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Reds
4
@ Giants
0
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Polo Grounds
May 20, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 20, 1938 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Reds with a score of 4 to 0.
Game Summary click to expand contents
Date | May 20, 1938 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
R: 4 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 4
Hits: 9 Errors: 2 Left On Base: 12 |
Home Team |
New York Giants
R: 0 H: 5 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 0
Hits: 5 Errors: 0 Left On Base: 10 |
Winning Pitcher | —Johnny Vander Meer |
Losing Pitcher | —Hal Schumacher |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | —Ernie Lombardi |
Game Info click to expand contents
Date | May 20, 1938 |
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Day of Week | Fri |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Schumacher |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 2,921 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 20 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Tiny Parker |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup click to expand contents
Name | Position |
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Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
Dusty Cooke | Left Fielder |
Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
Lew Riggs | Third Baseman |
Billy Myers | Shortstop |
Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup click to expand contents
Name | Position |
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Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
Jimmy Ripple | Right Fielder |
Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
Wally Berger | Center Fielder |
Johnny McCarthy | First Baseman |
Harry Danning | Catcher |
Lou Chiozza | Second Baseman |
Hal Schumacher | Pitcher |
Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
4
@ Giants
0
Scores OFFON
Polo Grounds
May 20, 1938
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/20/1938 -- Cincinnati at New York (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Frey L, 2b 3 0 2 0 Moore J, lf 5 0 0 0 Cooke D, lf 2 0 0 0 Bartell D, ss 3 0 0 0 Goodman I, rf 5 2 0 0 Ripple J, rf 3 0 3 0 McCormick F, 1b 5 0 1 0 Ott M, 3b 4 0 0 0 Lombardi E, c 5 1 2 3 Berger W, cf 4 0 0 0 Craft H, cf 3 0 0 0 McCarthy J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Riggs L, 3b 5 1 2 0 Danning H, c 4 0 1 0 Myers B, ss 4 0 0 0 Chiozza L, 2b 1 0 0 0 Vander Meer J, p 4 0 2 1 Haslin M, ph-2b 1 0 0 0 Schumacher H, p 2 0 0 0 Mancuso G, ph 1 0 0 0 Castleman S, p 0 0 0 0 Ryan B, ph 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 4 9 4 33 0 5 0 Cincinnati 100 100 200 -- 4 New York 000 000 000 -- 0 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Vander Meer J (W) 9.0 5 0 0 4 9 New York IP H R ER BB SO Schumacher H (L) 7.0 9 4 4 5 2 Castleman S 2.0 0 0 0 2 0 E -- Vander Meer J, Myers B LOB -- Cincinnati 12, New York 10 2B -- Frey L, Ripple J 3B -- Riggs L HR -- Lombardi E T -- 2:20 A -- 2921
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