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Dodgers 13 @ Giants 6
Polo Grounds
August 31, 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 August 31, 1941 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 13 to 6.

Game Summary

DateAugust 31, 1941 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 13 H: 15 E: 0 LOB: 11
Runs: 13
Hits: 15
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 6 H: 13 E: 3 LOB: 11
Runs: 6
Hits: 13
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherLuke Hamlin  
Losing PitcherCliff Melton  
SaveWhit Wyatt  
Game Winning RBIDolph Camilli 

Game Info

DateAugust 31, 1941 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherKirby Higbe  
Home Starting PitcherCliff Melton  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance24,964 
Time of Game2 hours 47 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Al Barlick
1B: Lee Ballanfant
2B: (none)
3B: Babe Pinelli

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dixie Walker  Right Fielder 
Billy Herman  Second Baseman 
Pete Reiser  Center Fielder 
Joe Medwick  Left Fielder 
Cookie Lavagetto  Third Baseman 
Dolph Camilli  First Baseman 
Leo Durocher  Shortstop 
Mickey Owen  Catcher 
Kirby Higbe  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick Bartell  Third Baseman 
Johnny Rucker  Center Fielder 
Mel Ott  Right Fielder 
Babe Young  First Baseman 
Jo-Jo Moore  Left Fielder 
Gabby Hartnett  Catcher 
Billy Jurges  Shortstop 
Odell Hale  Second Baseman 
Cliff Melton  Pitcher 
Bill Terry  Manager 

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Dodgers 13 @ Giants 6
Polo Grounds
August 31, 1941

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         Game of 8/31/1941 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Walker D, rf          5  2  1  0   Bartell D, 3b         5  1  4  1   
Herman B, 2b          5  1  2  0   Rucker J, cf          5  2  2  0   
Reiser P, cf          4  3  2  0   Ott M, rf             4  1  2  3   
Medwick J, lf         4  3  3  1   Young B, 1b           4  1  0  0   
Lavagetto C, 3b       5  2  1  2   Moore J, lf           4  0  1  1   
Camilli D, 1b         4  1  2  4   Hartnett G, c         5  0  3  1   
Durocher L, ss        5  1  2  4   Whitehead B, pr       0  0  0  0   
Owen M, c             3  0  1  0   Jurges B, ss          4  0  0  0   
Higbe K, p            2  0  0  0   Hale O, 2b            5  0  0  0   
Hamlin L, p           1  0  0  0   Melton C, p           3  1  1  0   
Coscarart P, ph       1  0  0  0   O'Dea K, ph           1  0  0  0   
Drake T, p            0  0  0  0   Adams A, p            0  0  0  0   
Wyatt W, p            1  0  1  2   Wittig J, p           0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     40 13 15 13                        40  6 13  6

Brooklyn         400 000 351 -- 13
New York         210 201 000 --  6

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Higbe K               3.2  9  5  5  0  0
Hamlin L (W)          2.1  2  1  1  1  2
Drake T               0.2  0  0  0  1  0
Wyatt W (S)           2.1  2  0  0  0  3

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Melton C (L)          7.0  9  7  6  5  1
Adams A               0.1  2  3  0  1  0
Wittig J              1.2  4  3  1  3  1

E -- Young B 2, Hartnett G
LOB -- Brooklyn 11, New York 11
2B -- Rucker J
HR -- Ott M, Bartell D, Camilli D
SH -- Reiser P, Herman B
HBP -- by Higbe K (Young B), by Hamlin L (Moore J)
WP -- Drake T 2
T -- 2:47
A -- 24964

    

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