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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1943-06-16 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 10480 · 2:10

New York Giants defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 3–2. New York Giants put up 2 in the 6th. Rube Fischer earned the win. Mel Ott went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Rube Fischer L: Bobo Newsom SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Augie Galan	4	1	1	0	0	0
Arky Vaughan	3	0	1	0	1	0
Dixie Walker	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dolph Camilli	4	0	0	1	0	0
Paul Waner	2	0	1	0	2	0
Billy Herman	4	1	2	0	0	1
Mickey Owen	4	0	2	1	0	0
Al Glossop	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bobo Newsom	3	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	4	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	4	0	1	0	0	1
Sid Gordon	4	2	2	0	0	0
Mel Ott	3	1	2	2	1	0
Mickey Witek	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Bartell	2	0	1	0	2	0
Gus Mancuso	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Orengo	3	0	0	0	0	1
Rube Fischer	3	0	0	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bobo Newsom	8.0	8	3	4

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Fischer	9.0	7	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Augie Galan: S
Arky Vaughan: W.1-2
Dixie Walker: 24/SH.2-3;1-2
Dolph Camilli: 43.3-H;2-3
Paul Waner: W
Billy Herman: 63

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: 43
Billy Jurges: K
Sid Gordon: 8

Top 2

Mickey Owen: 43
Al Glossop: 5/FL
Bobo Newsom: 63

Bot 2

Mel Ott: S
Mickey Witek: 46(1)3/GDP
Dick Bartell: W
Gus Mancuso: S.1-2
Joe Orengo: K

Top 3

Augie Galan: 9
Arky Vaughan: S.BX2(74)
Dixie Walker: 13

Bot 3

Rube Fischer: K
Johnny Rucker: 43
Billy Jurges: 63

Top 4

Dolph Camilli: FLE2
Dolph Camilli: 43
Paul Waner: 13
Billy Herman: S
Mickey Owen: S.1-2
Al Glossop: 13

Bot 4

Sid Gordon: S
Mel Ott: 43.1-2
Mickey Witek: K
Dick Bartell: S.2-3
Gus Mancuso: 4

Top 5

Bobo Newsom: K
Augie Galan: 8
Arky Vaughan: 43

Bot 5

Joe Orengo: 9
Rube Fischer: 8
Johnny Rucker: S
Billy Jurges: 63

Top 6

Dixie Walker: 43
Dolph Camilli: 43
Paul Waner: W
Billy Herman: K

Bot 6

Sid Gordon: T
Mel Ott: HR.3-H
Mickey Witek: 9
Dick Bartell: 43
Gus Mancuso: 8

Top 7

Mickey Owen: 63
Al Glossop: 63
Bobo Newsom: 53

Bot 7

Joe Orengo: 2/FL
Rube Fischer: E4
Johnny Rucker: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Augie Galan: 13
Arky Vaughan: 43
Dixie Walker: 9

Bot 8

Billy Jurges: S
Sid Gordon: 16(1)/FO
Mel Ott: W.1-2
Mickey Witek: 46(1)/FO.2-H(E6/TH)(UR)(NR);B-2
Dick Bartell: W
Gus Mancuso: 8

Top 9

Dolph Camilli: 9
Paul Waner: S
Billy Herman: S.1X3(75);B-2
Mickey Owen: S.2-H
Al Glossop: 3/G