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Scores
Standings
CLE
@BOS
5
7
DET
@NYY
5
2
CHW
@PHA
4
1
SLB
@WSH
5
7
PHI
@CHC
2
6
NYG
@CIN
5
4
 
(10)
BRO
@PIT
5
3
BSN
@STL
3
4
Tuesday, August 1, 1939,
, Crosley Field
Attendance: 11,794, Time of Game: 2:11
Giants
5
45-46
 Won 3 
at Reds
4
60-31
 Lost 1 
W: Cliff Melton (6-10)
L: Paul Derringer (14-5)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -    -  -  -
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  4   0  0  0   1    5 11  0
Reds            0  0  1   2  0  1   0  0  0   0    4  8  0

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Jo-Jo Moore LF 5 1 2 0 0 0 .246 .637 2 0 2B
Billy Jurges SS 5 2 1 0 0 1 .277 .720 2 2
Harry Danning C 5 1 3 3 0 0 .313 .838 6 0 3B
Mel Ott RF 4 1 1 0 1 1 .324 1.034 3 0 2B
Zeke Bonura 1B 3 0 2 1 1 0 .343 .928 11 0
Frank Demaree CF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .314 .781 3 0 SH,GDP
Tom Hafey 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .158 .416 1 1
   Ken O'Dea 1 0 0 0 0 1 .188 .590
   Alex Kampouris 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .738 0 0
Burgess Whitehead 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .237 .588 2 4
Manny Salvo P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .125 .375 0 3
   Jimmy Ripple 1 0 0 0 0 0 .253 .632 GDP
   Cliff Melton P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .246 0 2
Team Totals 37 5 11 5 2 4 .297 .739 30 12
2B: M Ott (19); J Moore (13).
3B: H Danning (4).
SH: F Demaree (8).
TB: H Danning 5; J Moore 3; M Ott 2; Z Bonura 2; F Demaree; B Whitehead; B Jurges.
GIDP: F Demaree (12); J Ripple (4).
RBI: H Danning 3 (45); F Demaree (50); Z Bonura (68).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. B Whitehead-B Jurges-Z Bonura.

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Billy Werber 3B 5 0 2 1 0 0 .284 .759 3 3
Lonny Frey 2B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .292 .875 1 4 SH
Lee Gamble LF 3 0 0 0 0 0 .250 .552 2 0
   Frenchy Bordagaray LF 2 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .621 0 0
Frank McCormick 1B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .329 .912 7 1
Ernie Lombardi C 4 0 1 0 0 0 .293 .861 6 1 GDP
Wally Berger CF 3 2 1 1 1 0 .224 .679 3 0 HR
Nino Bongiovanni RF 3 1 2 1 0 0 .296 .690 3 0 2B
   Bud Hafey 1 0 0 0 0 1 .154 .445
   Ival Goodman RF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .325 .911 1 0
Billy Myers SS 3 1 1 1 1 1 .282 .768 2 3
Paul Derringer P 4 0 0 0 0 1 .188 .417 2 1
Team Totals 36 4 8 4 3 4 .222 .615 30 13
2B: N Bongiovanni (5).
HR: W Berger (6).
SH: L Frey (19).
TB: W Berger 4; N Bongiovanni 3; B Werber 2; E Lombardi; F McCormick; B Myers.
GIDP: E Lombardi (18).
RBI: B Werber (29); W Berger (16); N Bongiovanni (10); B Myers (34).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
DP: 2. F McCormick-B Myers-F McCormick; B Werber-L Frey-F McCormick.

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Manny Salvo 5 4 3 2 2 1 0 4.61 21 48
Cliff Melton, W (6-10) 5 4 1 1 1 3 1 3.90 19
Team Totals 10 8 4 3 3 4 1 2.70 40 48

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Paul Derringer, L (14-5) 10 11 5 5 2 4 0 3.14 40 52
Team Totals 10 11 5 5 2 4 0 4.50 40 52
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Tom Dunn, 1B - Babe Pinelli, 2B - (none), 3B - Beans Reardon.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 11,794.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

New York Giants         Cincinnati Reds
1 Jo-Jo Moore LF 1 Billy Werber 3B
2 Billy Jurges SS 2 Lonny Frey 2B
3 Harry Danning C 3 Lee Gamble LF
4 Mel Ott RF 4 Frank McCormick 1B
5 Zeke Bonura 1B 5 Ernie Lombardi C
6 Frank Demaree CF 6 Wally Berger CF
7 Tom Hafey 3B 7 Nino Bongiovanni RF
8 Burgess Whitehead 2B 8 Billy Myers SS
9 Manny Salvo P 9 Paul Derringer P

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