Dodgers @ Giants
August 7, 1940

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Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 8 14 1
Giants 4 10 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 8 14 1
Giants 4 10 0

Mel Ott Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .257
OBP .250 .374
At Bats 4 171
Hits 1 44
• Singles 1 33
• Doubles 0 6
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 30
RBI’s 0 20

Vito Tamulis Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 2 1
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Polo Grounds - August 7, 1940
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Out
Vito Tamulis
Gus Mancuso
Dolph Camilli
Johnny Hudson
Cookie Lavagetto
Pee Wee Reese
Joe Medwick
Dixie Walker
Joe Vosmik
Mel Ott
Burgess Whitehead

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Brooklyn Dodgers 8 14 1 9
New York Giants 4 10 0 8
Winning Pitcher Freddie Fitzsimmons
Losing Pitcher Carl Hubbell
Save Vito Tamulis
Game Winning RBI Dolph Camilli
Attendance 53,997
Time of Game 2 hours 23 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

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

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Whitehead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cuccinello scores.
Bottom 9 Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Seeds for the out. Cuccinello moves to third.
Bottom 9 Bob Seeds pinch hits for Hal Schumacher. There's a wild pitch. Cuccinello moves to second.
Bottom 9 Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Mancuso hits a line drive towards short. Witek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Hudson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Medwick scores. Vosmik moves to third.
Top 9 Lavagetto is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Vosmik hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Demaree. Vosmik reaches second base with a double. Medwick moves to third.
Top 9 Medwick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Demaree. Medwick reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 8 Witek 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 8 Demaree hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Danning strikes out.
Top 8 Camilli strikes out.
Top 8 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it and throws to second for the out. Mancuso scores.
Top 8 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. Mancuso moves to third.
Top 8 Tamulis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mancuso moves to second.
Top 8 Mancuso takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Ott strikes out.
Bottom 7 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 7 Vito Tamulis now pitching. Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hudson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Medwick scores.
Top 7 Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuccinello fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 There goes Medwick. The throw from Danning and he is safe. Medwick steals second.
Top 7 Hal Schumacher now pitching. Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Camilli scores.
Top 7 Camilli hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Demaree who is chasing the ball. Camilli reaches third base with a triple. Walker scores.
Top 7 Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Demaree who is chasing the ball. Walker reaches third base with a triple. Coscarart scores. Reese goes all the way around to score.
Top 7 Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Coscarart moves to second.
Top 7 Pete Coscarart pinch hits for Freddie Fitzsimmons. Coscarart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Mancuso hits a line drive towards third. Cuccinello reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hubbell strikes out.
Bottom 6 Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hudson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lavagetto hits a line drive towards short. Witek reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Vosmik hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott scores. Danning moves to second.
Bottom 5 Danning hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to second.
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 Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Camilli hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Walker hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 5 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuccinello fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Hubbell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hudson catches it and throws to second with Reese covering, to double up Witek.
Bottom 4 Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Witek moves to second.
Bottom 4 Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 4 Fitzsimmons strikes out.
Top 4 Mancuso takes first base on ball four. Lavagetto moves to third. Hudson moves to second.
Top 4 Hudson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lavagetto moves to second.
Top 4 Lavagetto takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Medwick hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Danning fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Young hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Danning hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lavagetto settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Camilli strikes out.
Top 3 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Reese hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hubbell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Fitzsimmons strikes out.
Bottom 2 Ott 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 2 Moore hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker who is chasing the ball. Moore reaches third base with a triple. Cuccinello scores. Whitehead goes all the way around to score.
Bottom 2 Whitehead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cuccinello moves to third.
Bottom 2 Hubbell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. Cuccinello moves to second.
Bottom 2 Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Mancuso strikes out.
Top 2 Hudson strikes out.
Top 2 There goes Lavagetto. The throw from Danning and he is out, Whitehead applying the tag.
Top 2 Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Demaree strikes out.
Bottom 1 Young hits a line drive towards third. Lavagetto reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Danning takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to third. Ott moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons juggles the ball. That's an error on Fitzsimmons. Moore moves to second.
Bottom 1 Moore takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hubbell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Medwick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cuccinello settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Camilli takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second.
Top 1 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Reese strikes out.