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May 20, 1940

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Cardinals 0 4 0
Giants 5 6 0
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Cardinals 0 4 0
Giants 6 7 0

Mel Ott Season Stats

  Game Season
Average 1.000 .288
OBP 1.000 .382
At Bats 1 59
Hits 1 17
• Singles 1 14
• Doubles 0 1
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 1 9
RBI’s 0 7

Gene Lillard Season Stats

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0 1 0
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Polo Grounds - May 20, 1940
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Home Run
Gene Lillard
Don Padgett
Johnny Mize
Eddie Lake
Stu Martin
Joe Orengo
Joe Medwick
Terry Moore
Enos Slaughter
Mel Ott
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

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Bottom 5 Demaree hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Padgett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gene Lillard now pitching. Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Lillard, and towards Orengo, who fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Lake strikes out.
Top 5 Don Gutteridge pinch hits for Curt Davis. Gutteridge hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Orengo hits a line drive towards first. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Melton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter who is chasing the ball. Melton reaches third base with a triple.
Bottom 4 Glossop hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Jurges hits a popup towards short. Orengo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Padgett strikes out.
Top 4 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to second for the out. Medwick moves to third.
Top 4 Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Medwick moves to second.
Top 4 Medwick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Danning hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 3 Ott takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lake fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lake fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Martin strikes out.
Top 3 Lake hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Davis hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Orengo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Melton hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Glossop strikes out.
Top 2 Padgett strikes out.
Top 2 Moore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Medwick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Orengo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 1 Young is walked intentionally.
Bottom 1 Danning hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter who is chasing the ball. Danning reaches third base with a triple. Whitehead scores. Demaree scores. Ott goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 1 Ott bunts towards third. Martin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Whitehead moves to third. Demaree moves to second.
Bottom 1 Demaree takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 There goes Whitehead. The throw from Padgett and he is safe. Whitehead steals second.
Bottom 1 Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Whitehead hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Martin bunts towards the mound. Melton settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lake is called out on strikes.