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New York Giants @ Pittsburgh Pirates
1938-05-06 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 10648 · overcast · 2:20
New York Giants defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 11–7. New York Giants put up 5 in the 1st. Cliff Melton earned the win and Dick Coffman picked up the save. Johnny McCarthy went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 11 | |
| PIT | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 14 |
W: Cliff Melton L: Mace Brown SV: Dick Coffman
Umpires — HP: Dolly Stark · 1B: George Barr · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Stewart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Jo-Jo Moore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dick Bartell | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Jimmy Ripple | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mel Ott | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Hank Leiber | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Johnny McCarthy | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Lou Chiozza | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Harry Danning | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Cliff Melton | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lee Handley | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lloyd Waner | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Paul Waner | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Rizzo | 5 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Arky Vaughan | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Gus Suhr | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Pep Young | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ray Berres | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rip Sewell | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jim Tobin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny Dickshot | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tommy Thevenow | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Brubaker | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Melton | 8.1 | 14 | 2 | 2 |
 Dick Coffman | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mace Brown | 0.1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| Rip Sewell | 6.1 | 7 | 1 | 1 |
 Bob Klinger | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken Heintzelman | 2.0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Jo-Jo Moore: D7/L7D
- Dick Bartell: D7/7D.2-H
- Jimmy Ripple: 43.2-3
- Mel Ott: S9/9S.3-H
- Hank Leiber: W.1-2
- Johnny McCarthy: HR/F9D.2-H;1-H
- Lou Chiozza: 53
- Harry Danning: 53
Bot 1
- Lee Handley: S9
- Lloyd Waner: S/78.1-2
- Paul Waner: 6/P
- Johnny Rizzo: D7/78D.2-H;1-H
- Arky Vaughan: 53/DP.2X3(35)
Top 2
- Cliff Melton: 63
- Jo-Jo Moore: 43
- Dick Bartell: S
- Jimmy Ripple: 64(1)/FO
Bot 2
- Gus Suhr: W
- Pep Young: E5/G.1-2
- Ray Berres: 9/F
- Rip Sewell: 5(2)3/GDP
Top 3
- Mel Ott: K
- Hank Leiber: 13
- Johnny McCarthy: 23
Bot 3
- Lee Handley: 63
- Lloyd Waner: 13
- Paul Waner: 8/F8D
Top 4
- Lou Chiozza: W
- Harry Danning: 3(1)/FO
- Cliff Melton: E1/TH1/SH.1-3;B-2
- Jo-Jo Moore: 9/F89.3-H(UR)
- Dick Bartell: S8.2-H(UR)
- Jimmy Ripple: 343
Bot 4
- Johnny Rizzo: 9/F
- Arky Vaughan: 13
- Gus Suhr: D7
- Pep Young: 63
Top 5
- Mel Ott: S
- Hank Leiber: 14(1)3/GDP
- Johnny McCarthy: 9/F
Bot 5
- Ray Berres: 7/L
- Rip Sewell: 8/L
- Lee Handley: S9/G
- Lloyd Waner: 13
Top 6
- Lou Chiozza: 63
- Harry Danning: S
- Cliff Melton: 54/SH.1-2
- Jo-Jo Moore: 9/F
Bot 6
- Paul Waner: 2/FL
- Johnny Rizzo: S7/F7S
- Arky Vaughan: 8/F
- Gus Suhr: 46(1)/FO
Top 7
- Dick Bartell: HP
- Jimmy Ripple: SB2
- Jimmy Ripple: 5/P
- Mel Ott: WP.2-3
- Mel Ott: 8/F8XD.3-H
- Hank Leiber: HR/F7D
- Johnny McCarthy: S8
- Lou Chiozza: 5/FL
Bot 7
- Pep Young: S
- Ray Berres: 8/F8D
- Jim Tobin: K
- Lee Handley: K
Top 8
- Harry Danning: K
- Cliff Melton: 4/P
- Jo-Jo Moore: W
- Dick Bartell: 9/L9S
Bot 8
- Lloyd Waner: S
- Paul Waner: 6(1)/FO
- Johnny Rizzo: 43.1-2
- Arky Vaughan: S9.2-H
- Gus Suhr: E4/G.1-3
- Pep Young: 54(1)/FO
Top 9
- Jimmy Ripple: W
- Mel Ott: 163/G1/TH2.1-2
- Hank Leiber: W
- Johnny McCarthy: 9/F9D
- Lou Chiozza: T9/89XD.2-H;1-H;BXH(942)
Bot 9
- Ray Berres: S
- Johnny Dickshot: S8.1-3(E8);B-2
- Lee Handley: W
- Tommy Thevenow: 9/F9S
- Bill Brubaker: S7/L.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Johnny Rizzo: S7.3-H;1-2
- Arky Vaughan: S9.2-H;1-2
- Gus Suhr: K/C
- Pep Young: 5(2)/FO
Notes & reviews
- Into lower RF stands
- Suhr intentionally let the popup drop and tagged Chiozza
- Moore: diving catch
- Leiber: diving catch
- Far over LF wall
- P.Waner: shoestring catch
- Heintzelman threw to Vaughan who missed 2B
- Leiber booted it