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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 2, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on September 2, 1939 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 2, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 2, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hugh Casey |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cliff Melton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 40,031 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
| Tuck Stainback | Center Fielder |
| Ernie Koy | Left Fielder |
| Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Art Parks | Right Fielder |
| Leo Durocher | Shortstop |
| Hugh Casey | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | 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 |
| Cliff Melton | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 2, 1939
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Melton
Coscarart hits a line drive into left field. Moore picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Moore. Coscarart moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lavagetto vs. Melton
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stainback vs. Melton
Stainback hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Coscarart moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Koy vs. Melton
Koy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Coscarart scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Melton
There goes Koy. The throw from Danning and he is out, Jurges applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Casey
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Casey
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Casey
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Melton
Camilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Melton
Todd hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Camilli moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Parks vs. Melton
Parks bunts towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with Whitehead covering, for the out. Camilli moves to third. Todd moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Durocher vs. Melton
Durocher is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Casey vs. Melton
Casey hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Camilli tags and scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coscarart vs. Melton
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Todd moves to third. Durocher moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lavagetto vs. Melton
Lavagetto 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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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Casey
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Casey
Danning hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Casey
Bonura hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Casey
Jurges strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stainback vs. Melton
Stainback hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Melton
Koy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Melton
Camilli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Melton
Todd 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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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Casey
Hafey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Casey
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Casey
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops it up and throws to first, with Casey covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parks vs. Melton
Parks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hafey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Melton
Durocher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Melton
Casey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Durocher moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Coscarart vs. Melton
Coscarart hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lavagetto vs. Melton
Lavagetto takes first base on ball four. Durocher moves to third. Casey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stainback vs. Melton
Stainback hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Durocher scores. Casey scores. Lavagetto moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koy vs. Melton
Koy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lavagetto scores. Stainback moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Camilli vs. Melton
Camilli strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Casey
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Casey
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Casey
Ott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Salvo
Manny Salvo now pitching.
Todd hits a popup in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parks vs. Salvo
Parks 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 -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Salvo
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Casey
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Casey
Bonura hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Casey
Jurges strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Salvo
Casey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Salvo
Coscarart hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Salvo
Lavagetto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stainback vs. Salvo
Stainback hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Danning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Casey
Hafey hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Salvo vs. Casey
Salvo strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Casey
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Casey
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli juggles the ball. That's an error on Camilli. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Casey
Todd fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Todd. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Demaree vs. Casey
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto juggles the ball. That's an error on Lavagetto. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Casey
Ott takes first base on ball four. Demaree moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Danning vs. Casey
Danning takes first base on ball four. Moore scores. Demaree moves to third. Ott moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bonura vs. Casey
Bonura hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Salvo
Koy hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Salvo
Camilli 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 -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Salvo
Todd hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parks vs. Salvo
Parks hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Salvo
Durocher 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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Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Casey
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Casey
Hafey strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Casey
Jimmy Ripple pinch hits for Manny Salvo.
Ripple strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Casey
Dixie Walker now playing center field.
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Lynn
Red Lynn now pitching.
Casey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Lynn
Coscarart strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Lynn
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Lynn
There goes Lavagetto. The throw from Danning and he is safe. Lavagetto steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Lynn
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with Lynn covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Casey
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Casey
Demaree hits a fly ball into right field. Parks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Casey
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Lynn
Koy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges misplays the ball. That's an error on Jurges. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Lynn
Camilli strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Lynn
Todd hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Demaree. Todd reaches second base with a double. Koy moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Parks vs. Lynn
Parks takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Durocher vs. Lynn
Durocher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hafey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Casey vs. Lynn
Casey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Casey
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Casey
Bonura hits a popup towards short. Durocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Casey
Jurges strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/2/1939, game 2 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Coscarart P, 2b 5 1 2 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Lavagetto C, 3b 3 1 1 0 Moore J, lf 4 1 1 0
Stainback T, cf 4 0 1 2 Demaree F, cf 4 0 0 0
Walker D, cf 1 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 3 0 0 0
Koy E, lf 5 1 3 3 Danning H, c 3 0 0 1
Camilli D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Bonura Z, 1b 4 0 1 0
Todd A, c 5 1 3 1 Jurges B, ss 4 0 1 0
Parks A, rf 3 0 0 0 Hafey T, 3b 3 1 1 1
Durocher L, ss 4 1 1 0 Melton C, p 1 0 0 0
Casey H, p 4 1 1 1 Salvo M, p 1 0 0 0
Ripple J, ph 1 0 0 0
Lynn R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 7 13 7 32 2 4 2
Brooklyn 110 300 200 -- 7
New York 000 002 000 -- 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Casey H (W) 9.0 4 2 1 2 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Melton C (L) 4.0 9 5 5 3 1
Salvo M 3.0 2 2 2 1 1
Lynn R 2.0 2 0 0 1 3
E -- Moore J, Camilli D, Todd A, Lavagetto C, Jurges B
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 11, New York 5
2B -- Todd A
HR -- Hafey T, Koy E, Todd A
SB -- Lavagetto C
CS -- Koy E
SH -- Parks A
SF -- Casey H
T -- 2:19
A -- 40031
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