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Yankees
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
October 8, 1937
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the New York Yankees, played on October 8, 1937 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | October 8, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Yankees
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 8, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Yankees |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Monte Pearson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Schumacher |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 37,385 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Steve Basil 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: Red Ormsby 3B: George Barr |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Lou Gehrig | First Baseman |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| George Selkirk | Right Fielder |
| Myril Hoag | Left Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Second Baseman |
| Monte Pearson | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
| Jimmy Ripple | Right Fielder |
| Johnny McCarthy | First Baseman |
| Lou Chiozza | Center Fielder |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Hal Schumacher | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Yankees
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
October 8, 1937
Top 1
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Yankees, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Schumacher
Crosetti takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Schumacher
Rolfe hits a line drive into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Schumacher
There's a wild pitch. Crosetti moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Schumacher
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gehrig vs. Schumacher
Gehrig 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 1
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Yankees, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Pearson
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Pearson
Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Pearson
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Yankees, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Schumacher
Dickey hits a line drive into center field. Chiozza settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Schumacher
Selkirk takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Schumacher
Hoag hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Selkirk moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lazzeri vs. Schumacher
Lazzeri hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Selkirk scores. Hoag moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pearson vs. Schumacher
Pearson takes first base on ball four. Lazzeri moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Crosetti vs. Schumacher
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to home to get Hoag. Lazzeri moves to third. Pearson moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rolfe vs. Schumacher
Rolfe hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Yankees, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Pearson
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gehrig scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ripple for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Pearson
McCarthy hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Pearson
Chiozza hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Yankees, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Schumacher
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Chiozza settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gehrig vs. Schumacher
Gehrig hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gehrig moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickey vs. Schumacher
Dickey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore who is chasing the ball. Dickey reaches third base with a triple. Gehrig scores. View Play -
Yankees, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Selkirk vs. Schumacher
Selkirk hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dickey scores. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoag vs. Schumacher
Hoag bunts towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. Selkirk moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lazzeri vs. Schumacher
Lazzeri is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pearson vs. Schumacher
Pearson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 3
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Yankees, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Pearson
Danning hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Pearson
Whitehead hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gehrig settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Pearson
Schumacher is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 4
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Yankees, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Schumacher
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Schumacher
Rolfe hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ripple. Rolfe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Schumacher
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rolfe moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gehrig vs. Schumacher
Gehrig hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rolfe scores. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dickey vs. Schumacher
Dickey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Yankees, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Pearson
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Pearson
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Pearson
Ott strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Yankees, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Schumacher
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy juggles the ball. That's an error on McCarthy. Selkirk moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hoag vs. Schumacher
Hoag hits a line drive into center field. Chiozza picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Chiozza. Selkirk scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Schumacher
Lazzeri strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pearson vs. Schumacher
Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to first for the out. Hoag moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Crosetti vs. Schumacher
Crosetti 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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Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Pearson
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Pearson
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Pearson
Chiozza bunts towards first. Gehrig fields the ball and throws to Pearson covering. Safe. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Pearson
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Schumacher
Rolfe hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ripple. Rolfe reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Schumacher
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gehrig vs. Schumacher
Gehrig hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dickey vs. Schumacher
Dickey 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 6
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Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Pearson
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Pearson
Wally Berger pinch hits for Hal Schumacher.
Berger strikes out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Pearson
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Pearson
Bartell is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Melton
Cliff Melton now pitching.
Selkirk hits a fly ball into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Melton
Hoag hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Melton. Hoag moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lazzeri vs. Melton
Lazzeri is walked intentionally. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pearson vs. Melton
Pearson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Pearson
Ott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Pearson
Ripple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Pearson
McCarthy hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Selkirk. McCarthy reaches second base with a double. Ripple goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chiozza vs. Pearson
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lazzeri scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCarthy moves to third. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Danning vs. Pearson
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Yankees, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Melton
Crosetti hits a line drive into center field. Chiozza settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Melton
Rolfe takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Melton
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gehrig vs. Melton
Gehrig hits a fly ball into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Yankees, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Pearson
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Pearson
Sam Leslie pinch hits for Cliff Melton.
Leslie hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Dickey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Pearson
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Yankees, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Brennan
Don Brennan now pitching.
Dickey hits a line drive into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Brennan
Selkirk hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hoag vs. Brennan
Hoag hits a line drive towards short. Bartell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Yankees, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Pearson
Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Pearson
Ott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Pearson
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Crosetti fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Pearson
McCarthy takes first base on ball four. Ripple moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chiozza vs. Pearson
Chiozza takes first base on ball four. Ripple moves to third. McCarthy moves to second. View Play -
Yankees, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Danning vs. Murphy
Johnny Murphy now pitching.
Danning hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio 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 10/8/1937 -- New York at New York (D)
New York AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Crosetti F, ss 4 0 0 0 Moore J, lf 4 0 1 0
Rolfe R, 3b 4 1 2 0 Bartell D, ss 4 0 0 0
DiMaggio J, cf 5 0 1 0 Ott M, 3b 4 0 1 0
Gehrig L, 1b 5 1 1 1 Ripple J, rf 4 1 1 0
Dickey B, c 5 1 1 1 McCarthy J, 1b 3 0 1 1
Selkirk G, rf 4 2 1 1 Chiozza L, cf 3 0 1 0
Hoag M, lf 4 0 2 0 Danning H, c 4 0 0 0
Lazzeri T, 2b 2 0 1 1 Whitehead B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Pearson M, p 3 0 0 0 Schumacher H, p 1 0 0 0
Murphy J, p 0 0 0 0 Berger W, ph 1 0 0 0
Melton C, p 0 0 0 0
Leslie S, ph 1 0 0 0
Brennan D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 5 9 4 32 1 5 1
New York 012 110 000 -- 5
New York 000 000 100 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pearson M (W) 8.2 5 1 1 2 4
Murphy J (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Schumacher H (L) 6.0 9 5 4 4 3
Melton C 2.0 0 0 0 2 0
Brennan D 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- McCarthy J 2, Chiozza L, Melton C
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 11, New York 6
2B -- Rolfe R 2, McCarthy J
3B -- Dickey B
SH -- Hoag M
WP -- Schumacher H
T -- 2:07
A -- 37385
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