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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Giants

1942-08-16 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 14955 · 2:20

New York Giants defeated Philadelphia Phillies 6–5. New York Giants put up 4 in the 1st. Harry Feldman earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Harry Feldman L: Lefty Hoerst SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lloyd Waner	5	0	1	0	0	0
Danny Murtaugh	4	0	1	0	0	1
Ron Northey	3	1	0	0	2	2
Danny Litwhiler	3	1	0	1	2	1
Nick Etten	1	1	0	0	3	0
Al Glossop	3	1	1	1	1	0
Pinky May	3	0	1	1	1	1
Mickey Livingston	4	0	0	0	0	2
Boom-Boom Beck	3	1	2	2	0	0
Chuck Klein	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buster Maynard	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mickey Witek	4	2	1	0	0	0
Mel Ott	2	2	1	0	2	0
Johnny Mize	3	1	2	1	1	0
Babe Young	4	1	1	2	0	0
Babe Barna	4	0	1	2	0	0
Harry Danning	3	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Jurges	4	0	1	1	0	0
Van Mungo	2	0	0	0	0	2
Harry Feldman	2	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lefty Hoerst	1.0	6	3	1
Boom-Boom Beck	6.0	1	1	2
Rube Melton	1.0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Van Mungo	3.1	0	6	4
Harry Feldman	5.2	6	3	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lloyd Waner: 99
Danny Murtaugh: K
Ron Northey: K

Bot 1

Buster Maynard: 99/G
Mickey Witek: E5
Mel Ott: W.1-2
Johnny Mize: D7.2-H(UR);1-3
Babe Young: S4.3-H;2-3
Babe Barna: S4.3-H;1-2
Harry Danning: W.2-3;1-2
Billy Jurges: S.3-H;2-3;1-2
Van Mungo: K
Buster Maynard: 99(2)/FO

Top 2

Danny Litwhiler: 99
Nick Etten: W
Al Glossop: 99
Pinky May: K

Bot 2

Mickey Witek: S
Mel Ott: S.1-2
Johnny Mize: W.2-3;1-2
Babe Young: 99/F.3-H;2-3
Babe Barna: 3/G.3-H;1-2
Harry Danning: 63

Top 3

Mickey Livingston: K
Boom-Boom Beck: 99
Lloyd Waner: 99

Bot 3

Billy Jurges: 99
Van Mungo: K
Buster Maynard: K

Top 4

Danny Murtaugh: 2/FL
Ron Northey: W
Danny Litwhiler: W.1-2
Nick Etten: W.2-3;1-2
Al Glossop: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Pinky May: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Mickey Livingston: K
Boom-Boom Beck: S8.3-H;2-H;1X2(84)

Bot 4

Mickey Witek: 99
Mel Ott: 99
Johnny Mize: S
Babe Young: 99

Top 5

Lloyd Waner: 99
Danny Murtaugh: 99
Ron Northey: K

Bot 5

Babe Barna: 99
Harry Danning: 99
Billy Jurges: 99

Top 6

Danny Litwhiler: K
Nick Etten: W
Al Glossop: 99
Pinky May: 99

Bot 6

Harry Feldman: 99
Buster Maynard: 99
Mickey Witek: 99

Top 7

Mickey Livingston: 99
Boom-Boom Beck: S
Lloyd Waner: 99
Danny Murtaugh: S/BG.1-2
Ron Northey: W.2-3;1-2
Danny Litwhiler: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Nick Etten: 8/L

Bot 7

Mel Ott: W
Johnny Mize: 99
Babe Young: 99
Babe Barna: 99

Top 8

Al Glossop: S
Pinky May: S.1-3
Mickey Livingston: FC1/DP.3XH(15);1X3(5);B-1
Chuck Klein: 99/F

Bot 8

Harry Danning: 99
Billy Jurges: 99
Harry Feldman: 99

Top 9

Lloyd Waner: S
Danny Murtaugh: 99/SH.1-2
Ron Northey: 99
Danny Litwhiler: 99

Notes & reviews

May tried for third during the rundown on Glossop
Scheduled second game was postponed due to rain

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