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Philadelphia Athletics @ Washington Senators

1943-08-28 · Night game · Griffith Stadium · Att: 9710 · 1:42

Washington Senators defeated Philadelphia Athletics 1–0. Johnny Niggeling earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
WS1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		1	6

W: Johnny Niggeling L: Roger Wolff SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Joe Rue · 1B: Bill Summers · 2B: (none) · 3B: Hal Weafer · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Athletics — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Don Heffner	4	0	0	0
Jo-Jo White	4	1	0	0
Jimmy Ripple	4	1	0	0
Bobby Estalella	4	1	0	3
Dick Siebert	2	0	1	0
Irv Hall	3	0	0	1
Hal Wagner	3	0	0	0
Eddie Mayo	3	0	0	0
Roger Wolff	3	0	0	0

Washington Senators — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
George Case	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mickey Vernon	4	1	1	0	0	1
Jake Powell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Stan Spence	4	0	1	1	0	1
Sherry Robertson	3	0	0	0	0	0
Jake Early	2	0	0	0	1	0
Jerry Priddy	2	0	1	0	1	0
George Myatt	3	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Niggeling	3	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Athletics — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Roger Wolff	8.0	6	2	3

Washington Senators — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Niggeling	9.0	3	1	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Don Heffner: 99
Jo-Jo White: 99
Jimmy Ripple: 99

Bot 1

George Case: 99
Mickey Vernon: D7
Jake Powell: 99/F
Stan Spence: T9.2-H
Sherry Robertson: 8/F

Top 2

Bobby Estalella: K
Dick Siebert: E6/G
Irv Hall: K
Hal Wagner: SB2
Hal Wagner: 43/G

Bot 2

Jake Early: W
Jerry Priddy: CS2(99)
Jerry Priddy: 99
George Myatt: S
Johnny Niggeling: SB2
Johnny Niggeling: 99

Top 3

Eddie Mayo: 99
Roger Wolff: 99
Don Heffner: 99

Bot 3

George Case: 99
Mickey Vernon: K
Jake Powell: T
Stan Spence: 99/G

Top 4

Jo-Jo White: S
Jimmy Ripple: 7/F
Bobby Estalella: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Bobby Estalella: K
Dick Siebert: IW
Irv Hall: SB2
Irv Hall: 8/F

Bot 4

Sherry Robertson: 99
Jake Early: 99
Jerry Priddy: W
George Myatt: CS2(99)

Top 5

Hal Wagner: 99
Eddie Mayo: 99
Roger Wolff: 99

Bot 5

George Myatt: 99
Johnny Niggeling: 99
George Case: D
Mickey Vernon: 7/F

Top 6

Don Heffner: 99
Jo-Jo White: 99
Jimmy Ripple: 99

Bot 6

Jake Powell: 99
Stan Spence: K
Sherry Robertson: 99

Top 7

Bobby Estalella: K
Dick Siebert: 99
Irv Hall: 99

Bot 7

Jake Early: 99
Jerry Priddy: T
George Myatt: 43
Johnny Niggeling: K

Top 8

Hal Wagner: 99
Eddie Mayo: 99
Roger Wolff: 99

Bot 8

George Case: E1/BP
Mickey Vernon: SB2
Mickey Vernon: 99/P
Jake Powell: 99
Stan Spence: 13/G

Top 9

Don Heffner: 99
Jo-Jo White: 99
Jimmy Ripple: S8
Bobby Estalella: S6.1X3(35)