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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1939-09-02 Β· Day game Β· Polo Grounds V Β· 2:30

New York Giants defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 10–6. New York Giants put up 3 in the 7th. Harry Gumbert earned the win and Jumbo Brown picked up the save. Jo-Jo Moore went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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BRO000202200610
NY1200002331016

W: Harry Gumbert   L: Luke Hamlin   SV: Jumbo Brown

Umpires β€” HP: Babe Pinelli Β· 1B: Beans Reardon Β· 2B: (none) Β· 3B: Larry Goetz Β· LF: (none) Β· RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Pete Coscarart512001
Cookie Lavagetto521200
Dixie Walker513200
Art Parks300021
Dolph Camilli412100
Babe Phelps311100
Ernie Koy400002
Leo Durocher400000
Luke Hamlin300000
Al Todd101000
Gene Moore100000

New York Giants β€” batting

BatterABRHRBIBBSO
Burgess Whitehead523101
Jo-Jo Moore513300
Frank Demaree412101
Mel Ott500000
Harry Danning522101
Zeke Bonura412101
Billy Jurges422200
Tom Hafey301110
Harry Gumbert300001
Jumbo Brown111000

Brooklyn Dodgers β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Luke Hamlin6.21314
Ira Hutchinson0.1000
Al Hollingsworth0.0200
Vito Tamulis1.0101

New York Giants β€” pitching

PitcherIPHBBSO
Harry Gumbert7.0823
Jumbo Brown2.0201

Play-by-play

Top 1

  • Pete Coscarart: 13
  • Cookie Lavagetto: 7
  • Dixie Walker: 43

Bot 1

  • Burgess Whitehead: HR/7
  • Jo-Jo Moore: 8/F
  • Frank Demaree: HR/7
  • Mel Ott: 3/G
  • Harry Danning: 63

Top 2

  • Art Parks: K
  • Dolph Camilli: S
  • Babe Phelps: 36(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

  • Zeke Bonura: K
  • Billy Jurges: 13
  • Tom Hafey: W
  • Harry Gumbert: K

Top 3

  • Ernie Koy: 43
  • Leo Durocher: 13
  • Luke Hamlin: 63

Bot 3

  • Burgess Whitehead: K
  • Jo-Jo Moore: D
  • Frank Demaree: K
  • Mel Ott: 43

Top 4

  • Pete Coscarart: S
  • Cookie Lavagetto: 4(1)/FO
  • Dixie Walker: HR/9.1-H
  • Art Parks: W
  • Dolph Camilli: 46(1)/FO
  • Babe Phelps: 43

Bot 4

  • Harry Danning: 7/F
  • Zeke Bonura: S
  • Billy Jurges: 36(1)/FO
  • Tom Hafey: 7/F

Top 5

  • Ernie Koy: K
  • Leo Durocher: E5#
  • Luke Hamlin: 43.1-2
  • Pete Coscarart: E6.2-3#
  • Cookie Lavagetto: 9/F

Bot 5

  • Harry Gumbert: 5/FL
  • Burgess Whitehead: 8/F
  • Jo-Jo Moore: S
  • Frank Demaree: S.1-2#
  • Mel Ott: 8/F

Top 6

  • Dixie Walker: 9/F
  • Art Parks: 31
  • Dolph Camilli: HR/7
  • Babe Phelps: HR/9
  • Ernie Koy: K

Bot 6

  • Harry Danning: HR/7
  • Zeke Bonura: 63
  • Billy Jurges: S
  • Tom Hafey: D.1-H
  • Harry Gumbert: FC1.2X3(15)
  • Burgess Whitehead: S.1-2#
  • Jo-Jo Moore: 8/F

Top 7

  • Leo Durocher: 63
  • Luke Hamlin: 43
  • Pete Coscarart: S
  • Cookie Lavagetto: HR/7.1-H
  • Dixie Walker: S
  • Art Parks: WP.1-2
  • Art Parks: W
  • Dolph Camilli: 6/L

Bot 7

  • Frank Demaree: 53
  • Mel Ott: 3/FL
  • Harry Danning: D
  • Zeke Bonura: S.2-H
  • Billy Jurges: HR.1-H
  • Tom Hafey: 3/G

Top 8

  • Al Todd: S
  • Ernie Koy: 64(1)/FO
  • Leo Durocher: 8/F
  • Gene Moore: 3/G

Bot 8

  • Jumbo Brown: S
  • Burgess Whitehead: S.1-2#
  • Jo-Jo Moore: HR/9.2-H;1-H
  • Frank Demaree: HP
  • Mel Ott: 3(B)6(1)/GDP
  • Harry Danning: K

Top 9

  • Pete Coscarart: K
  • Cookie Lavagetto: 3/FL
  • Dixie Walker: S
  • Art Parks: 63

Notes & reviews

  • Phelps hurt R hand on Hafey's foul tip.