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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1940-07-31 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 30334 · night, dry · 1:53

New York Giants defeated Cincinnati Reds 5–4. New York Giants put up 4 in the 9th. Paul Dean earned the win. Harry Danning went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Paul Dean L: Bucky Walters SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: George Barr · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Magerkurth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	4	1	2	1	0	0
Mike McCormick	3	0	1	0	0	0
Lonny Frey	4	1	0	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	2	1	2	0	1
Willard Hershberger	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ival Goodman	3	0	1	0	1	0
Morrie Arnovich	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Myers	4	0	1	1	0	3
Bucky Walters	4	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Seeds	4	1	1	1	1	1
Burgess Whitehead	5	1	2	2	0	0
Mel Ott	4	1	1	0	1	0
Harry Danning	5	1	2	2	0	1
Babe Young	2	0	1	0	2	0
Frank Demaree	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tony Cuccinello	3	1	0	0	1	1
Mickey Witek	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bill Lohrman	2	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Rucker	1	0	1	0	0	0
Jo-Jo Moore	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bucky Walters	8.2	10	5	5

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lohrman	7.0	6	1	3
Paul Dean	2.0	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Werber: 53
Mike McCormick: 43
Lonny Frey: E4/G
Frank McCormick: HR/7.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Willard Hershberger: 63

Bot 1

Bob Seeds: 6
Burgess Whitehead: S9
Mel Ott: 36(1)/FO
Harry Danning: 9

Top 2

Ival Goodman: S9
Morrie Arnovich: 8
Billy Myers: K
Bucky Walters: 13

Bot 2

Babe Young: 2/FL
Frank Demaree: S8
Tony Cuccinello: 53.1-2
Mickey Witek: 9

Top 3

Billy Werber: D9
Mike McCormick: 34/SH.2-3
Lonny Frey: 2/FL
Frank McCormick: K

Bot 3

Bill Lohrman: K/C
Bob Seeds: K
Burgess Whitehead: 7

Top 4

Willard Hershberger: 63
Ival Goodman: 2/FL
Morrie Arnovich: 43

Bot 4

Mel Ott: 8/L
Harry Danning: 5/FL
Babe Young: W
Frank Demaree: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Billy Myers: K/C
Bucky Walters: 13
Billy Werber: HR8/IPHR
Mike McCormick: S7
Lonny Frey: 43

Bot 5

Tony Cuccinello: W
Mickey Witek: D7.1-3
Bill Lohrman: K
Bob Seeds: 63.3-H
Burgess Whitehead: 43

Top 6

Frank McCormick: E6
Willard Hershberger: 24/SH.1-2
Ival Goodman: IW
Morrie Arnovich: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Billy Myers: S5.3-H(UR);1-2
Bucky Walters: 43

Bot 6

Mel Ott: 9
Harry Danning: S7
Babe Young: S9.1-3
Frank Demaree: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Billy Werber: 53
Mike McCormick: 9
Lonny Frey: 3/G

Bot 7

Tony Cuccinello: K/C
Mickey Witek: 3/FL
Johnny Rucker: S4
Bob Seeds: S7.1-2
Burgess Whitehead: 4

Top 8

Frank McCormick: 53
Willard Hershberger: 53
Ival Goodman: 3/G

Bot 8

Mel Ott: S7
Harry Danning: K
Babe Young: W.1-2
Frank Demaree: 7
Tony Cuccinello: 7

Top 9

Morrie Arnovich: 6
Billy Myers: K/C
Bucky Walters: 53

Bot 9

Mickey Witek: 43
Jo-Jo Moore: 7
Bob Seeds: W
Burgess Whitehead: HR/9.1-H
Mel Ott: W
Harry Danning: HR/7.1-H

Notes & reviews

Reds catcher Willard Hershberger, distraught that he 'called the wrong pitch' on the game-ending home run by Harry Danning, committed suicide in his Boston hotel room on August 3

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