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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 2, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 2, 1938 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 2, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Clay Bryant |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Hubbell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 9,627 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Frank Demaree | Right Fielder |
| Carl Reynolds | Left Fielder |
| Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
| Joe Marty | Center Fielder |
| Ripper Collins | First Baseman |
| Clay Bryant | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Bill Cissell | Second Baseman |
| Jimmy Ripple | Right Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
| Johnny McCarthy | First Baseman |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Carl Hubbell | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 2, 1938
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Hubbell
Jurges is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Hubbell
Herman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Herman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Hubbell
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first, with Hubbell covering, for the out. Herman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Demaree vs. Hubbell
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Bryant
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: 1--
Cissell vs. Bryant
Cissell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Bryant
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Hubbell
Reynolds hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Hubbell
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marty vs. Hubbell
Marty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bryant
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Bryant
McCarthy hits a line drive into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Bryant
Leiber hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Hubbell
Collins hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Hubbell
Bryant hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Hubbell
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bryant moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. Hubbell
Herman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Hubbell
Mancuso fires to second and picks off Bryant for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Bryant
Bartell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Bryant
Mancuso hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hartnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Bryant
Hubbell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Hubbell
Hack hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Hack reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Demaree vs. Hubbell
Demaree is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Hubbell
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hartnett vs. Hubbell
Hartnett takes first base on ball four. Hack moves to third. Demaree moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marty vs. Hubbell
Marty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to home to get Hack. Demaree moves to third. Hartnett moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Collins vs. Hubbell
Collins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moore throws the ball in to Bartell who relays the ball to Cissell who tags Collins trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Demaree scores. Hartnett scores. Marty moves to third. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Bryant
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Bryant
Cissell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Bryant
Ripple hits a line drive into center field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Hubbell
Bryant strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Hubbell
Jurges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Hubbell
Herman hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Hubbell
Hack bunts towards short. Bartell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Hubbell
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bryant
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Bryant
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Bryant
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Hubbell
Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Hubbell
Hartnett strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marty vs. Hubbell
Marty hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Leiber. Marty reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Collins vs. Hubbell
Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Bryant
Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Bryant
Mancuso hits a fly ball into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Bryant
Hubbell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Bryant
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins scoops it up and throws to first, with Bryant covering, for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Hubbell
Bryant hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Hubbell
Jurges bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Bryant moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herman vs. Hubbell
There goes Bryant. The throw from Mancuso and he is out, Ott applying the tag. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. Hubbell
Herman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Hubbell
Hack hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Hubbell
Demaree hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore who is chasing the ball. Demaree reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reynolds vs. Coffman
Dick Coffman now pitching.
Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Demaree scores. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Coffman
Hartnett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marty vs. Coffman
Marty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cissell vs. Bryant
Cissell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Bryant
Ripple hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bryant
Ott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Reynolds. Ott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarthy vs. Bryant
McCarthy hits a fly ball into left field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Coffman
Harry Danning now catching.
Collins hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Collins for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Coffman
Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bryant for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Coffman
Jurges hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber. Jurges reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. Coffman
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Bryant
Leiber hits a fly ball into center field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Bryant
Bartell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Bryant
Danning strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Coffman
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Coffman
Demaree hits a fly ball into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Coffman
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cissell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Coffman
Hartnett hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Cissell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Bryant
Sam Leslie pinch hits for Dick Coffman.
Leslie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Bryant
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Leslie moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cissell vs. Bryant
Cissell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hartnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ripple vs. Bryant
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1938 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Jurges B, ss 4 2 2 1 Moore J, lf 3 0 0 0
Herman B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Cissell B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hack S, 3b 4 1 3 3 Ripple J, rf 4 0 0 0
Demaree F, rf 4 2 1 0 Ott M, 3b 3 0 1 0
Reynolds C, lf 5 0 0 1 McCarthy J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Hartnett G, c 4 1 1 0 Leiber H, cf 3 0 0 0
Marty J, cf 4 0 1 0 Bartell D, ss 3 0 0 0
Collins R, 1b 4 0 1 2 Mancuso G, c 2 0 0 0
Bryant C, p 4 0 2 0 Danning H, c 1 0 0 0
Hubbell C, p 2 0 1 0
Coffman D, p 0 0 0 0
Leslie S, ph 0 0 0 0
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36 7 12 7 28 0 2 0
Chicago 000 210 400 -- 7
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bryant C (W) 9.0 2 0 0 2 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell C (L) 6.1 10 7 7 3 4
Coffman D 2.2 2 0 0 1 0
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, New York 3
2B -- Herman B, Hack S, Marty J, Ott M, Jurges B
3B -- Demaree F
HR -- Jurges B, Hack S
CS -- Bryant C
SH -- Jurges B
HBP -- by Hubbell C (Demaree F)
T -- 1:55
A -- 9627
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