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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Giants

1943-08-08 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 2:08

Philadelphia Blue Jays defeated New York Giants 5–1. Philadelphia Blue Jays put up 5 in the 8th. Jack Kraus earned the win. Coaker Triplett went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Jack Kraus L: Cliff Melton SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Danny Murtaugh	3	1	2	0	1	0
Buster Adams	4	1	1	1	0	1
Babe Dahlgren	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ron Northey	3	1	0	0	1	1
Coaker Triplett	4	1	3	3	0	0
Dee Moore	4	0	1	0	0	0
Glen Stewart	4	0	0	0	0	1
Pinky May	4	1	2	1	0	1
Jack Kraus	4	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

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

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Kraus	9.0	8	3	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cliff Melton	7.1	8	1	3
Ace Adams	1.2	1	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Danny Murtaugh: FLE2
Danny Murtaugh: S8
Buster Adams: 63.1-2
Babe Dahlgren: 8/DP.2X2(84)

Bot 1

Dick Bartell: 53
Mickey Witek: W
Johnny Rucker: 6(1)/FO
Joe Medwick: 64(1)/FO

Top 2

Ron Northey: K.B-1(E2)
Coaker Triplett: 64(1)3/GDP
Dee Moore: S8
Glen Stewart: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Mel Ott: S9
Ernie Lombardi: S8.1-2
Sid Gordon: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Billy Jurges: W
Cliff Melton: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Pinky May: S8
Jack Kraus: 16(1)/FO
Danny Murtaugh: W.1-2
Buster Adams: K
Babe Dahlgren: 43

Bot 3

Dick Bartell: 7
Mickey Witek: 8
Johnny Rucker: 43

Top 4

Ron Northey: 43
Coaker Triplett: S7
Dee Moore: 3/LDP.1X1(3)

Bot 4

Joe Medwick: HR/7
Mel Ott: 31
Ernie Lombardi: S7
Sid Gordon: 8
Billy Jurges: 13

Top 5

Glen Stewart: 53
Pinky May: 53
Jack Kraus: 23

Bot 5

Cliff Melton: K
Dick Bartell: D7
Mickey Witek: 9/F.2-3
Johnny Rucker: 63

Top 6

Danny Murtaugh: 3/G
Buster Adams: 43
Babe Dahlgren: 63

Bot 6

Joe Medwick: S9
Mel Ott: 13/SH.1-2
Ernie Lombardi: W
Sid Gordon: 8
Billy Jurges: 4/P

Top 7

Ron Northey: 43
Coaker Triplett: S8
Dee Moore: 13.1-2
Glen Stewart: K

Bot 7

Cliff Melton: 6/P
Dick Bartell: 6/P
Mickey Witek: 53

Top 8

Pinky May: HR/F7LD
Jack Kraus: 63
Danny Murtaugh: T/F78XDW
Buster Adams: S7/L.3-H
Babe Dahlgren: SB2
Babe Dahlgren: 63.2-3
Ron Northey: IW
Coaker Triplett: HR/F7D.3-H;1-H
Dee Moore: 5/P

Bot 8

Johnny Rucker: S9
Joe Medwick: S9.1-3
Mel Ott: 8/F
Ernie Lombardi: 3/G/DP.3XH(325);1-2

Top 9

Glen Stewart: 3/P
Pinky May: K
Jack Kraus: 63

Bot 9

Sid Gordon: K
Billy Jurges: 43
Buster Maynard: 8

Notes & reviews

Off LF foul pole
Into LF upper deck

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