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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 3, 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 July 3, 1940 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 3, 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 | July 3, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Whit Wyatt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Hubbell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 18,960 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
| Dixie Walker | Center Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
| Joe Vosmik | Right Fielder |
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Whit Wyatt | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burgess Whitehead | Third Baseman |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Bob Seeds | Center Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Witek | Shortstop |
| Carl Hubbell | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 3, 1940
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hubbell
Reese hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Hubbell
Lavagetto hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hubbell
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hubbell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Wyatt
Whitehead hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Wyatt
Moore hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lavagetto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Wyatt
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Hubbell
Medwick 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--
Camilli vs. Hubbell
Camilli strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Hubbell
Vosmik hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Seeds who is chasing the ball. Vosmik reaches third base with a triple. Medwick goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coscarart vs. Hubbell
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello fields it and throws to home to get Vosmik. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Hubbell
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Wyatt
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Wyatt
Danning hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Wyatt
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuccinello vs. Wyatt
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Danning scores. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Witek vs. Wyatt
Witek strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hubbell vs. Wyatt
Hubbell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to third. Cuccinello moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitehead vs. Wyatt
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitehead for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyatt vs. Hubbell
Wyatt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Hubbell
Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hubbell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Hubbell
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hubbell
Walker takes first base on ball four. Reese moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Hubbell
Medwick hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Wyatt
Moore hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Moore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seeds vs. Wyatt
Seeds strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Wyatt
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Danning vs. Wyatt
Danning hits a fly ball into right field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moore scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Wyatt
Ott hits a fly ball towards left. Medwick settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Medwick. Young goes all the way around to score. Ott moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuccinello vs. Wyatt
Cuccinello hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Hubbell
Camilli hits a fly ball into center field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Hubbell
Vosmik hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Hubbell
Coscarart hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Wyatt
Witek hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Wyatt
Hubbell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Wyatt
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Hubbell
Mancuso hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyatt vs. Hubbell
Wyatt hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hubbell
Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Wyatt
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Wyatt
Seeds hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Wyatt
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Hubbell
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hubbell
Walker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Hubbell
Medwick hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Wyatt
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Danning for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Wyatt
Ott is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Wyatt
There goes Ott. The throw from Mancuso and he is safe. Ott steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuccinello vs. Wyatt
Cuccinello strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witek vs. Wyatt
Witek hits a line drive towards short. Reese reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Hubbell
Camilli hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Hubbell
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Hubbell
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Wyatt
Hubbell hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Wyatt
Whitehead 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, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Wyatt
Moore hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Mancuso settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Mancuso. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Wyatt
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Hubbell
Mancuso hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Seeds. Mancuso reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gallagher vs. Hubbell
Charlie Gilbert pinch runs for Gus Mancuso. Joe Gallagher pinch hits for Whit Wyatt.
Gallagher hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reese vs. Hubbell
Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gilbert moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lavagetto vs. Brown
Jumbo Brown now pitching.
Lavagetto hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Brown
Walker hits a popup towards third. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Casey
Herman Franks now catching. Hugh Casey now pitching.
Seeds strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Casey
Young 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, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Casey
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Brown
Medwick hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Brown
Camilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vosmik vs. Brown
Vosmik strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Phelps vs. Melton
Babe Phelps pinch hits for Pete Coscarart. Cliff Melton now pitching.
Phelps hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Camilli moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hudson vs. Melton
Johnny Hudson pinch hits for Herman Franks.
Hudson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Camilli scores. Phelps moves to third. Hudson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wasdell vs. Vandenberg
Leo Durocher pinch hits for Hugh Casey. Hy Vandenberg now pitching. Jimmy Wasdell pinch hits for Leo Durocher.
Wasdell is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reese vs. Vandenberg
Reese hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Vandenberg
Lavagetto hits a popup towards short. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Vandenberg
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Fitzsimmons
Babe Phelps now catching. Johnny Hudson now playing second base. Freddie Fitzsimmons now pitching.
Ott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Fitzsimmons
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Fitzsimmons
Witek 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 7/3/1940 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Reese P, ss 5 1 2 4 Whitehead B, 3b 4 0 0 0
Lavagetto C, 3b 5 0 0 0 Moore J, lf 4 1 1 0
Walker D, cf 4 0 0 0 Seeds B, cf 4 0 0 0
Medwick J, lf 4 2 2 1 Young B, 1b 4 1 1 0
Camilli D, 1b 3 1 0 0 Danning H, c 4 1 1 1
Vosmik J, rf 4 0 1 1 Ott M, rf 3 0 1 0
Coscarart P, 2b 3 0 0 0 Cuccinello T, 2b 4 0 1 1
Phelps B, ph-c 1 1 1 0 Witek M, ss 4 0 0 0
Mancuso G, c 3 0 1 0 Hubbell C, p 3 0 1 0
Gilbert C, pr 0 0 0 0 Brown J, p 0 0 0 0
Franks H, c 0 0 0 0 Melton C, p 0 0 0 0
Hudson J, ph-2b 1 1 1 1 Vandenberg H, p 0 0 0 0
Wyatt W, p 2 0 1 0
Gallagher J, ph 1 0 0 0
Casey H, p 0 0 0 0
Durocher L, ph 0 0 0 0
Wasdell J, ph 0 1 0 0
Fitzsimmons F, p 0 0 0 0
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36 7 9 7 34 3 6 2
Brooklyn 010 000 006 -- 7
New York 012 000 000 -- 3
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Wyatt W 7.0 6 3 2 0 3
Casey H (W) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Fitzsimmons F (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell C 7.1 5 1 1 1 1
Brown J 1.0 1 2 2 1 1
Melton C (L)* 0.0 2 2 2 0 0
Vandenberg H 0.2 1 2 2 1 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Coscarart P, Medwick J, Mancuso G
LOB -- Brooklyn 5, New York 5
2B -- Moore J, Mancuso G
3B -- Vosmik J
HR -- Medwick J, Reese P
SB -- Ott M
HBP -- by Wyatt W (Ott M)
T -- 2:18
A -- 18960
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