Reds @ Giants
May 2, 1939

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Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 7 11 1
Giants 5 12 0
Bottom 9 R H E
Reds 7 11 1
Giants 8 13 0

Mel Ott Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .290
OBP .250 .405
At Bats 4 31
Hits 1 9
• Singles 1 5
• Doubles 0 2
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 6
RBI’s 1 5

Junior Thompson Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 0 0
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Polo Grounds - May 2, 1939
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Home Run
Junior Thompson
Ernie Lombardi
Frank McCormick
Lonny Frey
Billy Werber
Billy Myers
Wally Berger
Harry Craft
Ival Goodman
Mel Ott
Harry Danning
Jo-Jo Moore

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 7 11 1 7
New York Giants 8 13 0 6
Winning Pitcher Dick Coffman
Losing Pitcher Junior Thompson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Mel Ott
Attendance 9,078
Time of Game 2 hours 9 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

End of Game

Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Danning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Moore moves to second.
Bottom 9 Jurges strikes out.
Bottom 9 Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 9 Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Dick Coffman. O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Thompson covering, for the out.
Top 9 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 McCormick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Frey scores.
Top 9 There goes Frey. The throw from Danning and he is safe. Frey steals second.
Top 9 Goodman hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Frey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Johnny McCarthy now playing first base. Werber hits a line drive towards short. Jurges reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Frey fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 8 George Myatt pinch runs for Zeke Bonura. Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 8 Bonura takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Myers hits a fly ball into center field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Berger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Ott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Danning hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Jurges bunts towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Moore moves to second.
Bottom 7 Junior Thompson now pitching. Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Craft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and races to the third base bag for the out.
Top 7 Dick Coffman now pitching. Lombardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Goodman scores. McCormick moves to second.
Top 7 McCormick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Frey scores. Goodman moves to third.
Top 7 Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Werber scores. Frey moves to third.
Top 7 Frey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Werber moves to third.
Top 7 Werber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Nino Bongiovanni pinch hits for Paul Derringer. Bongiovanni hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Myers strikes out.
Bottom 6 Gumbert hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Whitehead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Demaree moves to second.
Bottom 6 Demaree hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott scores.
Bottom 6 Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Seeds for the out.
Bottom 6 Bonura hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Danning tags and scores. Ott tags and moves to third.
Bottom 6 Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jurges scores. Danning moves to third. Ott moves to second.
Bottom 6 Danning hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jurges moves to third.
Bottom 6 Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 Berger strikes out.
Top 6 Craft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lombardi strikes out.
Bottom 5 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Derringer covering, for the out.
Bottom 5 Gumbert strikes out.
Bottom 5 Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Goodman hits a popup towards third. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Seeds hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Derringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Craft scores. Myers moves to third.
Top 4 Myers takes first base on ball four. Craft moves to second.
Top 4 Berger strikes out.
Top 4 Craft takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 Ott hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Danning hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 3 Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 3 Moore bunts towards the mound. Derringer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 3 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 McCormick strikes out.
Top 3 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gumbert strikes out.
Bottom 2 Whitehead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bonura scores. Seeds moves to second. That run is unearned.
Bottom 2 Demaree hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Seeds hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bonura moves to second.
Bottom 2 Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Frey fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 2 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Derringer juggles the ball. That's an error on Derringer.
Top 2 Frey strikes out.
Top 2 Werber hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Seeds. Werber reaches second base with a double. Craft scores. Myers goes all the way around to score.
Top 2 Derringer strikes out.
Top 2 Myers hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Craft moves to second.
Top 2 Berger hits a popup towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Craft takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Danning hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to home to get Werber. Frey moves to third. Goodman moves to second.
Top 1 Goodman takes first base on ball four. Werber moves to third. Frey moves to second.
Top 1 Frey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Werber moves to second.
Top 1 Werber takes first base on ball four.