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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 29, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 29, 1938 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 29, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 29, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Gumbert |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,162 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Ziggy Sears 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Klem |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Wally Berger | Left Fielder |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Lew Riggs | Third Baseman |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Seeds | Left Fielder |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Jimmy Ripple | Right Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Johnny McCarthy | First Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Alex Kampouris | Second Baseman |
| Harry Gumbert | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 29, 1938
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Gumbert
Frey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Seeds. Frey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berger vs. Gumbert
Berger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Gumbert
Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Frey scores. Berger moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Gumbert
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Goodman for the double play. Berger scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Gumbert
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Gumbert
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Vander Meer
Seeds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Vander Meer
Bartell hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Vander Meer
Ripple hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Vander Meer
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Gumbert
Riggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Riggs for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Gumbert
Myers hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Gumbert
Vander Meer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Gumbert
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Gumbert
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Vander Meer
Leiber hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Vander Meer
McCarthy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berger who is chasing the ball. McCarthy reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mancuso vs. Vander Meer
Mancuso is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kampouris vs. Vander Meer
Kampouris strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gumbert
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Gumbert
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Gumbert
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mancuso fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Gumbert
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumbert vs. Vander Meer
Gumbert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Vander Meer
Seeds hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Vander Meer
Bartell takes first base on ball four. Seeds moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ripple vs. Vander Meer
Ripple strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Vander Meer
Ott takes first base on ball four. Seeds moves to third. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Leiber vs. Vander Meer
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Gumbert
Riggs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ripple who is chasing the ball. Riggs reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Myers vs. Gumbert
Myers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vander Meer vs. Gumbert
Vander Meer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frey vs. Gumbert
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris fields it and throws to second for the out. Riggs scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Gumbert
Berger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Vander Meer
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCarthy for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Vander Meer
Mancuso strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Vander Meer
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gumbert
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Gumbert
McCormick hits a line drive into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Gumbert
Lombardi hits a popup towards third. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Vander Meer
Jo-Jo Moore pinch hits for Harry Gumbert.
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seeds vs. Vander Meer
Hal Schumacher pinch runs for Jo-Jo Moore.
Seeds hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Vander Meer
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Brown
Jumbo Brown now pitching.
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Brown
Riggs hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Brown
Myers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vander Meer vs. Brown
There's a wild pitch. Myers moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Vander Meer vs. Brown
Vander Meer bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Vander Meer
Ripple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Vander Meer
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Vander Meer
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ripple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. Vander Meer
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out. Ripple moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mancuso vs. Vander Meer
Mancuso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ripple scores. McCarthy moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kampouris vs. Vander Meer
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Brown
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frey for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Brown
Berger hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Brown
Goodman hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Vander Meer
Harry Danning pinch hits for Jumbo Brown.
Danning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seeds vs. Vander Meer
Slick Castleman pinch runs for Harry Danning.
Seeds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Vander Meer
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Vander Meer
Ripple is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Vander Meer
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Vander Meer
Leiber hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Craft who is chasing the ball. Leiber reaches third base with a triple. Craft throws the ball in to Lombardi who tags Leiber trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Coffman
Dick Coffman now pitching.
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Coffman
Lombardi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Coffman
Willard Hershberger pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi.
Craft 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 8
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Schott
Willard Hershberger now catching. Gene Schott now pitching.
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Schott
Mancuso hits a popup towards third. Riggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Schott
Kampouris is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coffman vs. Schott
Coffman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kampouris moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seeds vs. Schott
Seeds hits a line drive into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Coffman
Riggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Coffman
Myers hits a line drive into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schott vs. Coffman
Schott hits a popup towards third. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Schott
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Schott
Ripple bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Frey covering, for the out. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Schott
Ott is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leiber vs. Schott
Leiber hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hershberger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. Schott
McCarthy takes first base on ball four. Bartell moves to third. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mancuso vs. Schott
Mancuso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bartell scores. Ott moves to third. McCarthy moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/29/1938 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Frey L, 2b 3 1 1 1 Seeds B, lf 5 1 3 2
Berger W, lf 3 1 0 0 Bartell D, ss 4 1 1 0
Goodman I, rf 4 0 1 1 Ripple J, rf 4 1 1 0
McCormick F, 1b 4 0 1 1 Ott M, 3b 3 1 1 1
Lombardi E, c 4 0 2 0 Leiber H, cf 5 0 2 0
Hershberger W, pr-c 0 0 0 0 McCarthy J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Craft H, cf 4 0 0 0 Mancuso G, c 5 0 2 2
Riggs L, 3b 4 1 1 0 Kampouris A, 2b 3 0 0 0
Myers B, ss 2 1 1 1 Gumbert H, p 1 0 0 0
Vander Meer J, p 3 0 0 0 Moore J, ph 0 0 0 0
Schott G, p 1 0 0 0 Schumacher H, pr 0 0 0 0
Brown J, p 0 0 0 0
Danning H, ph 1 0 1 0
Castleman S, pr 0 1 0 0
Coffman D, p 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 4 7 4 36 5 13 5
Cincinnati 210 100 000 -- 4
New York 000 001 301 -- 5
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J 7.0 10 4 4 3 5
Schott G (L) 1.2 3 1 1 2 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gumbert H 5.0 6 4 4 3 3
Brown J 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
Coffman D (W) 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
DP -- Cincinnati 1, New York 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, New York 12
2B -- Frey L
3B -- McCarthy J, Riggs L, Leiber H
HR -- Myers B, Seeds B, Ott M
SH -- Ripple J
HBP -- by Schott G (Kampouris A)
WP -- Brown J
T -- 2:25
A -- 10162
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