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Dodgers 7 @ Giants 4
Polo Grounds
May 31, 1939

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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 31, 1939 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 7 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 31, 1939 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 7 H: 12 E: 1 LOB: 6
Runs: 7
Hits: 12
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 6
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 4 H: 6 E: 2 LOB: 2
Runs: 4
Hits: 6
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 2
Winning PitcherLuke Hamlin  
Losing PitcherHal Schumacher  
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Game Winning RBIJohnny Hudson 

Game Info

DateMay 31, 1939 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherLuke Hamlin  
Home Starting PitcherHal Schumacher  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance7,217 
Time of Game2 hours 20 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Larry Goetz
1B: Beans Reardon
2B: (none)
3B: Ziggy Sears

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Goody Rosen  Center Fielder 
Cookie Lavagetto  Third Baseman 
Gene Moore  Right Fielder 
Dolph Camilli  First Baseman 
Babe Phelps  Catcher 
Leo Durocher  Shortstop 
Johnny Hudson  Second Baseman 
Tuck Stainback  Left Fielder 
Luke Hamlin  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jo-Jo Moore  Left Fielder 
Billy Jurges  Shortstop 
Harry Danning  Catcher 
Mel Ott  Right Fielder 
Zeke Bonura  First Baseman 
Frank Demaree  Center Fielder 
Tony Lazzeri  Third Baseman 
Burgess Whitehead  Second Baseman 
Hal Schumacher  Pitcher 
Bill Terry  Manager 

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Dodgers 7 @ Giants 4
Polo Grounds
May 31, 1939

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/31/1939 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Rosen G, cf           5  0  1  0   Moore J, lf           3  1  1  0   
Lavagetto C, 3b       5  1  2  0   Jurges B, ss          4  0  0  0   
Moore G, rf           5  2  3  0   Danning H, c          3  1  1  1   
Camilli D, 1b         4  1  1  1   Ott M, rf             4  1  2  1   
Phelps B, c           3  1  1  0   Bonura Z, 1b          4  0  0  0   
Mungo V, pr           0  0  0  0   Demaree F, cf         4  0  0  0   
Koy E, lf             0  0  0  0   Lazzeri T, 3b         3  0  0  0   
Durocher L, ss        4  1  2  2   Whitehead B, 2b       3  0  1  0   
Hudson J, 2b          4  1  1  1   Schumacher H, p       3  1  1  0   
Stainback T, lf       3  0  0  0   Melton C, p           0  0  0  0   
Todd A, ph-c          1  0  1  2                                      
Hamlin L, p           4  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  7 12  6                        31  4  6  2

Brooklyn         301 000 030 --  7
New York         004 000 000 --  4

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hamlin L (W)          9.0  6  4  4  2  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Schumacher H (L)      7.2 11  7  6  1  2
Melton C              1.1  1  0  0  0  1

E -- Danning H, Moore G, Ott M
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 6, New York 2
2B -- Todd A
3B -- Moore G
HR -- Ott M
CS -- Ott M
SF -- Camilli D
T -- 2:20
A -- 7217

    

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