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August 8, 1940

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Dodgers 3 8 1
Giants 3 9 1
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Dodgers 3 8 1
Giants 3 9 1

Mel Ott Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .261
OBP .500 .375
At Bats 4 176
Hits 2 46
• Singles 2 35
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 20

Wes Flowers Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Polo Grounds - August 8, 1940
Wes Flowers
Babe Phelps
Dolph Camilli
Pete Coscarart
Cookie Lavagetto
Pee Wee Reese
Joe Medwick
Dixie Walker
Pete Reiser
Mel Ott
Bob Seeds
Johnny Rucker
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

Ott strikes out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Bob Seeds pinch hits for Jo-Jo Moore. Seeds is walked intentionally.
Bottom 9 Whitehead hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Phelps settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Johnny Rucker pinch runs for Tony Cuccinello. Lohrman bunts towards the mound. Flowers fields it and throws to first for the out. Rucker moves to second.
Bottom 9 Cuccinello takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Reese hits a line drive towards short. Witek catches it and throws to second to double up Coscarart.
Top 9 Reiser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Coscarart moves to second.
Top 9 Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek misplays the ball. That's an error on Witek.
Top 9 Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Witek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Demaree hits a fly ball into right field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Young bunts towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. Danning moves to second.
Bottom 8 Danning takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Flowers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Medwick takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Phelps hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Camilli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Moore hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 There goes Whitehead. The throw from Phelps and he is safe. Whitehead steals second.
Bottom 7 Whitehead takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Wes Flowers now pitching. Pete Coscarart now playing second base. Pete Reiser now playing right field. Lohrman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Walker hits a popup towards short. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Reese hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 7 Pete Reiser pinch hits for Curt Davis. Reiser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Jimmy Wasdell pinch hits for Johnny Hudson. Wasdell hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Lavagetto strikes out.
Bottom 6 Cuccinello hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Phelps settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Demaree hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Medwick throws the ball in to Camilli who tags Demaree trying to catch an extra base, for the out.
Bottom 6 Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Phelps hits a line drive towards first. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Camilli hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to second.
Top 5 Reese hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Hudson hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Lohrman strikes out.
Bottom 4 Cuccinello hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to home to get Young. Demaree moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Bottom 4 Demaree hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young moves to third.
Bottom 4 Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Lavagetto hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Vosmik strikes out.
Top 4 Medwick strikes out.
Bottom 3 Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Phelps strikes out.
Top 3 There goes Camilli. The throw from Danning and he is safe. Camilli steals second.
Top 3 Camilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 3 Walker takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Reese strikes out.
Bottom 2 Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Lohrman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. Cuccinello moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Witek hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 2 Demaree hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Danning scores.
Bottom 2 Phelps fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Phelps. Danning moves to second.
Bottom 2 Young hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Phelps settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Danning takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Davis hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hudson strikes out.
Top 2 Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lohrman fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Medwick hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Phelps hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Demaree who is chasing the ball. Phelps reaches third base with a triple. Camilli goes all the way around to score.
Top 1 Camilli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.