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Scores
Standings
PHA
@BOS		2
3
PHA
@BOS		3
1
SLB
@CHW		5
6		 
(10)
SLB
@CHW		5
4
CLE
@DET		2
1
CLE
@DET		2
4
NYY
@WSH		2
1
NYY
@WSH		3
2
PIT
@CIN		7
1
PIT
@CIN		1
4
BRO
@NYG		8
26
BRO
@NYG		5
4		 
(7)
BSN
@PHI		1
2		 
(14)
BSN
@PHI		2
2
CHC
@STL		0
5
CHC
@STL		5
7
Sunday, April 30, 1944,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:58
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Dodgers
8
4-6
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Giants
26
7-2
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Harry Feldman (1-1)
L: Rube Melton (0-1)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         2  0  0   5  0  0   1  0  0    8 12  2
Giants          3  4  4   5  0  2   0  8  X   26 18  2

Brooklyn Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Frenchy Bordagaray RF-LF 5 2 1 1 0 1 .235 .581 2 0
Dixie Walker LF 4 1 2 0 0 0 .425 1.050 3 0
   Paul Waner RF 1 0 1 0 0 0 .167 .570 1 0 2B
Luis Olmo 2B 5 0 1 2 0 0 .311 .711 3 2
Augie Galan CF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .333 .816 2 0
   Lloyd Waner CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
Howie Schultz 1B 4 2 3 2 1 0 .390 1.176 6 0 2·HR,SB
Bill Hart SS 3 1 1 0 2 1 .174 .457 3 0 SB
Bobby Bragan 3B 5 1 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 0 3 GDP
Mickey Owen C 2 1 2 1 1 0 .216 .536 3 1 2B
   Roy Jarvis C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 1 0
Rube Melton P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Whit Wyatt 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
   Les Webber P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333 1.833 0 0
   Chink Zachary P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
   Fritz Ostermueller P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0 0
   Clancy Smyres 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
   Tommy Warren P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0 0 GDP
Team Totals 39 8 12 7 4 5 .308 .885 24 6
2B: P Waner (1); M Owen (1).
HR: H Schultz 2 (4).
TB: H Schultz 9; M Owen 3; P Waner 2; D Walker 2; L Olmo; B Hart; A Galan; F Bordagaray.
GIDP: B Bragan (1); T Warren (1).
RBI: H Schultz 2 (11); L Olmo 2 (4); A Galan (8); M Owen (2); F Bordagaray (3).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
E: D Walker (1); L Olmo (3).
Baserunning
SB: H Schultz (2, -1st base off  POCS); B Hart (1, -1st base off  POCS).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Johnny Rucker CF 7 3 2 0 0 2 .385 .967 3 0 3B,2B
George Hausmann 2B 5 2 1 2 1 1 .200 .557 1 3 2B,SH
Mel Ott RF 2 6 2 1 5 0 .172 .821 2 0 SB
Joe Medwick LF 4 5 2 1 3 0 .389 1.061 0 0 2B
Phil Weintraub 1B 5 5 4 11 2 0 .333 1.100 11 1 HR,3B,2·2B
Ernie Lombardi C 5 1 3 7 2 0 .387 1.048 5 0 2·2B
Hal Luby 3B 4 0 1 2 2 0 .273 .685 0 0
Buddy Kerr SS 5 2 1 1 1 1 .212 .621 5 3 HR
Cliff Melton P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .167 .333 0 2
   Harry Feldman P 3 2 2 1 1 0 .667 1.750 0 1 2B
Team Totals 42 26 18 26 17 5 .429 1.450 27 10
2B: G Hausmann (2); H Feldman (1); J Rucker (4); J Medwick (5); E Lombardi 2 (2); P Weintraub 2 (3).
3B: J Rucker (1); P Weintraub (1).
HR: B Kerr (1); P Weintraub (1).
SH: G Hausmann (4).
TB: P Weintraub 11; E Lombardi 5; J Rucker 5; B Kerr 4; J Medwick 3; H Feldman 3; M Ott 2; G Hausmann 2; H Luby.
RBI: P Weintraub 11 (12); E Lombardi 7 (13); H Luby 2 (5); G Hausmann 2 (3); B Kerr (6); J Medwick (5); M Ott (5); H Feldman (1).
Team LOB: 10.
Fielding
DP: 2. G Hausmann-B Kerr-P Weintraub; H Feldman-B Kerr-P Weintraub.
E: B Kerr (2); C Melton (1).
Baserunning
SB: M Ott (1, -1st base off  POCS).

Brooklyn Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Rube Melton, L (0-1) 1 2 3 3 3 1 0 6.43 8 35
Les Webber 0.1 1 4 4 4 1 0 4.97 6
Chink Zachary 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2
Fritz Ostermueller 1.2 2 4 4 2 1 0 3.86 9
Tommy Warren 5 13 15 11 6 2 2 8.31 35
Team Totals 8 18 26 22 17 5 2 24.75 60 35

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Cliff Melton 3.1 7 7 3 0 2 1 7.94 19 28
Harry Feldman, W (1-1) 5.2 5 1 1 4 3 1 0.90 24
Team Totals 9 12 8 4 4 5 2 4.00 43 28
Balks: None.
WP: R Melton (1); T Warren (1); C Melton (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Beans Reardon, 1B - Tom Dunn, 2B - (none), 3B - Larry Goetz.
Time of Game: 2:58.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Brooklyn Dodgers         New York Giants
1 Frenchy Bordagaray RF 1 Johnny Rucker CF
2 Dixie Walker LF 2 George Hausmann 2B
3 Luis Olmo 2B 3 Mel Ott RF
4 Augie Galan CF 4 Joe Medwick LF
5 Howie Schultz 1B 5 Phil Weintraub 1B
6 Bill Hart SS 6 Ernie Lombardi C
7 Bobby Bragan 3B 7 Hal Luby 3B
8 Mickey Owen C 8 Buddy Kerr SS
9 Rube Melton P 9 Cliff Melton P

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