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New York Giants @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1940-05-10 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 26608 · 2:13

New York Giants defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 7–2. New York Giants put up 3 in the 1st. Harry Gumbert earned the win. Harry Danning went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Harry Gumbert L: Whit Wyatt SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Barr · 1B: George Magerkurth · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Stewart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Burgess Whitehead	4	1	2	0	0	0
Jo-Jo Moore	5	1	3	2	0	0
Frank Demaree	5	0	0	1	0	1
Mel Ott	5	1	1	0	0	1
Harry Danning	3	1	2	2	2	1
Babe Young	5	1	3	1	0	0
Billy Jurges	4	1	1	0	1	0
Al Glossop	3	1	0	0	2	0
Harry Gumbert	5	0	0	1	0	3

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Charlie Gilbert	4	1	2	0	0	1
Pete Coscarart	3	1	0	0	1	1
Dixie Walker	4	0	1	1	0	0
Cookie Lavagetto	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dolph Camilli	4	0	1	1	0	1
Roy Cullenbine	4	0	0	0	0	0
Herman Franks	3	0	1	0	0	0
Pee Wee Reese	3	0	0	0	0	1
Whit Wyatt	1	0	0	0	0	0
Wes Ferrell	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Gumbert	9.0	5	1	6

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Whit Wyatt	5.0	8	1	2
Wes Ferrell	4.0	4	4	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Burgess Whitehead: S
Jo-Jo Moore: D.1-3
Frank Demaree: 7.3-H
Mel Ott: 4
Harry Danning: HR.2-H
Babe Young: D
Billy Jurges: W
Al Glossop: 6

Bot 1

Charlie Gilbert: S
Pete Coscarart: W.1-2
Dixie Walker: S.2-H;1-2
Cookie Lavagetto: 8.2-3
Dolph Camilli: 23/G.3-H;1-3(E3/TH)
Roy Cullenbine: 7

Top 2

Harry Gumbert: K
Burgess Whitehead: 43
Jo-Jo Moore: D
Frank Demaree: 63

Bot 2

Herman Franks: S
Pee Wee Reese: 2/FL
Whit Wyatt: 23/SH.1-2
Charlie Gilbert: K

Top 3

Mel Ott: 2/FL
Harry Danning: K
Babe Young: 4/L

Bot 3

Pete Coscarart: 63
Dixie Walker: 43
Cookie Lavagetto: 6

Top 4

Billy Jurges: 163
Al Glossop: 7
Harry Gumbert: 8

Bot 4

Dolph Camilli: S
Roy Cullenbine: 9/L
Herman Franks: 7
Pee Wee Reese: 63

Top 5

Burgess Whitehead: 23
Jo-Jo Moore: 7
Frank Demaree: 9

Bot 5

Whit Wyatt: 8
Charlie Gilbert: D.B-3(E5)
Pete Coscarart: 53
Dixie Walker: 2/FL

Top 6

Mel Ott: S
Harry Danning: S.1-2
Babe Young: S.2-H;1-2
Billy Jurges: 9.2-3
Al Glossop: FC.3XH(12);1-2
Harry Gumbert: K

Bot 6

Cookie Lavagetto: 4
Dolph Camilli: K
Roy Cullenbine: 23

Top 7

Burgess Whitehead: T
Jo-Jo Moore: 43
Frank Demaree: K
Mel Ott: K23

Bot 7

Herman Franks: 8
Pee Wee Reese: K
Wes Ferrell: K

Top 8

Harry Danning: W
Babe Young: 56(1)/FO
Billy Jurges: D.1-3
Al Glossop: IW
Harry Gumbert: 9.3-H
Burgess Whitehead: HP.2-3;1-2
Jo-Jo Moore: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Frank Demaree: 13

Bot 8

Charlie Gilbert: 3/G
Pete Coscarart: K
Dixie Walker: 5/FL

Top 9

Mel Ott: 43
Harry Danning: W
Babe Young: S.1-2
Billy Jurges: 13.2-3;1-2
Al Glossop: IW
Harry Gumbert: K

Bot 9

Cookie Lavagetto: K
Dolph Camilli: 13
Roy Cullenbine: 43