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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 5, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 5, 1939 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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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 5, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Curt Davis |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Slick Castleman |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 7,615 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | Shortstop |
| Stu Martin | Second Baseman |
| Pepper Martin | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Don Gutteridge | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Curt Davis | Pitcher |
| Ray Blades | 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 |
| Slick Castleman | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 5, 1939
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Castleman
Brown 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Castleman
Martin strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Castleman
Martin 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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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Davis
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Davis
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Davis
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Castleman
Medwick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Castleman
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Castleman
Moore strikes out. There goes Medwick. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutteridge vs. Castleman
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Davis
Ott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Davis
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Davis
Seeds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Davis
Demaree hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Castleman
Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Castleman
Davis bunts towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with Whitehead covering, for the out. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Castleman
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Owen moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Castleman
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Davis
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Davis
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Davis
Moore strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Castleman
Martin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Seeds. Martin reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Castleman
Medwick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Castleman
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Castleman
Moore 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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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Davis
Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Davis
Danning hits a line drive into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Davis
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. Davis
Bonura hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Seeds vs. Davis
Seeds hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Davis
Demaree strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Castleman
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground between third and short. The ball bounces off Ott, and towards Jurges, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Castleman
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Castleman
Davis hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Castleman
Brown takes first base on ball four. Davis moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Castleman
Martin 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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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Davis
Whitehead hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Davis
Castleman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Davis
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Castleman
Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Castleman
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Castleman
Mize takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to third. Medwick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moore vs. Castleman
Moore takes first base on ball four. Martin scores. Medwick moves to third. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gutteridge vs. Lohrman
Bill Lohrman now pitching.
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Medwick scores. Mize scores. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Owen vs. Lohrman
Owen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Seeds. Owen reaches second base with a double. Moore scores. Gutteridge moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Davis vs. Coffman
Dick Coffman now pitching.
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Brown vs. Coffman
Brown 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. Gutteridge scores. Owen moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Coffman
Martin hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Davis
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Davis
Danning hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Davis
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Coffman
Martin hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Seeds who is chasing the ball. Martin reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Medwick vs. Coffman
Medwick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Seeds. Medwick reaches second base with a double. Martin scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Coffman
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Coffman
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Medwick scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Coffman
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moore moves to third. Gutteridge moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Owen vs. Coffman
Owen is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Davis vs. Coffman
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Davis
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Davis
Seeds strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Davis
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Coffman
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with Coffman covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Coffman
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Martin for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Coffman
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Davis
Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Davis
Jimmy Ripple pinch hits for Dick Coffman.
Ripple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Davis
George Myatt pinch runs for Jimmy Ripple.
Moore hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Moore reaches second base with a double. Myatt moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jurges vs. Davis
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Myatt scores. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Danning vs. Davis
Danning hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Brown
Jumbo Brown now pitching.
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Brown
Mize 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 -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Brown
Moore hits a popup towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Davis
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Davis
Bonura hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seeds vs. Davis
Seeds hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Davis
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1939 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Brown J, ss 4 0 0 0 Moore J, lf 4 0 1 0
Martin S, 2b 5 0 0 0 Jurges B, ss 4 0 0 1
Martin P, rf 5 2 3 0 Danning H, c 4 0 0 0
Medwick J, lf 3 2 3 1 Ott M, 3b 3 1 0 0
Mize J, 1b 4 1 0 0 Bonura Z, 1b 4 1 2 0
Moore T, cf 4 1 1 2 Seeds B, cf 4 2 2 4
Gutteridge D, 3b 4 1 2 2 Demaree F, rf 4 0 0 0
Owen M, c 3 0 2 1 Whitehead B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Davis C, p 2 0 1 0 Castleman S, p 2 0 1 0
Lohrman B, p 0 0 0 0
Coffman D, p 0 0 0 0
Ripple J, ph 0 0 0 0
Myatt G, pr 0 1 0 0
Brown J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 7 12 6 32 5 6 5
St.Louis 000 005 200 -- 7
New York 010 300 010 -- 5
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Davis C (W) 9.0 6 5 5 2 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Castleman S* 5.0 5 4 4 5 3
Lohrman B (L)+ 0.0 2 1 1 0 0
Coffman D 3.0 4 2 2 2 0
Brown J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
+ Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 4
LOB -- St.Louis 8, New York 2
2B -- Martin P, Owen M, Medwick J, Moore J
3B -- Martin P
HR -- Seeds B 2
SB -- Medwick J
SH -- Davis C
T -- 2:11
A -- 7615
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