Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
September 2, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 2, 1939 at Polo Grounds V. 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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Brooklyn Dodgers 6, New York Giants 10

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Coscarart 2b 5 1 2 0
Lavagetto 3b 5 2 1 2
Walker cf 5 1 3 2
Parks rf 3 0 0 0
Camilli 1b 4 1 2 1
Phelps c 3 1 1 1
  Todd c 1 0 1 0
  Almada pr 0 0 0 0
  Hayworth c 0 0 0 0
Koy lf 4 0 0 0
Durocher ss 4 0 0 0
Hamlin p 3 0 0 0
  Hutchinson p 0 0 0 0
  Moore ph 1 0 0 0
  Hollingsworth p 0 0 0 0
  Tamulis p 0 0 0 0
Totals 38 6 10 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Whitehead 2b 5 2 3 1
Moore lf 5 1 3 3
Demaree cf 4 1 2 1
Ott rf 5 0 0 0
Danning c 5 2 2 1
Bonura 1b 4 1 2 1
Jurges ss 4 2 2 2
Hafey 3b 3 0 1 1
Gumbert p 3 0 0 0
  Brown p 1 1 1 0
Totals 39 10 16 10
Brooklyn 000 202 2006100
New York 200 002 33x10162
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hamlin  L(15-11) 6.2 13 7 7 1 4
  Hutchinson   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  Hollingsworth   0.0 2 2 2 0 0
  Tamulis   1.0 1 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
16
10
10
1
5
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gumbert  W(13-9) 7.0 8 6 6 2 3
  Brown  SV(5) 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
10
6
6
2
4

  E–Jurges (22), Hafey (4).  DP–Brooklyn 1. Camilli-Durocher, New York 1. Bonura-Jurges-Bonura.  2B–New York Moore (17); Danning (22); Hafey (8).  HR–Brooklyn Lavagetto (9,7th inning off Gumbert 1 on); Walker (2,4th inning off Gumbert 1 on); Camilli (23,6th inning off Gumbert 0 on); Phelps (6,6th inning off Gumbert 0 on), New York Whitehead (2,1st inning off Hamlin 0 on 0 out); Moore (10,8th inning off Tamulis 2 on); Demaree (10,1st inning off Hamlin 0 on); Danning (13,6th inning off Hamlin 0 on); Jurges (4,7th inning off Hamlin 1 on).  Team LOB–7.  HBP–Demaree (1).  Team–7.  U–Babe Pinelli, Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz.
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