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Lineups and Summary
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Yankees
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
October 9, 1937
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the New York Yankees, played on October 9, 1937 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | October 9, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 9, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bump Hadley |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Hubbell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 44,293 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Red Ormsby 2B: George Barr 3B: Steve Basil |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| Myril Hoag | Left Fielder |
| George Selkirk | Right Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Bump Hadley | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
| Jimmy Ripple | Right Fielder |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Johnny McCarthy | First Baseman |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Carl Hubbell | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
October 9, 1937
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Hubbell
Crosetti hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Hubbell
Rolfe hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber who is chasing the ball. Rolfe reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Hubbell
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rolfe scores. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Hubbell
Gehrig hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Yankees, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Hadley
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Hadley
Bartell hits a popup in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hadley
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Hadley
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Hubbell
Dickey hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Hubbell
Hoag hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Hubbell
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. Hoag moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lazzeri vs. Hubbell
Lazzeri hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead catches it and throws to second with Bartell covering, to double up Hoag. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Hadley
Leiber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Hadley
McCarthy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leiber moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Hadley
Danning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leiber scores. McCarthy moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitehead vs. Hadley
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. There goes Danning trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hubbell vs. Hadley
Hubbell hits a ball on the ground towards second. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. McCarthy scores. Whitehead moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Hadley
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitehead scores. Hubbell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bartell vs. Andrews
Ivy Andrews now pitching.
Bartell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hubbell scores. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Andrews
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ripple vs. Andrews
Ripple takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to third. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Leiber vs. Andrews
Leiber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moore scores. Bartell scores. Ripple moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarthy vs. Andrews
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Andrews vs. Hubbell
Andrews hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bartell. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Hubbell
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards second. Whitehead throws to second for one, and Bartell throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Crosetti moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rolfe vs. Hubbell
Rolfe hits a line drive into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Hubbell
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ott. Crosetti scores. DiMaggio moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Hubbell
Gehrig hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gehrig for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Andrews
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Andrews
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbell vs. Andrews
There goes Whitehead. The throw from Dickey and he is safe. Whitehead steals second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hubbell vs. Andrews
Hubbell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Andrews fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitehead moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moore vs. Andrews
Moore hits a popup towards short. Crosetti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Hubbell
Dickey hits a line drive into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Hubbell
Hoag 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Hubbell
Selkirk hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Andrews
Bartell hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Andrews
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ott for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Andrews
Ripple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Andrews
Leiber 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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Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Hubbell
Lazzeri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Andrews vs. Hubbell
Andrews strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Crosetti vs. Hubbell
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hubbell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Andrews
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Andrews
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Andrews
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Hubbell
Rolfe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Hubbell
DiMaggio 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 -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Hubbell
Gehrig strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Hubbell
Dickey hits a popup towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Andrews
Hubbell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Andrews
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Andrews
Bartell hits a line drive into left field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Hubbell
Hoag strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Hubbell
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Selkirk for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Hubbell
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Andrews
Ott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Andrews
Ripple hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Andrews
There goes Ripple. The throw from Dickey and he is out, Lazzeri applying the tag. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Andrews
Leiber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Andrews
McCarthy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leiber moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Andrews
Danning hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Selkirk. Danning reaches second base with a double. Leiber scores. McCarthy moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitehead vs. Andrews
Whitehead is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hubbell vs. Andrews
Hubbell hits a line drive into left field. Hoag settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powell vs. Hubbell
Jake Powell pinch hits for Ivy Andrews.
Powell strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Hubbell
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Hubbell
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hubbell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Wicker
Kemp Wicker now pitching.
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Wicker
Bartell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Wicker
Ott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Hubbell
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Hubbell
Gehrig hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Hubbell
Dickey hits a fly ball into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Hubbell
Hoag hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Selkirk vs. Hubbell
Selkirk hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber 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 10/9/1937 -- New York at New York (D)
New York AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 4 1 0 0 Moore J, lf 5 1 1 1
Rolfe R, 3b 4 1 2 0 Bartell D, ss 5 1 1 1
DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 0 1 Ott M, 3b 5 0 1 0
Gehrig L, 1b 4 1 1 1 Ripple J, rf 2 0 1 0
Dickey B, c 4 0 0 0 Leiber H, cf 3 2 2 2
Hoag M, lf 4 0 2 0 McCarthy J, 1b 4 1 2 0
Selkirk G, rf 3 0 0 0 Danning H, c 4 0 3 2
Lazzeri T, 2b 3 0 1 0 Whitehead B, 2b 3 1 1 0
Hadley B, p 0 0 0 0 Hubbell C, p 4 1 0 1
Andrews I, p 2 0 0 0
Powell J, ph 1 0 0 0
Wicker K, p 0 0 0 0
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33 3 6 2 35 7 12 7
New York 101 000 001 -- 3
New York 060 000 10x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hadley B (L) 1.1 6 5 5 0 0
Andrews I 5.2 6 2 2 4 1
Wicker K 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell C (W) 9.0 6 3 2 1 4
E -- Bartell D 2, Ott M
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 4, New York 8
2B -- Danning H
3B -- Rolfe R
HR -- Gehrig L
SB -- Whitehead B
CS -- Ripple J
T -- 1:57
A -- 44293
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