NYA @ NY1
Final Score: NYA 5 - NY1 1
Game Information
- Ballpark
- Polo Grounds V
- Attendance
- 37,385
- Game Duration
- 127 minutes
- Day/Night
- Day
- Winning Pitcher
- Monte Pearson
- Losing Pitcher
- Hal Schumacher
- Save
- Johnny Murphy
Umpires
- Home Plate
- Steve Basil
- First Base
- Bill Stewart
- Second Base
- Red Ormsby
- Third Base
- George Barr
Line Score
NYA Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Bill Dickey | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Joe DiMaggio | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Lou Gehrig | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .200 |
| Myril Hoag | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Tony Lazzeri | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| Johnny Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Monte Pearson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Red Rolfe | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .500 |
| George Selkirk | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Team Totals | 36 | 5 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
NY1 Batting
| Player | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | 2B | 3B | HR | SB | AVG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Wally Berger | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Don Brennan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Lou Chiozza | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Harry Danning | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Sam Leslie | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Johnny McCarthy | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .333 |
| Cliff Melton | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Jo-Jo Moore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Mel Ott | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Jimmy Ripple | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .250 |
| Hal Schumacher | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Burgess Whitehead | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 |
| Team Totals | 32 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .156 |
NYA Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Murphy (SV) | SV | 0.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Monte Pearson (W) | W | 8.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1.04 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1.00 | |
NY1 Pitching
| Pitcher | Dec | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO | HR | ERA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Don Brennan | - | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Cliff Melton | - | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Hal Schumacher (L) | L | 6.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Team Totals | 9.0 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 4.00 | |
New York Yankees at New York Giants, October 8, 1937
On October 8, 1937, the New York Yankees defeated the New York Giants 5-1 at Polo Grounds V in a World Series game. Retrosheet records attendance of 37,385, a running time of 127 minutes, and a day start for this game. The line score has the New York Yankees crossing the plate in the second, third, fourth, and fifth; the third brought 2 runs. The New York Giants' only run came in the seventh inning. Hits were 9 for the New York Yankees and 5 for the New York Giants, with 0 and 4 errors. Monte Pearson was the winning pitcher, allowing 1 earned run on 5 hits in 8.2 innings. The loss was charged to Hal Schumacher after 6.0 innings and 5 runs. The save went to Johnny Murphy. The New York Giants' pitching table lists Don Brennan, Cliff Melton, and Hal Schumacher. For the New York Yankees, Myril Hoag went 2 for 4. Behind the plate was umpire Steve Basil.
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