October 7, 1937 World Series Game 2 at Yankee Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1937 World Series Game 2

Game 1
NYY  8
NYG  1
Game 2
NYY  8
NYG  1
Game 3
NYY  5
@NYG  1
Game 4
NYG  7
NYY  3
Game 5
NYY  4
@NYG  2

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 57,675

Thursday, October 7, 1937
Time of Game: 2:11

Giants

Bill Terry

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Giants          1  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    1  7  0
Yankees         0  0  0   0  2  4   2  0  X    8 12  0

W: R Ruffing (1-0), L: C Melton (0-1)

Yankees

Joe McCarthy

BATTING

New York Giants              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
J Moore LF                    5   0   2   0    0   1  .444 1.000    0    2   0   2B
D Bartell SS                  4   1   2   0    0   2  .375  .875    0    3   5   2B
M Ott 3B                      4   0   1   1    0   0  .125  .250    0    2   1   
J Ripple RF                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .143  .393    0    0   0   
J McCarthy 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .125  .250    0    8   1   
L Chiozza CF                  4   0   1   0    0   1  .250  .500    0    3   0   
G Mancuso C                   4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    4   0   
B Whitehead 2B                3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .929    0    2   3   
C Melton P                    1   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .500    0    0   0   
  H Gumbert P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  D Coffman P                 1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   1   
  S Leslie PH                 0   0   0   0    1   0                0    0   0   
Totals                       34   1   7   1    3   8                    24  11

BATTING

2B: D Bartell (1, off R Ruffing); J Moore (1, off R Ruffing).

TB: J Moore 3; D Bartell 3; B Whitehead; M Ott; L Chiozza.

RBI: M Ott (1).

Team LOB: 9.

With RISP: 1 for 8.

FIELDING

DP: 1. D Bartell-B Whitehead-J McCarthy.

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Crosetti SS                 5   0   0   0    0   2  .111  .311    0    1   4   
R Rolfe 3B                    5   0   0   0    0   0  .111  .311    0    0   3   
J DiMaggio CF                 4   1   2   0    0   1  .500 1.000    0    4   0   
L Gehrig 1B                   2   1   1   0    2   0  .250  .875    0   11   0   
B Dickey C                    4   1   2   1    0   1  .429  .929    0    8   0   
M Hoag LF                     4   2   1   1    0   0  .125  .375    0    2   0   2B
G Selkirk RF                  4   2   2   3    0   0  .375  .875    0    1   0   2B
T Lazzeri 2B                  3   1   2   0    1   0  .429 1.357    0    0   2   IW
R Ruffing P                   4   0   2   3    0   0  .500 1.250    0    0   2   2B,GDP
Totals                       35   8  12   8    3   4                    27  11

BATTING

2B: M Hoag (1, off C Melton); R Ruffing (1, off H Gumbert); G Selkirk (1, off H Gumbert).

IBB: T Lazzeri (1, by H Gumbert).

TB: R Ruffing 3; G Selkirk 3; T Lazzeri 2; B Dickey 2; M Hoag 2; J DiMaggio 2; L Gehrig.

GIDP: R Ruffing (1).

RBI: R Ruffing 3 (3); G Selkirk 3 (5); B Dickey (2); M Hoag (1).

Team LOB: 6.

With RISP: 5 for 13.

PITCHING

New York Giants               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
C Melton, L (0-1)              4     6   2   2    1   2   0   4.50   18     -       ·  ·      5· 4· 0· 6     43    -     1.13  -0.10
H Gumbert                      1.1   4   4   4    1   1   0  27.00    9     -       ·  ·      3· 1· 0· 3          2-0    1.30  -0.10
D Coffman                      2.2   2   2   2    1   1   0   4.15   11     -       ·  ·      4· 3· 0· 2          1-0    0.06  -0.00
Totals                         8    12   8   8    3   4   0          38     -       ·  ·     12· 8· 0·11          3-0

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Ruffing, W (1-0)             9     7   1   1    3   8   0   1.00   37     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 7     74    -     0.57   0.29
Totals                         9     7   1   1    3   8   0          37     -       ·  ·     11· 8· 0· 7           -

C Melton faced 4 batters in the 5th inning.

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: H Gumbert (1; T Lazzeri).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - Barr, 1B - Basil, 2B - Stewart, 3B - Ormsby.

Time of Game: 2:11.

Attendance: 57,675.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   New York Giants               New York Yankees                     
1. J Moore              LF    1. F Crosetti           SS 
2. D Bartell            SS    2. R Rolfe              3B 
3. M Ott                3B    3. J DiMaggio           CF 
4. J Ripple             RF    4. L Gehrig             1B 
5. J McCarthy           1B    5. B Dickey             C  
6. L Chiozza            CF    6. M Hoag               LF 
7. G Mancuso            C     7. G Selkirk            RF 
8. B Whitehead          2B    8. T Lazzeri            2B 
9. C Melton             P     9. R Ruffing            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 6   1  1-2  12-      15%  91% G Selkirk       H Gumbert       Double; Dickey Scores; Hoag Scores
   b 5   0  1-1  12-      10%  78% R Ruffing       C Melton        Single to LF; Selkirk Scores; Lazzeri to 2B
   b 5   0  1-0  -2-      10%  62% G Selkirk       C Melton        Single to RF; Hoag Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-      -9%  40% M Ott           R Ruffing       Single to RF; Bartell Scores; Ott to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   b 5   0  1-0  ---       8%  52% M Hoag          C Melton        Double to RF

