Brooklyn Dodgers vs New York Giants
May 30, 1941 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on May 30, 1941 at Polo Grounds V. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Brooklyn Dodgers 6, New York Giants 2

Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Reese ss 4 2 2 0
Herman 2b 4 1 1 0
Reiser cf 4 1 1 1
Lavagetto 3b 4 0 0 1
Medwick lf 4 1 0 0
Vosmik rf 3 0 1 2
  Walker rf 0 0 0 0
Camilli 1b 4 1 1 1
Owen c 4 0 0 0
Hamlin p 2 0 0 0
  Coscarart ph 1 0 0 0
  Brown p 0 0 0 0
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 6 6 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rucker cf 4 1 2 0
Whitehead 2b 4 0 0 0
Ott rf 4 0 1 2
Young 1b 4 0 1 0
Hartnett c 3 0 0 0
  Danning c 1 0 0 0
Moore lf 4 0 0 0
Jurges ss 3 0 0 0
Orengo 3b 2 1 1 0
Melton p 2 0 0 0
Totals 31 2 5 2
Brooklyn 100 000 005661
New York 000 002 000252
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Hamlin   7.0 3 2 2 0 4
  Brown  W(2-1) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
  Higbe  SV(2) 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
1
6
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Melton  L(4-3) 9.0 6 6 4 1 4
Totals
9.0
6
6
4
1
4

  E–Herman (9), Ott (3), Jurges (7).  2B–New York Ott (7).  HR–Brooklyn Camilli (11,9th inning off Melton 0 on).  Team LOB–2.  SH–Melton (4).  Team–4.  SB–Reiser (1).  U–Lou Jorda, George Barr, Ziggy Sears.  T–1:53.  A–59,487.
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