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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1939-09-24 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 2:05

New York Giants defeated Boston Bees 5–4. New York Giants put up 4 in the 3rd. Harry Gumbert earned the win. Johnny Cooney went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Harry Gumbert L: Dick Errickson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Barr · 1B: Dolly Stark · 2B: (none) · 3B: Charlie Moran · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Cooney	4	1	1	2	0	0
Debs Garms	4	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Hassett	4	0	0	0	0	0
Max West	4	1	1	0	0	1
Hank Majeski	3	1	1	1	0	0
Al Lopez	3	0	1	0	1	1
Sibby Sisti	4	0	1	0	0	2
Whitey Wietelmann	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dick Errickson	1	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Lanning	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ralph Hodgin	1	0	1	1	0	0
Bama Rowell	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jo-Jo Moore	3	2	2	0	1	0
Billy Jurges	3	1	0	0	1	0
Frank Demaree	4	0	2	2	0	0
Babe Young	4	1	2	1	0	0
Harry Danning	4	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Dickshot	4	0	1	1	0	0
Al Glossop	4	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Hafey	4	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Gumbert	4	1	1	0	0	1

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dick Errickson	2.1	5	1	0
Johnny Lanning	3.2	2	0	1
Tom Earley	2.0	1	1	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Gumbert	9.0	7	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Cooney: 99
Debs Garms: 99
Buddy Hassett: 99

Bot 1

Jo-Jo Moore: T7
Billy Jurges: W
Frank Demaree: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H
Babe Young: 99

Top 2

Max West: K
Hank Majeski: 99
Al Lopez: K

Bot 2

Harry Danning: 13
Johnny Dickshot: 99
Al Glossop: 99

Top 3

Sibby Sisti: S
Whitey Wietelmann: 4(B)3(1)/LDP
Dick Errickson: S
Johnny Cooney: HR/7.1-H
Debs Garms: 99

Bot 3

Tom Hafey: E3
Harry Gumbert: S.1-2
Jo-Jo Moore: S.2-3;1-2
Billy Jurges: 32(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Frank Demaree: S8.3-H(UR);2-H;1-3
Babe Young: S7.3-H;1-2
Harry Danning: 99(2)/FO.1-2
Johnny Dickshot: S8.2-H(UR);1-2
Al Glossop: 99

Top 4

Buddy Hassett: 99
Max West: 99
Hank Majeski: 99

Bot 4

Tom Hafey: 99
Harry Gumbert: K
Jo-Jo Moore: E5
Billy Jurges: 99

Top 5

Al Lopez: W
Sibby Sisti: K
Whitey Wietelmann: 99(1)/FO
Johnny Lanning: 99

Bot 5

Frank Demaree: 99
Babe Young: S
Harry Danning: 99
Johnny Dickshot: 99

Top 6

Johnny Cooney: 99
Debs Garms: 99
Buddy Hassett: 99

Bot 6

Al Glossop: 99
Tom Hafey: 99
Harry Gumbert: 99

Top 7

Max West: 99
Hank Majeski: S
Al Lopez: S.1-2
Sibby Sisti: K
Ralph Hodgin: S.2-H;1-2
Bama Rowell: 1/L

Bot 7

Jo-Jo Moore: W
Billy Jurges: 99(1)/FO
Frank Demaree: S.1-2
Babe Young: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Harry Danning: K

Top 8

Johnny Cooney: 99
Debs Garms: 99
Buddy Hassett: 99

Bot 8

Johnny Dickshot: E3.BX2(36)
Al Glossop: 99
Tom Hafey: E6
Harry Gumbert: FLE5
Harry Gumbert: 99

Top 9

Max West: S7
Hank Majeski: WP.1-3
Hank Majeski: 8/SF.3-H
Al Lopez: 99
Sibby Sisti: 99