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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 6, 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 6, 1939 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 6, 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 6, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mort Cooper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Gumbert |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 18,599 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
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 |
| Mort Cooper | 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 |
| Harry Gumbert | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 6, 1939
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gumbert
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. Gumbert
Martin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Gumbert
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Gumbert
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Cooper
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Cooper
Jurges hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Jurges reaches second base with a double. Moore goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Danning vs. Cooper
Danning hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Danning reaches second base with a double. Jurges scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Cooper
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonura vs. Cooper
Bonura is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seeds vs. Cooper
Seeds strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Demaree vs. Cooper
Demaree strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Gumbert
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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Gumbert
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Gumbert
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Gumbert
Owen 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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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Cooper
Whitehead hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumbert vs. Cooper
Gumbert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Cooper
The ball gets by Owen for a passed ball. Gumbert moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Cooper
Moore 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jurges vs. Cooper
Jurges strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Gumbert
Cooper hits a line drive towards short. Jurges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gumbert
Brown hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Seeds who is chasing the ball. Brown reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Gumbert
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gumbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Gumbert
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Cooper
Danning hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Martin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Cooper
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Cooper
Bonura hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Bonura reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Seeds vs. Cooper
Seeds hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Seeds reaches second base with a double. Bonura scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Demaree vs. Cooper
Demaree is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitehead vs. Cooper
The ball gets by Owen for a passed ball. Seeds moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitehead vs. Cooper
Whitehead hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Gumbert
Medwick strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Gumbert
Mize hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Seeds. Mize reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Gumbert
Moore hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Seeds who is chasing the ball. Moore reaches third base with a triple. Mize scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gutteridge vs. Gumbert
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Ott. Moore scores. Gutteridge moves to third. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Owen vs. Gumbert
Owen hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumbert vs. Cooper
Gumbert 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, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Cooper
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Cooper
Jurges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Gumbert
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gumbert
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with Gumbert covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Gumbert
Martin 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 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Cooper
Danning hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Cooper
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Cooper
Bonura takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seeds vs. Cooper
Seeds strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Cooper
Demaree hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bonura moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitehead vs. Cooper
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bonura scores. Demaree moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gumbert vs. Cooper
Gumbert 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
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Gumbert
Martin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Gumbert
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Gumbert
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Martin moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moore vs. Gumbert
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Cooper
Moore hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Cooper
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Cooper
Danning hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Cooper
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonura vs. Cooper
Bonura hits a fly ball into right field. Martin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Gumbert
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Gumbert
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Gumbert
Lynn King pinch hits for Mort Cooper.
King hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. McGee
Bill McGee now pitching.
Seeds hits a line drive towards short. Brown reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. McGee
Demaree hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. McGee
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gumbert vs. McGee
There's a wild pitch. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gumbert vs. McGee
Gumbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Gumbert
Brown hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Gumbert
Martin hits a fly ball into center field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Gumbert
Martin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Gumbert
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Jurges. Brown moves to third. Medwick moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mize vs. Gumbert
Mize 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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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. McGee
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. McGee
Jurges bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Martin covering, for the out. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Danning vs. McGee
Danning hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moore scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. McGee
Ott hits a line drive towards third. Gutteridge catches it and throws to first to double up Danning. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Gumbert
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Gumbert
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Padgett vs. Gumbert
Don Padgett pinch hits for Mickey Owen.
Padgett 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 5/6/1939 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Brown J, ss 4 0 2 0 Moore J, lf 4 2 1 0
Martin S, 2b 4 0 1 0 Jurges B, ss 4 1 1 1
Martin P, rf 3 0 0 0 Danning H, c 5 1 4 3
Medwick J, lf 4 0 2 0 Ott M, 3b 5 0 1 0
Mize J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Bonura Z, 1b 2 2 1 0
Moore T, cf 4 1 2 1 Seeds B, cf 4 0 1 1
Gutteridge D, 3b 4 0 1 0 Demaree F, rf 3 0 2 0
Owen M, c 3 0 0 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 1 1
Padgett D, ph 1 0 0 0 Gumbert H, p 4 0 1 0
Cooper M, p 2 0 0 0
King L, ph 1 0 0 0
McGee B, p 0 0 0 0
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34 2 9 1 35 6 13 6
St.Louis 000 200 000 -- 2
New York 201 020 01x -- 6
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper M (L) 6.0 11 5 5 3 7
McGee B 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gumbert H (W) 9.0 9 2 1 1 3
E -- Ott M, Jurges B
DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 3
LOB -- St.Louis 6, New York 10
2B -- Jurges B, Danning H, Bonura Z, Seeds B, Mize J
3B -- Brown J, Moore T
HR -- Danning H
SH -- Jurges B
WP -- McGee B
PB -- Owen M 2
T -- 2:30
A -- 18599
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