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Reds 4 @ Giants 0
Polo Grounds
May 20, 1938

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 20, 1938 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 4 to 0.

Game Summary

DateMay 20, 1938 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 4 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 4
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 0 H: 5 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 0
Hits: 5
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherJohnny Vander Meer  
Losing PitcherHal Schumacher  
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Game Winning RBIErnie Lombardi 

Game Info

DateMay 20, 1938 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohnny Vander Meer  
Home Starting PitcherHal Schumacher  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance2,921 
Time of Game2 hours 20 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Charlie Moran
1B: George Magerkurth
2B: (none)
3B: Tiny Parker

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lonny Frey  Second Baseman 
Dusty Cooke  Left Fielder 
Ival Goodman  Right Fielder 
Frank McCormick  First Baseman 
Ernie Lombardi  Catcher 
Harry Craft  Center Fielder 
Lew Riggs  Third Baseman 
Billy Myers  Shortstop 
Johnny Vander Meer  Pitcher 
Bill McKechnie  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jo-Jo Moore  Left Fielder 
Dick Bartell  Shortstop 
Jimmy Ripple  Right Fielder 
Mel Ott  Third Baseman 
Wally Berger  Center Fielder 
Johnny McCarthy  First Baseman 
Harry Danning  Catcher 
Lou Chiozza  Second Baseman 
Hal Schumacher  Pitcher 
Bill Terry  Manager 

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Reds 4 @ Giants 0
Polo Grounds
May 20, 1938

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/20/1938 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Frey L, 2b            3  0  2  0   Moore J, lf           5  0  0  0   
Cooke D, lf           2  0  0  0   Bartell D, ss         3  0  0  0   
Goodman I, rf         5  2  0  0   Ripple J, rf          3  0  3  0   
McCormick F, 1b       5  0  1  0   Ott M, 3b             4  0  0  0   
Lombardi E, c         5  1  2  3   Berger W, cf          4  0  0  0   
Craft H, cf           3  0  0  0   McCarthy J, 1b        4  0  0  0   
Riggs L, 3b           5  1  2  0   Danning H, c          4  0  1  0   
Myers B, ss           4  0  0  0   Chiozza L, 2b         1  0  0  0   
Vander Meer J, p      4  0  2  1   Haslin M, ph-2b       1  0  0  0   
                                   Schumacher H, p       2  0  0  0   
                                   Mancuso G, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Castleman S, p        0  0  0  0   
                                   Ryan B, ph            1  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  4  9  4                        33  0  5  0

Cincinnati       100 100 200 --  4
New York         000 000 000 --  0

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (W)     9.0  5  0  0  4  9

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Schumacher H (L)      7.0  9  4  4  5  2
Castleman S           2.0  0  0  0  2  0

E -- Vander Meer J, Myers B
LOB -- Cincinnati 12, New York 10
2B -- Frey L, Ripple J
3B -- Riggs L
HR -- Lombardi E
T -- 2:20
A -- 2921

    

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