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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1944-04-30 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 2:58

New York Giants defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 26–8. New York Giants put up 8 in the 8th. Harry Feldman earned the win. Howie Schultz went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	2	0	0	5	0	0	1	0	0	8	12
NY1	3	4	4	5	0	2	0	8		26	18

W: Harry Feldman L: Rube Melton SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: Tom Dunn · 2B: (none) · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frenchy Bordagaray	5	2	1	1	0	1
Dixie Walker	4	1	2	0	0	0
Luis Olmo	5	0	1	2	0	0
Augie Galan	4	0	1	1	0	0
Howie Schultz	4	2	3	2	1	0
Bill Hart	3	1	1	0	2	1
Bobby Bragan	5	1	0	0	0	2
Mickey Owen	2	1	2	1	1	0
Whit Wyatt	1	0	0	0	0	0
Clancy Smyres	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tommy Warren	2	0	0	0	0	0
Roy Jarvis	1	0	0	0	0	1
Paul Waner	1	0	1	0	0	0
Lloyd Waner	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	7	3	2	0	0	2
George Hausmann	5	2	1	2	1	1
Mel Ott	2	6	2	1	5	0
Joe Medwick	4	5	2	1	3	0
Phil Weintraub	5	5	4	11	2	0
Ernie Lombardi	5	1	3	7	2	0
Hal Luby	4	0	1	2	2	0
Buddy Kerr	5	2	1	1	1	1
Cliff Melton	2	0	0	0	0	1
Harry Feldman	3	2	2	1	1	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Melton	1.0	2	3	1
Les Webber	0.1	1	4	1
Chink Zachary	0.0	0	2	0
Fritz Ostermueller	1.2	2	2	1
Tommy Warren	5.0	13	6	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cliff Melton	3.1	7	0	2
Harry Feldman	5.2	5	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Frenchy Bordagaray: 3E1
Dixie Walker: S.1-2
Luis Olmo: 6
Augie Galan: S.2-H(UR);1-3
Howie Schultz: WP.3-H(UR);1-2
Howie Schultz: 4
Bill Hart: K

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: 7
George Hausmann: 4/FL
Mel Ott: W
Joe Medwick: W.1-2
Phil Weintraub: WP.2-3;1-2
Phil Weintraub: D.3-H;2-H
Ernie Lombardi: W
Hal Luby: S.2-H;1-2
Buddy Kerr: K23

Top 2

Bobby Bragan: K
Mickey Owen: D
Whit Wyatt: 13
Frenchy Bordagaray: 8

Bot 2

Cliff Melton: K
Johnny Rucker: D
George Hausmann: W
Mel Ott: W.2-3;1-2
Joe Medwick: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Phil Weintraub: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ernie Lombardi: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Hal Luby: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Buddy Kerr: 6
Cliff Melton: 7

Top 3

Dixie Walker: 8
Luis Olmo: 43
Augie Galan: 13

Bot 3

Johnny Rucker: T
George Hausmann: K
Mel Ott: FLE7
Mel Ott: W
Joe Medwick: W.1-2
Phil Weintraub: T.3-H;2-H;1-H
Ernie Lombardi: 9.3-H
Hal Luby: 7

Top 4

Howie Schultz: HR
Bill Hart: S
Bobby Bragan: E6.1-2
Mickey Owen: S.2-H;1-2
Clancy Smyres: 3/FL
Frenchy Bordagaray: S.2-H;1-2
Dixie Walker: 43.2-3;1-2
Luis Olmo: S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Augie Galan: 9

Bot 4

Buddy Kerr: HR
Harry Feldman: W
Johnny Rucker: E4.1-2
George Hausmann: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
Mel Ott: W
Joe Medwick: 6
Phil Weintraub: D.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-3
Ernie Lombardi: S.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Hal Luby: 6

Top 5

Howie Schultz: W
Bill Hart: W.1-2
Bobby Bragan: SB3;SB2
Bobby Bragan: K
Mickey Owen: W
Tommy Warren: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Buddy Kerr: 8
Harry Feldman: S
Johnny Rucker: K
George Hausmann: 4

Top 6

Frenchy Bordagaray: K
Dixie Walker: S
Luis Olmo: 3/FL
Augie Galan: 8

Bot 6

Mel Ott: W
Joe Medwick: S.1-2
Phil Weintraub: 4
Ernie Lombardi: D.2-H;1-H
Hal Luby: W
Buddy Kerr: 9
Harry Feldman: 8

Top 7

Howie Schultz: HR
Bill Hart: 3
Bobby Bragan: 3
Roy Jarvis: K

Bot 7

Johnny Rucker: 43
George Hausmann: 53
Mel Ott: S
Joe Medwick: 43

Top 8

Tommy Warren: 9
Frenchy Bordagaray: 63
Paul Waner: D
Luis Olmo: 6/L

Bot 8

Phil Weintraub: W
Ernie Lombardi: D.1-H
Hal Luby: 53
Buddy Kerr: WP.2-3
Buddy Kerr: W
Harry Feldman: D.3-H;1-3
Johnny Rucker: K
George Hausmann: D.3-H;2-H
Mel Ott: S.2-H
Joe Medwick: SB2
Joe Medwick: D.2-3
Phil Weintraub: HR.3-H;2-H
Ernie Lombardi: 7

Top 9

Lloyd Waner: 6
Howie Schultz: S
Bill Hart: W.1-2
Bobby Bragan: 46(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Dodgers manager Durocher ejected by 1B umpire Dunn for arguing balls and strikes; he kicked dirt on plate as UP umpire Reardon was cleaining it before being ejected
Joe Medwick struck on groin with bottle as players left the field; his injury prevented him playing in second game

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