 1 0 0 1 0 Beck B (S) 1.1 0 0 0 0 2 E -- Moore J, Henry J DP -- New York 1 LOB -- New York 10, Philadelphia 7 2B -- Jurges B, Demaree F 2, Martin H, Danning H HR -- Arnovich M CS -- Klein C SH -- Castleman S, Scharein G WP -- Butcher M, Henry J T -- 2:03 A -- 3000
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