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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 21, 1939
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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 21, 1939 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 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 21, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| 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 | 13,433 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Debs Garms | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Cooney | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Hassett | Right Fielder |
| Al Simmons | Left Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Danny MacFayden | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Myatt | Third Baseman |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Frank Demaree | Center Fielder |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Cliff Melton | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 21, 1939
Top 1
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Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Melton
Garms hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Melton
Cooney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garms moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hassett vs. Melton
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Garms scores. Cooney moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Simmons vs. Melton
Simmons 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: 12-
Cuccinello vs. Melton
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cooney moves to third. Hassett moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Melton
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. MacFayden
Whitehead hits a line drive into right field. Hassett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. MacFayden
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 2
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Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Melton
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Melton
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
MacFayden vs. Melton
MacFayden hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Melton
Garms takes first base on ball four. MacFayden moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooney vs. Melton
Cooney is hit by the pitch. MacFayden moves to third. Garms moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hassett vs. Melton
Hassett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. MacFayden scores. Garms scores. Cooney moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Simmons vs. Melton
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. MacFayden
Ott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. MacFayden
Bonura takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. MacFayden
Danning hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bonura moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Demaree vs. MacFayden
Demaree strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. MacFayden
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Melton
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myatt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Melton
Fletcher hits a popup towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Melton
Miller hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. MacFayden
Melton 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, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. MacFayden
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. MacFayden
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Hassett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Melton
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myatt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
MacFayden vs. Melton
MacFayden hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Melton
Garms bunts towards third. Myatt fields it and throws to first for the out. MacFayden moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooney vs. Melton
Cooney hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. MacFayden
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. MacFayden
Bonura hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. MacFayden
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Melton
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Melton
Simmons hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myatt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Melton
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton juggles the ball. That's an error on Melton. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Melton
Fletcher bunts towards third. Myatt picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Myatt. Simmons scores. Cuccinello moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Melton
Miller is walked intentionally. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lopez vs. Melton
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cuccinello scores. Fletcher scores. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
MacFayden vs. Wittig
Johnnie Wittig now pitching.
MacFayden bunts in front of the plate. Danning fields it and throws to first for the out. Miller moves to third. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Garms vs. Wittig
Garms is walked intentionally. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooney vs. Wittig
Cooney takes first base on ball four. Miller scores. Lopez moves to third. Garms moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hassett vs. Wittig
Hassett hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. MacFayden
Demaree strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. MacFayden
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Hassett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wittig vs. MacFayden
Wittig strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Wittig
Simmons hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Wittig
Cuccinello hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Wittig
Fletcher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Wittig
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Simmons moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lopez vs. Wittig
There goes Miller. The throw from Danning and he is safe. Miller steals second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lopez vs. Wittig
Lopez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Simmons scores. Miller scores. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
MacFayden vs. Wittig
MacFayden hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myatt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Braves, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. MacFayden
Myatt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. MacFayden
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. MacFayden
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 7
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Braves, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Wittig
Garms hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wittig fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Wittig
Cooney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassett vs. Wittig
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Braves, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. MacFayden
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. MacFayden
Bonura hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. MacFayden
Danning hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cooney. Danning reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Demaree vs. MacFayden
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Braves, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Simmons vs. Wittig
Jimmy Ripple now playing right field.
Simmons takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Wittig
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Simmons moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Wittig
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ripple throws the ball in to Bonura who tags Fletcher trying to return to first, for the out. Simmons scores. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Wittig
Miller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Braves, 10 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. MacFayden
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. MacFayden
Bob Seeds pinch hits for Johnnie Wittig.
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myatt vs. MacFayden
Myatt hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. MacFayden
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Braves, 10 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Coffman
Dick Coffman now pitching.
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Myatt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
MacFayden vs. Coffman
MacFayden hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Coffman
Garms hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Braves, 10 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. MacFayden
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. MacFayden
Ripple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonura vs. MacFayden
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards third. Garms juggles the ball. That's an error on Garms. Moore moves to third. Ripple moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Danning vs. MacFayden
Danning hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Moore scores. Ripple moves to third. Bonura moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Demaree vs. MacFayden
Demaree hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jurges vs. MacFayden
Jurges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Dea vs. MacFayden
Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Dick Coffman.
O'Dea takes first base on ball four. Ripple scores. Bonura moves to third. Jurges moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Myatt vs. MacFayden
Myatt takes first base on ball four. Bonura scores. Jurges moves to third. O'Dea moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 10 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitehead vs. Lanning
Johnny Lanning now pitching.
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1939 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Garms D, 3b 3 2 1 0 Myatt G, 3b 4 0 2 1
Cooney J, cf 2 0 1 1 Whitehead B, 2b 5 0 1 0
Hassett B, rf 5 0 2 3 Moore J, lf 3 1 0 0
Simmons A, lf 4 3 2 0 Ott M, rf 3 0 0 0
Cuccinello T, 2b 5 1 0 0 Ripple J, rf 1 1 1 0
Fletcher E, 1b 5 1 2 1 Bonura Z, 1b 3 1 1 0
Miller E, ss 4 2 1 0 Danning H, c 4 0 2 1
Lopez A, c 5 0 2 4 Demaree F, cf 4 0 0 0
MacFayden D, p 4 1 2 0 Jurges B, ss 3 0 0 0
Lanning J, p 0 0 0 0 Melton C, p 1 0 0 0
Wittig J, p 1 0 0 0
Seeds B, ph 1 0 0 0
Coffman D, p 0 0 0 0
O'Dea K, ph 0 0 0 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 10 13 9 33 3 7 3
Boston 120 042 010 -- 10
New York 000 000 003 -- 3
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
MacFayden D (W) 8.2 7 3 0 5 5
Lanning J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Melton C (L) 4.1 9 7 6 2 0
Wittig J 3.2 4 3 3 4 1
Coffman D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Melton C, Myatt G, Garms D
DP -- Boston 2, New York 1
LOB -- Boston 9, New York 8
2B -- Danning H
SB -- Miller E
SH -- Garms D, MacFayden D
HBP -- by Melton C (Cooney J)
T -- 2:27
A -- 13433
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