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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 5, 1931
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 5, 1931 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1931 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Heimach |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Hubbell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,000 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Ted McGrew 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Frederick | Center Fielder |
| Del Bissonette | First Baseman |
| Babe Herman | Right Fielder |
| Lefty O'Doul | Left Fielder |
| Wally Gilbert | Third Baseman |
| Neal Finn | Second Baseman |
| Val Picinich | Catcher |
| Gordon Slade | Shortstop |
| Fred Heimach | Pitcher |
| Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Chick Fullis | Center Fielder |
| Freddy Leach | Left Fielder |
| Ethan Allen | Right Fielder |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Shanty Hogan | Catcher |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Johnny Vergez | Third Baseman |
| Bill Hunnefield | Second Baseman |
| Carl Hubbell | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 5, 1931
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. Hubbell
Frederick hits a fly ball into center field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Hubbell
Bissonette hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Hubbell
Herman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leach. Herman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Doul vs. Hubbell
O'Doul hits a fly ball into right field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Heimach
Fullis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Heimach
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finn fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Heimach
Allen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Heimach
There goes Allen. The throw from Picinich and he is safe. Allen steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Heimach
Terry hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of O'Doul who is chasing the ball. Terry reaches third base with a triple. Allen scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hogan vs. Heimach
Hogan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Terry scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Heimach
Jackson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Finn reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Hubbell
Gilbert hits a fly ball into right field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finn vs. Hubbell
Finn hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picinich vs. Hubbell
Picinich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. Finn moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slade vs. Hubbell
Slade is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Heimach
Vergez hits a fly ball into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Heimach
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finn scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Heimach
Hubbell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Picinich settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heimach vs. Hubbell
Heimach hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. Hubbell
Frederick hits a fly ball into right field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Hubbell
Bissonette hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Hubbell
Herman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Leach. Herman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
O'Doul vs. Hubbell
O'Doul hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops it up and throws to first, with Hubbell covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Heimach
Fullis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Heimach
Leach strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Heimach
Allen hits a fly ball into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Hubbell
Gilbert hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finn vs. Hubbell
Finn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picinich vs. Hubbell
Picinich is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slade vs. Hubbell
Slade hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunnefield misplays the ball. That's an error on Hunnefield. Finn moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Heimach vs. Hubbell
Heimach hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Finn scores. Slade moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frederick vs. Hubbell
Frederick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Slade scores. Heimach moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bissonette vs. Hubbell
Bissonette hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Fullis. Bissonette reaches second base with a double. Heimach scores. Frederick moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Herman vs. Hubbell
There's a wild pitch. Frederick scores. Bissonette moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herman vs. Hubbell
Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Heimach
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heimach fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Heimach
Hogan hits a line drive into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Heimach
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Doul vs. Hubbell
O'Doul hits a fly ball into center field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Hubbell
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finn vs. Hubbell
Finn hits a fly ball into center field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Heimach
Vergez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hunnefield vs. Heimach
Hunnefield hits a popup towards short. Slade settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Heimach
Hubbell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picinich vs. Hubbell
Picinich hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slade vs. Hubbell
Slade hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heimach vs. Hubbell
Heimach hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunnefield scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. Hubbell
Frederick hits a fly ball into center field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Heimach
Fullis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Heimach
Leach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Heimach
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bissonette scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Allen for the out. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Heimach
Terry hits a fly ball into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Hubbell
Bissonette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hunnefield misplays the ball. That's an error on Hunnefield. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Hubbell
Herman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hogan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Doul vs. Hubbell
O'Doul hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bissonette moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilbert vs. Hubbell
Gilbert hits a line drive into right field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finn vs. Hubbell
Finn strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Heimach
Hogan hits a line drive into left field. O'Doul settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Heimach
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Heimach
Vergez hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hunnefield vs. Heimach
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Finn fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Picinich vs. Hubbell
Picinich hits a popup, foul, towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slade vs. Hubbell
Slade hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heimach vs. Hubbell
Heimach hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Farrell vs. Heimach
Bob O'Farrell pinch hits for Carl Hubbell.
O'Farrell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Heimach
Fullis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Heimach
Leach hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Finn settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Allen vs. Heimach
Allen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. Morrell
Bill Morrell now pitching.
Frederick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops it up and throws to first, with Morrell covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Morrell
Bissonette hits a fly ball into right field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Morrell
Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Heimach
Terry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hogan vs. Heimach
Hogan hits a fly ball into right field. Herman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Heimach
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vergez vs. Heimach
Vergez hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hunnefield vs. Heimach
Hunnefield hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1931 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Frederick J, cf 5 1 1 1 Fullis C, cf 3 0 1 0
Bissonette D, 1b 5 1 2 2 Leach F, lf 4 0 1 0
Herman B, rf 5 0 2 0 Allen E, rf 4 1 1 0
O'Doul L, lf 4 0 1 0 Terry B, 1b 3 1 1 1
Gilbert W, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hogan S, c 4 0 1 1
Finn N, 2b 3 1 1 0 Jackson T, ss 4 0 0 0
Picinich V, c 4 1 1 1 Vergez J, 3b 4 0 2 0
Slade G, ss 4 1 0 0 Hunnefield B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Heimach F, p 4 1 1 1 Hubbell C, p 2 0 0 0
O'Farrell B, ph 1 0 0 0
Morrell B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 9 5 33 2 7 2
Brooklyn 001 401 000 -- 6
New York 200 000 000 -- 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Heimach F (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell C (L) 8.0 9 6 2 1 3
Morrell B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Hunnefield B 2
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 6, New York 6
2B -- Herman B 2, Bissonette D
3B -- Terry B
HR -- Bissonette D, Picinich V
SB -- Allen E
WP -- Hubbell C
A -- 3000
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