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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Giants

1937-07-01 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 4808 · 2:19

New York Giants defeated Philadelphia Phillies 8–6. New York Giants put up 3 in the 9th. Al Smith earned the win. Mel Ott went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	1	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	1	6	8
NY1	2	0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	8	8

W: Al Smith L: Bucky Walters SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Beans Reardon · 2B: (none) · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hersh Martin	5	3	4	2	0	0
Earl Browne	1	1	0	0	0	0
Morrie Arnovich	4	0	1	3	0	0
Dolph Camilli	3	0	0	0	1	1
Pinky Whitney	4	0	1	0	0	1
Bill Atwood	4	0	0	0	0	0
George Scharein	3	1	1	0	1	0
Del Young	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bucky Walters	4	1	0	1	0	0
Johnny Moore	2	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Klein	1	0	1	0	0	0
Leo Norris	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	5	0	0	0	0	0
Burgess Whitehead	5	1	1	0	0	0
Jo-Jo Moore	3	2	2	0	2	1
Jimmy Ripple	4	0	0	1	1	0
Mel Ott	4	3	2	3	1	0
Johnny McCarthy	4	1	2	0	1	0
Lou Chiozza	3	0	0	0	0	0
Gus Mancuso	3	0	0	0	0	0
Cliff Melton	2	0	0	0	0	1
Sam Leslie	0	0	0	0	1	0
Wally Berger	1	1	1	3	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bucky Walters	8.2	7	6	2
Syl Johnson	0.0	1	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cliff Melton	8.0	6	1	2
Dick Coffman	0.2	2	1	0
Al Smith	0.1	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Hersh Martin: D7
Earl Browne: 43.2-3
Morrie Arnovich: 9/F.3-H
Dolph Camilli: W
Pinky Whitney: CS2(26)

Bot 1

Dick Bartell: 9/F
Burgess Whitehead: S9
Jo-Jo Moore: D7.1-3
Jimmy Ripple: 43.3-H;2-3
Mel Ott: S8.3-H
Johnny McCarthy: SB2
Johnny McCarthy: 3/G

Top 2

Pinky Whitney: 9/F
Bill Atwood: 9/L
George Scharein: 63

Bot 2

Lou Chiozza: 43
Gus Mancuso: 9/F
Cliff Melton: C/E2.B-1
Dick Bartell: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Del Young: 3/G
Bucky Walters: 63
Hersh Martin: S8
Earl Browne: HP.1-2
Morrie Arnovich: D7.2-H;1-H
Dolph Camilli: K/C

Bot 3

Burgess Whitehead: 63
Jo-Jo Moore: T7
Jimmy Ripple: W
Mel Ott: 36(1)/FO.3-H
Johnny McCarthy: S9.1-3
Lou Chiozza: E4/G.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Gus Mancuso: PB.2-3
Gus Mancuso: 6/FL

Top 4

Pinky Whitney: S9
Bill Atwood: CS2(26)
Bill Atwood: 3/FL
George Scharein: S9
Del Young: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Cliff Melton: K
Dick Bartell: 63
Burgess Whitehead: 63

Top 5

Bucky Walters: 53
Hersh Martin: E5/TH
Johnny Moore: 46(1)/FO
Morrie Arnovich: 43

Bot 5

Jo-Jo Moore: W
Jimmy Ripple: 36(1)/FO
Mel Ott: 6/P
Johnny McCarthy: 43

Top 6

Dolph Camilli: 63
Pinky Whitney: K
Bill Atwood: 8/F

Bot 6

Lou Chiozza: 5/FL
Gus Mancuso: 5/P
Cliff Melton: 43

Top 7

George Scharein: 63
Del Young: 63
Bucky Walters: E7/7D/F.B-3
Hersh Martin: HR/7.3-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Johnny Moore: 13

Bot 7

Dick Bartell: 7
Burgess Whitehead: 43
Jo-Jo Moore: W
Jimmy Ripple: 63

Top 8

Morrie Arnovich: 43
Dolph Camilli: 63
Pinky Whitney: 63

Bot 8

Mel Ott: HR/9
Johnny McCarthy: W
Lou Chiozza: FC3/TH2/SH.1-2;B-1
Gus Mancuso: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Sam Leslie: IW
Dick Bartell: 42(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Burgess Whitehead: 3/G

Top 9

Bill Atwood: 63
George Scharein: W
Chuck Klein: S8.1-3;B-2(E5)
Bucky Walters: 7/F.3-H
Hersh Martin: S5.2-2
Leo Norris: 7

Bot 9

Jo-Jo Moore: K
Jimmy Ripple: 7
Mel Ott: W
Johnny McCarthy: S.1-2#
Wally Berger: HR/7.2-H;1-H

Notes & reviews

Phillies manager Wilson ejected by 1B umpire Reardon for arguing after Reardon 'reversed' a ball call on Whitney by HP umpire Goetz (Reardon ruled that Whitney had swung at the pitch)

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