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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1939-07-15 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 17881 · sunny, dry · 2:25

Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Giants 8–4. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 9th. Junior Thompson earned the win. Harry Craft went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Junior Thompson L: Harry Gumbert SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: George Magerkurth · 2B: (none) · 3B: Ziggy Sears · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	5	2	2	0	0	0
Lonny Frey	3	0	0	0	2	1
Nino Bongiovanni	5	2	1	1	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	2	2	2	1	0
Ernie Lombardi	3	0	0	0	1	0
Harry Craft	5	1	3	3	0	1
Wally Berger	4	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Myers	4	0	2	0	0	0
Johnny Vander Meer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Thompson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Willard Hershberger	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Seeds	1	1	0	0	1	0
Billy Jurges	3	0	0	0	1	0
Harry Danning	3	1	1	2	1	1
Mel Ott	4	0	1	0	0	1
Zeke Bonura	3	1	1	0	1	0
Frank Demaree	3	1	2	0	0	0
Lou Chiozza	4	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Kampouris	1	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Gumbert	3	0	0	0	0	2
Jimmy Ripple	1	0	1	2	0	0
Jo-Jo Moore	1	0	0	0	1	0
Burgess Whitehead	1	0	0	0	0	0
George Myatt	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hal Schumacher	1	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny McCarthy	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Vander Meer	3.0	3	3	2
Gene Thompson	6.0	3	2	4

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Gumbert	9.0	10	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Werber: S5
Lonny Frey: K
Nino Bongiovanni: 43.1-2
Frank McCormick: T7.2-H
Ernie Lombardi: 53

Bot 1

Bob Seeds: 63
Billy Jurges: W
Harry Danning: K
Mel Ott: S5.1-2
Zeke Bonura: 8

Top 2

Harry Craft: S7
Wally Berger: 64(1)3/GDP
Billy Myers: S4
Johnny Vander Meer: 2/FL

Bot 2

Frank Demaree: 3/FL
Lou Chiozza: 9
Alex Kampouris: 13

Top 3

Billy Werber: 8
Lonny Frey: W
Nino Bongiovanni: 46(1)/FO
Frank McCormick: D7.1-H
Ernie Lombardi: IW
Harry Craft: S7.2-H;1-2
Wally Berger: K

Bot 3

Harry Gumbert: K
Bob Seeds: W
Billy Jurges: 9/L
Harry Danning: HR/7.1-H
Mel Ott: 3/FL

Top 4

Billy Myers: S7
Johnny Vander Meer: FC1/SH.1-2
Billy Werber: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Lonny Frey: 4
Nino Bongiovanni: 8

Bot 4

Zeke Bonura: W
Frank Demaree: S7.1-2
Lou Chiozza: FC1.2-3(E1/TH3);1-2
Jimmy Ripple: S9.3-H(UR);2-H;1-2
Harry Gumbert: FLE1
Harry Gumbert: K
Jo-Jo Moore: PO2(16)
Jo-Jo Moore: W.1-2
Billy Jurges: 9

Top 5

Frank McCormick: 13
Ernie Lombardi: 53
Harry Craft: 53

Bot 5

Harry Danning: W
Mel Ott: 53.1-2
Zeke Bonura: FC6.2X3(65)
Frank Demaree: S8.1-2
Lou Chiozza: 5/FL

Top 6

Wally Berger: 63
Billy Myers: 3/FL
Gene Thompson: 43

Bot 6

Burgess Whitehead: HP
Harry Gumbert: 6(1)3/GDP
Jo-Jo Moore: 4/L

Top 7

Billy Werber: 8
Lonny Frey: 43
Nino Bongiovanni: 8

Bot 7

Billy Jurges: 9/L
Harry Danning: 7
Mel Ott: K

Top 8

Frank McCormick: 53
Ernie Lombardi: E5
Harry Craft: HR/7.1-H(UR)
Wally Berger: 7
Billy Myers: 63

Bot 8

Zeke Bonura: D8
Frank Demaree: 13/SH.2-3
Lou Chiozza: 43
Burgess Whitehead: 63

Top 9

Gene Thompson: 13
Billy Werber: S7
Lonny Frey: SB2
Lonny Frey: IW
Nino Bongiovanni: S9.2-H;1-3;B-2(THH)
Frank McCormick: W
Willard Hershberger: 62(3)/FO.2-H(E2/TH1)(UR)(NR);1-H(UR)(NR);B-3
Harry Craft: K

Bot 9

George Myatt: 43
Hal Schumacher: K/C
Johnny McCarthy: K

Notes & reviews

the low line drive down the LF line was ruled fair by HP umpire Lee Ballanfant; the Giants argued; Harry Danning was ejected by Ballanfant; players went to 3B umpire Ziggy Sears standing at 2B; Sears did not offer an opinion on the call; Jo-jo Moore ejected by Sears; 1B umpire George Magerkurth went to HP to assist Ballanfant; Magerkurth and Billy Jurges started arguing and then exchanged punches; Jurges ejected by Ballanfant; pitcher Hal Schumacher played CF

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