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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1939-09-24 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 5 innings · Att: 13970 · 1:21

Boston Bees defeated New York Giants 5–3. Boston Bees put up 3 in the 5th. George Barnicle earned the win.

Line score

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

W: George Barnicle L: Johnnie Wittig SV: (none)

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Jimmy Outlaw	3	1	1	0	0
Johnny Cooney	2	1	1	1	1
Debs Garms	2	0	0	0	0
Max West	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Majeski	3	0	1	1	0
Phil Masi	2	1	0	0	1
Sibby Sisti	2	1	1	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	2	0	1	1	0
George Barnicle	2	1	0	0	0
Ralph Hodgin	2	0	0	0	0
Chet Clemens	1	0	0	1	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Seeds	1	2	1	0	1	0
Billy Jurges	3	0	1	1	0	0
Frank Demaree	3	1	1	0	0	1
Zeke Bonura	3	0	1	1	0	0
Johnny Dickshot	3	0	1	1	0	0
Al Glossop	2	0	0	0	0	0
Tom Hafey	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ray Hayworth	2	0	1	0	0	0
Johnnie Wittig	2	0	0	0	0	2

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Sullivan	0.1	3	0	0
George Barnicle	4.2	3	1	3

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnnie Wittig	5.0	5	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jimmy Outlaw: 99
Johnny Cooney: W
Debs Garms: 99
Max West: HP.1-2
Hank Majeski: 99

Bot 1

Bob Seeds: HP
Billy Jurges: 99/F
Frank Demaree: S.1-2
Zeke Bonura: S.2-H;1-2
Johnny Dickshot: S.2-H;1-2
Al Glossop: 99
Tom Hafey: 99

Top 2

Phil Masi: W
Sibby Sisti: D.1-3
Whitey Wietelmann: 99/G.3-H
George Barnicle: 9.2-H(E5)(NR)(UR)
Jimmy Outlaw: 99

Bot 2

Ray Hayworth: 99
Johnnie Wittig: K
Bob Seeds: S
Billy Jurges: T7.1-H
Frank Demaree: K

Top 3

Johnny Cooney: 99
Debs Garms: 99
Ralph Hodgin: 99

Bot 3

Zeke Bonura: 99
Johnny Dickshot: 99
Al Glossop: 99

Top 4

Hank Majeski: 99
Phil Masi: 99
Sibby Sisti: 99

Bot 4

Tom Hafey: 99
Ray Hayworth: S
Johnnie Wittig: K
Bob Seeds: W.1-2
Billy Jurges: 99

Top 5

Whitey Wietelmann: S6
George Barnicle: 99(1)/FO
Jimmy Outlaw: S7.1-2
Johnny Cooney: S9.2-H;1-3
Chet Clemens: FC6.3-H;1-2
Ralph Hodgin: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Hank Majeski: S8.3-H;1-2
Phil Masi: 99

Bot 5

Frank Demaree: 99
Zeke Bonura: 99
Johnny Dickshot: 99

Notes & reviews

Hit on top of head and falls to ground and is carried off the field on a stretcher and taken to hospital
Hafey muffs Dickshot's throw to third; some stories say Bonura made catch, throw
Outlaw beats Jurges throw to the plate
Game called due to darkness

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