New York Giants vs Brooklyn Dodgers
August 16, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 16, 1939 at Ebbets Field. 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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New York Giants 7, Brooklyn Dodgers 3
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Moore lf 5 1 2 1
Jurges ss 4 0 1 0
Demaree cf 2 1 1 1
Ott rf 4 0 0 0
Danning c 5 1 2 1
Bonura 1b 4 1 1 1
Kampouris 2b 2 1 0 0
Hafey 3b 4 1 1 2
Melton p 3 1 3 1
  Lohrman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 7 11 7
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Coscarart 2b 5 2 3 1
Lavagetto 3b 5 1 1 0
Walker cf 2 0 0 0
  Stainback cf 1 0 0 1
  Moore ph 1 0 0 0
Parks rf 4 0 2 0
Camilli 1b 3 0 0 0
Koy lf 4 0 1 1
Todd c 4 0 2 0
Durocher ss 4 0 1 0
Hollingsworth p 1 0 0 0
  Pressnell p 0 0 0 0
  Hudson ph 1 0 0 0
  Evans p 0 0 0 0
  Hayworth ph 1 0 0 0
  Hutchinson p 0 0 0 0
  Phelps ph 1 0 1 0
Totals 37 3 11 3
New York 300 400 000–7110
Brooklyn 000 001 020–3111
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Melton  W(8-11) 7.2 9 3 3 1 1
  Lohrman  SV(1) 1.1 2 0 0 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
3
3
1
3
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hollingsworth  L(1-10) 3.0 5 5 5 3 1
  Pressnell   2.0 4 2 2 0 1
  Evans   2.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Hutchinson   2.0 1 0 0 2 1
Totals
9.0
11
7
7
6
4
  E–Koy (8).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Coscarart-Camilli.  PB–Todd (1).  2B–New York Moore (15); Demaree (19); Bonura (25); Melton (1), Brooklyn Coscarart (13).  3B–Brooklyn Parks (2).  HR–Brooklyn Coscarart (2,6th inning off Melton 0 on).  SH–Jurges (10); Demaree (9); Melton (7); Stainback (2).  Team LOB–8.  Team–9.  U–Lee Ballanfant, Tom Dunn, Bill Klem.  T–2:25.  A–12,963.
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