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May 18, 1938

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 10 0
Giants 2 4 1
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 4 10 0
Giants 2 4 1

Mel Ott Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .286
OBP .333 .390
At Bats 3 70
Hits 1 20
• Singles 0 10
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 1
• Home Runs 1 5
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 1 20

Charlie Root Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
1 1 2
Close
Polo Grounds - May 18, 1938
Out
Charlie Root
Gabby Hartnett
Ripper Collins
Billy Herman
Stan Hack
Billy Jurges
Augie Galan
Carl Reynolds
Frank Demaree
Mel Ott

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 4 10 0 6
New York Giants 2 4 1 2
Winning Pitcher Charlie Root
Losing Pitcher Carl Hubbell
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI (none)
Attendance 12,938
Time of Game 1 hour 50 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Ripple strikes out.
Bottom 9 Bartell strikes out.
Top 9 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chiozza scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Root hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Jurges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Reynolds scores. Collins moves to third. That run is unearned.
Top 9 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott juggles the ball. That's an error on Ott. Hartnett scores. Reynolds moves to second.
Top 9 Wally Berger now playing center field. Reynolds is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Hartnett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber. Hartnett reaches second base with a double.
Top 9 Demaree hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Moore hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Hubbell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Charlie Root now pitching. Danning hits a line drive towards short. Jurges reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 There goes Galan. The throw from Danning and he is out, Chiozza applying the tag.
Top 8 Galan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hack scores.
Top 8 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Herman for the out. Hack moves to second.
Top 8 Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Tony Lazzeri pinch hits for Larry French. Lazzeri hits a popup in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Chiozza for the out.
Bottom 7 McCarthy bunts towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hubbell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 7 Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Reynolds hits a line drive into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Bartell hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Moore hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 6 Hartnett hits a popup towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Demaree hits a fly ball into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Galan bunts in front of the plate. Danning fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Herman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Hubbell hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Danning hits a popup, foul, towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Hack is called out on strikes.
Top 5 French hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 McCarthy strikes out.
Bottom 4 Leiber strikes out. Hartnett drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Leiber out.
Bottom 4 Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 4 Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Collins hits a popup in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reynolds hits a line drive into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Bartell hits a fly ball into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Hubbell hits a line drive into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Demaree hits a popup towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 There goes Galan. The throw from Danning and he is safe. Galan steals second.
Top 3 Galan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Hack hits a line drive into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. French fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Chiozza hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hartnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with French covering, for the out.
Top 2 French hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 2 Jurges is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. French fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Ott strikes out.
Bottom 1 Ripple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bartell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Bartell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Moore hits a line drive towards short. Jurges reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Hartnett hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Demaree hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herman scores.
Top 1 Galan hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Galan for the out. Herman moves to second.
Top 1 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chiozza fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 1 Hack is called out on strikes.