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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 7, 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 September 7, 1938 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 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 | September 7, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Danny MacFayden |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnnie Wittig |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,289 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Dolly Stark |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Stripp | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Cooney | Right Fielder |
| Debs Garms | Left Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Rabbit Warstler | Shortstop |
| Danny MacFayden | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| George Myatt | Third Baseman |
| Bob Seeds | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Jimmy Ripple | Center Fielder |
| Johnny McCarthy | First Baseman |
| Alex Kampouris | Second Baseman |
| Johnnie Wittig | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 7, 1938
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Wittig
Stripp hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stripp for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Wittig
Cooney 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 -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Wittig
Garms 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 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. MacFayden
Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. MacFayden
Myatt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stripp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. MacFayden
Seeds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. MacFayden
Ott hits a line drive towards first. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Wittig
Cuccinello strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Wittig
Fletcher hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Wittig
DiMaggio hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wittig
Lopez takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warstler vs. Wittig
Warstler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. MacFayden
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. MacFayden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. MacFayden
Ripple hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. MacFayden
McCarthy 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
MacFayden vs. Wittig
MacFayden hits a popup in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Wittig
Stripp hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Wittig
Cooney hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. MacFayden
Kampouris hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wittig vs. MacFayden
Wittig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stripp fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. MacFayden
Bartell hits a fly ball into right field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Wittig
Garms hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Wittig
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garms moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Wittig
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Garms scores. Cuccinello moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Wittig
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Wittig
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Warstler vs. Wittig
Warstler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
MacFayden vs. Wittig
MacFayden hits a fly ball into center field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. MacFayden
Myatt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Myatt reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seeds vs. MacFayden
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. MacFayden
Ott hits a popup towards third. Stripp settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Danning vs. MacFayden
Danning hits a fly ball into right field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Wittig
Stripp hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Wittig
Cooney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stripp moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Garms vs. Wittig
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. Stripp moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cuccinello vs. Wittig
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to home to get Stripp. Garms moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Wittig
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. Garms moves to third. Cuccinello moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
West vs. Wittig
Max West pinch hits for Vince DiMaggio.
West hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. MacFayden
Max West now playing right field. Johnny Cooney now playing center field.
Ripple hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. MacFayden
McCarthy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lopez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. MacFayden
Kampouris takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wittig vs. MacFayden
There's a wild pitch. Kampouris moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wittig vs. MacFayden
Wittig strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bartell vs. MacFayden
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler misplays the ball. That's an error on Warstler. Kampouris scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myatt vs. MacFayden
Myatt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. MacFayden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Wittig
Lopez hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Wittig
Warstler hits a fly ball into center field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
MacFayden vs. Wittig
MacFayden hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. MacFayden
Seeds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. MacFayden
Ott takes first base on ball four. Seeds moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. MacFayden
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stripp fields it and throws to second for the out. Seeds moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ripple vs. MacFayden
Ripple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Seeds scores. Danning moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarthy vs. MacFayden
McCarthy bunts towards the mound. MacFayden fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Danning scores. Ripple moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kampouris vs. MacFayden
Kampouris hits a fly ball into left field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wittig vs. MacFayden
Wittig hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Wittig
Stripp hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Wittig
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myatt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Wittig
Garms hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. MacFayden
Bartell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myatt vs. MacFayden
Myatt hits a popup towards the mound. MacFayden catches it and throws to first to double up Bartell. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. MacFayden
Seeds hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Wittig
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myatt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Wittig
Fletcher 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 -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Wittig
West hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lopez vs. Wittig
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myatt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. MacFayden
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. MacFayden
Danning hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. MacFayden
Ripple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. MacFayden
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello fields it and throws to second for the out. Danning moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kampouris vs. MacFayden
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Danning scores. McCarthy moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wittig vs. MacFayden
Wittig hits a ball on the ground towards third. Stripp juggles the ball. That's an error on Stripp. McCarthy scores. Kampouris moves to third. Wittig moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bartell vs. MacFayden
Bartell hits a popup towards short. Warstler settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Wittig
Warstler hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maggert vs. Wittig
Harl Maggert pinch hits for Danny MacFayden.
Maggert strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stripp vs. Wittig
Stripp hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Wittig
Cooney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Wittig
Garms hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds 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 9/7/1938 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Stripp J, 3b 5 1 2 1 Bartell D, ss 5 0 1 0
Cooney J, rf-cf 5 0 2 0 Myatt G, 3b 4 0 1 0
Garms D, lf 5 1 1 0 Seeds B, lf 4 1 2 0
Cuccinello T, 2b 4 0 1 0 Ott M, rf 3 0 0 0
Fletcher E, 1b 3 1 2 2 Danning H, c 4 2 1 0
DiMaggio V, cf 2 0 0 0 Ripple J, cf 4 1 3 2
West M, ph-rf 2 0 1 0 McCarthy J, 1b 4 1 1 1
Lopez A, c 3 0 0 0 Kampouris A, 2b 3 1 1 1
Warstler R, ss 3 0 0 0 Wittig J, p 4 0 0 0
MacFayden D, p 3 0 0 0
Maggert H, ph 1 0 0 0
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36 3 9 3 35 6 10 4
Boston 010 100 001 -- 3
New York 000 022 02x -- 6
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
MacFayden D (L) 8.0 10 6 4 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Wittig J (W) 9.0 9 3 3 3 3
E -- Warstler R, Stripp J 2
DP -- Boston 1
LOB -- Boston 9, New York 7
2B -- Myatt G
HR -- Fletcher E, Ripple J, Stripp J
WP -- MacFayden D
T -- 2:00
A -- 4289
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