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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Giants

1937-09-06 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 2:13

New York Giants defeated Philadelphia Phillies 6–2. New York Giants put up 2 in the 3rd. Cliff Melton earned the win. Johnny McCarthy went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	2	8
NY1	0	1	2	0	1	0	0	2		6	12

W: Cliff Melton L: Claude Passeau SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pinky Whitney	5	1	1	1	0	1
Hersh Martin	4	0	1	0	1	2
Chuck Klein	4	0	0	0	0	1
Morrie Arnovich	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dolph Camilli	3	0	2	1	1	1
Bill Atwood	3	0	1	0	0	1
George Scharein	3	0	1	0	1	0
Del Young	3	0	1	0	0	1
Claude Passeau	3	0	0	0	0	1
Leo Norris	1	0	0	0	0	1
Jimmie Wilson	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jo-Jo Moore	4	0	0	0	1	0
Dick Bartell	5	1	2	1	0	0
Jimmy Ripple	5	1	1	0	0	0
Mel Ott	4	2	3	1	0	0
Hank Leiber	4	0	1	1	0	1
Johnny McCarthy	4	1	1	1	0	0
Gus Mancuso	3	0	2	2	1	0
Burgess Whitehead	3	1	2	0	1	0
Cliff Melton	3	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	8.0	12	3	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cliff Melton	9.0	8	3	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pinky Whitney: 53
Hersh Martin: K
Chuck Klein: K

Bot 1

Jo-Jo Moore: 9
Dick Bartell: 8
Jimmy Ripple: 143

Top 2

Morrie Arnovich: 63
Dolph Camilli: S
Bill Atwood: 53/SH.1-2
George Scharein: W
Del Young: 43

Bot 2

Mel Ott: S
Hank Leiber: S.1-2
Johnny McCarthy: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Gus Mancuso: 3/FL.3-H
Burgess Whitehead: W.1-2
Cliff Melton: 7

Top 3

Claude Passeau: 43
Pinky Whitney: K
Hersh Martin: S
Chuck Klein: 13

Bot 3

Jo-Jo Moore: 7
Dick Bartell: D9/F
Jimmy Ripple: S.2-3
Mel Ott: S.3-H;1-3
Hank Leiber: 64(1)/FO.3-H
Johnny McCarthy: 9

Top 4

Morrie Arnovich: 63
Dolph Camilli: W
Bill Atwood: K
George Scharein: 43

Bot 4

Gus Mancuso: W
Burgess Whitehead: S.1-2
Cliff Melton: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
Jo-Jo Moore: W
Dick Bartell: 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Jimmy Ripple: 5/F

Top 5

Del Young: K
Claude Passeau: K
Pinky Whitney: HR/7
Hersh Martin: W
Chuck Klein: 3/G

Bot 5

Mel Ott: S
Hank Leiber: 9
Johnny McCarthy: 43.1-2
Gus Mancuso: S.2-H
Burgess Whitehead: 43

Top 6

Morrie Arnovich: E6
Dolph Camilli: K
Bill Atwood: S.1-2
George Scharein: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Cliff Melton: K
Jo-Jo Moore: 7
Dick Bartell: 53

Top 7

Del Young: S
Claude Passeau: 6
Pinky Whitney: 43.1-2
Hersh Martin: 43

Bot 7

Jimmy Ripple: 63
Mel Ott: 6
Hank Leiber: K

Top 8

Chuck Klein: 13
Morrie Arnovich: D
Dolph Camilli: S.2-H
Bill Atwood: 9
George Scharein: S.1-2
Leo Norris: K

Bot 8

Johnny McCarthy: HR/9
Gus Mancuso: S
Burgess Whitehead: S.1-2
Cliff Melton: 5(2)/FO.1-2
Jo-Jo Moore: 7
Dick Bartell: S.2-H;1-2
Jimmy Ripple: 7

Top 9

Jimmie Wilson: 63
Pinky Whitney: 43
Hersh Martin: K