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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Giants

1942-08-15 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 2:14

New York Giants defeated Philadelphia Phillies 5–3. New York Giants put up 2 in the 3rd. Ace Adams earned the win. Mel Ott 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	1	0	0	1	0	0	3	12
NY1	0	0	2	0	0	1	0	2		5	9

W: Ace Adams L: Tommy Hughes SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pinky May	5	0	1	0	0	0
Danny Murtaugh	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ron Northey	5	0	1	0	0	0
Danny Litwhiler	4	2	2	0	1	0
Nick Etten	5	0	4	2	0	0
Earl Naylor	3	0	1	0	0	0
Al Glossop	3	0	2	0	1	0
Mickey Livingston	3	0	0	0	1	0
Tommy Hughes	3	0	0	0	0	2

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buster Maynard	3	0	0	0	1	0
Mickey Witek	3	1	0	0	1	0
Mel Ott	4	1	2	2	0	1
Johnny Mize	4	2	2	0	0	0
Babe Young	2	1	2	2	2	0
Babe Barna	4	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gus Mancuso	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Lohrman	2	0	1	0	0	0
Ace Adams	1	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tommy Hughes	8.0	9	4	3

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lohrman	6.1	9	2	2
Ace Adams	2.2	3	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Pinky May: 43
Danny Murtaugh: 43
Ron Northey: 63

Bot 1

Buster Maynard: 3/P
Mickey Witek: 7
Mel Ott: S
Johnny Mize: 5/P

Top 2

Danny Litwhiler: S
Nick Etten: S.1-3
Earl Naylor: 46(1)3/GDP.3-H
Al Glossop: S
Mickey Livingston: 63

Bot 2

Babe Young: W
Babe Barna: 36(1)/FO
Billy Jurges: 16(1)/FO.B-2(E6/TH)
Gus Mancuso: K

Top 3

Tommy Hughes: 13
Pinky May: 9/L
Danny Murtaugh: E5/TH
Ron Northey: 43

Bot 3

Bill Lohrman: S
Buster Maynard: 64(1)3/GDP
Mickey Witek: W
Mel Ott: HR/9/L.1-H
Johnny Mize: 9

Top 4

Danny Litwhiler: D5
Nick Etten: S.2-H
Earl Naylor: CS2(26)
Earl Naylor: S/BG
Al Glossop: 7
Mickey Livingston: WP.1-2
Mickey Livingston: W
Tommy Hughes: K

Bot 4

Babe Young: W
Babe Barna: 46(1)3/GDP
Billy Jurges: 43

Top 5

Pinky May: S
Danny Murtaugh: 234/SH.1-2
Ron Northey: E4.2-3
Danny Litwhiler: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Gus Mancuso: 3/P
Bill Lohrman: 43
Buster Maynard: W
Mickey Witek: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Nick Etten: S
Earl Naylor: 34/SH.1-2
Al Glossop: W
Mickey Livingston: 7
Tommy Hughes: K

Bot 6

Mel Ott: K
Johnny Mize: T7
Babe Young: WP.3-H
Babe Young: S
Babe Barna: 64(1)/FO
Billy Jurges: S.1-3
Gus Mancuso: 4(1)/FO

Top 7

Pinky May: 43
Danny Murtaugh: S
Ron Northey: 7/L
Danny Litwhiler: SB2
Danny Litwhiler: W
Nick Etten: S.2-H;1-3
Earl Naylor: 43

Bot 7

Ace Adams: K/C
Buster Maynard: 7
Mickey Witek: 9

Top 8

Al Glossop: S
Mickey Livingston: 16(1)/FO
Tommy Hughes: 13/SH.1-2
Pinky May: 9/L

Bot 8

Mel Ott: 9
Johnny Mize: S
Babe Young: HR/9.1-H
Babe Barna: S
Billy Jurges: 43.1-2
Gus Mancuso: 7

Top 9

Danny Murtaugh: 7
Ron Northey: S
Danny Litwhiler: 8
Nick Etten: 5/L