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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 8, 1934
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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 8, 1934 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 8, 1934 |
|---|---|
| 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 8, 1934 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Van Mungo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Freddie Fitzsimmons |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Pfirman 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buzz Boyle | Right Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Shortstop |
| Danny Taylor | Left Fielder |
| Sam Leslie | First Baseman |
| Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
| Len Koenecke | Center Fielder |
| Joe Stripp | Third Baseman |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Van Mungo | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Watkins | Left Fielder |
| Hughie Critz | Second Baseman |
| Bill Terry | First Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Phil Weintraub | Center Fielder |
| Travis Jackson | Shortstop |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Johnny Vergez | Third Baseman |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 8, 1934
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyle vs. Fitzsimmons
Boyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Fitzsimmons
Frey hits a fly ball into left field. Watkins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Fitzsimmons
Taylor hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz 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: ---
Watkins vs. Mungo
Watkins hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Mungo
Critz hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Mungo
Terry strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Fitzsimmons
Leslie hits a fly ball into center field. Weintraub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Fitzsimmons
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenecke vs. Fitzsimmons
Koenecke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Mungo
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Mungo
Weintraub hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Mungo
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Mungo
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stripp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Fitzsimmons
Stripp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Fitzsimmons
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson 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: ---
Mungo vs. Fitzsimmons
Mungo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Boyle vs. Fitzsimmons
Boyle is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Mungo
Vergez hits a fly ball into left field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzsimmons vs. Mungo
Fitzsimmons hits a popup, foul, towards first. Leslie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watkins vs. Mungo
Watkins hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Fitzsimmons
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Fitzsimmons
Taylor hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leslie vs. Fitzsimmons
Leslie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Critz fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Mungo
Critz hits a fly ball into left field. Taylor settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Mungo
Terry takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Mungo
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Boyle settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Mungo
Weintraub takes first base on ball four. Terry moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jackson vs. Mungo
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Frey fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Fitzsimmons
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenecke vs. Fitzsimmons
Koenecke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stripp vs. Fitzsimmons
Stripp strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Fitzsimmons
Lopez hits a popup, foul, towards third. Vergez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Mungo
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vergez vs. Mungo
Vergez strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzsimmons vs. Mungo
Fitzsimmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mungo vs. Fitzsimmons
Mungo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Critz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Boyle vs. Fitzsimmons
Boyle hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Fitzsimmons
Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Taylor vs. Fitzsimmons
There goes Frey. The throw from Mancuso and he is safe. Frey steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Taylor vs. Fitzsimmons
Taylor takes first base on ball four. Frey moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leslie vs. Fitzsimmons
Leslie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watkins vs. Mungo
Watkins hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Mungo
Critz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terry vs. Mungo
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Mungo
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Koenecke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Fitzsimmons
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jackson misplays the ball. That's an error on Jackson. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koenecke vs. Fitzsimmons
Koenecke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vergez fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stripp vs. Fitzsimmons
Stripp bunts towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. Koenecke moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Fitzsimmons
Lopez is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mungo vs. Fitzsimmons
Mungo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Koenecke scores. Lopez moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Boyle vs. Fitzsimmons
Boyle is walked intentionally. Mungo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Frey vs. Fitzsimmons
Frey hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Mancuso settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Mancuso. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Frey vs. Fitzsimmons
Frey hits a fly ball into left field. Watkins settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Mungo
Weintraub hits a fly ball into center field. Koenecke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Mungo
Jackson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Mungo
Harry Danning pinch hits for Gus Mancuso.
Danning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jackson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
O'Doul vs. Mungo
Lefty O'Doul pinch hits for Johnny Vergez.
O'Doul hits a popup towards third. Stripp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Mungo
Jo-Jo Moore pinch hits for Freddie Fitzsimmons.
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Koenecke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Taylor vs. Bowman
Harry Danning now catching. Blondy Ryan now playing third base. Joe Bowman now pitching.
Taylor hits a fly ball into center field. Weintraub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Bowman
Leslie hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Bowman
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ryan fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Watkins vs. Mungo
Watkins strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Critz vs. Mungo
Critz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Leslie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Mungo
Terry strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenecke vs. Bowman
Koenecke hits a fly ball into center field. Weintraub settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Bowman
Stripp hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Bowman
There goes Stripp. The throw from Danning and he is safe. Stripp steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lopez vs. Bowman
Lopez hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Watkins. Lopez reaches second base with a double. Stripp scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mungo vs. Bowman
Mungo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Terry scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mungo for the out. Lopez moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Boyle vs. Bowman
Boyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frey vs. Bowman
There goes Lopez. The throw from Danning to Bowman to Ryan who tags Lopez out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Mungo
Ott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Mungo
Weintraub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Mungo
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cuccinello. Weintraub moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Mungo
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello fields it and throws to second for the out. Weintraub moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leiber vs. Mungo
Hank Leiber pinch hits for Blondy Ryan.
Leiber is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/8/1934 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Boyle B, rf 3 0 0 0 Watkins G, lf 4 0 0 0
Frey L, ss 4 0 1 0 Critz H, 2b 4 0 1 0
Taylor D, lf 3 0 1 0 Terry B, 1b 3 0 0 0
Leslie S, 1b 4 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 4 0 0 0
Cuccinello T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Weintraub P, cf 2 0 1 0
Koenecke L, cf 4 1 1 0 Jackson T, ss 3 0 0 0
Stripp J, 3b 3 1 2 0 Mancuso G, c 2 0 0 0
Lopez A, c 3 0 1 1 Danning H, ph-c 2 0 1 0
Mungo V, p 4 0 2 1 Vergez J, 3b 2 0 0 0
O'Doul L, ph 1 0 0 0
Ryan B, 3b 0 0 0 0
Leiber H, ph 1 0 0 0
Fitzsimmons F, p 2 0 0 0
Moore J, ph 1 0 0 0
Bowman J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 8 2 31 0 3 0
Brooklyn 000 000 101 -- 2
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Mungo V (W) 9.0 3 0 0 4 8
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzsimmons F (L) 7.0 6 1 0 3 2
Bowman J 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
E -- Jackson T, Mancuso G, Cuccinello T
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, New York 8
2B -- Lopez A
SB -- Frey L, Stripp J
CS -- Lopez A
SH -- Stripp J
WP -- Fitzsimmons F
A -- 0
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