Cincinnati Reds vs New York Giants
August 27, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 27, 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 7, New York Giants 2

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 4 2 0 0
Joost 2b 4 1 2 1
Goodman rf 5 1 2 4
McCormick 1b 5 0 2 0
Lombardi c 5 0 1 0
Bordagaray lf 4 0 0 0
  Bongiovanni lf 1 0 0 0
Craft cf 4 1 1 1
Myers ss 3 1 2 0
Derringer p 3 1 1 0
Totals 38 7 11 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Whitehead 2b 3 0 1 0
Moore lf 4 0 1 1
Demaree cf 4 0 2 0
Ott rf 4 0 0 0
Danning c 4 0 1 0
Bonura 1b 4 0 0 0
Jurges ss 4 0 0 0
Hafey 3b 2 2 1 1
Hubbell p 0 0 0 0
  McCarthy ph 1 0 0 0
  Salvo p 0 0 0 0
  Seeds ph 1 0 0 0
  Coffman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 6 2
Cincinnati 000 060 1007110
New York 001 010 000263
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Derringer  W(17-7) 9.0 6 2 2 2 4
Totals
9.0
6
2
2
2
4
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell  L(7-7) 5.0 6 6 5 0 0
  Salvo   2.0 3 1 1 1 1
  Coffman   2.0 2 0 0 1 0
Totals
9.0
11
7
6
2
1

  E–Whitehead (16), Bonura (11), Jurges (21).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Joost-Myers-McCormick.  PB–Danning (7).  HR–Cincinnati Goodman (5,5th inning off Hubbell 2 on); Craft (11,5th inning off Hubbell 0 on), New York Hafey (4,5th inning off Derringer 0 on).  SH–Joost (3); Derringer (8); Hubbell (3).  Team LOB–8.  Team–5.  U-HP–Lee Ballanfant, 1B–Tom Dunn, 2B–Dolly Stark, 3B–Bill Klem.  T–1:53.  A–18,635.
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