Cincinnati Reds vs New York Giants
June 23, 1938 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 23, 1938 at Polo Grounds V. The Cincinnati Reds defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 8, New York Giants 5

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Frey 2b 4 1 0 0
Cooke lf 3 3 2 0
Goodman rf 4 2 3 2
McCormick 1b 5 1 0 1
Lombardi c 3 1 0 0
Craft cf 5 0 1 1
Riggs 3b 4 0 1 1
Myers ss 4 0 2 0
Vander Meer p 4 0 0 0
  Schott p 0 0 0 0
  Cascarella p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 8 9 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Chiozza lf 5 1 2 0
Danning c 4 0 2 1
Ripple rf 3 0 1 0
Ott 3b 5 1 1 2
Leiber cf 5 0 1 0
Leslie 1b 5 1 1 1
Bartell ss 4 0 1 0
Kampouris 2b 5 0 1 0
Schumacher p 1 0 1 0
  Lohrman p 1 0 0 0
  Mancuso ph 1 1 1 0
  Coffman p 0 0 0 0
  McCarthy ph 1 1 1 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Ryan ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 41 5 13 4
Cincinnati 203 100 002892
New York 000 001 3105133
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer  W(9-2) 7.2 11 5 5 3 5
  Schott   0.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Cascarella  SV(2) 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Totals
9.0
13
5
5
4
6
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Schumacher  L(6-5) 3.1 8 6 6 3 3
  Lohrman   3.2 0 0 0 0 1
  Coffman   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Brown   1.0 0 2 0 4 1
Totals
9.0
9
8
6
7
5

  E–Frey (9), Craft (6), Bartell 2 (9), Kampouris (8).  PB–Danning (3).  HR–Cincinnati Goodman (18,1st inning off Schumacher 1 on), New York Ott (17,7th inning off Vander Meer 1 on); Leslie (1,6th inning off Vander Meer 0 on).  SH–Cooke (2).  Team LOB–9.  Team–13.  U–Lee Ballanfant, Bill Klem, Ziggy Sears.  T–2:30.  A–22,666.
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