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Dodgers 4 @ Giants 7
Polo Grounds
May 2, 1938

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on May 2, 1938 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Dodgers with a score of 7 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 2, 1938 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 4 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 4
Runs: 4
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 4
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 7 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 9
Runs: 7
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherCliff Melton  
Losing PitcherFreddie Fitzsimmons  
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Game Winning RBIMel Ott 

Game Info

DateMay 2, 1938 
Day of WeekMon 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherFreddie Fitzsimmons  
Home Starting PitcherCliff Melton  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance12,088 
Time of Game2 hours 10 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Stewart
1B: Dolly Stark
2B: (none)
3B: George Barr

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Buddy Hassett  Left Fielder 
Johnny Hudson  Second Baseman 
Ernie Koy  Center Fielder 
Dolph Camilli  First Baseman 
Kiki Cuyler  Right Fielder 
Leo Durocher  Shortstop 
Woody English  Third Baseman 
Roy Spencer  Catcher 
Freddie Fitzsimmons  Pitcher 
Burleigh Grimes  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jo-Jo Moore  Left Fielder 
Dick Bartell  Shortstop 
Jimmy Ripple  Right Fielder 
Mel Ott  Third Baseman 
Hank Leiber  Center Fielder 
Johnny McCarthy  First Baseman 
Lou Chiozza  Second Baseman 
Harry Danning  Catcher 
Cliff Melton  Pitcher 
Bill Terry  Manager 

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Dodgers 4 @ Giants 7
Polo Grounds
May 2, 1938

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/2/1938 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Hassett B, lf         4  1  2  1   Moore J, lf           4  3  3  1   
Hudson J, 2b          4  0  0  0   Bartell D, ss         4  0  3  1   
Koy E, cf             4  1  1  2   Ripple J, rf          3  1  1  1   
Camilli D, 1b         4  0  1  0   Berger W, rf          0  0  0  0   
Cuyler K, rf          4  0  0  0   Ott M, 3b             5  1  1  2   
Durocher L, ss        4  0  1  1   Leiber H, cf          4  1  2  2   
English W, 3b         4  0  0  0   McCarthy J, 1b        4  0  0  0   
Spencer R, c          2  0  0  0   Chiozza L, 2b         4  0  0  0   
Rosen G, pr           0  1  0  0   Danning H, c          3  1  1  0   
Chervinko P, c        0  0  0  0   Melton C, p           4  0  1  0   
Mungo V, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Fitzsimmons F, p      2  0  0  0                                      
Potter D, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Brack G, ph           1  1  1  0                                      
Marrow B, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  4  6  4                        35  7 12  7

Brooklyn         000 000 130 --  4
New York         101 003 11x --  7

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fitzsimmons F (L)     6.0  7  5  5  2  1
Potter D              1.0  3  1  1  0  1
Marrow B              1.0  2  1  1  1  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Melton C (W)          9.0  6  4  3  1  7

E -- Danning H, Bartell D
LOB -- Brooklyn 4, New York 9
2B -- Camilli D, Melton C
3B -- Koy E
HR -- Ripple J, Leiber H, Moore J
SB -- Koy E
CS -- Moore J
HBP -- by Fitzsimmons F (Bartell D), by Marrow B (Ripple J)
T -- 2:10
A -- 12088

    

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