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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1943-06-15 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 8917 · 2:55

New York Giants defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 6–5. New York Giants put up 2 in the 1st. Ace Adams earned the win. Mel Ott went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	0	1	0	3	1	0	0	0	5	8
NY1	2	0	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	6	11

W: Ace Adams L: Kirby Higbe SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: (none) · 3B: Beans Reardon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Augie Galan	4	1	1	1	1	1
Arky Vaughan	4	2	3	0	0	0
Joe Medwick	5	0	0	1	0	0
Dolph Camilli	4	0	0	0	1	1
Billy Herman	3	0	2	2	1	0
Mickey Owen	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dixie Walker	2	1	0	0	2	1
Leo Durocher	2	0	0	0	0	0
Les Webber	2	1	1	0	0	1
Johnny Cooney	0	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Waner	0	0	0	0	1	0
Dee Moore	1	0	1	0	0	0
Kirby Higbe	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buster Maynard	4	1	1	1	1	0
Billy Jurges	3	2	1	1	2	0
Mel Ott	4	1	2	1	0	1
Ernie Lombardi	2	0	2	1	0	0
Sid Gordon	2	0	0	0	2	0
Mickey Witek	3	1	1	1	2	0
Dick Bartell	4	0	1	0	1	0
Joe Orengo	5	0	1	1	0	0
Cliff Melton	2	0	1	0	0	0
Gus Mancuso	3	0	1	0	0	0
Ace Adams	2	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Rucker	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Macon	0.0	2	1	0
Les Webber	5.0	7	0	0
Rube Melton	1.1	1	4	1
Kirby Higbe	2.1	1	3	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cliff Melton	4.0	3	3	3
Van Mungo	1.1	1	3	0
Ace Adams	3.2	4	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Augie Galan: K
Arky Vaughan: S
Joe Medwick: CS2(24)
Joe Medwick: 63

Bot 1

Buster Maynard: HR
Billy Jurges: W
Mel Ott: D.1-3
Ernie Lombardi: S.3-H;2-3
Sid Gordon: 7
Mickey Witek: FC.3X3(15);1-2
Dick Bartell: 3/FL

Top 2

Dolph Camilli: 4E1
Billy Herman: 36(1)/FO
Mickey Owen: 4
Dixie Walker: W.1-2
Leo Durocher: 13

Bot 2

Joe Orengo: 53
Cliff Melton: S
Buster Maynard: 6/FL
Billy Jurges: 2

Top 3

Les Webber: K
Augie Galan: 7
Arky Vaughan: S
Joe Medwick: WP.1-2
Joe Medwick: E6.2-H(UR)
Dolph Camilli: 8

Bot 3

Mel Ott: HR
Ernie Lombardi: D
Sid Gordon: 14/SH.2-3
Mickey Witek: S.3-H;B-2(E9)
Dick Bartell: 5/FL
Joe Orengo: 53

Top 4

Billy Herman: W
Mickey Owen: 9
Dixie Walker: K
Leo Durocher: 53

Bot 4

Cliff Melton: 4/L
Buster Maynard: 8
Billy Jurges: HR
Mel Ott: 43

Top 5

Les Webber: S
Augie Galan: W.1-2
Arky Vaughan: E4.2-3;1-2
Joe Medwick: 9.3-H
Dolph Camilli: W.2-3;1-2
Billy Herman: S.3-H;2-H(UR);1X3(95)
Mickey Owen: 8

Bot 5

Gus Mancuso: S
Sid Gordon: 3(B)6(1)/GDP
Mickey Witek: 43

Top 6

Dixie Walker: W
Johnny Cooney: SB2
Johnny Cooney: 14/SH.2-3
Paul Waner: W
Augie Galan: 36(1)/FO.3-H
Arky Vaughan: S.1-2
Joe Medwick: 9

Bot 6

Dick Bartell: S
Joe Orengo: 36(1)/FO
Ace Adams: 3/FL
Buster Maynard: W.1-2
Billy Jurges: W.2-3;1-2
Mel Ott: K/C

Top 7

Dolph Camilli: 7
Billy Herman: S
Mickey Owen: CS2(26)
Mickey Owen: 7

Bot 7

Gus Mancuso: 53
Sid Gordon: W
Mickey Witek: W.1-2
Dick Bartell: WP.2-3;1-2
Dick Bartell: IW
Joe Orengo: 5/FL
Ace Adams: 3/G

Top 8

Dixie Walker: 8
Dee Moore: S
Kirby Higbe: K+CS2(24)/DP

Bot 8

Buster Maynard: 9
Billy Jurges: 9
Johnny Rucker: 9

Top 9

Augie Galan: S
Arky Vaughan: 54/SH.1-2
Joe Medwick: 43.2-3
Dolph Camilli: K/C

Bot 9

Gus Mancuso: 2/FL
Sid Gordon: W
Mickey Witek: CS2(26)
Mickey Witek: W
Dick Bartell: E6.1-2
Joe Orengo: S.2-H(UR);1-2

Notes & reviews

Ernie Lombardi left with a twisted right knee
Giants Manager Mel Ott ejected by HP umpire Larry Goetz

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