NATIONAL AND AMERICAN LEAGUES
BROOKLYN DODGERS AT NEW YORK GIANTS
08/07/1940
 
NATIONAL AND AMERICAN LEAGUES
BROOKLYN DODGERS AT NEW YORK GIANTS
GAME ID: 839 - WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7TH, 1940 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
Brooklyn Dodgers (54-51) 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 3 7 15 2
New York Giants (61-42) 0 1 0 2 1 0 4 0 X 8 8 0
BROOKLYN BATTING LINESCORE NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
S. Hack 3B 4 0 0 1 0 1 2 .291 6 46
M. Solters LF 5 1 3 1 0 0 0 .286 7 56
P. Reiser CF 5 0 1 0 0 1 4 .334 19 88
I. Goodman RF 5 2 2 2 0 1 1 .288 6 25
S. Davis C 4 1 1 1 1 0 1 .224 5 31
R. Anton 1B 5 0 4 2 0 0 1 .314 2 17
P. Reese SS 4 1 2 0 1 1 3 .266 0 31
E. Leishman 2B 4 1 1 0 0 1 4 .250 0 0
D. Leonard P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .138 0 6
   H. Eisenstat P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .400 0 0
   a-B. Seeds PH 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 .209 0 8
Totals 39 7 15 7 2 6 16      
a - B. Seeds pinch hit for H. Eisenstat in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: I. Goodman (6, 9th Inning off C. Melton, 2 on, 2 outs) M. Solters (15, 7th Inning off C. Melton, 1 on, 2 outs) B. Seeds (2, 9th Inning off C. Melton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Home Runs: I. Goodman (6, 8th Inning off C. Melton, 0 on, 0 outs)
Total Bases: E. Leishman , P. Reiser , P. Reese 2 , I. Goodman 6 , M. Solters 4 , R. Anton 4 , S. Davis , B. Seeds 2
2-out RBI: I. Goodman , M. Solters , R. Anton , S. Davis
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , E. Leishman 2 , P. Reiser , P. Reese
Sac Bunt: D. Leonard
Sac Fly: S. Hack
Team LOB: 9

BASERUNNING
SB: R. Anton (3)

FIELDING
Errors: S. Hack (10) , R. Anton (7)
Double Plays: 1 (Leishman-Davis-Anton)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
T. Wright RF 4 2 1 0 0 1 3 .338 7 46
T. Cuccinello 2B 5 0 1 0 0 1 1 .226 3 31
Z. Bonura 1B 3 1 0 1 1 1 1 .275 21 67
M. Ott 3B 2 2 0 0 3 1 2 .293 27 69
   B. Newsom P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
H. Leiber CF 5 3 3 7 0 0 1 .274 16 60
H. Danning C 4 0 1 0 0 0 0 .303 3 49
D. Litwhiler LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 .167 0 0
   a-C. Wieczorek 3B 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .317 3 10
L. Durocher SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 1 .256 2 39
C. Melton P 3 0 0 0 1 1 4 .175 0 5
   b-T. Hafey LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 0 0
Totals 32 8 8 8 7 5 13      
a - C. Wieczorek substituted for D. Litwhiler in the 9th
b - T. Hafey substituted for C. Melton in the 9th

BATTING
Doubles: T. Wright (13, 7th Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 0 outs) T. Cuccinello (13, 5th Inning off D. Leonard, 1 on, 1 out)
Home Runs: H. Leiber 3 (16, 2nd Inning off D. Leonard, 0 on, 0 outs; 4th Inning off D. Leonard, 1 on, 0 outs; 7th Inning off D. Leonard, 3 on, 1 out)
Total Bases: H. Danning , L. Durocher , D. Litwhiler , T. Wright 2 , H. Leiber 12 , T. Cuccinello 2
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: T. Wright , M. Ott
GIDP: C. Melton
Sac Fly: Z. Bonura
Hit by Pitch: T. Wright
Team LOB: 9
BROOKLYN PITCHING LINESCORE NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
D. Leonard L (11-11) 6.1 7 8 8 4 3 3 120 77 4.10   
H. Eisenstat 1.2 1 0 0 3 2 0 30 12 4.58   
PITCHING
Game Score: D. Leonard 26
Batters Faced: D. Leonard 32, H. Eisenstat 9
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: D. Leonard 5-10, H. Eisenstat 3-0
Pitches - Strikes: D. Leonard 120-77, H. Eisenstat 30-12
Hit Batsmen: D. Leonard
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
C. Melton W (13-7) 8.2 14 7 7 2 5 1 148 88 3.36   
B. Newsom SV (5) 0.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 5 4 2.39   
PITCHING
Game Score: C. Melton 31
Batters Faced: C. Melton 41, B. Newsom 2
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: C. Melton 8-12, B. Newsom 0-0
Pitches - Strikes: C. Melton 148-88, B. Newsom 5-4
Inherited Runners - Scored: B. Newsom 2-1
WP: C. Melton
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: Hank Leiber
Ballpark: Polo Grounds IV
Weather: Partly Cloudy (63 degrees), wind blowing right to left at 13 mph
Start Time: 8:05 PM ET
Time: 2:56
Attendance: 13370
Special Notes: Hank Leiber ties the NL regular season game record for home runs with 3.
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