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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1940-05-22 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 4997 · cloudy, wet · 1:32

New York Giants defeated Cincinnati Reds 6–4. New York Giants put up 3 in the 6th. Carl Hubbell earned the win. Harry Danning went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Carl Hubbell L: Paul Derringer SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ziggy Sears · 1B: Tom Dunn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Jorda · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Billy Werber	4	1	1	1	0
Lonny Frey	4	0	1	0	1
Ival Goodman	4	0	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	0	1	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	1	1	0	0
Johnny Rizzo	4	2	2	2	0
Mike McCormick	4	0	0	0	2
Billy Myers	3	0	1	1	0
Paul Derringer	3	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Burgess Whitehead	4	2	2	0	0	0
Jo-Jo Moore	4	1	2	0	0	0
Frank Demaree	4	1	1	1	0	0
Mel Ott	3	1	1	1	0	0
Harry Danning	3	1	2	2	1	0
Babe Young	4	0	1	2	0	0
Billy Jurges	4	0	1	0	0	1
Al Glossop	3	0	0	0	1	0
Carl Hubbell	4	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Derringer	8.0	10	2	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carl Hubbell	9.0	7	0	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Werber: 8
Lonny Frey: S9
Ival Goodman: 9
Frank McCormick: 54(1)/FO

Bot 1

Burgess Whitehead: 13
Jo-Jo Moore: S6
Frank Demaree: 9
Mel Ott: 9

Top 2

Ernie Lombardi: 4
Johnny Rizzo: D7
Mike McCormick: K
Billy Myers: S8.2-H
Paul Derringer: 8

Bot 2

Harry Danning: S9
Babe Young: 53.1-2
Billy Jurges: 8
Al Glossop: 5

Top 3

Billy Werber: 7
Lonny Frey: 2/FL
Ival Goodman: 4/L

Bot 3

Carl Hubbell: K
Burgess Whitehead: 8
Jo-Jo Moore: 53

Top 4

Frank McCormick: 13
Ernie Lombardi: S7
Johnny Rizzo: HR/7.1-H
Mike McCormick: 43
Billy Myers: 8/L

Bot 4

Frank Demaree: 3/G
Mel Ott: 3E1
Harry Danning: 4(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Paul Derringer: 53
Billy Werber: 63
Lonny Frey: K/C

Bot 5

Babe Young: 7
Billy Jurges: S7
Al Glossop: 9
Carl Hubbell: 36(1)/FO

Top 6

Ival Goodman: 9
Frank McCormick: 63
Ernie Lombardi: 4/L

Bot 6

Burgess Whitehead: S8
Jo-Jo Moore: 9.1-2
Frank Demaree: 63.2-3
Mel Ott: S8.3-H
Harry Danning: HR/9.1-H
Babe Young: 43

Top 7

Johnny Rizzo: 7
Mike McCormick: K
Billy Myers: 9

Bot 7

Billy Jurges: 43
Al Glossop: 9
Carl Hubbell: 63

Top 8

Paul Derringer: K
Billy Werber: HR/7
Lonny Frey: 13
Ival Goodman: 43

Bot 8

Burgess Whitehead: S7
Jo-Jo Moore: S9.1-3
Frank Demaree: S9.3-H;1-2
Mel Ott: 23/SH.2-3;1-2
Harry Danning: IW
Babe Young: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3;B-2(THH)
Billy Jurges: K
Al Glossop: W
Carl Hubbell: 43

Top 9

Frank McCormick: S7
Ernie Lombardi: 4
Johnny Rizzo: 8
Mike McCormick: 64(1)/FO