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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1939-07-02 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 51435 · 2:09

New York Giants defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 6–4. New York Giants put up 3 in the 1st. Cliff Melton earned the win. Zeke Bonura went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	0	0	3	0	1	0	0	0	4	6
NY1	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	2		6	10

W: Cliff Melton L: Ira Hutchinson SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mel Almada	4	0	0	0	0	1
Cookie Lavagetto	3	0	0	0	0	0
Art Parks	2	2	0	0	2	0
Dolph Camilli	4	1	2	0	0	1
Gene Moore	2	1	1	2	0	0
Pete Coscarart	3	0	1	1	1	1
Ray Hayworth	1	0	0	0	0	0
Leo Durocher	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ira Hutchinson	3	0	0	0	0	2
Babe Phelps	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ernie Koy	0	0	0	1	1	0
Johnny Hudson	2	0	1	0	0	0
Tuck Stainback	1	0	0	0	0	0
Al Todd	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Chiozza	4	1	1	1	0	0
Billy Jurges	4	0	1	0	0	1
Harry Danning	3	2	2	1	1	1
Mel Ott	4	1	2	1	0	0
Zeke Bonura	2	1	1	2	0	0
Frank Demaree	2	0	0	0	2	0
Jo-Jo Moore	3	0	1	0	1	0
Alex Kampouris	3	0	1	1	0	2
Hal Schumacher	2	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny McCarthy	2	1	1	0	0	0
Cliff Melton	2	0	0	0	0	2

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Whit Wyatt	1.2	5	1	1
Ira Hutchinson	6.1	5	3	6

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Schumacher	5.0	4	2	2
Cliff Melton	4.0	2	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mel Almada: 5
Cookie Lavagetto: HP
Art Parks: 8
Dolph Camilli: 46(1)/FO

Bot 1

Lou Chiozza: 13
Billy Jurges: 9
Harry Danning: S7
Mel Ott: S9.1-H;B-2(THH)
Zeke Bonura: HR/9.2-H
Frank Demaree: W
Jo-Jo Moore: 8

Top 2

Gene Moore: 2
Pete Coscarart: K
Ray Hayworth: E5/G.B-1
Leo Durocher: 9

Bot 2

Alex Kampouris: K
Hal Schumacher: 53
Lou Chiozza: HR/9
Billy Jurges: S7
Harry Danning: K

Top 3

Ira Hutchinson: 53
Mel Almada: 8
Cookie Lavagetto: 7

Bot 3

Mel Ott: S9
Zeke Bonura: 64(1)3/GDP
Frank Demaree: 9

Top 4

Art Parks: W
Dolph Camilli: S9.1-3
Gene Moore: T9.3-H;1-H
Pete Coscarart: S9.3-H
Babe Phelps: 46(1)/FO
Leo Durocher: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Jo-Jo Moore: S4
Alex Kampouris: 53/SH.1-2
Hal Schumacher: K#
Lou Chiozza: 4/L#

Top 5

Ira Hutchinson: K
Mel Almada: 7
Cookie Lavagetto: 2

Bot 5

Billy Jurges: K
Harry Danning: W
Mel Ott: 36(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Art Parks: W
Dolph Camilli: S9.1-3
Ernie Koy: 8/SF/DP.3-H;1X2(834)#
Pete Coscarart: W
Babe Phelps: S9.1-3
Johnny Hudson: 53

Bot 6

Johnny McCarthy: 2/FL
Frank Demaree: W
Jo-Jo Moore: 9
Alex Kampouris: K

Top 7

Ira Hutchinson: K
Mel Almada: K
Cookie Lavagetto: 8

Bot 7

Cliff Melton: K
Lou Chiozza: 3
Billy Jurges: 43

Top 8

Art Parks: 5
Dolph Camilli: K
Ernie Koy: W
Pete Coscarart: 8

Bot 8

Harry Danning: HR/7
Mel Ott: 7
Johnny McCarthy: D7
Frank Demaree: 8
Jo-Jo Moore: IW
Alex Kampouris: S7.2-H;1-2
Cliff Melton: K

Top 9

Babe Phelps: 43
Johnny Hudson: S9
Tuck Stainback: 8
Al Todd: 8

Notes & reviews

Bonura thought Leo purposely stepped on Zeke's foot. Bonura caught up with Leo in short RF and they fought. Bonura and Durocher were both ejected by ump Pinelli. Fans showered field with pop bottles.

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