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Cubs 5 @ Giants 6
Polo Grounds
May 17, 1938

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 17, 1938 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 17, 1938 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 5 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 6 H: 10 E: 1 LOB: 12
Runs: 6
Hits: 10
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 12
Winning PitcherDick Coffman  
Losing PitcherClay Bryant  
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Game Winning RBISam Leslie 

Game Info

DateMay 17, 1938 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherTex Carleton  
Home Starting PitcherCliff Melton  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance19,315 
Time of Game3 hours 10 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Charlie Moran
1B: George Magerkurth
2B: (none)
3B: Tiny Parker

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Stan Hack  Third Baseman 
Billy Herman  Second Baseman 
Ripper Collins  First Baseman 
Tony Lazzeri  Shortstop 
Augie Galan  Left Fielder 
Joe Marty  Center Fielder 
Carl Reynolds  Right Fielder 
Gabby Hartnett  Catcher 
Tex Carleton  Pitcher 
Charlie Grimm  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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Cubs 5 @ Giants 6
Polo Grounds
May 17, 1938

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         Game of 5/17/1938 -- Chicago at New York (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Hack S, 3b            6  1  3  0   Moore J, lf           6  1  1  0   
Herman B, 2b          4  0  0  0   Bartell D, ss         4  1  1  0   
Collins R, 1b         5  1  1  0   Ripple J, rf          5  2  1  0   
Lazzeri T, ss         5  2  2  1   Ott M, 3b             4  1  1  2   
Galan A, lf           6  0  2  1   Leiber H, cf          4  1  1  1   
Marty J, cf           6  1  1  3   McCarthy J, 1b        4  0  2  1   
Reynolds C, rf        5  0  1  0   Chiozza L, 2b         5  0  1  0   
Hartnett G, c         5  0  2  0   Berger W, ph          0  0  0  0   
Carleton T, p         0  0  0  0   Leslie S, ph          1  0  1  1   
Bryant C, p           5  0  0  0   Danning H, c          5  0  1  1   
Logan B, p            0  0  0  0   Melton C, p           4  0  0  0   
Russell J, p          0  0  0  0   Coffman D, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     47  5 12  5                        42  6 10  6

Chicago          200 003 000 000 --  5
New York         300 020 000 001 --  6
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Carleton T*           0.0  3  3  3  0  0
Bryant C (L)         11.1  6  3  3  7  7
Logan B+              0.0  0  0  0  1  0
Russell J             0.0  1  0  0  0  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Melton C#            11.0 12  5  3  3  3
Coffman D (W)         1.0  0  0  0  0  0
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 12th
  # Pitched to 3 batters in 12th

E -- Ott M
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, New York 12
2B -- Lazzeri T, Ott M, Hack S
HR -- Marty J
SH -- Herman B, Leiber H
HBP -- by Carleton T (Ripple J)
Balk -- Bryant C
PB -- Hartnett G
T -- 3:10
A -- 19315

    

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