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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 24, 1937
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, played on April 24, 1937 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 24, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
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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 24, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Lanning |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Slick Castleman |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,877 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 54 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Ernie Quigley |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Debs Garms | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Mayo | Third Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Gene Moore | Right Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Rabbit Warstler | Shortstop |
| Johnny Lanning | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Lou Chiozza | Third Baseman |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Johnny McCarthy | First Baseman |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Slick Castleman | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 24, 1937
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Castleman
Garms is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Castleman
Mayo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Castleman
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Lanning
Bartell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiozza vs. Lanning
Chiozza hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Lanning
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Lanning
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler misplays the ball. That's an error on Warstler. Bartell moves to third. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Leiber vs. Lanning
Leiber strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCarthy vs. Lanning
McCarthy hits a popup towards third. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Castleman
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Castleman
Cuccinello takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Castleman
Fletcher is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lopez vs. Castleman
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chiozza fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Lanning
Danning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Lanning
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mayo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Castleman vs. Lanning
Castleman bunts towards the mound. Lanning fields it and throws to third for the out. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bartell vs. Lanning
Bartell hits a popup towards short. Warstler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chiozza vs. Lanning
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Castleman
Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Warstler for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanning vs. Castleman
Lanning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chiozza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Castleman
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castleman juggles the ball. That's an error on Castleman. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Castleman
Mayo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Garms moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Castleman
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lanning
Moore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Lanning
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Lanning
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Warstler. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Lanning
McCarthy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Lanning
There goes Leiber. The throw from Lopez and he is out, Cuccinello applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Castleman
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castleman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Castleman
Cuccinellohits a dribbler in front of the plate. Danning interferes with Cuccinello who is awarded first base. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Castleman
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Castleman
Lopez takes first base on ball four. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Warstler vs. Castleman
Warstler hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Lanning
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mayo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Lanning
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lanning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Lanning
Castleman hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanning vs. Castleman
Lanning hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Castleman
Garms hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mayo vs. Castleman
Mayo hits a line drive towards short. Bartell catches it and throws to first to double up Garms. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Lanning
Bartell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Lanning
Chiozza 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 -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lanning
Moore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Lanning
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Lanning
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mayo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Castleman
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Castleman
Moore hits a popup in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Castleman
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chiozza juggles the ball. That's an error on Chiozza. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Castleman
Fletcher is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Lanning
McCarthy hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Lanning
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first, with Lanning covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Lanning
Whitehead is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Castleman
Lopez hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Castleman
Warstler hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lanning vs. Castleman
Lanning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Castleman
Garms hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Lanning
Castleman strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Lanning
Bartell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiozza vs. Lanning
Chiozza hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Lanning
Lanning fires to first and has Bartell trapped. There's the throw to Warstler who tags Bartell for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mayo vs. Castleman
Mayo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead misplays the ball. That's an error on Whitehead. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Castleman
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Castleman
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moore for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lanning
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Lanning
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Lanning
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Fletcher. Ott moves to third. Leiber moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCarthy vs. Lanning
McCarthy hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mayo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Danning vs. Lanning
Danning is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitehead vs. Lanning
Whitehead 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 9
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Castleman
Cuccinello hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Castleman
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castleman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Castleman
Lopez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McGowan vs. Castleman
Beauty McGowan pinch hits for Rabbit Warstler.
McGowan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Castleman, and towards Bartell, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Fletcher moves to third. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jordan vs. Castleman
Buck Jordan pinch hits for Johnny Lanning.
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/24/1937 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Garms D, lf 4 0 1 0 Bartell D, ss 4 1 3 1
Mayo E, 3b 4 0 1 0 Chiozza L, 3b 4 0 0 0
DiMaggio V, cf 4 0 0 0 Moore J, lf 4 0 1 0
Moore G, rf 4 0 1 0 Ott M, rf 3 2 2 2
Cuccinello T, 2b 2 0 1 0 Leiber H, cf 4 0 0 0
Fletcher E, 1b 4 0 0 0 McCarthy J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Lopez A, c 3 0 1 0 Danning H, c 3 0 1 0
Warstler R, ss 3 0 0 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 1 0
McGowan B, ph 1 0 0 0 Castleman S, p 3 0 0 0
Lanning J, p 3 0 1 0
Jordan B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 0 6 0 33 3 8 3
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 001 020 00x -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Lanning J (L) 8.0 8 3 3 2 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Castleman S (W) 9.0 6 0 0 2 5
E -- Warstler R 2, Castleman S, Danning H, Chiozza L, Whitehead B, Fletcher E
DP -- New York 3
LOB -- Boston 9, New York 8
HR -- Ott M 2, Bartell D
CS -- Leiber H
T -- 1:54
A -- 15877
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