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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1942-08-06 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 15281 · 2:20

New York Giants defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 8–0. New York Giants put up 4 in the 4th. Hal Schumacher earned the win. Mel Ott went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7
NY1	0	0	0	4	2	0	2	0		8	12

W: Hal Schumacher L: Johnny Allen SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Pee Wee Reese	4	1	1	0
Billy Herman	4	1	0	1
Dixie Walker	4	2	0	0
Joe Medwick	2	0	0	0
Dolph Camilli	3	1	1	0
Arky Vaughan	4	0	0	0
Augie Galan	3	0	1	0
Mickey Owen	2	0	0	0
Johnny Allen	2	0	0	1
Johnny Rizzo	2	1	0	0
Billy Sullivan	2	1	0	0
Lew Riggs	1	0	0	0
Max Macon	0	0	1	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	4	1	3	2	1	0
Mickey Witek	5	2	1	1	0	1
Mel Ott	4	2	3	3	0	0
Babe Young	4	1	2	0	0	0
Babe Barna	3	0	1	0	1	1
Buster Maynard	4	1	1	2	0	0
Dick Bartell	3	0	0	0	1	2
Gus Mancuso	3	0	1	0	1	0
Hal Schumacher	4	1	0	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Allen	4.2	9	0	3
Ed Head	2.1	3	2	1
Hugh Casey	1.0	0	2	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Schumacher	9.0	7	4	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pee Wee Reese: S
Billy Herman: 46(1)/FO
Dixie Walker: 9
Joe Medwick: 43

Bot 1

Billy Werber: S
Mickey Witek: K
Mel Ott: CS2(16)
Mel Ott: 43

Top 2

Dolph Camilli: W
Arky Vaughan: 5
Augie Galan: 13.1-2
Mickey Owen: 53

Bot 2

Babe Young: 43
Babe Barna: 43
Buster Maynard: 8

Top 3

Johnny Allen: K/C
Pee Wee Reese: W
Billy Herman: K/C
Dixie Walker: 5

Bot 3

Dick Bartell: 7
Gus Mancuso: 8
Hal Schumacher: 63

Top 4

Joe Medwick: 43
Dolph Camilli: S
Arky Vaughan: CS2(26)
Arky Vaughan: 31

Bot 4

Billy Werber: S
Mickey Witek: 16(1)/FO
Mel Ott: HR.1-H
Babe Young: D
Babe Barna: K
Buster Maynard: HR.2-H
Dick Bartell: K

Top 5

Augie Galan: 7
Mickey Owen: 63
Johnny Allen: 6

Bot 5

Gus Mancuso: S
Hal Schumacher: 26(1)/FO
Billy Werber: HR.1-H
Mickey Witek: 43
Mel Ott: S
Babe Young: D.1-3
Babe Barna: W
Buster Maynard: 13

Top 6

Pee Wee Reese: 43
Billy Herman: 9
Dixie Walker: S
Johnny Rizzo: S.1-2
Dolph Camilli: 6

Bot 6

Dick Bartell: K
Gus Mancuso: W
Hal Schumacher: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Arky Vaughan: 31
Augie Galan: 7
Billy Sullivan: 43

Bot 7

Billy Werber: 53
Mickey Witek: HR
Mel Ott: HR
Babe Young: 43
Babe Barna: S
Buster Maynard: 54(1)/FO

Top 8

Lew Riggs: 43
Pee Wee Reese: 2/FL
Billy Herman: S
Dixie Walker: S.1-3(E8);B-2
Johnny Rizzo: 63

Bot 8

Dick Bartell: W
Gus Mancuso: SB2
Gus Mancuso: SB3
Gus Mancuso: 7
Hal Schumacher: K
Billy Werber: W
Mickey Witek: 9

Top 9

Dolph Camilli: 9
Arky Vaughan: 43
Augie Galan: W
Billy Sullivan: S.1-2
Max Macon: W.2-3;1-2
Pee Wee Reese: 64(1)/FO