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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 19, 1938
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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 19, 1938 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 19, 1938 |
|---|---|
| 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 19, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Danny MacFayden |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cliff Melton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 39,742 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Rabbit Warstler | Shortstop |
| Roy Johnson | Left Fielder |
| Gene Moore | Right Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
| Max West | First Baseman |
| Gil English | Third Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Danny MacFayden | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Ripple | Right Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Johnny McCarthy | First Baseman |
| Lou Chiozza | Second Baseman |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Cliff Melton | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 19, 1938
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Melton
Warstler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Melton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chiozza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Warstler moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Melton
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cuccinello vs. Melton
Cuccinello hits a popup towards third. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. MacFayden
Moore 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: ---
Bartell vs. MacFayden
Bartell hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. MacFayden
Ripple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. MacFayden
Ott takes first base on ball four. Ripple moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leiber vs. MacFayden
Leiber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ripple scores. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. MacFayden
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott scores. Leiber moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chiozza vs. MacFayden
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Leiber scores. McCarthy moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Danning vs. Weir
Bill Weir now pitching.
There goes Chiozza. The throw from Lopez and he is out, Cuccinello applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Danning vs. Weir
Danning hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Melton
West hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chiozza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Melton
English hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Melton
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Weir
Melton 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, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Weir
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Weir
Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Weir
Ripple takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Weir
Ott hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Weir
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Melton
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weir vs. Melton
Weir strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Melton
Warstler hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Weir
McCarthy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Weir
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Weir fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Weir
Danning hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Weir
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards third. English fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Melton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Melton
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuccinello vs. Melton
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
West vs. Melton
West hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Weir
Moore 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, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Weir
Bartell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Weir
Ripple hits a popup towards third. English settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Weir
Ott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Ott reaches second base with a double. Bartell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leiber vs. Weir
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards third. English juggles the ball. That's an error on English. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. Weir
McCarthy hits a popup towards short. Warstler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Melton
English hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Melton
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Melton
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Weir
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Weir fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Weir
Danning hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Weir
Melton bunts towards third. English fields it and throws to first for the out. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Weir
Moore 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 6
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weir vs. Melton
Weir strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Melton
Warstler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Melton
Johnson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Warstler moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Melton
Moore hits a popup towards third. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cuccinello vs. Melton
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Weir
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Weir fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Weir
Ripple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Weir
There goes Ripple. The throw from Lopez and he is out, Cuccinello applying the tag. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Weir
Ott strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Melton
West hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Chiozza scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Melton
English hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Melton
DiMaggio hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Melton
Lopez 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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Braves, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Weir
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Weir
McCarthy 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, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Weir
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
Top 8
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maggert vs. Melton
Harl Maggert pinch hits for Bill Weir.
Maggert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Melton
Warstler hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Melton
Johnson hits a popup in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Lanning
Johnny Lanning now pitching.
Danning hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Danning reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Melton vs. Lanning
Melton bunts towards the mound. Lanning juggles the ball. That's an error on Lanning. Danning moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Lanning
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Johnson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Danning scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Lanning
Bartell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Melton moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ripple vs. Lanning
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Melton moves to third. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ott vs. Lanning
Ott hits a fly ball towards left. Johnson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Johnson. Melton scores. Bartell scores. Ott moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leiber vs. Lanning
Leiber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Lanning
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Leiber moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chiozza vs. Lanning
Chiozza hits a popup towards first. West settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Melton
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Melton
Cuccinello hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Melton
West hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
English vs. Melton
English 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 4/19/1938 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Warstler R, ss 4 0 2 0 Moore J, lf 5 1 1 1
Johnson R, lf 4 0 2 0 Bartell D, ss 5 3 3 1
Moore G, rf 4 0 1 0 Ripple J, rf 4 2 2 0
Cuccinello T, 2b 4 0 0 0 Ott M, 3b 4 3 2 4
West M, 1b 4 0 1 0 Leiber H, cf 5 1 2 2
English G, 3b 4 0 0 0 McCarthy J, 1b 5 1 3 2
DiMaggio V, cf 3 1 1 1 Chiozza L, 2b 5 0 1 1
Lopez A, c 3 0 0 0 Danning H, c 4 1 2 0
MacFayden D, p 0 0 0 0 Melton C, p 2 1 0 0
Weir B, p 2 0 0 0
Maggert H, ph 1 0 0 0
Lanning J, p 0 0 0 0
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33 1 7 1 39 13 16 11
Boston 000 000 100 -- 1
New York 431 100 04x -- 13
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
MacFayden D (L) 0.1 5 4 4 1 0
Weir B 6.2 7 5 5 1 1
Lanning J 1.0 4 4 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Melton C (W) 9.0 7 1 1 0 4
E -- English G, Lanning J, Johnson R
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Boston 5, New York 6
2B -- Ott M, Danning H
HR -- Bartell D, Ott M, McCarthy J, DiMaggio V
CS -- Chiozza L, Ripple J
SH -- Melton C 2
T -- 2:08
A -- 39742
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