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New York Giants @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1939-07-07 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 21432 · 2:33

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated New York Giants 3–2. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 2 in the 2nd. Whit Wyatt earned the win. Billy Jurges went 3-for-5 with 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Whit Wyatt L: Cliff Melton SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bick Campbell · 1B: Dolly Stark · 2B: (none) · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jo-Jo Moore	5	1	1	0	0	1
Billy Jurges	5	1	3	1	0	0
Harry Danning	5	0	0	0	0	1
Mel Ott	2	0	0	0	2	0
Zeke Bonura	4	0	1	1	0	0
Frank Demaree	3	0	2	0	1	0
Lou Chiozza	3	0	0	0	0	1
Burgess Whitehead	4	0	2	0	0	0
Cliff Melton	2	0	0	0	0	1
Jimmy Ripple	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ken O'Dea	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny McCarthy	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tuck Stainback	2	1	2	1	0	0
Cookie Lavagetto	4	0	0	0	0	0
Art Parks	4	0	1	0	0	2
Dolph Camilli	4	0	1	1	0	1
Ernie Koy	4	0	0	0	0	2
Al Todd	3	0	0	0	0	2
Pete Coscarart	3	1	1	0	0	0
Leo Durocher	3	1	2	1	0	0
Whit Wyatt	2	0	0	0	1	1
Babe Phelps	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cliff Melton	6.0	5	1	8
Manny Salvo	2.0	2	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Whit Wyatt	9.0	9	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jo-Jo Moore: K
Billy Jurges: S8/8S
Harry Danning: 7
Mel Ott: W.1-2
Zeke Bonura: 7/F7DW

Bot 1

Tuck Stainback: D7/L
Cookie Lavagetto: 13
Art Parks: K
Dolph Camilli: D7/F7LS.2-H
Ernie Koy: K

Top 2

Frank Demaree: S8
Lou Chiozza: K
Burgess Whitehead: 3
Cliff Melton: 63/G6S

Bot 2

Al Todd: K
Pete Coscarart: D7/G5L
Leo Durocher: S9/L89.2-H;B-2(THH)
Whit Wyatt: K
Tuck Stainback: S8/G46.2-H
Cookie Lavagetto: 4

Top 3

Jo-Jo Moore: 8/F8XD
Billy Jurges: 3
Harry Danning: 5

Bot 3

Art Parks: 13
Dolph Camilli: 43
Ernie Koy: K

Top 4

Mel Ott: 8
Zeke Bonura: 7
Frank Demaree: E6/G
Lou Chiozza: 31/G34

Bot 4

Al Todd: K
Pete Coscarart: 2/FL
Leo Durocher: 4

Top 5

Burgess Whitehead: S8/L
Cliff Melton: K
Jo-Jo Moore: 3(B)6(1)/GDP

Bot 5

Whit Wyatt: W
Tuck Stainback: 14/SH.1-2
Cookie Lavagetto: 13
Art Parks: K

Top 6

Billy Jurges: D8
Harry Danning: K
Mel Ott: 3/G.2-3
Zeke Bonura: S7.3-H
Frank Demaree: W.1-2
Lou Chiozza: 13

Bot 6

Dolph Camilli: K
Ernie Koy: 8/F8XDW
Al Todd: 9

Top 7

Burgess Whitehead: S
Jimmy Ripple: 8
Jo-Jo Moore: 8/F8XD
Billy Jurges: 6(1)/FO

Bot 7

Pete Coscarart: 63
Leo Durocher: S/G
Whit Wyatt: 9
Tuck Stainback: HP.1-2
Cookie Lavagetto: 14(1)/FO

Top 8

Harry Danning: 5/FL
Mel Ott: W
Zeke Bonura: 9/F89XDW
Frank Demaree: S7/L7DW.1-3
Ken O'Dea: 3/P

Bot 8

Art Parks: S
Dolph Camilli: 9
Ernie Koy: 2/FL
Babe Phelps: K

Top 9

Burgess Whitehead: 2/FL
Johnny McCarthy: 163
Jo-Jo Moore: D7/L7L
Billy Jurges: S8.2-H
Harry Danning: 8/F8XD

Notes & reviews

Total attendance (with Ladies' Day guests): 36,444
Texas Leaguer
Durocher: great play
Demaree: nice catch
High bounder
Off LF railing, just missing HR. Giants argued Ump Stark interfered with Demaree rounding 1B
Deflected by Wyatt

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