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Brooklyn Dodgers @ New York Giants

1946-04-28 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 2:47

New York Giants defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 7–3. New York Giants put up 4 in the 1st. Hal Schumacher earned the win. Jess Pike went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Hal Schumacher L: Joe Hatten SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Whitman	5	0	0	0	0	1
Eddie Stanky	2	1	1	0	3	0
Pete Reiser	4	1	0	0	1	0
Dixie Walker	3	0	2	1	2	0
Ed Stevens	5	0	1	0	0	3
Don Padgett	5	0	0	0	0	1
Carl Furillo	3	0	1	0	1	0
Pee Wee Reese	4	1	2	2	0	1
Kirby Higbe	1	0	0	0	0	0
Augie Galan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Art Herring	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gene Hermanski	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bill Rigney	5	1	1	0	0	0
Goody Rosen	4	2	3	0	0	0
Jess Pike	3	1	1	3	0	0
Johnny Mize	4	1	2	1	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sid Gordon	3	1	1	0	1	0
Mickey Witek	4	0	2	2	0	0
Buddy Kerr	4	1	1	0	0	0
Hal Schumacher	3	0	0	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Joe Hatten	0.2	5	0	0
Kirby Higbe	1.1	1	0	1
Art Herring	5.0	5	1	0
Hugh Casey	1.0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hal Schumacher	9.0	7	7	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Whitman: E4/G.B-2(E4/TH1)
Eddie Stanky: W
Pete Reiser: 8/F8D.2-3;1-2
Dixie Walker: IW
Ed Stevens: K
Don Padgett: 43

Bot 1

Bill Rigney: S7/5
Goody Rosen: S9.1-3
Jess Pike: HR/9.3-H;1-H
Johnny Mize: 5
Ernie Lombardi: 53
Sid Gordon: D8
Mickey Witek: S9.2-H
Buddy Kerr: 4/P

Top 2

Carl Furillo: S9
Pee Wee Reese: K/C
Kirby Higbe: 2/FL
Dick Whitman: 5/FL

Bot 2

Hal Schumacher: K
Bill Rigney: 8/F8D
Goody Rosen: S8
Jess Pike: 8

Top 3

Eddie Stanky: D7
Pete Reiser: E4.2-3
Dixie Walker: S7.3-H;1-2
Ed Stevens: K
Don Padgett: 7
Carl Furillo: SB3;SB2
Carl Furillo: W
Pee Wee Reese: S1.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Augie Galan: 3/FL

Bot 3

Johnny Mize: S7
Ernie Lombardi: 5/FL
Sid Gordon: 8
Mickey Witek: 6

Top 4

Dick Whitman: K
Eddie Stanky: W
Pete Reiser: OA.1X2(26)
Pete Reiser: W
Dixie Walker: W.1-2
Ed Stevens: 4

Bot 4

Buddy Kerr: D7
Hal Schumacher: 8
Bill Rigney: FC6.2-H(E6/TH3)(NR)(UR);B-2
Goody Rosen: 53
Jess Pike: 8/F8D

Top 5

Don Padgett: K
Carl Furillo: 23
Pee Wee Reese: HR/7
Art Herring: 53

Bot 5

Johnny Mize: 2/FL
Ernie Lombardi: 53
Sid Gordon: 8

Top 6

Dick Whitman: 43
Eddie Stanky: W
Pete Reiser: 46(1)/FO.B-2(E6/TH)
Dixie Walker: 31

Bot 6

Mickey Witek: 43
Buddy Kerr: E6
Hal Schumacher: 14/SH.1-2
Bill Rigney: 63

Top 7

Ed Stevens: K
Don Padgett: 8
Carl Furillo: 9

Bot 7

Goody Rosen: S9
Jess Pike: 54/SH.1-2
Johnny Mize: S8.2-H;B-2(TH)
Ernie Lombardi: 53
Sid Gordon: IW
Mickey Witek: D9.2-H;1XH(92)

Top 8

Pee Wee Reese: 53
Gene Hermanski: 3/G
Dick Whitman: 13

Bot 8

Buddy Kerr: 7/L
Hal Schumacher: 2/FL
Bill Rigney: 53

Top 9

Eddie Stanky: 5/L
Pete Reiser: 9/F9D
Dixie Walker: S7
Ed Stevens: S9.1-2
Don Padgett: 43

Notes & reviews

Sometime late in game Mickey Witek ran into the wall chasing a foul; he left with an injured arm

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