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Dodgers 5 @ Giants 3
Polo Grounds
April 28, 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 28, 1940 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 5 to 3.

Game Summary

DateApril 28, 1940 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 5 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 3
Runs: 5
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 3
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 3 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 3
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Winning PitcherWhit Wyatt  
Losing PitcherHarry Gumbert  
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Game Winning RBIDolph Camilli 

Game Info

DateApril 28, 1940 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherWhit Wyatt  
Home Starting PitcherHarry Gumbert  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance51,659 
Time of Game2 hours 15 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bill Klem
1B: Lee Ballanfant
2B: (none)
3B: Bick Campbell

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 
Whit Wyatt  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Burgess Whitehead  Third Baseman 
Johnny Rucker  Center Fielder 
Jo-Jo Moore  Left Fielder 
Mel Ott  Right Fielder 
Harry Danning  Catcher 
Babe Young  First Baseman 
Billy Jurges  Shortstop 
Mickey Witek  Second Baseman 
Harry Gumbert  Pitcher 
Bill Terry  Manager 

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Dodgers 5 @ Giants 3
Polo Grounds
April 28, 1940

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         Game of 4/28/1940 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Walker D, cf          4  1  3  1   Whitehead B, 3b       3  0  0  0   
Coscarart P, 2b       4  1  1  2   Rucker J, cf          5  0  1  1   
Vosmik J, lf          4  0  1  0   Moore J, lf           5  0  1  0   
Lavagetto C, 3b       3  1  0  0   Ott M, rf             5  1  3  1   
Camilli D, 1b         4  1  1  2   Danning H, c          4  0  0  0   
Cullenbine R, rf      3  0  1  0   Young B, 1b           4  1  2  0   
Franks H, c           4  0  0  0   Jurges B, ss          3  0  1  1   
Reese P, ss           4  1  1  0   Witek M, 2b           4  1  2  0   
Wyatt W, p            2  0  0  0   Gumbert H, p          2  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  5  8  5                        35  3 10  3

Brooklyn         001 020 002 --  5
New York         010 011 000 --  3

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wyatt W (W)           9.0 10  3  3  2  5

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gumbert H (L)         9.0  8  5  5  2  4

DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 3, New York 10
2B -- Young B, Walker D, Witek M
3B -- Rucker J
HR -- Coscarart P, Ott M, Camilli D
CS -- Cullenbine R
SH -- Wyatt W, Gumbert H 2
HBP -- by Wyatt W (Whitehead B)
T -- 2:15
A -- 51659

    

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