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New York Giants @ 
St. Louis Cardinals
1939-07-27 · Day game · Sportsman's Park III · Att: 1833 · 2:24
St. Louis Cardinals defeated New York Giants 9–4. St. Louis Cardinals put up 4 in the 5th. Curt Davis earned the win and Bob Bowman picked up the save. Don Padgett went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NY1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | |
| SLN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 9 | 13 |
W: Curt Davis L: Cliff Melton SV: Bob Bowman
Umpires — HP: George Magerkurth · 1B: Ziggy Sears · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bob Seeds | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Billy Jurges | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank Demaree | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Mel Ott | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Zeke Bonura | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Ken O'Dea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Tom Hafey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Burgess Whitehead | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Melton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Johnny McCarthy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jo-Jo Moore | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Pepper Martin | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
 Jimmy Brown | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Enos Slaughter | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Mize | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Joe Medwick | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Gutteridge | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Mickey Owen | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lynn Myers | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Curt Davis | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Don Padgett | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Melton | 6.0 | 10 | 3 | 1 |
 Manny Salvo | 1.0 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Red Lynn | 1.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Curt Davis | 6.1 | 9 | 1 | 3 |
| Bob Bowman | 2.2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Bob Seeds: 63
- Billy Jurges: S8
- Frank Demaree: CS2(24)
- Frank Demaree: HR/7
- Mel Ott: 63
Bot 1
- Pepper Martin: W
- Jimmy Brown: 3(B)6(1)/GDP
- Enos Slaughter: 8
Top 2
- Zeke Bonura: 6/L
- Ken O'Dea: 31
- Tom Hafey: 63
Bot 2
- Johnny Mize: S9
- Joe Medwick: 5/L
- Don Gutteridge: 4(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Burgess Whitehead: S6
- Cliff Melton: 36(1)/FO/BG
- Bob Seeds: K
- Billy Jurges: 8
Bot 3
- Mickey Owen: 9
- Lynn Myers: S8
- Curt Davis: 8
- Pepper Martin: S9.1-3
- Jimmy Brown: 63
Top 4
- Frank Demaree: 5/P
- Mel Ott: D9
- Zeke Bonura: S7.2-H
- Ken O'Dea: S9.1-2
- Tom Hafey: 4/P
- Burgess Whitehead: 43
Bot 4
- Enos Slaughter: 99
- Johnny Mize: K
- Joe Medwick: 99
Top 5
- Cliff Melton: K
- Bob Seeds: 99
- Billy Jurges: 99
Bot 5
- Don Gutteridge: S
- Mickey Owen: 46(1)/FO
- Lynn Myers: S8.1-3
- Curt Davis: S5.3-H;1-2
- Pepper Martin: D9.2-H;1-3
- Jimmy Brown: 43
- Enos Slaughter: D7.3-H;2-H
- Johnny Mize: 9
Top 6
- Frank Demaree: W
- Mel Ott: S.1-3
- Zeke Bonura: 9/L89/SF.3-H
- Ken O'Dea: K
- Tom Hafey: 7
Bot 6
- Joe Medwick: S
- Don Gutteridge: 99/SH.1-2
- Mickey Owen: 99/G.2-3
- Lynn Myers: IW
- Curt Davis: S7.3-H;1-3;B-2(TH)
- Pepper Martin: IW
- Jimmy Brown: 99
Top 7
- Burgess Whitehead: 99
- Johnny McCarthy: S9.B-2(E9)
- Bob Seeds: S.2-H(UR)
- Billy Jurges: 13.1-2
- Frank Demaree: 13
Bot 7
- Enos Slaughter: 99
- Johnny Mize: S8
- Joe Medwick: S8.1-2
- Don Gutteridge: W.2-3;1-2
- Don Padgett: HR/9.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Lynn Myers: 99
- Bob Bowman: 99
Top 8
- Mel Ott: 99
- Zeke Bonura: S
- Ken O'Dea: W.1-2
- Tom Hafey: 99
- Burgess Whitehead: S.2-3;1-2
- Jo-Jo Moore: 4/L
Bot 8
- Pepper Martin: W
- Jimmy Brown: HP.1-2
- Enos Slaughter: 99
- Johnny Mize: K
- Joe Medwick: 99
Top 9
- Bob Seeds: 99
- Billy Jurges: W
- Frank Demaree: 99
- Mel Ott: 99
Notes & reviews
- Giants Danning and Jo-Jo Moore ejected by 1b umpire Sears for arguing Brown had not been hit by pitch in 8th inning