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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 29, 1937
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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 29, 1937 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 29, 1937 |
|---|---|
| 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 29, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Roy Henshaw |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Freddie Fitzsimmons |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 11,241 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Ernie Quigley |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gibby Brack | Center Fielder |
| Jim Bucher | Third Baseman |
| Tom Winsett | Left Fielder |
| Heinie Manush | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Hassett | First Baseman |
| Randy Moore | Catcher |
| Johnny Hudson | Shortstop |
| Woody English | Second Baseman |
| Roy Henshaw | Pitcher |
| Burleigh Grimes | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Lou Chiozza | Third Baseman |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Kiddo Davis | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Johnny McCarthy | First Baseman |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 29, 1937
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brack vs. Fitzsimmons
Brack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucher vs. Fitzsimmons
Bucher hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winsett vs. Fitzsimmons
Winsett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manush vs. Fitzsimmons
Manush 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Henshaw
Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Winsett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Henshaw
Chiozza strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Henshaw
Moore hits a popup towards third. Bucher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Fitzsimmons
Hassett 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Fitzsimmons
Moore 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: ---
Hudson vs. Fitzsimmons
Hudson hits a fly ball into center field. Davis 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: ---
Davis vs. Henshaw
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Brack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Henshaw
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Henshaw
Danning hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Henshaw
McCarthy strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Fitzsimmons
English hits a line drive towards short. Bartell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Henshaw vs. Fitzsimmons
Henshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brack vs. Fitzsimmons
Brack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bucher vs. Fitzsimmons
Bucher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brack moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Winsett vs. Fitzsimmons
There go the runners. The throw from Danning to Bartell covering second. The throw back to home, and Brack is out at the plate. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Henshaw
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitzsimmons vs. Henshaw
Fitzsimmons hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Whitehead moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bartell vs. Henshaw
There goes Whitehead. The slide. Moore applies the tag. Whitehead is out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Henshaw
Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Winsett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiozza vs. Henshaw
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. English 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: ---
Winsett vs. Fitzsimmons
Winsett hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Fitzsimmons
Manush 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--
Hassett vs. Fitzsimmons
Hassett hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Fitzsimmons
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Henshaw
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Henshaw
Davis 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--
Ott vs. Henshaw
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Henshaw
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Henshaw
Danning hits a fly ball into right field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. Henshaw
McCarthy hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Brack. McCarthy reaches second base with a double. Davis scores. Ott moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitehead vs. Henshaw
Whitehead hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzsimmons vs. Baker
Tom Baker now pitching.
Fitzsimmons hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Brack fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Brack. Fitzsimmons moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bartell vs. Baker
Bartell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Brack throws the ball in to Hudson who relays the ball to English who tags Bartell trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Fitzsimmons scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Fitzsimmons
Hudson 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, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Fitzsimmons
English is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Fitzsimmons
Eddie Wilson pinch hits for Tom Baker.
Wilson hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Jeffcoat
George Jeffcoat now pitching.
Chiozza hits a fly ball into center field. Brack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Jeffcoat
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hudson misplays the ball. That's an error on Hudson. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Jeffcoat
There goes Moore. The throw from Moore and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Jeffcoat
There's a wild pitch. Moore scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Jeffcoat
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Jeffcoat
There goes Davis. The throw from Moore and he is safe. Davis steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Jeffcoat
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Peterson
Jim Peterson now pitching.
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. English fields it and throws to second for the out. Davis moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarthy vs. Peterson
McCarthy takes first base on ball four. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitehead vs. Peterson
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brack vs. Fitzsimmons
Brack hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucher vs. Fitzsimmons
Bucher hits a popup towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winsett vs. Fitzsimmons
Winsett hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzsimmons vs. Peterson
Fitzsimmons hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Peterson
Bartell strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Peterson
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Peterson
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Brack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Peterson
There goes Chiozza. The throw from Moore and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Davis vs. Peterson
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Fitzsimmons
Manush is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Fitzsimmons
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hassett for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Fitzsimmons
Moore 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 7
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Peterson
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Peterson
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarthy vs. Peterson
McCarthy hits a fly ball into right field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehead vs. Peterson
Whitehead hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fitzsimmons vs. Peterson
Fitzsimmons hits a popup towards short. Hudson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Fitzsimmons
Hudson hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gautreaux vs. Fitzsimmons
Sid Gautreaux pinch hits for Woody English.
Gautreaux hits a fly ball into center field. Davis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Malinosky vs. Fitzsimmons
Tony Malinosky pinch hits for Jim Peterson.
Malinosky hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Clark
Cookie Lavagetto now playing second base. Watty Clark now pitching.
Bartell hits a popup towards third. Bucher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Clark
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Clark
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moore for the out. Chiozza moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Clark
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bucher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brack vs. Fitzsimmons
Brack hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucher vs. Fitzsimmons
Bucher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winsett vs. Fitzsimmons
There's a wild pitch. Bucher moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Winsett vs. Fitzsimmons
Winsett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bucher moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Manush vs. Fitzsimmons
Manush hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hassett vs. Fitzsimmons
Hassett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Chiozza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/29/1937 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Brack G, cf 4 0 1 0 Bartell D, ss 5 0 1 1
Bucher J, 3b 4 0 2 0 Chiozza L, 3b 5 0 2 0
Winsett T, lf 3 0 1 0 Moore J, lf 5 1 0 0
Manush H, rf 4 0 1 0 Davis K, cf 4 1 1 0
Hassett B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 2 2 1 0
Moore R, c 3 0 0 0 Danning H, c 4 0 1 0
Hudson J, ss 3 0 0 0 McCarthy J, 1b 3 1 1 1
English W, 2b 2 0 0 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 2 3 5
Gautreaux S, ph 1 0 0 0 Fitzsimmons F, p 4 2 3 1
Lavagetto C, 2b 0 0 0 0
Henshaw R, p 1 0 0 0
Baker T, p 0 0 0 0
Wilson E, ph 1 0 0 0
Jeffcoat G, p 0 0 0 0
Peterson J, p 0 0 0 0
Malinosky T, ph 1 0 0 0
Clark W, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 0 5 0 36 9 13 8
Brooklyn 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 000 511 20x -- 9
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Henshaw R (L) 3.2 7 4 0 0 2
Baker T 0.1 2 1 0 0 0
Jeffcoat G 0.1 0 1 1 2 0
Peterson J 2.2 3 3 3 2 1
Clark W 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Fitzsimmons F (W) 9.0 5 0 0 1 2
E -- Hassett B, Brack G, Hudson J, Moore R 2
LOB -- Brooklyn 5, New York 7
2B -- McCarthy J, Fitzsimmons F
HR -- Whitehead B 2, Fitzsimmons F
SB -- Moore J, Davis K, Chiozza L
CS -- Brack G, Whitehead B
WP -- Jeffcoat G, Fitzsimmons F
T -- 1:53
A -- 11241
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