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Boston Braves @ 
New York Giants
1939-04-21 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 13433 · 2:27
Boston Bees defeated New York Giants 10–3. Boston Bees put up 4 in the 5th. Danny MacFayden earned the win and Johnny Lanning picked up the save. Al Lopez went 2-for-5 with 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSN | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 13 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
W: Danny MacFayden L: Cliff Melton SV: Johnny Lanning
Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Boston Braves — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Debs Garms | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Johnny Cooney | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Buddy Hassett | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Al Simmons | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Tony Cuccinello | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Elbie Fletcher | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Eddie Miller | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Al Lopez | 5 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
 Danny MacFayden | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 George Myatt | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Burgess Whitehead | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jo-Jo Moore | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mel Ott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Zeke Bonura | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Harry Danning | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Frank Demaree | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Billy Jurges | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Cliff Melton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Johnnie Wittig | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Seeds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jimmy Ripple | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken O'Dea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Boston Braves — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Danny MacFayden | 8.2 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Johnny Lanning | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Melton | 4.1 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
| Johnnie Wittig | 3.2 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
 Dick Coffman | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Debs Garms: S9/9D
- Johnny Cooney: S9/9D.1-3
- Buddy Hassett: S1.3-H;1-2
- Al Simmons: 2/P
- Tony Cuccinello: 63.2-3;1-2
- Elbie Fletcher: 63
Bot 1
- George Myatt: 13
- Burgess Whitehead: 9/L
- Jo-Jo Moore: 43
Top 2
- Eddie Miller: 13
- Al Lopez: 63
- Danny MacFayden: S/1#
- Debs Garms: W.1-2
- Johnny Cooney: HP.2-3;1-2
- Buddy Hassett: S8/G.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Al Simmons: 64(1)/FO
Bot 2
- Mel Ott: 4/P
- Zeke Bonura: W
- Harry Danning: S.1-2
- Frank Demaree: K
- Billy Jurges: 53
Top 3
- Tony Cuccinello: 53
- Elbie Fletcher: 3/P
- Eddie Miller: 9/L
Bot 3
- Cliff Melton: 43
- George Myatt: 13
- Burgess Whitehead: S6/G
- Jo-Jo Moore: 9/F
Top 4
- Al Lopez: 53
- Danny MacFayden: S
- Debs Garms: 53/SH.1-2
- Johnny Cooney: 7/F
Bot 4
- Mel Ott: K
- Zeke Bonura: S
- Harry Danning: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Buddy Hassett: 63
- Al Simmons: S5
- Tony Cuccinello: E1/G.1-2
- Elbie Fletcher: S5/BG.2-H(E5/TH1)(NR);1-3
- Eddie Miller: IW.1-2
- Al Lopez: S.3-H(UR);2-H;1-2
- Danny MacFayden: 23/SH.2-3;1-2
- Debs Garms: IW
- Johnny Cooney: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Buddy Hassett: 7/F
Bot 5
- Frank Demaree: K
- Billy Jurges: 9/F
- Johnnie Wittig: K
Top 6
- Al Simmons: S
- Tony Cuccinello: 9/F
- Elbie Fletcher: 2/FL
- Eddie Miller: S.1-3
- Al Lopez: SB2
- Al Lopez: S.3-H;2-H
- Danny MacFayden: 54(1)/FO
Bot 6
- George Myatt: S
- Burgess Whitehead: 64(1)3/GDP
- Jo-Jo Moore: 43
Top 7
- Debs Garms: 13
- Johnny Cooney: W
- Buddy Hassett: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Mel Ott: K/C
- Zeke Bonura: 8/F
- Harry Danning: D
- Frank Demaree: 53
Top 8
- Al Simmons: W
- Tony Cuccinello: 43.1-2
- Elbie Fletcher: S9.2-H;BX2(93)
- Eddie Miller: K
Bot 8
- Billy Jurges: 53
- Bob Seeds: 63
- George Myatt: S
- Burgess Whitehead: 64(1)/FO
Top 9
- Al Lopez: 53
- Danny MacFayden: 6/P
- Debs Garms: 6/P
Bot 9
- Jo-Jo Moore: W
- Jimmy Ripple: S.1-2
- Zeke Bonura: E5.2-3;1-2
- Harry Danning: 3/G.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Frank Demaree: 4/P
- Billy Jurges: W
- Ken O'Dea: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- George Myatt: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
- Burgess Whitehead: 43
Notes & reviews
- Umpire Stark couldn't work due to knee he injured in Dodger opening day.
- Ott ejected by HP umpire Stewart for arguing called third strike
- Reconstructed home 9th from NY1193904210 from newspaper