Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
May 31, 1937 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 31, 1937 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 4, New York Giants 5

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Brack cf 4 0 1 0
Stripp 3b 5 1 1 0
Manush rf 5 1 4 0
Hassett 1b 3 0 1 1
  Cooney 1b 1 0 0 0
Winsett lf 3 1 2 0
Lavagetto 2b 3 1 1 0
Spencer c 4 0 2 2
English ss 3 0 0 0
Jeffcoat p 3 0 0 0
  Hamlin p 1 0 0 0
Totals 35 4 12 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bartell ss 4 1 2 2
Chiozza 3b 5 0 1 0
Moore lf 3 1 1 0
Ripple cf 2 1 0 0
Ott rf 5 0 0 0
McCarthy 1b 5 1 3 1
Danning c 4 1 1 0
Whitehead 2b 4 0 2 1
Castleman p 2 0 0 0
  Leslie ph 1 0 1 1
  Melton p 1 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 5
Brooklyn 021 010 0004124
New York 001 012 0015111
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Jeffcoat   6.0 8 4 4 3 3
  Hamlin  L(2-2) 2.1 3 1 0 0 2
Totals
8.1
11
5
4
3
5
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Castleman   6.0 10 4 3 1 2
  Melton  W(3-3) 3.0 2 0 0 2 2
Totals
9.0
12
4
3
3
4

  E–Stripp (1), Hassett (3), Hamlin 2 (2), Castleman (2).  DP–New York 2. Ott-Danning-Whitehead, Bartell-McCarthy.  2B–Brooklyn Winsett (7), New York McCarthy (9); Danning (3).  3B–Brooklyn Manush (2); Spencer (1), New York Bartell (2).  HR–New York Bartell (11,5th inning off Jeffcoat 0 on).  SH–Hassett (5); Lavagetto (1); Moore (1); Ripple 2 (2).  Team LOB–9.  Team–12.  SB–English (1).  U–Bill Stewart, Dolly Stark, Ernie Quigley.  T–2:40.  A–61,756.
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