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St. Louis Cardinals @ New York Giants

1943-06-30 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 10 innings · 2:50

New York Giants defeated St. Louis Cardinals 4–3. New York Giants put up 2 in the 1st. Ace Adams earned the win. Ernie Lombardi went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	R	H	E
SLN	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	3	7
NY1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	4	9

W: Ace Adams L: Mort Cooper SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: George Magerkurth · 2B: (none) · 3B: Tom Dunn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

St. Louis Cardinals — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lou Klein	5	0	1	1	0	1
Harry Walker	3	0	1	0	2	1
Stan Musial	4	0	1	0	0	0
Danny Litwhiler	4	0	0	0	1	0
Walker Cooper	5	1	1	0	0	0
Whitey Kurowski	5	1	2	1	0	2
Marty Marion	4	1	1	1	0	0
Ray Sanders	2	0	0	0	2	1
Howie Krist	2	0	0	0	0	2
Frank Demaree	1	0	0	0	0	0
Sam Narron	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	3	0	1	0	2	0
Mickey Witek	4	1	2	0	1	0
Johnny Rucker	4	1	1	0	1	0
Mel Ott	4	0	0	0	1	2
Ernie Lombardi	5	1	3	2	0	1
Sid Gordon	5	1	2	1	0	0
Buster Maynard	5	0	0	1	0	0
Nap Reyes	4	0	0	0	0	1
Cliff Melton	2	0	0	0	1	1
Ace Adams	1	0	0	0	0	0

St. Louis Cardinals — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Howie Krist	6.0	5	3	3
Murry Dickson	2.0	2	1	1
Mort Cooper	1.1	2	2	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cliff Melton	8.2	7	5	6
Ace Adams	1.1	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lou Klein: K
Harry Walker: 43
Stan Musial: S
Danny Litwhiler: 7

Bot 1

Dick Bartell: 4/P
Mickey Witek: S5
Johnny Rucker: W.1-2
Mel Ott: K
Ernie Lombardi: S.2-H;1-3
Sid Gordon: S.3-H;1-2
Buster Maynard: 43

Top 2

Walker Cooper: T
Whitey Kurowski: E6/TH.3-H
Marty Marion: 16(1)/FO.B-2(E6)
Ray Sanders: K/C
Howie Krist: K

Bot 2

Nap Reyes: 53
Cliff Melton: K
Dick Bartell: S8
Mickey Witek: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Mickey Witek: W
Johnny Rucker: 6/P

Top 3

Lou Klein: 5/FL
Harry Walker: K
Stan Musial: 7

Bot 3

Mel Ott: K/C
Ernie Lombardi: S8
Sid Gordon: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Danny Litwhiler: W
Walker Cooper: CS2(26)
Walker Cooper: 9
Whitey Kurowski: S6
Marty Marion: 46(1)/FO

Bot 4

Buster Maynard: 5/FL
Nap Reyes: 53
Cliff Melton: W
Dick Bartell: 53

Top 5

Ray Sanders: 43
Howie Krist: K
Lou Klein: 13

Bot 5

Mickey Witek: E6
Johnny Rucker: 46(1)/FO
Mel Ott: 7
Ernie Lombardi: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Harry Walker: S8
Stan Musial: 53/SH.1-2
Danny Litwhiler: 7/7D
Walker Cooper: 8/L

Bot 6

Sid Gordon: 8
Buster Maynard: 63
Nap Reyes: 63

Top 7

Whitey Kurowski: K
Marty Marion: 4/L
Ray Sanders: W
Frank Demaree: 6/P

Bot 7

Cliff Melton: 63
Dick Bartell: W
Mickey Witek: S.1-2
Johnny Rucker: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Mel Ott: 3/FL

Top 8

Lou Klein: 8
Harry Walker: W
Stan Musial: 46(1)/FO
Danny Litwhiler: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Ernie Lombardi: HR
Sid Gordon: 9
Buster Maynard: 4/P
Nap Reyes: K

Top 9

Walker Cooper: 43
Whitey Kurowski: T
Marty Marion: S9.3-H
Ray Sanders: W.1-2
Sam Narron: 53.2-3;1-2
Lou Klein: S4.3-H;2-3
Harry Walker: W.1-2
Stan Musial: 43

Bot 9

Ace Adams: 43
Dick Bartell: W
Mickey Witek: 36(1)/FO
Johnny Rucker: D.1-3
Mel Ott: IW
Ernie Lombardi: K

Top 10

Danny Litwhiler: 53
Walker Cooper: 13
Whitey Kurowski: K

Bot 10

Sid Gordon: S8
Buster Maynard: WP.1-3
Buster Maynard: 8.3-H