Cincinnati Reds vs New York Giants
July 15, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 15, 1939 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 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 5 2 2 0
Frey 2b 3 0 0 0
Bongiovanni rf 5 2 1 1
McCormick 1b 4 2 2 2
Lombardi c 3 0 0 0
  Bordagaray pr 0 1 0 0
  Hershberger c 1 0 0 0
Craft cf 5 1 3 3
Berger lf 4 0 0 0
Myers ss 4 0 2 0
Vander Meer p 1 0 0 0
  Thompson p 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 10 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Seeds lf 1 1 0 0
  Moore lf 1 0 0 0
  Schumacher cf 1 0 0 0
Jurges ss 3 0 0 0
  McCarthy rf 1 0 0 0
Danning c 3 1 1 2
  O'Dea c 0 0 0 0
Ott rf,3b 4 0 1 0
Bonura 1b 3 1 1 0
Demaree cf,lf 3 1 2 0
Chiozza 3b,ss 4 0 0 0
Kampouris 2b 1 0 0 0
  Ripple ph 1 0 1 2
  Whitehead 2b 1 0 0 0
Gumbert p 3 0 0 0
  Myatt ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 4 6 4
Cincinnati 102 000 0238102
New York 002 200 000462
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer   3.0 3 4 3 3 2
  Thompson  W(3-1) 6.0 3 0 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
6
4
3
5
6
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gumbert  L(11-3) 9.0 10 8 6 4 3
Totals
9.0
10
8
6
4
3

  E–Vander Meer (2), Thompson (1), O'Dea (1), Chiozza (8).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Myers-McCormick, New York 1. Jurges-Kampouris-Bonura.  2B–Cincinnati McCormick (19), New York Bonura (20).  3B–Cincinnati McCormick (2).  HR–Cincinnati Craft (7,8th inning off Gumbert 1 on), New York Danning (10,3rd inning off Vander Meer 1 on).  SH–Vander Meer (6); Demaree (5).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Whitehead (3).  Team–7.  SB–Werber (6).  U–Lee Ballanfant, George Magerkurth, Ziggy Sears.  T–2:25.  A–17,881.
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