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Giants Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Ruffing facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  J Moore         Strikeout
          ---      49%  D Bartell       Double to LF
   R      -2-      40%  M Ott           Single to RF; Bartell Scores; Ott to 2B/Adv on throw to Hm
   O      -2-      43%  J Ripple        Strikeout
   O      -2-      46%  J McCarthy      Strikeout
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Cliff Melton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      43%  F Crosetti      Strikeout
   O      ---      42%  R Rolfe         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      41%  J DiMaggio      Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Ruffing facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      43%  L Chiozza       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      44%  G Mancuso       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      46%  B Whitehead     Flyball: RF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Cliff Melton facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      43%  L Gehrig        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      41%  B Dickey        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      40%  M Hoag          Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Ruffing facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      42%  C Melton        Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      44%  J Moore         Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      43%  D Bartell       Single to LF
   O      1--      45%  M Ott           Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Cliff Melton facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      42%  G Selkirk       Popfly: 3B
          ---      45%  T Lazzeri       Single
   OO     1--      39%  R Ruffing       Ground Ball Double Play: SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Ruffing facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      41%  J Ripple        Popfly: SS
   O      ---      43%  J McCarthy      Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      44%  L Chiozza       Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Cliff Melton facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      41%  F Crosetti      Popfly: SS (Deep SS-3B Hole)
   O      ---      39%  R Rolfe         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      41%  J DiMaggio      Single to CF
          1--      43%  L Gehrig        Walk; DiMaggio to 2B
   O      12-      37%  B Dickey        Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Giants Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Ruffing facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      40%  G Mancuso       Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      42%  B Whitehead     Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      41%  C Melton        Walk
          1--      39%  J Moore         Single to RF; Melton to 2B
   O      12-      43%  D Bartell       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Cliff Melton facing 6-7-8
          ---      52%  M Hoag          Double to RF
   R      -2-      62%  G Selkirk       Single to RF; Hoag Scores
          1--      68%  T Lazzeri       Single to LF; Selkirk to 2B
   R      12-      78%  R Ruffing       Single to LF; Selkirk Scores; Lazzeri to 2B
                  Harry Gumbert replaces Cliff Melton pitching and batting 9th
   O      12-      73%  F Crosetti      Flyball: LF
   O      12-      70%  R Rolfe         Groundout: 2B-SS/Forceout at 2B; Lazzeri to 3B
   O      1-3      65%  J DiMaggio      Strikeout
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 2.

Top of the 6th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-2, Red Ruffing facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      68%  M Ott           Flyball: CF
   O      ---      71%  J Ripple        Flyball: CF
   O      ---      73%  J McCarthy      Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 2.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Harry Gumbert facing 4-5-6
          ---      76%  L Gehrig        Single to 3B (Ground Ball)
          1--      81%  B Dickey        Single to CF; Gehrig to 2B
   O      12-      76%  M Hoag          Bunt Groundout: 1B-3B/Forceout at 3B; Dickey to 2B
   RR     12-      91%  G Selkirk       Double; Dickey Scores; Hoag Scores
          -2-      91%  T Lazzeri       Intentional Walk
   RR     12-      97%  R Ruffing       Double to LF; Selkirk Scores; Lazzeri Scores
                  Dick Coffman replaces Harry Gumbert pitching and batting 9th
   O      -2-      97%  F Crosetti      Flyball: CF; Ruffing to 3B
   O      --3      96%  R Rolfe         Groundout: 2B-1B
                  4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 6.

Top of the 7th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-6, Red Ruffing facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      97%  L Chiozza       Strikeout
   O      ---      98%  G Mancuso       Groundout: P-1B
          ---      97%  B Whitehead     Walk
   O      1--      98%  D Coffman       Strikeout Looking
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 6.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 6-1, Dick Coffman facing 3-4-5
          ---      98%  J DiMaggio      Single to LF
          1--      99%  L Gehrig        Walk; DiMaggio to 2B
   R      12-     100%  B Dickey        Single to CF; DiMaggio Scores; Gehrig to 3B
   RO     1-3     100%  M Hoag          Flyball: CF; Gehrig Scores
   O      1--     100%  G Selkirk       Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      99%  T Lazzeri       Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 8.

Top of the 8th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-8, Red Ruffing facing 1-2-3
          ---      99%  J Moore         Double to LF
   O      -2-      99%  D Bartell       Strikeout
   O      -2-     100%  M Ott           Flyball: CF
   O      -2-     100%  J Ripple        Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 8.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 8-1, Dick Coffman facing 9-1-2
   O      ---     100%  R Ruffing       Flyball: LF
   O      ---     100%  F Crosetti      Strikeout Looking
   O      ---     100%  R Rolfe         Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 8.

Top of the 9th, Giants Batting, Behind 1-8, Red Ruffing facing 5-6-7
   O      ---     100%  J McCarthy      Flyball: LF
          ---     100%  L Chiozza       Single to LF
   O      1--     100%  G Mancuso       Strikeout Looking
          1--     100%  B Whitehead     Single to CF; Chiozza to 2B
                  Sam Leslie pinch hits for Dick Coffman batting 9th
          12-     100%  S Leslie        Walk; Chiozza to 3B; Whitehead to 2B
   O      123     100%  J Moore         Groundout: 3B-1B
        0 runs, 2 hits, 0 errors, 3 LOB. Giants 1, Yankees 8.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA193710070

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

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Play-by-Play Explanation