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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 20, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the New York Giants, played on April 20, 1939 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | April 20, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 20, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Schumacher |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Luke Hamlin |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 14,602 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Myatt | Third Baseman |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Frank Demaree | Center Fielder |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Hal Schumacher | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Goody Rosen | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Hudson | Shortstop |
| Gene Moore | Right Fielder |
| Babe Phelps | Catcher |
| Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
| Fred Sington | Left Fielder |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Luke Hamlin | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
April 20, 1939
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Hamlin
Myatt hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Hamlin
Whitehead hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Hamlin
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Sington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Schumacher
Rosen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hudson vs. Schumacher
Hudson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Schumacher
Moore takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to third. Hudson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Phelps vs. Schumacher
Phelps hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rosen tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Camilli vs. Schumacher
Camilli hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sington vs. Schumacher
Sington takes first base on ball four. Hudson moves to third. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lavagetto vs. Schumacher
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hamlin
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Hamlin
Bonura hits a popup towards short. Hudson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Hamlin
Danning hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Schumacher
Coscarart hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamlin vs. Schumacher
Hamlin hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Danning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Schumacher
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myatt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Hamlin
Demaree 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 -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Hamlin
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Hamlin
Schumacher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Schumacher
Hudson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Schumacher
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Schumacher
Phelps hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Demaree. Phelps reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Camilli vs. Schumacher
Camilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sington vs. Schumacher
Sington hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Hamlin
Myatt 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 -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Hamlin
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Hamlin
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Hamlin
Ott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Phelps settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonura vs. Hamlin
Bonura 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
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Schumacher
Lavagetto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Schumacher
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lavagetto moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hamlin vs. Schumacher
Hamlin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to second for the out. Lavagetto scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Schumacher
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hudson vs. Schumacher
Hudson hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Hamlin
Danning hits a fly ball into left field. Sington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Hamlin
Demaree hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Hamlin
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Demaree moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schumacher vs. Hamlin
Schumacher hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rosen. Schumacher reaches second base with a double. Demaree scores. Jurges moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Myatt vs. Hamlin
Myatt hits a fly ball into left field. Sington settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jurges tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehead vs. Hamlin
Whitehead is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Schumacher
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Schumacher
Phelps hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Schumacher
Camilli hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Hamlin
Moore hits a line drive into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hamlin
Ott hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Hamlin
Bonura hits a popup towards third. Lavagetto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Hamlin
Danning hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Hamlin
Demaree takes first base on ball four. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. Hamlin
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sington vs. Schumacher
Sington hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Demaree. Sington reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lavagetto vs. Schumacher
Van Mungo pinch runs for Fred Sington.
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lavagetto for the out. Mungo moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Coscarart vs. Schumacher
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mungo scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamlin vs. Schumacher
Hamlin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Coscarart moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosen vs. Schumacher
There's a wild pitch. Coscarart scores. Hamlin moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rosen vs. Schumacher
Rosen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hamlin scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hudson vs. Schumacher
Hudson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Schumacher
There goes Hudson. The throw from Danning and he is safe. Hudson steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Schumacher
Moore hits a popup, foul, towards third. Myatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Hamlin
Ernie Koy now playing left field. Jimmy Ripple pinch hits for Hal Schumacher.
Ripple is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Hamlin
Myatt strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Hamlin
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
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Lohrman
Bill Lohrman now pitching.
Phelps hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Lohrman
Camilli hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koy vs. Lohrman
Koy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Lohrman
There goes Koy. The throw from Danning and he is out, Whitehead applying the tag. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Hamlin
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hamlin
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ott for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Hamlin
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart misplays the ball. That's an error on Coscarart. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Hamlin
There's a wild pitch. Bonura is attempting to get to third. There's the throw and Bonura is out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Lohrman
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lohrman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Lohrman
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Danning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamlin vs. Lohrman
Hamlin hits a popup towards third. Myatt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Hamlin
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hamlin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Hamlin
Demaree hits a line drive towards short. Hudson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Dodgers, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Hamlin
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/20/1939 -- New York at Brooklyn (D)
New York AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Myatt G, 3b 3 0 0 1 Rosen G, cf 4 1 2 1
Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hudson J, ss 4 0 1 0
Moore J, lf 4 0 1 0 Moore G, rf 3 0 0 0
Ott M, rf 4 1 1 1 Phelps B, c 3 0 2 1
Bonura Z, 1b 4 0 0 0 Camilli D, 1b 3 0 0 0
Danning H, c 4 0 1 0 Sington F, lf 2 0 1 0
Demaree F, cf 3 1 1 0 Mungo V, pr 0 1 0 0
Jurges B, ss 4 1 1 0 Koy E, lf 1 0 0 0
Schumacher H, p 2 0 1 1 Lavagetto C, 3b 3 1 0 0
Ripple J, ph 1 0 0 0 Coscarart P, 2b 4 1 2 1
Lohrman B, p 0 0 0 0 Hamlin L, p 4 1 1 1
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33 3 7 3 31 5 9 4
New York 000 021 000 -- 3
Brooklyn 100 103 00x -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Schumacher H (L) 6.0 8 5 5 4 0
Lohrman B 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Hamlin L (W) 9.0 7 3 3 1 3
E -- Coscarart P
LOB -- New York 5, Brooklyn 7
2B -- Phelps B, Schumacher H, Sington F
HR -- Ott M
SB -- Hudson J
CS -- Koy E
SF -- Phelps B, Myatt G
WP -- Schumacher H, Hamlin L
T -- 2:12
A -- 14602
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