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Boston Braves @ New York Giants

1943-09-10 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 3779 · 2:04

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 10–2. New York Giants put up 6 in the 5th. Van Mungo earned the win and Johnny Allen picked up the save.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	2	4
NY1	0	0	2	2	6	0	0	0		10	15

W: Van Mungo L: Al Javery SV: Johnny Allen

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tommy Holmes	4	1	0	0	1	0
Connie Ryan	3	0	1	0	2	1
Chuck Workman	3	0	0	1	1	1
Chet Ross	4	0	1	1	0	1
Clyde Kluttz	3	0	0	0	1	0
Kerby Farrell	4	0	1	0	0	1
Whitey Wietelmann	3	0	0	0	1	1
Eddie Joost	2	1	1	0	2	1
Al Javery	2	0	0	0	0	1
Ben Cardoni	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hugh Poland	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Johnny Rucker	4	0	1	0	0
Mickey Witek	5	1	1	1	0
Sid Gordon	4	1	1	1	2
Joe Medwick	4	2	3	1	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	1	2	1	0
Charlie Mead	4	1	2	2	0
Nap Reyes	4	1	3	1	1
Buddy Kerr	4	2	2	1	0
Van Mungo	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Allen	2	1	0	0	0
Buster Maynard	1	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Javery	4.1	9	0	3
Ben Cardoni	3.2	6	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Van Mungo	4.2	3	5	2
Johnny Allen	4.1	1	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tommy Holmes: 3/G
Connie Ryan: 53
Chuck Workman: W
Chet Ross: 5/FL

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: 43
Mickey Witek: 53
Sid Gordon: K

Top 2

Clyde Kluttz: E5/G.B-1
Kerby Farrell: 46(1)/FO
Whitey Wietelmann: 16(1)/FO
Eddie Joost: S.1-3
Al Javery: K

Bot 2

Joe Medwick: 7/L
Ernie Lombardi: S
Charlie Mead: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Tommy Holmes: 3/G
Connie Ryan: S
Chuck Workman: 4(1)/FO
Chet Ross: 53

Bot 3

Nap Reyes: D9
Buddy Kerr: S.2-H
Van Mungo: 34/SH.1-2
Johnny Rucker: E4/G.2-H(NR)(UR);B-1
Mickey Witek: 3(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 4

Clyde Kluttz: 8/F
Kerby Farrell: 43
Whitey Wietelmann: K/C

Bot 4

Sid Gordon: K
Joe Medwick: S
Ernie Lombardi: 43.1-2
Charlie Mead: S.2-H;B-H(E2/TH)(UR)
Nap Reyes: K

Top 5

Eddie Joost: W
Al Javery: 9/L
Tommy Holmes: W.1-2
Connie Ryan: W.2-3;1-2
Chuck Workman: 8/F.3-H;2-3
Chet Ross: S.3-H;1-2
Clyde Kluttz: W.2-3;1-2
Kerby Farrell: K

Bot 5

Buddy Kerr: S
Johnny Allen: FC5/SH.1-2;B-1
Johnny Rucker: SB3
Johnny Rucker: 6/L
Mickey Witek: S.3-H;1-2
Sid Gordon: S.2-H;1-3
Joe Medwick: S.3-H;1-2
Ernie Lombardi: S.2-H;1-2
Charlie Mead: S.2-H;1-2
Nap Reyes: S.2-H;1-2
Buddy Kerr: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Whitey Wietelmann: W
Eddie Joost: W.1-2
Ben Cardoni: 74(1)/FO.2-3
Tommy Holmes: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Johnny Allen: 9/L
Johnny Rucker: S4/G
Mickey Witek: 8/F
Sid Gordon: CS2(24)

Top 7

Connie Ryan: W
Chuck Workman: K+SB2
Chet Ross: K
Clyde Kluttz: 43

Bot 7

Sid Gordon: 63
Joe Medwick: D7
Ernie Lombardi: 8/F
Charlie Mead: 3/G

Top 8

Kerby Farrell: S
Whitey Wietelmann: 46(1)3/GDP
Eddie Joost: K

Bot 8

Nap Reyes: S/BG
Buddy Kerr: E5/TH.1-2
Johnny Allen: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Buster Maynard: 8/F
Mickey Witek: 43

Top 9

Hugh Poland: 9/F
Tommy Holmes: 2/FL
Connie Ryan: K

Notes & reviews

Rucker ejected by 3B umpire Ballanfant for arguing he was safe at 2nd

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