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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1940-04-27 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 38122 · 2:28

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated New York Giants 4–1. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 2 in the 7th. Luke Hamlin earned the win. Mel Ott went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Luke Hamlin L: Hal Schumacher SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bick Campbell · 1B: Bill Klem · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dixie Walker	4	1	2	0	1	1
Pete Coscarart	5	1	2	0	0	1
Joe Vosmik	5	1	2	0	0	0
Cookie Lavagetto	5	0	2	3	0	0
Dolph Camilli	3	0	0	0	1	0
Roy Cullenbine	2	1	1	0	2	1
Herman Franks	4	0	1	0	0	0
Pee Wee Reese	3	0	0	0	1	1
Luke Hamlin	4	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	5	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Jurges	4	0	1	0	0	0
Jo-Jo Moore	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mel Ott	4	1	2	1	0	0
Harry Danning	3	0	2	0	1	0
Babe Young	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mickey Witek	4	0	1	0	0	0
Burgess Whitehead	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hal Schumacher	2	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny McCarthy	1	0	0	0	0	1
Al Glossop	1	0	0	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luke Hamlin	9.0	8	1	6

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Schumacher	7.0	8	5	2
Roy Joiner	2.0	2	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dixie Walker: S
Pete Coscarart: E1.1-3
Joe Vosmik: 9
Cookie Lavagetto: 9.3-H(UR)
Dolph Camilli: W.1-2
Roy Cullenbine: W.2-3;1-2
Herman Franks: 5

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: 6
Billy Jurges: 5
Jo-Jo Moore: 9

Top 2

Pee Wee Reese: 7
Luke Hamlin: 53
Dixie Walker: S
Pete Coscarart: D.1XH(862)

Bot 2

Mel Ott: S
Harry Danning: W.1-2
Babe Young: E4.2-3;1-2
Mickey Witek: 12(3)3/GDP.2-3;1-2
Burgess Whitehead: 8

Top 3

Joe Vosmik: 7
Cookie Lavagetto: 63
Dolph Camilli: 8

Bot 3

Hal Schumacher: K
Johnny Rucker: 2/FL
Billy Jurges: S
Jo-Jo Moore: 7

Top 4

Roy Cullenbine: W
Herman Franks: S.1-3
Pee Wee Reese: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H
Luke Hamlin: 5/FL

Bot 4

Mel Ott: HR
Harry Danning: S
Babe Young: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Babe Young: K/C
Mickey Witek: 43
Burgess Whitehead: 6

Top 5

Dixie Walker: K
Pete Coscarart: 63
Joe Vosmik: S
Cookie Lavagetto: 63

Bot 5

Hal Schumacher: K
Johnny Rucker: K
Billy Jurges: 6

Top 6

Dolph Camilli: 31
Roy Cullenbine: S
Herman Franks: 4/L
Pee Wee Reese: W.1-2
Luke Hamlin: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Jo-Jo Moore: 43
Mel Ott: 31
Harry Danning: S
Babe Young: 6

Top 7

Dixie Walker: W
Pete Coscarart: CS2(26)
Pete Coscarart: S
Joe Vosmik: E6.1-2
Cookie Lavagetto: D.2-H;1-H(UR)
Dolph Camilli: 7
Roy Cullenbine: K

Bot 7

Mickey Witek: 63
Burgess Whitehead: S
Johnny McCarthy: K
Johnny Rucker: 9

Top 8

Herman Franks: 13
Pee Wee Reese: K
Luke Hamlin: K

Bot 8

Billy Jurges: 7
Jo-Jo Moore: S
Mel Ott: FC.1-2
Harry Danning: 14(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Dixie Walker: 53
Pete Coscarart: K
Joe Vosmik: S
Cookie Lavagetto: D.1XH(862)

Bot 9

Babe Young: 7
Mickey Witek: S
Burgess Whitehead: E6.1-2
Al Glossop: K
Johnny Rucker: 8