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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1941-04-21 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 17910 · 2:18

New York Giants defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 7–5. New York Giants put up 2 in the 2nd. Johnnie Wittig earned the win and Bob Carpenter picked up the save. Dolph Camilli went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	1	0	2	0	1	0	1	0	5	8
NY1	0	2	2	0	1	0	0	2		7	7

W: Johnnie Wittig L: Kirby Higbe SV: Bob Carpenter

Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: (none) · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pee Wee Reese	4	0	0	0	1	2
Paul Waner	4	0	1	0	1	0
Pete Reiser	3	0	1	0	2	0
Joe Medwick	4	1	1	0	1	1
Cookie Lavagetto	3	2	1	0	1	0
Dolph Camilli	3	2	2	2	1	0
Alex Kampouris	3	0	1	1	1	0
Mickey Owen	4	0	0	1	0	0
Kirby Higbe	4	0	1	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	3	0	1	0	1	0
Burgess Whitehead	4	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Danning	4	1	1	0	0	0
Mel Ott	2	2	1	1	1	0
Babe Young	3	3	1	0	1	0
Jo-Jo Moore	4	0	1	2	0	1
Joe Orengo	2	1	1	1	2	0
Billy Jurges	3	0	1	2	1	0
Bump Hadley	2	0	0	0	0	1
Johnnie Wittig	2	0	0	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	8.0	7	6	3

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bump Hadley	6.0	6	6	1
Johnnie Wittig	2.1	2	2	3
Bob Carpenter	0.2	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pee Wee Reese: W
Paul Waner: 46(1)3/GDP
Pete Reiser: W
Joe Medwick: 8

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: W
Burgess Whitehead: 9
Harry Danning: 63.1-2
Mel Ott: 63

Top 2

Cookie Lavagetto: D
Dolph Camilli: S.2-H
Alex Kampouris: 46(1)/FO
Mickey Owen: 7
Kirby Higbe: 4

Bot 2

Babe Young: E3
Jo-Jo Moore: 6
Joe Orengo: W.1-2
Billy Jurges: D.2-H(UR);1-H
Bump Hadley: 43.2-3
Johnny Rucker: 43

Top 3

Pee Wee Reese: 1/L
Paul Waner: 9
Pete Reiser: 163

Bot 3

Burgess Whitehead: 4
Harry Danning: 3/G
Mel Ott: W
Babe Young: S.1-2
Jo-Jo Moore: D.2-H;1-H
Joe Orengo: 8

Top 4

Joe Medwick: S
Cookie Lavagetto: W.1-2
Dolph Camilli: W.2-3;1-2
Alex Kampouris: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Mickey Owen: 7.3-H
Kirby Higbe: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Billy Jurges: 3/FL
Bump Hadley: K/C
Johnny Rucker: 5/FL

Top 5

Pee Wee Reese: K
Paul Waner: S
Pete Reiser: 3/G.1-2
Joe Medwick: W
Cookie Lavagetto: 6

Bot 5

Burgess Whitehead: 43
Harry Danning: 63
Mel Ott: HR
Babe Young: 63

Top 6

Dolph Camilli: E6
Alex Kampouris: S.1-3
Mickey Owen: 54(1)3/GDP.3-H(UR)
Kirby Higbe: S
Pee Wee Reese: 9

Bot 6

Jo-Jo Moore: 43
Joe Orengo: W
Billy Jurges: CS2(26)
Billy Jurges: 43

Top 7

Paul Waner: 3/FL
Pete Reiser: D
Joe Medwick: K
Cookie Lavagetto: 53

Bot 7

Johnnie Wittig: K/C
Johnny Rucker: S
Burgess Whitehead: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Dolph Camilli: HR
Alex Kampouris: 5/L
Mickey Owen: 63
Kirby Higbe: K

Bot 8

Harry Danning: S
Mel Ott: 34/SH.1-2
Babe Young: IW
Jo-Jo Moore: K/C
Joe Orengo: D.2-H;1-3
Billy Jurges: IW
Johnnie Wittig: WP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Johnnie Wittig: 43

Top 9

Pee Wee Reese: K/C
Paul Waner: W
Pete Reiser: W.1-2
Joe Medwick: 4(B)3(1)/DP