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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1943-09-19 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 2:00

New York Giants defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 3–1. Cliff Melton earned the win. Mickey Witek went 3-for-4 with 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	7
NY1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1		3	14

W: Cliff Melton L: Curt Davis 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	SO
Arky Vaughan	4	1	1	0	0
Billy Herman	4	0	1	0	1
Luis Olmo	4	0	2	0	0
Howie Schultz	4	0	0	1	1
Augie Galan	4	0	0	0	0
Dixie Walker	4	0	1	0	1
Bobby Bragan	2	0	0	0	0
Bill Hart	3	0	1	0	0
Curt Davis	2	0	1	0	0
Frenchy Bordagaray	1	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	4	1	2	0	0	0
Mickey Witek	4	0	3	1	0	0
Sid Gordon	3	1	1	0	1	1
Joe Medwick	4	0	1	1	0	1
Ernie Lombardi	4	0	2	0	0	0
Charlie Mead	4	0	1	1	0	0
Nap Reyes	4	0	1	0	0	0
Buddy Kerr	4	1	3	0	0	0
Cliff Melton	2	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Curt Davis	7.0	10	0	2
Kirby Higbe	1.0	4	1	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cliff Melton	9.0	7	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Arky Vaughan: D
Billy Herman: K
Luis Olmo: S.2-3
Howie Schultz: 54(1)/FO.3-H
Augie Galan: 53

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: S
Mickey Witek: S.1-2
Sid Gordon: 26(1)/FO.2-3
Joe Medwick: S.3-H;1-2
Ernie Lombardi: 13.2-3;1-2
Charlie Mead: 31

Top 2

Dixie Walker: K
Bobby Bragan: 43
Bill Hart: 53

Bot 2

Nap Reyes: 53
Buddy Kerr: S
Cliff Melton: 4(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Curt Davis: 3/L
Arky Vaughan: 8
Billy Herman: 43

Bot 3

Johnny Rucker: 3/G
Mickey Witek: 63
Sid Gordon: S
Joe Medwick: K

Top 4

Luis Olmo: 63
Howie Schultz: 13
Augie Galan: 8

Bot 4

Ernie Lombardi: 53
Charlie Mead: 53
Nap Reyes: 63

Top 5

Dixie Walker: 23
Bobby Bragan: 53
Bill Hart: S
Curt Davis: S.1-2
Arky Vaughan: 7

Bot 5

Buddy Kerr: 31
Cliff Melton: 43
Johnny Rucker: S
Mickey Witek: S.1-2
Sid Gordon: K

Top 6

Billy Herman: S
Luis Olmo: WP.1-2
Luis Olmo: 9
Howie Schultz: 43
Augie Galan: 8

Bot 6

Joe Medwick: 13
Ernie Lombardi: S
Charlie Mead: 9
Nap Reyes: 64(1)/FO

Top 7

Dixie Walker: S
Bobby Bragan: 13/SH.1-2
Bill Hart: 9(B)4(2)/DP

Bot 7

Buddy Kerr: S
Cliff Melton: 524/SH.1-2
Johnny Rucker: 8
Mickey Witek: S.2-H
Sid Gordon: CS2(24)

Top 8

Frenchy Bordagaray: 43
Arky Vaughan: 13
Billy Herman: 43

Bot 8

Sid Gordon: W
Joe Medwick: 9
Ernie Lombardi: S.1-2
Charlie Mead: S.2-H;1-2
Nap Reyes: S.2XH(82);1-2
Buddy Kerr: S.2X3(85);1-2

Top 9

Luis Olmo: D
Howie Schultz: PB.2-3
Howie Schultz: K23
Augie Galan: 5
Dixie Walker: 31