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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 28, 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 August 28, 1939 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 28, 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 | August 28, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Junior Thompson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Lohrman |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Dunn 1B: Dolly Stark 2B: Lee Ballanfant 3B: Bill Klem |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Joost | Second Baseman |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Nino Bongiovanni | Left Fielder |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Junior Thompson | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Frank Demaree | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Tom Hafey | Third Baseman |
| Bill Lohrman | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 28, 1939
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Lohrman
Werber 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: ---
Joost vs. Lohrman
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lohrman
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Thompson
Whitehead hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Thompson
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Thompson
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Thompson
Ott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moore scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Thompson
Danning hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Lohrman
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bongiovanni vs. Lohrman
Bongiovanni 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 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Thompson
Bonura is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Thompson
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost misplays the ball. That's an error on Joost. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Thompson
Hafey hits a fly ball towards center. Craft catches it and throws to first to double up Jurges. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Lohrman
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hafey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Lohrman
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lohrman
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Thompson
Lohrman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Thompson
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Thompson
Moore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Lohrman
Werber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Lohrman
Joost bunts in front of the plate. Danning fields it and throws to first for the out. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Lohrman
Goodman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Lohrman
Lombardi 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 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Thompson
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Thompson
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Thompson
Danning hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Thompson
Bonura hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Thompson
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bongiovanni vs. Lohrman
Bongiovanni hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Lohrman
Craft hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Lohrman
Myers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Thompson
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Thompson
Lohrman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lohrman for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Thompson
Whitehead hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Thompson
There goes Whitehead. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Myers applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Lohrman
Lee Gamble pinch hits for Junior Thompson.
Gamble hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Lohrman
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hafey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Lohrman
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hafey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Grissom
Lee Grissom now pitching.
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Grissom
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Grissom
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Grissom
Danning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonura vs. Grissom
Bonura hits a fly ball into left field. Bongiovanni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lohrman
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Lohrman
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bongiovanni vs. Lohrman
Bongiovanni hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Craft vs. Lohrman
Craft hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Grissom
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Grissom
Willard Hershberger now catching.
Hafey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Grissom
Lohrman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Lohrman
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hafey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Lohrman
Frenchy Bordagaray pinch hits for Lee Grissom.
Bordagaray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Lohrman
Werber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Lohrman
Joost 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, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Johnson
Hank Johnson now pitching.
Whitehead hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Johnson
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Johnson
Demaree hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lohrman
Goodman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershberger vs. Lohrman
Hershberger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bongiovanni vs. Lohrman
Bongiovanni hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCormick moves to third. Hershberger moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Craft vs. Lohrman
Craft hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCormick tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Lohrman
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hafey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/28/1939 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 4 0 2 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Joost E, 2b 3 0 0 0 Moore J, lf 4 1 1 0
Goodman I, rf 4 0 0 0 Demaree F, cf 4 1 1 0
McCormick F, 1b 3 1 2 0 Ott M, rf 2 1 2 3
Lombardi E, c 3 0 0 0 Danning H, c 3 0 1 0
Hershberger W, c 1 0 1 0 Bonura Z, 1b 3 0 0 0
Bongiovanni N, lf 4 0 2 0 Jurges B, ss 3 0 0 0
Craft H, cf 3 0 0 1 Hafey T, 3b 3 0 0 0
Myers B, ss 4 0 0 0 Lohrman B, p 3 0 1 0
Thompson J, p 1 0 0 0
Gamble L, ph 1 0 0 0
Grissom L, p 0 0 0 0
Bordagaray F, ph 1 0 0 0
Johnson H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 7 1 29 3 7 3
Cincinnati 000 000 001 -- 1
New York 100 200 00x -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson J (L) 5.0 6 3 3 0 1
Grissom L 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
Johnson H 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lohrman B (W) 9.0 7 1 1 1 2
E -- Joost E
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, New York 3
HR -- Ott M
CS -- Whitehead B
SH -- Joost E
SF -- Craft H
T -- 1:35
A -- 0
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