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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1937-09-03 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 8417 · 1:49

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated New York Giants 15–7. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 4 in the 4th. Waite Hoyt earned the win and Jim Lindsey picked up the save. Jim Bucher went 5-for-6 with 1 HR and 5 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	2	0	0	4	2	0	3	1	3	15	18
NY1	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0	2	7	15

W: Waite Hoyt L: Cliff Melton SV: Jim Lindsey

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Johnny Cooney	4	3	2	1	2
Jim Bucher	6	3	5	5	0
Buddy Hassett	6	1	2	3	0
Cookie Lavagetto	6	0	0	0	0
Babe Phelps	6	3	5	0	0
Gibby Brack	5	1	2	2	1
Woody English	3	2	1	0	3
Eddie Wilson	3	2	1	0	3
Waite Hoyt	3	0	0	0	0
Jim Lindsey	1	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jo-Jo Moore	6	1	2	1	0	0
Dick Bartell	5	1	1	0	0	0
Jimmy Ripple	4	1	1	1	1	1
Mel Ott	4	1	2	0	1	0
Hank Leiber	5	1	1	3	0	0
Johnny McCarthy	5	0	1	1	0	0
Gus Mancuso	5	1	3	0	0	0
Burgess Whitehead	4	1	2	0	0	0
Cliff Melton	1	0	1	0	0	0
Don Brennan	1	0	0	0	0	1
Lou Chiozza	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Baker	1	0	1	0	0	0
Wally Berger	1	0	0	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Waite Hoyt	6.2	10	2	2
Jim Lindsey	2.1	5	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Cliff Melton	4.0	8	3
Don Brennan	3.0	7	2
Tom Baker	2.0	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Cooney: 63
Jim Bucher: T/78
Buddy Hassett: S7.3-H
Cookie Lavagetto: 8/F
Babe Phelps: S8.1-3
Gibby Brack: S7.3-H;1-2
Woody English: W.2-3;1-2
Eddie Wilson: 43

Bot 1

Jo-Jo Moore: 8
Dick Bartell: 63
Jimmy Ripple: W
Mel Ott: 7

Top 2

Waite Hoyt: 3/G
Johnny Cooney: S8
Jim Bucher: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Hank Leiber: 3/P
Johnny McCarthy: 2/P
Gus Mancuso: S8
Burgess Whitehead: 8

Top 3

Buddy Hassett: 63
Cookie Lavagetto: 53
Babe Phelps: 3/G

Bot 3

Cliff Melton: S/89
Jo-Jo Moore: 2/FL
Dick Bartell: E4/G.1-2
Jimmy Ripple: 5/P
Mel Ott: 43

Top 4

Gibby Brack: S9
Woody English: 63.1-2
Eddie Wilson: W
Waite Hoyt: 13.2-3;1-2
Johnny Cooney: IW
Jim Bucher: HR/9.3-H;2-H;1-H
Buddy Hassett: S8
Cookie Lavagetto: 53

Bot 4

Hank Leiber: 63
Johnny McCarthy: 43
Gus Mancuso: 63

Top 5

Babe Phelps: S9
Gibby Brack: 8
Woody English: S8.1-H(E5)(NR);B-2
Eddie Wilson: S3/G.2-H(E3/TH)(UR)(NR)
Waite Hoyt: 53/SH.1-2
Johnny Cooney: 63

Bot 5

Burgess Whitehead: S9
Don Brennan: K/C
Jo-Jo Moore: 64(1)/FO
Dick Bartell: 63

Top 6

Jim Bucher: S4
Buddy Hassett: 64(1)/FO
Cookie Lavagetto: 3/P
Babe Phelps: D7.1-3
Gibby Brack: 43

Bot 6

Jimmy Ripple: K/C
Mel Ott: D8
Hank Leiber: 9/F
Johnny McCarthy: 31

Top 7

Woody English: W
Eddie Wilson: W.1-2
Waite Hoyt: 6/P
Johnny Cooney: S7.2-H;1-3
Jim Bucher: S8.3-H;1-3
Buddy Hassett: 63.3-H;1-2
Cookie Lavagetto: 7

Bot 7

Gus Mancuso: S/78
Burgess Whitehead: S8.1-2
Lou Chiozza: 7
Jo-Jo Moore: S8.2-H;1-2
Dick Bartell: S5.2-H(E5/TH)(NR);1-3
Jimmy Ripple: S4.3-H;1-2
Mel Ott: W.2-3;1-2
Hank Leiber: 9/F.3-H
Johnny McCarthy: S9.2-H;1-2
Gus Mancuso: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Babe Phelps: T
Gibby Brack: 99/F.3-H
Woody English: 99
Eddie Wilson: W
Jim Lindsey: 99

Bot 8

Burgess Whitehead: HP
Tom Baker: S.1-2
Jo-Jo Moore: S.2XH(99);1-2
Dick Bartell: 99
Jimmy Ripple: 99

Top 9

Johnny Cooney: W
Jim Bucher: S.1-3
Buddy Hassett: 7.3-H
Cookie Lavagetto: 99
Babe Phelps: S.1-2
Gibby Brack: SB3;SB2
Gibby Brack: WP.3-H;2-3
Gibby Brack: PB.3-H
Gibby Brack: W
Woody English: W.1-2
Eddie Wilson: 7/F

Bot 9

Mel Ott: D
Hank Leiber: HR.2-H
Johnny McCarthy: 99
Gus Mancuso: S
Burgess Whitehead: E1.1-2
Wally Berger: K
Jo-Jo Moore: 99

Notes & reviews

Dodgers manager Grimes and coach High ejected by HP umpire Goetz for arguing balls and strikes while Lavagetto at bat
pbp account ends here, rest deduced

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