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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 31, 1937
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 31, 1937 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 31, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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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 31, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Weiland |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Slick Castleman |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 8,191 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 31 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tiny Parker 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Jimmy Brown | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Don Padgett | Right Fielder |
| Don Gutteridge | Third Baseman |
| Leo Durocher | Shortstop |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Bob Weiland | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
| Wally Berger | Center Fielder |
| Hank Leiber | Right 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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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 31, 1937
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Castleman
Moore hits a popup towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Castleman
Brown takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Castleman
There goes Brown. The throw from Danning and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mize vs. Castleman
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Medwick vs. Castleman
Medwick strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Weiland
Moore hits a popup towards short. Durocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Weiland
Bartell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Weiland
Ott hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Weiland
Berger hits a line drive into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Castleman
Padgett hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Castleman
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Castleman
Durocher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Castleman
Owen hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weiland vs. Castleman
Weiland hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leiber who is chasing the ball. Weiland reaches third base with a triple. Leiber throws the ball in to Danning who tags Weiland trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Durocher goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Weiland
Leiber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Weiland
McCarthy strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Weiland
Danning hits a fly ball into right field. Padgett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Weiland
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Leiber moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Castleman vs. Weiland
Castleman strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Castleman
Moore hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Berger. Moore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Castleman
Brown hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Danning fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Castleman
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy fields the ball and throws to Castleman covering. Safe. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Castleman
Medwick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Leiber. Medwick reaches second base with a double. Brown scores. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Padgett vs. Castleman
Padgett is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gutteridge vs. Castleman
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Castleman fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Weiland
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Weiland
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Weiland
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Castleman
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Castleman
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weiland vs. Castleman
Weiland hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Weiland
Berger hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Weiland
Leiber strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Weiland
McCarthy strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Weiland
Danning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Weiland
Whitehead hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Danning moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Castleman vs. Weiland
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Castleman
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Castleman
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Castleman
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Weiland
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Weiland
Bartell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Weiland
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Weiland fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Castleman
Medwick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Castleman
Padgett 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 -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Castleman
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durocher vs. Castleman
Durocher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gutteridge moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Owen vs. Castleman
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Weiland
Berger hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Weiland
Leiber hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Weiland
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weiland vs. Castleman
Weiland strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Castleman
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Castleman
There goes Moore. The throw from Danning and he is safe. Moore steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Castleman
Brown hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moore scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Castleman
Mize hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Brennan
Don Brennan now pitching.
Medwick hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Medwick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Padgett vs. Brennan
Padgett hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutteridge vs. Brennan
Gutteridge hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Weiland
Danning hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Weiland
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Weiland
Gus Mancuso pinch hits for Don Brennan.
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Weiland
Moore strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Baker
Tom Baker now pitching.
Durocher 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 -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Baker
Owen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weiland vs. Baker
Weiland strikes out. There goes Owen. The throw from Danning to Bartell, and Owen is out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Weiland
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Weiland
Ott hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Weiland
Berger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leiber vs. Weiland
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Baker
Moore bunts towards third. Ott fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Baker
Brown bunts towards the mound. Baker fields it and throws to first for the out. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Baker
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moore scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Baker
There's a wild pitch. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Baker
Medwick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Padgett vs. Baker
Padgett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gutteridge vs. Baker
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Weiland
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Weiland
Danning hits a line drive into right field. Padgett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 8 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Weiland
Whitehead hits a line drive into right field. Padgett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/31/1937 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Moore T, cf 5 2 4 0 Moore J, lf 4 0 1 0
Brown J, 2b 3 2 1 1 Bartell D, ss 4 0 0 0
Mize J, 1b 5 1 3 3 Ott M, 3b 4 0 2 0
Medwick J, lf 5 1 3 2 Berger W, cf 4 1 2 1
Padgett D, rf 3 1 1 1 Leiber H, rf 3 0 0 0
Gutteridge D, 3b 5 0 1 0 McCarthy J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Durocher L, ss 3 1 1 0 Danning H, c 4 0 1 0
Owen M, c 4 0 1 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 3 0
Weiland B, p 4 0 1 1 Castleman S, p 2 0 0 0
Brennan D, p 0 0 0 0
Mancuso G, ph 1 0 0 0
Baker T, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 16 8 34 1 9 1
St.Louis 021 001 301 -- 8
New York 000 100 000 -- 1
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Weiland B (W) 9.0 9 1 1 1 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Castleman S (L) 6.1 12 7 7 3 3
Brennan D 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Baker T 2.0 3 1 1 1 1
E -- Danning H
DP -- St.Louis 2, New York 4
LOB -- St.Louis 7, New York 7
2B -- Moore T, Medwick J 2
3B -- Weiland B
HR -- Padgett D, Berger W, Medwick J, Mize J
SB -- Brown J, Moore T
CS -- Owen M
SH -- Brown J
WP -- Baker T
T -- 2:31
A -- 8191
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