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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 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 September 5, 1931 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | September 5, 1931 |
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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 | September 5, 1931 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dazzy Vance |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Mooney |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Jim Scott 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: Dolly Stark |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Frederick | Center Fielder |
Denny Sothern | Left Fielder |
Babe Herman | Right Fielder |
Del Bissonette | First Baseman |
Neal Finn | Second Baseman |
Wally Gilbert | Third Baseman |
Gordon Slade | Shortstop |
Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
Dazzy Vance | Pitcher |
Wilbert Robinson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Chick Fullis | Center Fielder |
Freddy Leach | Left Fielder |
Bill Terry | First Baseman |
Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
Shanty Hogan | Catcher |
Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
Johnny Vergez | Third Baseman |
Doc Marshall | Second Baseman |
Jim Mooney | Pitcher |
John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 5, 1931
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frederick vs. Mooney
Frederick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sothern vs. Mooney
There's a wild pitch. Frederick moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sothern vs. Mooney
Sothern strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. Mooney
Herman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hogan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bissonette vs. Mooney
Bissonette hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Vance
Fullis 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Vance
Leach hits a fly ball into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Vance
Terry is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finn vs. Mooney
Finn strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Mooney
Gilbert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Marshall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slade vs. Mooney
Slade hits a fly ball into center field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Vance
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hogan vs. Vance
Hogan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Vance
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Vance
Vergez strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Mooney
Lombardi hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Fullis. Lombardi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vance vs. Mooney
Vance hits a line drive to right field. Ott throws towards the plate. Hogan fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hogan. Lombardi scores. Vance moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frederick vs. Mooney
Frederick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Marshall settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sothern vs. Mooney
Sothern hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hogan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. Mooney
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Vance
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vance fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mooney vs. Vance
Mooney strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fullis vs. Vance
Fullis hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Vance
Leach hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Mooney
Bissonette hits a fly ball into center field. Fullis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finn vs. Mooney
Finn hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Mooney
Gilbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slade vs. Mooney
Slade hits a popup, foul, towards first. Terry settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Vance
Terry hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Vance
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. Terry moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hogan vs. Vance
Hogan hits a fly ball into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jackson vs. Vance
Jackson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Mooney
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vance vs. Mooney
Vance bunts towards the mound. Mooney fields it and throws to first for the out. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frederick vs. Mooney
Frederick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sothern vs. Mooney
Sothern hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Vance
Vergez hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Frederick. Vergez reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Vance
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mooney vs. Vance
Mooney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Vergez scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fullis vs. Vance
Fullis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leach vs. Vance
Leach hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fullis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terry vs. Vance
Terry hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fullis scores. Leach moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Vance
Ott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Frederick who is chasing the ball. Ott reaches third base with a triple. Leach scores. Terry goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hogan vs. Vance
Hogan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Vance
Jackson 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, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Mooney
Ethan Allen now playing center field.
Herman hits a popup towards short. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bissonette vs. Mooney
Bissonette hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marshall scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Finn vs. Mooney
Finn hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Vance
Vergez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gilbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Vance
Marshall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sothern. Marshall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mooney vs. Vance
Mooney strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Allen vs. Vance
Allen hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Vance
Leach hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Mooney
Gilbert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slade vs. Mooney
Slade hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hogan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Mooney
Lombardi hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Picinich vs. Mooney
Val Picinich pinch hits for Dazzy Vance.
Picinich takes first base on ball four. Gilbert moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frederick vs. Mooney
Frederick hits a fly ball into center field. Allen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Day
Pea Ridge Day now pitching.
Terry is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Day
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bissonette fields it and throws to first, with the pitcher covering. Day drops the ball. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hogan vs. Day
Hogan hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Ott goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Day
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Slade fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vergez vs. Day
Vergez bunts towards third. Gilbert can't make a play. That's a base hit. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Day
Marshall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bissonette settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sothern vs. Mooney
Bob O'Farrell now catching.
Sothern hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Mooney
Herman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bissonette vs. Mooney
Bissonette hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Finn vs. Mooney
Finn hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilbert vs. Mooney
Gilbert hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mooney vs. Day
Mooney 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, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Day
Allen hits a fly ball into left field. Sothern settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leach vs. Day
Leach hits a fly ball into center field. Frederick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slade vs. Mooney
Slade hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Mooney
Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Leach settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Mooney
Fresco Thompson pinch hits for Pea Ridge Day.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Marshall fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Slade moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frederick vs. Mooney
Frederick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. Slade moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Sothern vs. Mooney
Sothern hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/5/1931, game 2 -- Brooklyn at New York (D) Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Frederick J, cf 5 0 2 0 Fullis C, cf 3 1 1 0 Sothern D, lf 5 0 0 0 Allen E, cf 2 1 1 2 Herman B, rf 4 0 1 0 Leach F, lf 5 1 1 0 Bissonette D, 1b 4 0 1 0 Terry B, 1b 4 1 2 1 Finn N, 2b 4 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 4 3 2 3 Gilbert W, 3b 3 0 1 0 Hogan S, c 4 1 2 3 Slade G, ss 4 0 1 0 O'Farrell B, c 0 0 0 0 Lombardi E, c 4 1 2 0 Jackson T, ss 4 0 0 0 Vance D, p 1 0 1 0 Vergez J, 3b 4 1 2 0 Picinich V, ph 0 0 0 0 Marshall D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Day P, p 0 0 0 0 Mooney J, p 4 0 1 1 Thompson F, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 1 10 0 38 10 13 10 Brooklyn 001 000 000 -- 1 New York 010 062 10x -- 10 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Vance D (L) 6.0 11 9 9 0 6 Day P 2.0 2 1 0 0 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Mooney J (W) 9.0 10 1 0 2 2 E -- Hogan S, Day P DP -- New York 1 LOB -- Brooklyn 10, New York 4 2B -- Lombardi E, Vergez J, Marshall D 3B -- Ott M HR -- Ott M, Hogan S, Allen E SH -- Vance D WP -- Mooney J A -- 0
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