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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 14, 1936
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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 14, 1936 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | April 14, 1936 |
|---|---|
| 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 14, 1936 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | George Earnshaw |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Schumacher |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 54,392 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ox Eckhardt | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Cooney | Center Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Freddie Lindstrom | Left Fielder |
| Jim Bucher | Third Baseman |
| Buddy Hassett | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Jordan | Shortstop |
| Ray Berres | Catcher |
| George Earnshaw | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Sam Leslie | First Baseman |
| Travis Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Hal Schumacher | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Dodgers
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
April 14, 1936
Top 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eckhardt vs. Schumacher
Eckhardt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Schumacher
Cooney hits a popup towards first. Leslie settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Schumacher
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Schumacher
Mancuso fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Mancuso. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lindstrom vs. Schumacher
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 1
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Earnshaw
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Earnshaw
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earnshaw fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Earnshaw
Ott takes first base on ball four. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leiber vs. Earnshaw
Leiber hits a fly ball into left field. Lindstrom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leslie vs. Earnshaw
Leslie hits a popup towards third. Bucher settles under it 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: ---
Bucher vs. Schumacher
Bucher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Schumacher
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Schumacher
Jordan 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Earnshaw
Jackson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Earnshaw
Mancuso strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Earnshaw
Bartell strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Schumacher
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Earnshaw vs. Schumacher
Earnshaw hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Eckhardt vs. Schumacher
Eckhardt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. Earnshaw moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooney vs. Schumacher
Cooney hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Earnshaw
Schumacher hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Earnshaw
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Earnshaw
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earnshaw fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Earnshaw
Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitehead moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leiber vs. Earnshaw
Leiber hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Whitehead scores. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leslie vs. Earnshaw
Leslie hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lindstrom. Leslie reaches second base with a double. Ott scores. Leiber moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jackson vs. Earnshaw
Jackson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Schumacher
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lindstrom vs. Schumacher
Lindstrom hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bartell. Lindstrom moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bucher vs. Schumacher
Bucher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lindstrom moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hassett vs. Schumacher
Hassett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lindstrom scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jordan vs. Schumacher
Jordan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hassett moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Berres vs. Schumacher
Berres hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell misplays the ball. That's an error on Bartell. Hassett scores. Jordan moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Earnshaw vs. Schumacher
Earnshaw hits a line drive into right field. Ott picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ott. Jordan scores. Berres goes all the way around to score. Earnshaw moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Eckhardt vs. Schumacher
Eckhardt hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Earnshaw
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Earnshaw
Bartell hits a popup towards short. Jordan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Earnshaw
Schumacher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lindstrom throws the ball in to Frey who tags Schumacher, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Schumacher
Cooney hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Schumacher
Frey takes first base on ball four. Cooney moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lindstrom vs. Schumacher
Lindstrom bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Cooney moves to third. Frey moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bucher vs. Schumacher
Bucher hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
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. Cooney scores. Frey moves to third. Lindstrom moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jordan vs. Schumacher
Jordan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Phelps vs. Schumacher
Babe Phelps pinch hits for Ray Berres.
Phelps 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 5
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Earnshaw
Babe Phelps now catching.
Moore hits a popup towards third. Bucher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Earnshaw
Whitehead hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Earnshaw
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Earnshaw
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earnshaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Earnshaw vs. Schumacher
Earnshaw 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, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eckhardt vs. Schumacher
Eckhardt hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Schumacher
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Earnshaw
Leslie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Earnshaw
Jackson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Leslie moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mancuso vs. Earnshaw
Mancuso hits a line drive into left field. Lindstrom picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lindstrom. Leslie scores. Jackson moves to third. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bartell vs. Earnshaw
Charlie English pinch runs for Gus Mancuso.
Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jackson scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terry vs. Earnshaw
Bill Terry pinch hits for Hal Schumacher.
Terry hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lindstrom settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Earnshaw
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bucher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. English moves to third. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitehead vs. Earnshaw
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Earnshaw fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Coffman
Harry Danning now catching. Dick Coffman now pitching.
Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lindstrom vs. Coffman
Lindstrom bunts in front of the plate. Danning fields it and throws to first for the out. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bucher vs. Coffman
Bucher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and has Frey trapped. There's the throw to Jackson who throws back over to Bartell who tags Frey for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassett vs. Coffman
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Earnshaw
Frenchy Bordagaray now playing right field.
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Earnshaw
Leiber strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Earnshaw
Leslie hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Earnshaw
Jackson strikes out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Earnshaw
Danning 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, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jordan vs. Coffman
Jordan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Coffman
Phelps hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Earnshaw vs. Coffman
Earnshaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Earnshaw
Bartell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coffman vs. Earnshaw
Coffman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Earnshaw
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Coffman moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitehead vs. Earnshaw
Whitehead bunts towards the mound. Earnshaw fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Coffman moves to third. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ott vs. Earnshaw
Ott hits a line drive towards the mound. Earnshaw catches it and throws to first to double up Whitehead. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Leiber vs. Earnshaw
Leiber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Coffman scores. Moore scores. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leslie vs. Earnshaw
Leslie hits a fly ball into right field. Bordagaray settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Coffman
Bordagaray hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Coffman
Randy Moore pinch hits for Johnny Cooney.
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coffman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Dodgers, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Coffman
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leslie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frey for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 4/14/1936 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)
Brooklyn AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Eckhardt O, rf 4 0 0 0 Moore J, lf 5 1 3 0
Bordagaray F, rf 1 0 0 0 Whitehead B, 2b 5 1 1 0
Cooney J, cf 4 1 1 0 Ott M, rf 3 2 2 1
Moore R, ph 1 0 0 0 Leiber H, cf 5 0 2 3
Frey L, 2b 3 0 1 0 Leslie S, 1b 5 1 3 1
Lindstrom F, lf 2 1 0 0 Jackson T, 3b 4 1 1 0
Bucher J, 3b 4 0 0 0 Mancuso G, c 3 0 1 1
Hassett B, 1b 4 1 1 2 English C, pr 0 0 0 0
Jordan J, ss 3 1 1 0 Danning H, c 1 0 0 0
Berres R, c 2 1 0 0 Bartell D, ss 4 1 1 2
Phelps B, ph-c 2 0 0 0 Schumacher H, p 2 0 2 0
Earnshaw G, p 4 0 2 1 Terry B, ph 1 0 0 0
Coffman D, p 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 6 3 39 8 17 8
Brooklyn 000 410 000 -- 5
New York 002 002 13x -- 8
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Earnshaw G (L) 8.0 17 8 8 2 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Schumacher H 6.0 5 5 1 3 0
Coffman D (W) 3.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Mancuso G, Bartell D 2, Ott M, Lindstrom F
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 7, New York 9
2B -- Leslie S
HR -- Ott M, Bartell D
SH -- Lindstrom F 2
T -- 2:30
A -- 54392
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