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Philadelphia Phillies @ New York Giants

1944-08-05 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 10376 · 2:11

New York Giants defeated Philadelphia Blue Jays 6–5. New York Giants put up 3 in the 4th. Rube Fischer earned the win and Ace Adams picked up the save. Tony Lupien went 1-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	5	6
NY1	0	1	1	3	1	0	0	0		6	13

W: Rube Fischer L: Vern Kennedy SV: Ace Adams

Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Dusty Boggess · 2B: (none) · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Charlie Letchas	3	1	0	1	1	0
Buster Adams	4	1	1	0	1	1
Tony Lupien	5	1	1	3	0	0
Jimmy Wasdell	2	0	0	0	2	0
Ron Northey	2	0	0	0	1	0
Ted Cieslak	4	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Peacock	4	1	1	0	0	0
Glen Stewart	3	1	1	0	0	1
Vern Kennedy	2	0	1	1	0	0
Moon Mullen	1	0	1	0	1	0
Coaker Triplett	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Finley	0	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Red Treadway	4	0	2	1	1	0
George Hausmann	5	0	1	1	0	1
Johnny Rucker	4	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Medwick	5	2	2	0	0	1
Phil Weintraub	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	0	1	0	0	1
Buddy Kerr	4	1	3	1	0	0
Hal Luby	3	2	1	0	1	1
Rube Fischer	2	0	1	1	1	0
Ace Adams	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Kennedy	3.1	7	2	1
Andy Karl	2.2	4	0	2
Harry Shuman	2.0	2	2	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Fischer	7.0	6	5	2
Ace Adams	2.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Charlie Letchas: W
Buster Adams: S9.1-3
Tony Lupien: 7.3-H
Jimmy Wasdell: 7
Ron Northey: 43

Bot 1

Red Treadway: 8
George Hausmann: 9
Johnny Rucker: 5/FL

Top 2

Ted Cieslak: 9
Johnny Peacock: S9
Glen Stewart: S8.1-2
Vern Kennedy: S8.2-H;1-3
Charlie Letchas: 8.3-H
Buster Adams: K

Bot 2

Joe Medwick: S/7
Phil Weintraub: S9.1-3
Ernie Lombardi: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H
Buddy Kerr: 7

Top 3

Tony Lupien: 8
Jimmy Wasdell: W
Ron Northey: 3/FL
Ted Cieslak: 7/7D

Bot 3

Hal Luby: T
Rube Fischer: S7.3-H
Red Treadway: S8.1-2
George Hausmann: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Johnny Rucker: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Joe Medwick: 43

Top 4

Johnny Peacock: 43
Glen Stewart: K
Vern Kennedy: 63

Bot 4

Phil Weintraub: T7
Ernie Lombardi: K
Buddy Kerr: D/7S.3-H
Hal Luby: SB3
Hal Luby: IW
Rube Fischer: W.1-2
Red Treadway: 8.3-H
George Hausmann: S8.2-H;1-2
Johnny Rucker: 8

Top 5

Charlie Letchas: 8
Buster Adams: 8
Tony Lupien: 5/P

Bot 5

Joe Medwick: T/89
Phil Weintraub: 7.3-H
Ernie Lombardi: 7
Buddy Kerr: S7
Hal Luby: K

Top 6

Jimmy Wasdell: 63
Ron Northey: W
Ted Cieslak: 8
Johnny Peacock: WP.1-2
Johnny Peacock: FLE2
Johnny Peacock: 3/G

Bot 6

Rube Fischer: 99#
Red Treadway: S#
George Hausmann: SB2#
George Hausmann: K#
Johnny Rucker: 99#

Top 7

Glen Stewart: 99#
Moon Mullen: S
Charlie Letchas: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 7

Joe Medwick: K#
Phil Weintraub: 99#
Ernie Lombardi: S#
Buddy Kerr: S.1-2#
Hal Luby: 99#

Top 8

Buster Adams: W
Tony Lupien: HR/9.1-H
Jimmy Wasdell: W
Ron Northey: 99/SH.1-2#
Ted Cieslak: 99#
Johnny Peacock: 99#

Bot 8

Ace Adams: 99#
Red Treadway: W#
George Hausmann: 99#
Johnny Rucker: W.1-2#
Joe Medwick: 99#

Top 9

Coaker Triplett: 99/P#
Moon Mullen: W
Bob Finley: HP.1-2
Buster Adams: 99#
Tony Lupien: 99#

Notes & reviews

Game was delayed for 65 minutes because of power failure
Batter was hit in the head and was unconscious He was carried off the field on a stretcher

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