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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 16, 1936
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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 April 16, 1936 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 16, 1936 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 16, 1936 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Brandt |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Freddie Fitzsimmons |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,922 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ox Eckhardt | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Cooney | Center Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Left Fielder |
| Jim Bucher | Third Baseman |
| Buddy Hassett | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Jordan | Shortstop |
| Ray Berres | Catcher |
| Ed Brandt | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Sam Leslie | First Baseman |
| Travis Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Mark Koenig | Shortstop |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 16, 1936
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eckhardt vs. Fitzsimmons
Eckhardt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Fitzsimmons
Cooney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Eckhardt moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Fitzsimmons
Frey takes first base on ball four. Eckhardt moves to third. Cooney moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lindstrom vs. Fitzsimmons
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Eckhardt scores. Cooney moves to third. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bucher vs. Fitzsimmons
Bucher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cooney scores. Frey scores. Lindstrom moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hassett vs. Fitzsimmons
Hassett hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jordan vs. Fitzsimmons
Jordan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lindstrom scores. Bucher moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berres vs. Smith
Al Smith now pitching.
Berres strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brandt vs. Smith
Brandt 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
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Brandt
Moore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Brandt
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jordan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Brandt
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eckhardt vs. Smith
Eckhardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Smith
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Smith
Frey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Smith
Lindstrom hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bucher vs. Smith
Bucher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Brandt
Leiber is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Brandt
Leslie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Brandt
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leslie moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mancuso vs. Brandt
There's a wild pitch. Leslie moves to third. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mancuso vs. Brandt
Mancuso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Koenig vs. Brandt
Koenig hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leslie scores. Jackson scores. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
English vs. Brandt
Charlie English pinch hits for Al Smith.
English hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hassett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Brandt
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Lindstrom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Coffman
Dick Coffman now pitching.
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coffman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Coffman
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Koenig fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Coffman
Berres strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Brandt
Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Brandt
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Brandt
Leiber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leslie vs. Brandt
Leslie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brandt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brandt vs. Coffman
Brandt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eckhardt vs. Coffman
Eckhardt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Coffman
Cooney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Coffman
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Brandt
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jordan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Brandt
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bucher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Brandt
Koenig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coffman vs. Brandt
Coffman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hassett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Coffman
Lindstrom hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bucher vs. Coffman
Bucher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassett vs. Coffman
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Coffman
Jordan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hassett moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berres vs. Coffman
Berres hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hassett scores. Jordan moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Brandt vs. Coffman
Brandt hits a popup towards third. Jackson settles under it 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: ---
Moore vs. Brandt
Moore hits a popup, foul, towards first. Hassett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Brandt
Whitehead hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Brandt
There's a wild pitch. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Brandt
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bucher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leiber vs. Brandt
Leiber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lindstrom. Leiber reaches second base with a double. Whitehead scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leslie vs. Brandt
Leslie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leiber scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Brandt
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Leslie moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mancuso vs. Brandt
Mancuso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Leslie scores. Jackson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koenig vs. Mungo
Van Mungo now pitching.
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eckhardt vs. Coffman
Eckhardt 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 -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Coffman
Cooney hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mancuso fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Coffman
Frey hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coffman vs. Mungo
Coffman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Mungo
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jordan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Mungo
Whitehead strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Coffman
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leslie scoops it up and throws to first, with Coffman covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucher vs. Coffman
Bucher hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassett vs. Coffman
Hassett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bucher moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jordan vs. Coffman
Jordan hits a fly ball towards center. Leiber catches it and throws to first to double up Hassett. Bucher scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Mungo
Ott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Mungo
Leiber strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Mungo
Leslie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Leslie for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Coffman
Berres strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mungo vs. Coffman
Mungo hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mancuso fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eckhardt vs. Coffman
Eckhardt hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Mungo
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jordan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Mungo
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koenig vs. Mungo
Koenig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Coffman
Cooney hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Coffman
Frey bunts towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Cooney moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindstrom vs. Coffman
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cooney moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bucher vs. Coffman
Bucher 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
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terry vs. Mungo
Frenchy Bordagaray now playing right field. Bill Terry pinch hits for Dick Coffman.
Terry hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jordan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Mungo
Moore hits a line drive towards short. Jordan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Mungo
Whitehead takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Mungo
Ott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitehead moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leiber vs. Mungo
Leiber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lindstrom. Leiber reaches second base with a double. Whitehead scores. Ott goes all the way around to score. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/16/1936 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Eckhardt O, rf 5 1 1 0 Moore J, lf 5 0 0 0
Bordagaray F, rf 0 0 0 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 2 1 0
Cooney J, cf 4 1 2 0 Ott M, rf 5 1 1 0
Frey L, 2b 3 1 1 0 Leiber H, cf 5 1 3 3
Lindstrom F, lf 5 1 3 1 Leslie S, 1b 4 2 2 1
Bucher J, 3b 5 1 1 2 Jackson T, 3b 3 1 1 0
Hassett B, 1b 4 1 2 0 Mancuso G, c 3 0 1 1
Jordan J, ss 4 0 2 2 Koenig M, ss 4 0 2 2
Berres R, c 4 0 1 1 Fitzsimmons F, p 0 0 0 0
Brandt E, p 3 0 0 0 Smith A, p 0 0 0 0
Mungo V, p 1 0 0 0 English C, ph 1 0 0 0
Coffman D, p 2 0 0 0
Terry B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 13 6 37 7 11 7
Brooklyn 400 010 100 -- 6
New York 020 030 002 -- 7
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Brandt E 4.2 9 5 5 2 2
Mungo V (L) 4.0 2 2 2 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzsimmons F 0.1 5 4 4 1 0
Smith A 1.2 2 0 0 0 1
Coffman D (W) 7.0 6 2 1 1 2
E -- Leslie S
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, New York 7
2B -- Leiber H 2
SH -- Frey L
WP -- Brandt E 2
T -- 2:23
A -- 5922
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