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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 30, 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 May 30, 1941 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 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 | May 30, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Luke Hamlin |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cliff Melton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 59,487 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Ziggy Sears |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Pete Reiser | Center Fielder |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Joe Vosmik | Right Fielder |
| Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Luke Hamlin | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Joe Orengo | Third Baseman |
| Cliff Melton | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 30, 1941
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Melton
Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Melton
Herman hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Melton
Reiser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lavagetto vs. Melton
There goes Reiser. The throw from Hartnett and he is safe. Reiser steals second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lavagetto vs. Melton
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Reese scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Melton
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Hamlin
Rucker 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: ---
Whitehead vs. Hamlin
Whitehead hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hamlin
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops it up and throws to first, with Hamlin covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Melton
Vosmik takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Melton
Camilli strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Melton
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. Vosmik moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hamlin vs. Melton
Hamlin hits a popup towards third. Orengo 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. Hamlin
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Hamlin
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Hamlin
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops it up and throws to first, with Hamlin covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Melton
Reese hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Melton
Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Melton
Reiser strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Hamlin
Jurges strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Hamlin
Orengo hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Hamlin
Melton hits a fly ball into right field. Vosmik settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Melton
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Melton
Medwick strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vosmik vs. Melton
Vosmik hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orengo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Hamlin
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Hamlin
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman misplays the ball. That's an error on Herman. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Hamlin
Ott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Hamlin
Young strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Melton
Camilli strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Melton
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamlin vs. Melton
Hamlin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hamlin for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Hamlin
Hartnett strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Hamlin
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Hamlin, and towards Herman, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Hamlin
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Melton
Reese hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hartnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Melton
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Orengo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Melton
Reiser 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 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Hamlin
Orengo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Hamlin
Melton bunts towards the mound. Hamlin fields it and throws to first for the out. Orengo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rucker vs. Hamlin
Rucker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Orengo moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitehead vs. Hamlin
Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Hamlin
Ott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Ott reaches second base with a double. Orengo scores. Rucker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Hamlin
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Melton
Medwick 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: ---
Vosmik vs. Melton
Vosmik hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Hamlin
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Hamlin
Moore hits a popup towards first. Camilli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Hamlin
Jurges strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Melton
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, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Melton
Owen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Melton
Pete Coscarart pinch hits for Luke Hamlin.
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Brown
Mace Brown now pitching.
Orengo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Brown
Melton strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Brown
Rucker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Orengo moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitehead vs. Brown
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground for an out. Orengo moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Brown
There's a wild pitch. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ott vs. Brown
Owendrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Orengo. The throw to Brown covering the plate. The slide. Orengo is out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Melton
Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Melton
Herman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reese moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reiser vs. Melton
Reiser hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Reese scores. Herman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lavagetto vs. Melton
Harry Danning now catching.
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Melton
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges misplays the ball. That's an error on Jurges. Herman moves to third. Reiser moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vosmik vs. Melton
Vosmik hits a ball on the groundVosmik is thrown out after the base hit. Herman scores. Reiser scores. Medwick goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Melton
Camilli hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Melton
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Higbe
Dixie Walker now playing right field. Kirby Higbe now pitching.
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Higbe
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Higbe
Danning hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Higbe
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/30/1941, game 2 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Reese P, ss 4 2 2 0 Rucker J, cf 4 1 2 0
Herman B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Reiser P, cf 4 1 1 1 Ott M, rf 4 0 1 2
Lavagetto C, 3b 4 0 0 1 Young B, 1b 4 0 1 0
Medwick J, lf 4 1 0 0 Hartnett G, c 3 0 0 0
Vosmik J, rf 3 0 1 2 Danning H, c 1 0 0 0
Walker D, rf 0 0 0 0 Moore J, lf 4 0 0 0
Camilli D, 1b 4 1 1 1 Jurges B, ss 3 0 0 0
Owen M, c 4 0 0 0 Orengo J, 3b 2 1 1 0
Hamlin L, p 2 0 0 0 Melton C, p 2 0 0 0
Coscarart P, ph 1 0 0 0
Brown M, p 0 0 0 0
Higbe K, p 0 0 0 0
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34 6 6 5 31 2 5 2
Brooklyn 100 000 005 -- 6
New York 000 002 000 -- 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Hamlin L 7.0 3 2 2 0 4
Brown M (W) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Higbe K (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Melton C (L) 9.0 6 6 4 1 4
E -- Herman B, Jurges B, Ott M
LOB -- Brooklyn 2, New York 4
2B -- Ott M
HR -- Camilli D
SB -- Reiser P
CS -- Orengo J
SH -- Melton C
WP -- Brown M
T -- 1:53
A -- 59487
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