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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 28, 1937
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on April 28, 1937 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 28, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 28, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Van Mungo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Schumacher |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,677 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Ernie Quigley |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Gibby Brack | Center Fielder |
| Jim Bucher | Third Baseman |
| Tom Winsett | Left Fielder |
| Heinie Manush | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Hassett | First Baseman |
| Randy Moore | Catcher |
| Johnny Hudson | Shortstop |
| Woody English | Second Baseman |
| Van Mungo | Pitcher |
| Burleigh Grimes | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Lou Chiozza | Third Baseman |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Johnny McCarthy | First Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Hal Schumacher | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 28, 1937
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brack vs. Schumacher
Brack is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucher vs. Schumacher
Bucher hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Schumacher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bucher for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winsett vs. Schumacher
Winsett hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Mungo
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Mungo
Chiozza hits a fly ball into center field. Brack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Mungo
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Winsett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Schumacher
Manush hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Schumacher
Hassett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Schumacher
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chiozza fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hudson vs. Schumacher
Hudson hits a line drive to center field. That will be extra bases. Leiber chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards first. McCarthy fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on McCarthy. Moore goes all the way around to score. Hudson moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
English vs. Schumacher
English hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Mungo
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Mungo
Leiber is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Mungo
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mungo vs. Schumacher
Mungo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brack vs. Schumacher
Mancuso fires to first and picks off Mungo. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brack vs. Schumacher
Brack strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bucher vs. Schumacher
Bucher hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Mungo
Mancuso hits a fly ball into center field. Brack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Mungo
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitehead for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Mungo
Schumacher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Mungo
Bartell hits a popup towards short. Hudson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winsett vs. Schumacher
Winsett is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Manush vs. Schumacher
Manush hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Manush for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Schumacher
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Mungo
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Mungo
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bucher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Mungo
There's a wild pitch. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Mungo
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leiber vs. Mungo
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hudson fields it and throws to second for the out. Moore scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Mungo
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCarthy for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Schumacher
Moore hits a popup towards third. Chiozza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Schumacher
Hudson hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Schumacher
English hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Mungo
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Moore fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Mungo
Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. Brack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Mungo
Schumacher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hudson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mungo vs. Schumacher
Mungo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brack vs. Schumacher
Brack hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber. Brack reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bucher vs. Schumacher
Bucher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leiber throws the ball in to Whitehead who tags Bucher trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Brack scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Winsett vs. Schumacher
Winsett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manush vs. Schumacher
Manush hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Mungo
Bartell hits a line drive towards third. Bucher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Mungo
Chiozza hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Mungo
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Brack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Mungo
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mungo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Schumacher
Hassett hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Schumacher
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops it up and throws to first, with Schumacher covering, for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Schumacher
Hudson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
English vs. Schumacher
English hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hudson moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mungo vs. Schumacher
Mungo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chiozza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Mungo
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bucher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Mungo
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. English scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Mungo
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bucher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brack vs. Schumacher
Brack hits a ball on the ground towards second. Whitehead picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Whitehead. Brack moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bucher vs. Schumacher
There's a wild pitch. Brack moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bucher vs. Schumacher
Bucher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brack scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Winsett vs. Smith
Al Smith now pitching.
Winsett takes first base on ball four. Bucher moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Manush vs. Smith
Manush hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hassett vs. Smith
Hassett hits a fly ball towards right. Ott catches it. Bucher tags up. Here's the throw to Bartell, who relays to Chiozza, who tags Bucher for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 3-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Mungo
Whitehead takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Mungo
Jimmy Ripple pinch hits for Al Smith.
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mungo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Mungo
Bartell strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Gumbert
Harry Gumbert now pitching.
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moore for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Gumbert
Hudson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Gumbert
English is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Mungo
Chiozza hits a fly ball into left field. Winsett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Mungo
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Mungo
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. English misplays the ball. That's an error on English. Moore goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leslie vs. Mungo
Sam Leslie pinch hits for Hank Leiber.
Leslie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. English fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Mungo
Kiddo Davis pinch runs for Sam Leslie.
McCarthy hits a fly ball into right field. Manush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/28/1937 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Brack G, cf 4 2 2 0 Bartell D, ss 4 0 0 0
Bucher J, 3b 4 0 2 2 Chiozza L, 3b 4 0 1 0
Winsett T, lf 3 0 1 0 Moore J, lf 3 2 1 0
Manush H, rf 4 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 3 0 0 0
Hassett B, 1b 4 0 1 0 Leiber H, cf 3 0 0 1
Moore R, c 4 1 0 0 Leslie S, ph 1 0 0 0
Hudson J, ss 3 0 1 1 Davis K, pr 0 0 0 0
English W, 2b 4 0 1 0 McCarthy J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Mungo V, p 3 0 1 0 Mancuso G, c 3 0 0 0
Whitehead B, 2b 2 0 0 0
Schumacher H, p 2 0 1 0
Smith A, p 0 0 0 0
Ripple J, ph 1 0 0 0
Gumbert H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 9 3 30 2 3 1
Brooklyn 010 001 010 -- 3
New York 000 100 001 -- 2
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Mungo V (W) 9.0 3 2 1 3 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Schumacher H (L)* 7.0 9 3 2 1 3
Smith A 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Gumbert H 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- McCarthy J, Whitehead B, English W
DP -- Brooklyn 1, New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 5, New York 4
2B -- Hudson J, Brack G
WP -- Mungo V, Schumacher H
A -- 10677
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