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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 17, 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 September 17, 1938 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 17, 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 | September 17, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnnie Wittig |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Frank Demaree | Right Fielder |
| Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
| Carl Reynolds | Center Fielder |
| Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
| Ripper Collins | First Baseman |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Bill Lee | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Mickey Haslin | Third Baseman |
| George Myatt | Shortstop |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Bob Seeds | Center Fielder |
| Johnny McCarthy | First Baseman |
| Alex Kampouris | Second Baseman |
| Johnnie Wittig | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 17, 1938
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Wittig
Hack hits a popup 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: ---
Herman vs. Wittig
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myatt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Wittig
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myatt scoops it up 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: ---
Haslin vs. Lee
Haslin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myatt vs. Lee
Myatt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Haslin moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Lee
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Haslin moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Lee
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Wittig
Galan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Wittig
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Wittig
Hartnett hits a fly ball into center field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Lee
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Lee
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Lee
McCarthy hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kampouris vs. Lee
Kampouris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Seeds moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wittig vs. Lee
Wittig strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Wittig
Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Wittig
Jurges hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Wittig
Lee hits a fly ball into center field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haslin vs. Lee
Haslin hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myatt vs. Lee
Myatt hits a ball on the ground towards second. Herman scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lee
Moore hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reynolds. Moore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Lee
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
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Wittig
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Wittig
There goes Hack. The throw from Danning and he is safe. Hack steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. Wittig
Herman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Herman reaches second base with a double. Hack moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Demaree vs. Wittig
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haslin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Galan vs. Wittig
Galan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reynolds vs. Wittig
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hartnett vs. Wittig
Hartnett takes first base on ball four. Hack scores. Herman moves to third. Galan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Collins vs. Wittig
Collins hits a fly ball into center field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Lee
Danning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seeds vs. Lee
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. Lee
McCarthy bunts towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Danning moves to third. Seeds moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kampouris vs. Lee
Kampouris strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Leslie vs. Lee
Sam Leslie pinch hits for Johnnie Wittig.
Leslie hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Brown
Jumbo Brown now pitching.
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Brown
Lee bunts, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Brown
There goes Jurges. The throw from Danning and he is safe. Jurges steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Brown
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. Brown
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haslin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haslin vs. Lee
Haslin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myatt vs. Lee
Myatt bunts towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. Haslin moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Lee
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. Haslin moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Lee
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Danning vs. Lee
Danning hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Brown
Demaree 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 -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Brown
Galan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Brown
Reynolds hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Brown
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myatt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Lee
Seeds 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Lee
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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Lee
Kampouris is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Brown
Collins hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Brown
Jurges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Brown
Lee is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Brown
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Brown
Herman hits a line drive into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Lee
Jimmy Ripple pinch hits for Jumbo Brown.
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 -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haslin vs. Lee
Haslin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myatt vs. Lee
Myatt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Haslin moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Lee
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Lee
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Coffman
Dick Coffman now pitching.
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haslin fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Haslin. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Coffman
Galan bunts in front of the plate. Danning fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Demaree moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reynolds vs. Coffman
Reynolds bunts towards first. McCarthy fields it and throws to third for the out. Galan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hartnett vs. Coffman
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myatt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Lee
Danning strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Lee
Seeds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Lee
McCarthy hits a popup, foul, towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kampouris vs. Lee
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Coffman
Collins hits a popup in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Coffman
Jurges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Coffman
Lee bunts towards the mound. Coffman fields it and throws to first for the out. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Coffman
Hack is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herman vs. Coffman
Herman hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Seeds. Herman reaches second base with a double. Jurges scores. Hack goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Demaree vs. Coffman
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haslin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Powers vs. Lee
Les Powers pinch hits for Dick Coffman.
Powers hits a line drive into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haslin vs. Lee
Haslin hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. Lee
Myatt is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/17/1938, game 1 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 3 2 0 0 Haslin M, 3b 5 0 4 0
Herman B, 2b 5 0 2 2 Myatt G, ss 4 0 2 0
Demaree F, rf 5 0 0 0 Moore J, lf 4 0 1 0
Galan A, lf 3 0 2 0 Ott M, rf 3 0 0 0
Reynolds C, cf 4 0 0 0 Danning H, c 4 0 1 0
Hartnett G, c 3 0 0 1 Seeds B, cf 4 0 3 0
Collins R, 1b 4 1 1 1 McCarthy J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Jurges B, ss 3 1 2 0 Kampouris A, 2b 4 0 1 0
Lee B, p 3 0 0 0 Wittig J, p 1 0 0 0
Leslie S, ph 1 0 0 0
Brown J, p 0 0 0 0
Ripple J, ph 1 0 0 0
Coffman D, p 0 0 0 0
Powers L, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 7 4 36 0 13 0
Chicago 000 100 102 -- 4
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B (W) 9.0 13 0 0 1 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Wittig J (L) 4.0 1 1 1 3 1
Brown J 3.0 3 1 1 1 1
Coffman D 2.0 3 2 2 1 0
E -- Haslin M
DP -- Chicago 3, New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, New York 11
2B -- Moore J, Herman B 2
HR -- Collins R
SB -- Hack S, Jurges B
SH -- Myatt G, Lee B
T -- 2:08
A -- 0
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