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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 2, 1939
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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 May 2, 1939 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 2, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Paul Derringer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Gumbert |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 9,078 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Wally Berger | Left Fielder |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Paul Derringer | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Bob Seeds | Center Fielder |
| Frank Demaree | Right Fielder |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Harry Gumbert | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 2, 1939
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Gumbert
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Gumbert
Frey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Gumbert
Goodman takes first base on ball four. Werber moves to third. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. Gumbert
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to home to get Werber. Frey moves to third. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lombardi vs. Gumbert
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Derringer
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Derringer
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Derringer
Danning hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Gumbert
Craft takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Gumbert
Berger hits a popup towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Gumbert
Myers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Craft moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Derringer vs. Gumbert
Derringer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werber vs. Gumbert
Werber hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Seeds. Werber reaches second base with a double. Craft scores. Myers goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Gumbert
Frey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Derringer
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Derringer juggles the ball. That's an error on Derringer. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. Derringer
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Frey fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seeds vs. Derringer
Seeds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bonura moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Demaree vs. Derringer
Demaree hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitehead vs. Derringer
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bonura scores. Seeds moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gumbert vs. Derringer
Gumbert strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gumbert
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Gumbert
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Gumbert
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Derringer
Moore bunts towards the mound. Derringer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Derringer
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Derringer
Danning hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Derringer
Ott hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Gumbert
Craft takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Gumbert
Berger strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Gumbert
Myers takes first base on ball four. Craft moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Derringer vs. Gumbert
Derringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Craft scores. Myers moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Werber vs. Gumbert
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Derringer
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Derringer
Seeds hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Derringer
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Gumbert
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Gumbert
Goodman hits a popup towards third. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Gumbert
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Derringer
Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumbert vs. Derringer
Gumbert strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Derringer
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Derringer covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Gumbert
Lombardi strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Gumbert
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Gumbert
Berger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Derringer
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Derringer
Danning hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jurges moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Derringer
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jurges scores. Danning moves to third. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bonura vs. Derringer
Bonura hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Danning tags and scores. Ott tags and moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Seeds vs. Derringer
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Seeds for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Demaree vs. Derringer
Demaree hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Derringer
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Demaree moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gumbert vs. Derringer
Gumbert hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Gumbert
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bongiovanni vs. Gumbert
Nino Bongiovanni pinch hits for Paul Derringer.
Bongiovanni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Gumbert
Werber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Gumbert
Frey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Werber moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodman vs. Gumbert
Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Werber scores. Frey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Gumbert
McCormick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Frey scores. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lombardi vs. Coffman
Dick Coffman now pitching.
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodman scores. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Craft vs. Coffman
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Thompson
Junior Thompson now pitching.
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Thompson
Jurges bunts towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Danning vs. Thompson
Danning hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Thompson
Ott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Coffman
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Coffman
Myers hits a fly ball into center field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Coffman
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Thompson
Bonura takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seeds vs. Thompson
George Myatt pinch runs for Zeke Bonura.
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Thompson
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Frey fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Thompson
Whitehead 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
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Coffman
Johnny McCarthy now playing first base.
Werber hits a line drive towards short. Jurges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Coffman
Frey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Coffman
Goodman hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Coffman
There goes Frey. The throw from Danning and he is safe. Frey steals second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Coffman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Frey scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Coffman
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Thompson
Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Dick Coffman.
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Thompson covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Thompson
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Thompson
Jurges strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Thompson
Danning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 1-1, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Thompson
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1939 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 4 1 2 2 Moore J, lf 5 1 3 0
Frey L, 2b 5 2 3 0 Jurges B, ss 4 1 1 0
Goodman I, rf 4 1 1 1 Danning H, c 5 3 3 1
McCormick F, 1b 5 0 2 2 Ott M, 3b 5 2 2 4
Lombardi E, c 5 0 1 1 Bonura Z, 1b 2 1 0 1
Craft H, cf 2 2 0 0 Myatt G, pr 0 0 0 0
Berger W, lf 4 0 0 0 McCarthy J, 1b 0 0 0 0
Myers B, ss 3 1 1 0 Seeds B, cf 4 0 1 0
Derringer P, p 2 0 1 1 Demaree F, rf 4 0 1 1
Bongiovanni N, ph 1 0 0 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 2 1
Thompson J, p 1 0 0 0 Gumbert H, p 3 0 0 0
Coffman D, p 0 0 0 0
O'Dea K, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 11 7 37 8 13 8
Cincinnati 020 100 301 -- 7
New York 011 003 003 -- 8
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Derringer P 6.0 9 5 4 0 2
Thompson J (L) 2.2 4 3 3 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gumbert H 6.2 8 6 6 5 7
Coffman D (W) 2.1 3 1 1 0 0
E -- Derringer P
DP -- Cincinnati 1, New York 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, New York 6
2B -- Werber B
HR -- Danning H, Ott M
SB -- Frey L
SH -- Jurges B
SF -- Bonura Z
T -- 2:09
A -- 9078
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