New York Giants vs Cincinnati Reds
August 1, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 1, 1939 at Crosley Field. The New York Giants defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Giants 5, Cincinnati Reds 4
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Moore lf 5 1 2 0
Jurges ss 5 2 1 0
Danning c 5 1 3 3
Ott rf 4 1 1 0
Bonura 1b 3 0 2 1
Demaree cf 3 0 1 1
Hafey 3b 3 0 0 0
  O'Dea ph 1 0 0 0
  Kampouris 3b 0 0 0 0
Whitehead 2b 4 0 1 0
Salvo p 1 0 0 0
  Ripple ph 1 0 0 0
  Melton p 2 0 0 0
Totals 37 5 11 5
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 5 0 2 1
Frey 2b 3 0 0 0
Gamble lf 3 0 0 0
  Bordagaray lf 2 0 0 0
McCormick 1b 5 0 1 0
Lombardi c 4 0 1 0
Berger cf 3 2 1 1
Bongiovanni rf 3 1 2 1
  Hafey ph 1 0 0 0
  Goodman rf 0 0 0 0
Myers ss 3 1 1 1
Derringer p 4 0 0 0
Totals 36 4 8 4
New York 000 004 000 1–5110
Cincinnati 001 201 000 0–480
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Salvo   5.0 4 3 2 2 1
  Melton  W(6-10) 5.0 4 1 1 1 3
Totals
10.0
8
4
3
3
4
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Derringer  L(14-5) 10.0 11 5 5 2 4
Totals
10.0
11
5
5
2
4
  E–None.  DP–New York 1. Whitehead-Jurges-Bonura, Cincinnati 2. Werber-Frey-McCormick, McCormick-Myers-McCormick.  PB–Danning (6).  2B–New York Moore (13); Ott (19), Cincinnati Bongiovanni (5).  3B–New York Danning (4).  HR–Cincinnati Berger (6,6th inning off Melton 0 on).  SH–Demaree (8); Frey (19).  Team LOB–5.  Team–6.  U–Tom Dunn, Babe Pinelli, Beans Reardon.  T–2:11.  A–11,794.
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