Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 5, 1940
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Boston Braves, played on September 5, 1940 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 5, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Boston Braves
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 5, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Boston Braves |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Tobin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Carpenter |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,111 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Bick Campbell 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Klem |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Sibby Sisti | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Cooney | Center Fielder |
| Bama Rowell | Second Baseman |
| Max West | First Baseman |
| Chet Ross | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Gene Moore | Right Fielder |
| Phil Masi | Catcher |
| Jim Tobin | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
| Tony Cuccinello | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Witek | Shortstop |
| Bob Carpenter | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Braves
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 5, 1940
Top 1
-
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Carpenter
Sisti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Carpenter
Cooney takes first base on ball four. Sisti moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rowell vs. Carpenter
Rowell hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
West vs. Carpenter
West hits a popup towards third. Cuccinello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ross vs. Carpenter
Ross strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Tobin
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Tobin
Rucker hits a popup towards first. West settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Tobin
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Tobin
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Tobin
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Carpenter
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Carpenter
Moore hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Rucker. Moore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Masi vs. Carpenter
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tobin vs. Carpenter
Tobin hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Moore scores. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisti vs. Carpenter
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Tobin
O'Dea is called out on strikes. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Tobin
Cuccinello hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Tobin
Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Carpenter
Cooney hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Carpenter
Rowell hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Carpenter
West hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carpenter vs. Tobin
Carpenter hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rowell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Tobin
Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Tobin
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. West scoops it up and throws to first, with Tobin covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Carpenter
Ross strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Carpenter
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Carpenter
The ball gets by O'Dea for a passed ball. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Carpenter
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Masi vs. Carpenter
Masi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead misplays the ball. That's an error on Whitehead. Miller scores. Moore moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Tobin vs. Carpenter
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Cuccinello fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Tobin
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rowell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Tobin
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rowell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Tobin
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Tobin
O'Dea hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cuccinello vs. Tobin
Cuccinello hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott scores. O'Dea moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Witek vs. Tobin
Witek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. O'Dea scores. Cuccinello moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carpenter vs. Tobin
Carpenter hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cuccinello scores. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitehead vs. Strincevich
Nick Strincevich now pitching.
Whitehead takes first base on ball four. Witek moves to third. Carpenter moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rucker vs. Strincevich
Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Carpenter
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields the ball and throws to Carpenter covering. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Carpenter
Cooney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sisti moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rowell vs. Carpenter
Rowell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek fields it and throws to second for the out. Sisti scores. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Carpenter
West hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rowell moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ross vs. Carpenter
Ross hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rowell scores. West moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Carpenter
Miller is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Strincevich
Moore bunts towards third. Sisti fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Strincevich
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. West fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Strincevich
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Strincevich
O'Dea hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cuccinello vs. Strincevich
Cuccinello hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Carpenter
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moore for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Masi vs. Carpenter
Masi strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Strincevich vs. Carpenter
Strincevich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Strincevich
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Strincevich
Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Bob Carpenter.
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards first. West scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCarthy for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Strincevich
Whitehead hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisti vs. Melton
Cliff Melton now pitching.
Sisti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Melton
Cooney hits a line drive into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Melton
Rowell 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 7
-
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Strincevich
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. West scoops it up and throws to first, with Strincevich covering, for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Strincevich
Moore hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Strincevich
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. West fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Strincevich
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Melton
West takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ross vs. Melton
Ross hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Melton
Miller takes first base on ball four. West moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Melton
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. West scores. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Masi vs. Melton
Masi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miller scores. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Strincevich vs. Melton
Strincevich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Moore scores. Masi moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sisti vs. Melton
Sisti hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooney vs. Melton
Cooney hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Strincevich
O'Dea takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Strincevich
Cuccinello hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Moore who is chasing the ball. Cuccinello reaches third base with a triple. O'Dea goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Witek vs. Strincevich
Witek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Danning vs. Strincevich
Harry Danning pinch hits for Cliff Melton.
Danning strikes out. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitehead vs. Strincevich
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
-
Braves, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rowell vs. Lynn
Red Lynn now pitching.
Rowell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Lynn
West hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ross vs. Lynn
Ross takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Lynn
Miller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Braves, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Strincevich
Rucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Strincevich
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rowell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Sullivan
Joe Sullivan now pitching.
Young is hit by the pitch. Rucker moves to third. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ott vs. Sullivan
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rucker scores. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Seeds vs. Coffman
Dick Coffman now pitching. Bob Seeds pinch hits for Ken O'Dea.
Seeds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moore scores. Young moves to third. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cuccinello vs. Coffman
Cuccinello hits a fly ball into left field. Ross settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young scores. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Coffman
Witek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Seeds moves to second. View Play -
Braves, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Demaree vs. Piechota
Al Piechota now pitching. Frank Demaree pinch hits for Red Lynn.
Demaree hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Seeds scores. Witek moves to second. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 9/5/1940, game 1 -- Boston at New York (D)
Boston AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Sisti S, 3b 4 1 1 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Cooney J, cf 4 0 1 0 Rucker J, cf 5 1 1 0
Rowell B, 2b 5 1 0 1 Moore J, lf 5 1 4 0
West M, 1b 4 1 1 0 Young B, 1b 4 1 1 0
Ross C, lf 4 0 0 1 Ott M, rf 3 1 0 1
Miller E, ss 4 2 1 0 O'Dea K, c 3 2 2 0
Moore G, rf 4 2 3 1 Seeds B, ph 1 1 1 1
Masi P, c 4 0 1 2 Cuccinello T, 3b 5 1 2 3
Tobin J, p 2 0 1 1 Witek M, ss 5 0 2 1
Strincevich N, p 2 0 1 1 Carpenter B, p 2 0 1 1
Sullivan J, p 0 0 0 0 McCarthy J, ph 1 0 0 0
Coffman D, p 0 0 0 0 Melton C, p 0 0 0 0
Piechota A, p 0 0 0 0 Danning H, ph 1 0 0 0
Lynn R, p 0 0 0 0
Demaree F, ph 1 0 1 1
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 7 10 7 40 8 15 8
Boston 010 120 030 -- 7
New York 000 300 014 -- 8
2 outs when winning run was scored.
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
Tobin J 3.2 6 3 3 1 1
Strincevich N* 4.1 6 3 3 3 1
Sullivan J 0.1 0 1 1 0 0
Coffman D (L) 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Piechota A 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Carpenter B 6.0 7 4 3 2 5
Melton C 2.0 3 3 3 2 0
Lynn R (W) 1.0 0 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Whitehead B
DP -- Boston 1, New York 1
LOB -- Boston 8, New York 11
2B -- Moore G
3B -- Cuccinello T
HBP -- by Sullivan J (Young B)
PB -- O'Dea K
T -- 2:46
A -- 3111
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
