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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 21, 1941
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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 April 21, 1941 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1941 |
|---|---|
| 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 | April 21, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kirby Higbe |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bump Hadley |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 17,910 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Pete Reiser | Center Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
| Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
| Alex Kampouris | Second Baseman |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Kirby Higbe | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Joe Orengo | Third Baseman |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Bump Hadley | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 21, 1941
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hadley
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Hadley
Waner 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. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Hadley
Reiser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Hadley
Medwick hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Higbe
Rucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Higbe
Whitehead hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Higbe
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Higbe
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Hadley
Lavagetto hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Lavagetto reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Camilli vs. Hadley
Camilli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lavagetto scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kampouris vs. Hadley
Kampouris 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 -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Hadley
Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higbe vs. Hadley
Higbe hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Higbe
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli juggles the ball. That's an error on Camilli. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Higbe
Moore hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orengo vs. Higbe
Orengo takes first base on ball four. Young moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. Higbe
Jurges hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Jurges reaches second base with a double. Young scores. Orengo goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hadley vs. Higbe
Hadley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jurges moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rucker vs. Higbe
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hadley
Reese hits a line drive towards the mound. Hadley reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hadley
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Hadley
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hadley, and towards Jurges, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Higbe
Whitehead hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Higbe
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Danning for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Higbe
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Higbe
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Higbe
Moore hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Moore reaches second base with a double. Ott scores. Young goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orengo vs. Higbe
Orengo hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Hadley
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Hadley
Lavagetto takes first base on ball four. Medwick moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Camilli vs. Hadley
Camilli takes first base on ball four. Medwick moves to third. Lavagetto moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kampouris vs. Hadley
Kampouris takes first base on ball four. Medwick scores. Lavagetto moves to third. Camilli moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Owen vs. Hadley
Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lavagetto scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Higbe vs. Hadley
Higbe 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. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Higbe
Jurges hits a popup, foul, towards first. Camilli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hadley vs. Higbe
Hadley is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Higbe
Rucker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lavagetto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Hadley
Reese strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Hadley
Waner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Hadley
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Reiser for the out. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Hadley
Medwick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lavagetto vs. Hadley
Lavagetto hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Higbe
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Higbe
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Higbe
Ott hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Higbe
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Hadley
Camilli hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges misplays the ball. That's an error on Jurges. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kampouris vs. Hadley
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Camilli moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Owen vs. Hadley
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orengo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Camilli scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higbe vs. Hadley
Higbe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reese vs. Hadley
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Higbe
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Higbe
Orengo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Higbe
There goes Orengo. The throw from Owen and he is out, Reese applying the tag. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Higbe
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Wittig
Johnnie Wittig now pitching.
Waner hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Wittig
Reiser hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Reiser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Wittig
Medwick strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lavagetto vs. Wittig
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orengo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wittig vs. Higbe
Wittig is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Higbe
Rucker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Higbe
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Wittig
Camilli hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Wittig
Kampouris hits a line drive towards third. Orengo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Wittig
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higbe vs. Wittig
Higbe strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Higbe
Danning hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Higbe
Ott bunts towards first. Camilli scoops it up and throws to first, with Kampouris covering, for the out. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Higbe
Young is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Higbe
Moore is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orengo vs. Higbe
Orengo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Orengo reaches second base with a double. Danning scores. Young moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jurges vs. Higbe
Jurges is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wittig vs. Higbe
There's a wild pitch. Young scores. Orengo moves to third. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wittig vs. Higbe
Wittig hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Wittig
Reese is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Wittig
Waner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Wittig
Reiser takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Carpenter
Bob Carpenter now pitching.
Medwick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead catches it and throws to first to double up Reiser. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1941 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Reese P, ss 4 0 0 0 Rucker J, cf 3 0 1 0
Waner P, rf 4 0 1 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Reiser P, cf 3 0 1 0 Danning H, c 4 1 1 0
Medwick J, lf 4 1 1 0 Ott M, rf 2 2 1 1
Lavagetto C, 3b 3 2 1 0 Young B, 1b 3 3 1 0
Camilli D, 1b 3 2 2 2 Moore J, lf 4 0 1 2
Kampouris A, 2b 3 0 1 1 Orengo J, 3b 2 1 1 1
Owen M, c 4 0 0 1 Jurges B, ss 3 0 1 2
Higbe K, p 4 0 1 0 Hadley B, p 2 0 0 0
Wittig J, p 2 0 0 0
Carpenter B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 5 8 4 29 7 7 6
Brooklyn 010 201 010 -- 5
New York 022 010 02x -- 7
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Higbe K (L) 8.0 7 7 6 6 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hadley B 6.0 6 4 3 6 1
Wittig J (W) 2.1 2 1 1 2 3
Carpenter B (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Camilli D, Jurges B
DP -- Brooklyn 1, New York 4
LOB -- Brooklyn 8, New York 5
2B -- Lavagetto C, Jurges B, Moore J, Reiser P, Orengo J
HR -- Ott M, Camilli D
CS -- Orengo J
SH -- Ott M
WP -- Higbe K
T -- 2:18
A -- 17910
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