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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1942-08-03 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · 8 innings · Att: 57305 · 2:25

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated New York Giants 7–4. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 4 in the 5th. Whit Wyatt earned the win. Dolph Camilli went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Whit Wyatt L: Van Mungo SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Magerkurth · 1B: Lou Jorda · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Barr · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pee Wee Reese	4	2	2	0	0	1
Augie Galan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dixie Walker	4	2	1	3	0	0
Joe Medwick	2	1	1	0	2	0
Dolph Camilli	4	1	2	4	0	2
Lew Riggs	4	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Herman	4	0	0	0	0	2
Mickey Owen	4	0	0	0	0	0
Whit Wyatt	4	1	2	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	5	1	1	0	0	0
Billy Werber	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mel Ott	3	0	1	1	1	0
Babe Young	4	1	1	1	0	2
Willard Marshall	4	1	1	0	0	0
Buster Maynard	4	1	1	0	0	2
Harry Danning	4	0	2	1	0	0
Mickey Witek	4	0	1	1	0	0
Van Mungo	2	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Mize	1	0	0	0	0	0
Babe Barna	1	0	1	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Whit Wyatt	8.0	10	1	6

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Van Mungo	4.2	7	1	4
Ace Adams	1.1	1	0	1
Harry Feldman	2.0	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pee Wee Reese: 63
Augie Galan: 43
Dixie Walker: 3/G

Bot 1

Dick Bartell: 5/FL
Billy Werber: 43
Mel Ott: W
Babe Young: K/C

Top 2

Joe Medwick: 13
Dolph Camilli: K
Lew Riggs: S
Billy Herman: K

Bot 2

Willard Marshall: S
Buster Maynard: K
Harry Danning: S.1-2
Mickey Witek: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Mickey Owen: 9
Whit Wyatt: D
Pee Wee Reese: S.2-3
Augie Galan: 2/FL
Dixie Walker: HR.3-H;1-H
Joe Medwick: S
Dolph Camilli: K

Bot 3

Van Mungo: K
Dick Bartell: 8
Billy Werber: 13

Top 4

Lew Riggs: 31
Billy Herman: 9
Mickey Owen: 8

Bot 4

Mel Ott: 43
Babe Young: HR
Willard Marshall: E1
Buster Maynard: S.1-2
Harry Danning: D.2-H(UR);1-3
Mickey Witek: S.3-H;2-3
Van Mungo: K+CS2(26)/DP

Top 5

Whit Wyatt: K
Pee Wee Reese: S
Augie Galan: 6
Dixie Walker: E3.1-2
Joe Medwick: W.2-3;1-2
Dolph Camilli: HR.3-H(UR);2-H(UR);1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Lew Riggs: 43

Bot 5

Dick Bartell: 63
Billy Werber: 8
Mel Ott: S
Babe Young: K+E2.1-2;B-1
Willard Marshall: 63

Top 6

Billy Herman: 53
Mickey Owen: 8
Whit Wyatt: S
Pee Wee Reese: K

Bot 6

Buster Maynard: K23
Harry Danning: E4
Mickey Witek: 4
Johnny Mize: 2/FL

Top 7

Augie Galan: 4/L
Dixie Walker: 43
Joe Medwick: W
Dolph Camilli: S.1-2
Lew Riggs: 7

Bot 7

Dick Bartell: D
Billy Werber: S.2-3
Mel Ott: E3.3-H;1-2
Babe Young: 6
Willard Marshall: 2/FL
Buster Maynard: 5/FL

Top 8

Billy Herman: K
Mickey Owen: 2/FL
Whit Wyatt: 9

Bot 8

Harry Danning: 43
Mickey Witek: 7
Babe Barna: S
Dick Bartell: 8

Notes & reviews

Game called for darkness; partial 9th inning negated; lights were shut off at predetermined time due to wartime dimout restrictions in New York

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