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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 27, 1940
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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 April 27, 1940 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 27, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 27, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luke Hamlin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Schumacher |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 38,122 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 28 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bick Campbell 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dixie Walker | Center Fielder |
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Joe Vosmik | Left Fielder |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
| Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
| Roy Cullenbine | Right Fielder |
| Herman Franks | Catcher |
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Luke Hamlin | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Burgess Whitehead | Third Baseman |
| Hal Schumacher | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 27, 1940
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Schumacher
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Schumacher
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher juggles the ball. That's an error on Schumacher. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vosmik vs. Schumacher
Vosmik hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lavagetto vs. Schumacher
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Walker scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Schumacher
Camilli takes first base on ball four. Coscarart moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cullenbine vs. Schumacher
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. Coscarart moves to third. Camilli moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Franks vs. Schumacher
Franks hits a popup towards third. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Hamlin
Rucker hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Hamlin
Jurges hits a popup towards third. Lavagetto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Hamlin
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Schumacher
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamlin vs. Schumacher
Hamlin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitehead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Schumacher
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Schumacher
Coscarart hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Coscarart reaches second base with a double. There goes Walker trying to get to home. Rucker throws the ball in to Jurges who relays the ball to Danning, who tags Walker, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hamlin
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Hamlin
Danning takes first base on ball four. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Hamlin
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart misplays the ball. That's an error on Coscarart. Ott moves to third. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Witek vs. Hamlin
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hamlin fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. Danning moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitehead vs. Hamlin
Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Schumacher
Vosmik hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Schumacher
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Schumacher
Camilli hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Hamlin
Schumacher strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Hamlin
Rucker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Franks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Hamlin
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Hamlin
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Schumacher
Cullenbine takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Franks vs. Schumacher
Franks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cullenbine moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Schumacher
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Cullenbine scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamlin vs. Schumacher
Hamlin hits a popup, foul, towards third. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hamlin
Ott hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Hamlin
Danning hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Hamlin
There goes Danning. The throw from Franks and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Hamlin
Young is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Witek vs. Hamlin
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitehead vs. Hamlin
Whitehead hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Schumacher
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Schumacher
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Schumacher
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Schumacher
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Hamlin
Schumacher strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Hamlin
Rucker strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Hamlin
Jurges hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Schumacher
Camilli hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Schumacher covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cullenbine vs. Schumacher
Cullenbine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Franks vs. Schumacher
Franks hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Witek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Schumacher
Reese takes first base on ball four. Cullenbine moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hamlin vs. Schumacher
Hamlin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Hamlin
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hamlin
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops it up and throws to first, with Hamlin covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Hamlin
Danning hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Hamlin
Young hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Schumacher
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Schumacher
There goes Walker. The throw from Danning and he is out, Jurges applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Schumacher
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Schumacher
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges misplays the ball. That's an error on Jurges. Coscarart moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lavagetto vs. Schumacher
Lavagetto hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Lavagetto reaches second base with a double. Coscarart scores. Vosmik goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Camilli vs. Schumacher
Camilli hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cullenbine vs. Schumacher
Cullenbine strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Hamlin
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Hamlin
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Hamlin
Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Hal Schumacher.
McCarthy strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Hamlin
Rucker hits a fly ball into right field. Cullenbine settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Franks vs. Joiner
Roy Joiner now pitching.
Franks hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Joiner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Joiner
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamlin vs. Joiner
Hamlin strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Hamlin
Jurges hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Hamlin
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Hamlin
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Moore moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Hamlin
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hamlin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Joiner
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitehead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Joiner
Coscarart strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Joiner
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Joiner
Lavagetto hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Lavagetto reaches second base with a double. There goes Vosmik trying to get to home. Rucker throws the ball in to Jurges who relays the ball to Danning, who tags Vosmik, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hamlin
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Hamlin
Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Hamlin
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese misplays the ball. That's an error on Reese. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Glossop vs. Hamlin
Al Glossop pinch hits for Roy Joiner.
Glossop strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rucker vs. Hamlin
Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/27/1940 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Walker D, cf 4 1 2 0 Rucker J, cf 5 0 0 0
Coscarart P, 2b 5 1 2 0 Jurges B, ss 4 0 1 0
Vosmik J, lf 5 1 2 0 Moore J, lf 4 0 1 0
Lavagetto C, 3b 5 0 2 3 Ott M, rf 4 1 2 1
Camilli D, 1b 3 0 0 0 Danning H, c 3 0 2 0
Cullenbine R, rf 2 1 1 0 Young B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Franks H, c 4 0 1 0 Witek M, 2b 4 0 1 0
Reese P, ss 3 0 0 0 Whitehead B, 3b 4 0 1 0
Hamlin L, p 4 0 0 0 Schumacher H, p 2 0 0 0
McCarthy J, ph 1 0 0 0
Joiner R, p 0 0 0 0
Glossop A, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 10 3 36 1 8 1
Brooklyn 100 100 200 -- 4
New York 000 100 000 -- 1
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Hamlin L (W) 9.0 8 1 1 1 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Schumacher H (L) 7.0 8 4 2 5 2
Joiner R 2.0 2 0 0 0 3
E -- Schumacher H, Coscarart P, Franks H, Jurges B, Reese P
DP -- Brooklyn 2, New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 9, New York 9
2B -- Coscarart P, Lavagetto C 2
HR -- Ott M
SB -- Danning H
CS -- Walker D
T -- 2:28
A -- 38122
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