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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Giants

1942-06-30 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 3252 · 1:41

New York Giants defeated Philadelphia Phillies 4–3. New York Giants put up 2 in the 3rd. Cliff Melton earned the win. Stan Benjamin went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	7
NY1	1	0	2	1	0	0	0	0		4	10

W: Cliff Melton L: Johnny Podgajny SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ziggy Sears · 1B: Bill Stewart · 2B: (none) · 3B: Tom Dunn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Danny Murtaugh	3	0	1	0	0	2
Stan Benjamin	4	1	2	2	0	0
Ernie Koy	4	0	1	0	0	2
Danny Litwhiler	4	1	1	0	0	1
Al Glossop	4	0	1	0	0	0
Bobby Bragan	2	0	0	0	0	0
Nick Etten	3	0	0	1	0	0
Mickey Livingston	3	0	0	0	0	1
Johnny Podgajny	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lloyd Waner	0	0	0	0	1	0
Earl Naylor	1	1	1	0	0	0
Pinky May	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bennie Warren	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Billy Werber	4	2	3	0	0
Billy Jurges	3	0	1	0	1
Mel Ott	4	1	1	1	0
Johnny Mize	4	0	1	1	0
Babe Barna	4	0	0	0	0
Willard Marshall	2	1	1	0	1
Harry Danning	2	0	0	0	1
Mickey Witek	3	0	1	0	0
Cliff Melton	3	0	2	1	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Johnny Podgajny	5.0	8	2
Sam Nahem	2.0	2	0
Rube Melton	1.0	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cliff Melton	9.0	7	1	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Danny Murtaugh: S5/G
Stan Benjamin: 8/F
Ernie Koy: PO1(1343)
Ernie Koy: K

Bot 1

Billy Werber: S8
Billy Jurges: S9.1-3
Mel Ott: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H
Johnny Mize: 7/F

Top 2

Danny Litwhiler: S8
Al Glossop: S5.1-2
Bobby Bragan: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
Nick Etten: 53.3-H;2-3
Mickey Livingston: K

Bot 2

Babe Barna: 63
Willard Marshall: W
Harry Danning: W.1-2
Mickey Witek: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Johnny Podgajny: 3/G
Danny Murtaugh: K
Stan Benjamin: S9.BX2(94)

Bot 3

Cliff Melton: S7
Billy Werber: S9.1-2
Billy Jurges: 5(2)3/GDP.1-2
Mel Ott: D/F7D.2-H
Johnny Mize: S8.2-H
Babe Barna: 2/FL

Top 4

Ernie Koy: 7/F
Danny Litwhiler: K
Al Glossop: 7/L

Bot 4

Willard Marshall: E4/G.B-1
Harry Danning: 7/F
Mickey Witek: S7.1-3
Cliff Melton: S8.3-H(UR);1-3
Billy Werber: 8(B)2(3)/F/DP

Top 5

Bobby Bragan: 43
Nick Etten: 5/FL
Mickey Livingston: 8/F

Bot 5

Billy Jurges: 53
Mel Ott: 6/P
Johnny Mize: 2/FL

Top 6

Lloyd Waner: W
Danny Murtaugh: K
Stan Benjamin: 53.1-2
Ernie Koy: S6/G.2-3
Danny Litwhiler: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Babe Barna: 6/P
Willard Marshall: S9
Harry Danning: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Al Glossop: 6/P
Bobby Bragan: 13
Nick Etten: 7/F

Bot 7

Mickey Witek: 63
Cliff Melton: 63
Billy Werber: S8.BX2(84)

Top 8

Mickey Livingston: 63
Earl Naylor: S7
Pinky May: 13.1-2
Stan Benjamin: HR/7.2-H
Ernie Koy: K

Bot 8

Billy Jurges: W
Mel Ott: 64(1)/FO
Johnny Mize: 4/P
Babe Barna: 43

Top 9

Danny Litwhiler: 53
Al Glossop: 2/FL
Bennie Warren: K

Notes & reviews

The lights were turned on during Danning's at bat.

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