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New York Giants @ Cincinnati Reds

1938-06-05 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 27047 · sunny, dry · 1:57

Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Giants 4–1. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 8th. Johnny Vander Meer earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Vander Meer L: Slick Castleman SV: (none)

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jo-Jo Moore	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dick Bartell	2	0	0	0	2	2
Jimmy Ripple	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Ott	4	0	1	1	0	1
Hank Leiber	4	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny McCarthy	3	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Danning	3	0	0	0	0	0
Blondy Ryan	2	0	0	0	1	1
Slick Castleman	3	0	0	0	0	1
Wally Berger	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Alex Kampouris	2	1	0	0	1	0
Lee Gamble	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ival Goodman	2	0	0	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	1	2	2	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	2	0	0	0	2	0
Harry Craft	4	0	2	1	0	0
Lew Riggs	4	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Myers	4	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Vander Meer	3	0	1	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Slick Castleman	7.1	8	3	0
Cliff Melton	0.2	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Vander Meer	9.0	3	3	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jo-Jo Moore: S1
Dick Bartell: K
Jimmy Ripple: 5/FL
Mel Ott: D8.1-H
Hank Leiber: K

Bot 1

Alex Kampouris: 8
Lee Gamble: 7
Ival Goodman: 5

Top 2

Johnny McCarthy: 9
Harry Danning: 43
Blondy Ryan: W
Slick Castleman: K/C

Bot 2

Frank McCormick: 5/L
Ernie Lombardi: 53
Harry Craft: S7
Lew Riggs: 46(1)/FO

Top 3

Jo-Jo Moore: 9
Dick Bartell: W
Jimmy Ripple: 9
Mel Ott: 6

Bot 3

Billy Myers: S8
Johnny Vander Meer: S1.1-2
Alex Kampouris: 23/SH.2-3;1-2
Lee Gamble: 9.3-H;2-3
Ival Goodman: 43

Top 4

Hank Leiber: 63
Johnny McCarthy: 9
Harry Danning: 8

Bot 4

Frank McCormick: S9
Ernie Lombardi: 46(1)3/GDP
Harry Craft: E6
Lew Riggs: 7

Top 5

Blondy Ryan: K
Slick Castleman: 43
Jo-Jo Moore: 5

Bot 5

Billy Myers: 53
Johnny Vander Meer: 5/L
Alex Kampouris: 13

Top 6

Dick Bartell: K
Jimmy Ripple: 2
Mel Ott: K

Bot 6

Lee Gamble: S8
Ival Goodman: 23/SH.1-2
Frank McCormick: 7
Ernie Lombardi: IW
Harry Craft: 6

Top 7

Hank Leiber: 8
Johnny McCarthy: 43
Harry Danning: 43

Bot 7

Lew Riggs: 63
Billy Myers: 9
Johnny Vander Meer: 43

Top 8

Blondy Ryan: 9
Slick Castleman: 13
Jo-Jo Moore: 8

Bot 8

Alex Kampouris: W
Lee Gamble: S5.1-2
Ival Goodman: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Frank McCormick: D7.3-H;2-H
Ernie Lombardi: IW
Harry Craft: S8.2-H;1-2
Lew Riggs: K
Billy Myers: 8

Top 9

Dick Bartell: W
Jimmy Ripple: 8/L
Mel Ott: 64(1)/FO
Hank Leiber: S8.1-2
Wally Berger: 46(1)/FO