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Cincinnati Reds @ New York Giants

1943-08-15 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · sunny, dry · 2:25

Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Giants 5–4. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 4th. Clyde Shoun earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Clyde Shoun L: Ace Adams SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lonny Frey	4	1	1	0	1	2
Max Marshall	5	0	2	0	0	0
Bert Haas	5	0	2	1	0	1
Frank McCormick	4	0	1	0	0	0
Eric Tipton	2	1	0	0	1	0
Steve Mesner	4	2	2	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	3	1	1	0	1	1
Al Lakeman	3	0	1	1	0	0
Ray Starr	2	0	0	0	0	2
Estel Crabtree	1	0	1	1	0	0
Ray Mueller	1	0	0	0	0	0
Clyde Shoun	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

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

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Starr	6.0	5	2	3
Joe Beggs	0.1	2	0	0
Clyde Shoun	2.2	2	1	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Fischer	6.2	8	2	6
Johnny Allen	0.1	0	0	0
Ace Adams	2.0	3	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lonny Frey: K
Max Marshall: 8
Bert Haas: S8
Frank McCormick: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Dick Bartell: E5/TH1
Mickey Witek: 46(1)/FO
Johnny Rucker: 53.1-2
Joe Medwick: 4

Top 2

Eric Tipton: 2/FL
Steve Mesner: S5
Eddie Miller: D7.1-H(E7)(NR)(UR)
Al Lakeman: 4
Ray Starr: K

Bot 2

Mel Ott: 3/FL
Ernie Lombardi: K/C
Sid Gordon: W
Buster Maynard: K/C

Top 3

Lonny Frey: S8
Max Marshall: 64(1)/FO
Bert Haas: K/C
Frank McCormick: 8

Bot 3

Rube Fischer: D7
Dick Bartell: S8.2-3
Mickey Witek: 2/FL
Johnny Rucker: S9.3-H;1-3
Joe Medwick: T9.3-H;1-H
Mel Ott: 5
Ernie Lombardi: 7

Top 4

Eric Tipton: W
Steve Mesner: S7.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Eddie Miller: WP.3-H;2-3
Eddie Miller: K
Al Lakeman: 8.3-H
Ray Starr: K/C

Bot 4

Sid Gordon: S7
Buster Maynard: 24/SH.1-2
Rube Fischer: K
Dick Bartell: 4

Top 5

Lonny Frey: K
Max Marshall: 4
Bert Haas: 7

Bot 5

Mickey Witek: 43
Johnny Rucker: 7
Joe Medwick: W
Mel Ott: 3/FL

Top 6

Frank McCormick: 6
Eric Tipton: 8
Steve Mesner: 8

Bot 6

Ernie Lombardi: 6
Sid Gordon: 2/FL
Buster Maynard: 63

Top 7

Eddie Miller: W
Al Lakeman: S7.1-3
Estel Crabtree: S9.3-H;1X3(95)
Lonny Frey: 8
Max Marshall: S8.1-3
Bert Haas: 9

Bot 7

Billy Jurges: S9
Dick Bartell: 34/SH.1-2
Mickey Witek: S8.2-3
Johnny Rucker: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Joe Medwick: 9

Top 8

Frank McCormick: S7
Eric Tipton: 13/SH.1-2
Steve Mesner: 43.2-3
Eddie Miller: 63

Bot 8

Mel Ott: W
Ernie Lombardi: 53/SH.1-2
Sid Gordon: POCS3(156)
Sid Gordon: S6
Buster Maynard: S7.1-2
Ace Adams: 3/FL

Top 9

Ray Mueller: 8
Clyde Shoun: 63
Lonny Frey: W
Max Marshall: S8.1-3
Bert Haas: D7.3-H;1XH(762)

Bot 9

Dick Bartell: 3/FL
Mickey Witek: 8
Johnny Rucker: 6/FL

Notes & reviews

Ernie Lombardi left with injured right hand

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