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Cincinnati Reds @ 
New York Giants
1938-06-23 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 22666 · cloudy, dry · 2:30
Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Giants 8–5. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 3rd. Johnny Vander Meer earned the win and Joe Cascarella picked up the save. Ival Goodman went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 9 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 13 |
W: Johnny Vander Meer L: Hal Schumacher SV: Joe Cascarella
Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Bill Klem · 2B: (none) · 3B: Ziggy Sears · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lonny Frey | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Dusty Cooke | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Ival Goodman | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank McCormick | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ernie Lombardi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Harry Craft | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Lew Riggs | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Myers | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Johnny Vander Meer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lou Chiozza | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Danning | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Jimmy Ripple | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Mel Ott | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Hank Leiber | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Sam Leslie | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Bartell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Alex Kampouris | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hal Schumacher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bill Lohrman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Gus Mancuso | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Blondy Ryan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Vander Meer | 7.2 | 11 | 3 | 5 |
| Gene Schott | 0.0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Joe Cascarella | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Schumacher | 3.1 | 8 | 3 | 3 |
| Bill Lohrman | 3.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Dick Coffman | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Jumbo Brown | 1.0 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Lonny Frey: 43
- Dusty Cooke: S7
- Ival Goodman: HR/9.1-H
- Frank McCormick: K
- Ernie Lombardi: 63
Bot 1
- Lou Chiozza: 43
- Harry Danning: W
- Jimmy Ripple: S9.1-2
- Mel Ott: 5/FL
- Hank Leiber: K23
Top 2
- Harry Craft: K
- Lew Riggs: 31
- Billy Myers: S7
- Johnny Vander Meer: K
Bot 2
- Sam Leslie: 43
- Dick Bartell: S7
- Alex Kampouris: 6
- Hal Schumacher: S8.1-2
- Lou Chiozza: 9
Top 3
- Lonny Frey: 13
- Dusty Cooke: S7
- Ival Goodman: S9.1-2
- Frank McCormick: 64(1)/FO.2-H(E4/TH1)(NR);B-2
- Ernie Lombardi: W
- Harry Craft: S7.2-H;1-2
- Lew Riggs: S7.2-H;1-3
- Billy Myers: PB.1-2
- Billy Myers: IW
- Johnny Vander Meer: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Harry Danning: S9
- Jimmy Ripple: W.1-2
- Mel Ott: K/C
- Hank Leiber: 54(1)/FO.2-3
- Sam Leslie: 5/FL
Top 4
- Lonny Frey: 31
- Dusty Cooke: W
- Ival Goodman: S8.1-3
- Frank McCormick: 8.3-H
- Ernie Lombardi: 53
Bot 4
- Dick Bartell: 53
- Alex Kampouris: 53
- Bill Lohrman: K
Top 5
- Harry Craft: 63
- Lew Riggs: 3/G
- Billy Myers: 4
Bot 5
- Lou Chiozza: 13
- Harry Danning: 63
- Jimmy Ripple: 63
Top 6
- Johnny Vander Meer: 53
- Lonny Frey: 9/L
- Dusty Cooke: K
Bot 6
- Mel Ott: 9
- Hank Leiber: 63
- Sam Leslie: HR/9
- Dick Bartell: W
- Alex Kampouris: 54(1)/FO
Top 7
- Ival Goodman: 2/FL
- Frank McCormick: 53
- Ernie Lombardi: 4
Bot 7
- Gus Mancuso: S8
- Lou Chiozza: S9.1-2
- Harry Danning: K
- Jimmy Ripple: 31.2-3;1-2
- Mel Ott: WP.3-H;2-3
- Mel Ott: HR/9.3-H
- Hank Leiber: S8
- Sam Leslie: 43
Top 8
- Harry Craft: 53
- Lew Riggs: 43
- Billy Myers: S9
- Johnny Vander Meer: 2
Bot 8
- Dick Bartell: 5
- Alex Kampouris: K
- Johnny McCarthy: S8
- Lou Chiozza: S9.1-3
- Harry Danning: S8.3-H;1-3;B-2(E8/TH3)
- Jimmy Ripple: W
- Mel Ott: 2/FL
Top 9
- Lonny Frey: W
- Dusty Cooke: 23/SH.1-2
- Ival Goodman: IW
- Frank McCormick: E6/TH1.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-2
- Ernie Lombardi: IW
- Harry Craft: 6/IF.3-H(E6)(UR)(NR);2-3;1-2
- Lew Riggs: IW
- Billy Myers: K
Bot 9
- Hank Leiber: 8
- Sam Leslie: E4
- Dick Bartell: K/C
- Alex Kampouris: S8.1-2
- Blondy Ryan: 13
Notes & reviews
- Protest=H
- Dick Bartell dropped the popup; Ival Goodman scored while the Giants pulled what looked like a 654 double play to end the inning without a run; the umpires then ruled that the infield fly was in effect and Harry Craft was out, Goodman's run counted and no runners were out since there was no force in effect; the Giants protested the game