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From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗
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Philadelphia Phillies @ 
New York Giants
1946-09-04 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 14311 · 2:27
Philadelphia Phillies defeated New York Giants 6–5. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 4th. Dick Mauney earned the win and Andy Karl picked up the save. Andy Seminick went 2-for-2 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 |
W: Dick Mauney L: Junior Thompson SV: Andy Karl
Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: Larry Goetz · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Jorda · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Philadelphia Phillies — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Johnny Wyrostek | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Skeeter Newsome | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Tabor | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Del Ennis | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank McCormick | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 |
 Ron Northey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Andy Seminick | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Emil Verban | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Charley Schanz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vance Dinges | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Witek | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willard Marshall | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Ernie Lombardi | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Babe Young | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Sid Gordon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jack Graham | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Buddy Kerr | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Monty Kennedy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Goody Rosen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Thompson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bennie Warren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Mel Ott | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Philadelphia Phillies — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charley Schanz | 5.1 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
 Ken Raffensberger | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Dick Mauney | 2.0 | 4 | 0 | 2 |
 Andy Karl | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monty Kennedy | 5.0 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Mike Budnick | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Gene Thompson | 3.0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Johnny Wyrostek: 43
- Skeeter Newsome: 43
- Jim Tabor: 63
Bot 1
- Johnny Rucker: S8
- Mickey Witek: K
- Willard Marshall: 9
- Ernie Lombardi: 8
Top 2
- Del Ennis: 4
- Frank McCormick: 4
- Ron Northey: K
Bot 2
- Babe Young: HR/F9D
- Sid Gordon: 63
- Jack Graham: 9
- Buddy Kerr: 5
Top 3
- Andy Seminick: W
- Emil Verban: K
- Charley Schanz: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 3
- Monty Kennedy: K
- Johnny Rucker: 8
- Mickey Witek: 9
Top 4
- Johnny Wyrostek: 63
- Skeeter Newsome: 4
- Jim Tabor: D9
- Del Ennis: HR/F9D.2-H
- Frank McCormick: W
- Ron Northey: 8
Bot 4
- Willard Marshall: T8/F8XD
- Ernie Lombardi: S8.3-H
- Babe Young: 16(1)3/GDP
- Sid Gordon: 43
Top 5
- Andy Seminick: HR/F7D
- Emil Verban: 7
- Charley Schanz: 9
- Johnny Wyrostek: 9
Bot 5
- Jack Graham: 4
- Buddy Kerr: D
- Goody Rosen: 3
- Johnny Rucker: 43
Top 6
- Skeeter Newsome: W
- Jim Tabor: 8
- Del Ennis: T9/89XD.1-H;BXH(962)
- Frank McCormick: W
- Ron Northey: 13
Bot 6
- Mickey Witek: 143
- Willard Marshall: W
- Ernie Lombardi: W.1-2
- Babe Young: S9.2-H;1-3
- Sid Gordon: WP.3-H;1-2
- Sid Gordon: W
- Jack Graham: K
- Buddy Kerr: K
Top 7
- Andy Seminick: HR/F7D
- Emil Verban: 5
- Charlie Gilbert: 8
- Johnny Wyrostek: S9.BX2(96)
Bot 7
- Gene Thompson: K
- Johnny Rucker: S8
- Mickey Witek: 53.1-2
- Willard Marshall: S9/L.2-H
- Bennie Warren: K
Top 8
- Skeeter Newsome: 8
- Jim Tabor: 7
- Del Ennis: K
Bot 8
- Babe Young: S8
- Sid Gordon: S7.1-2
- Jack Graham: 15(2)/FO.1-2
- Buddy Kerr: 5/LDP.2X2(54)
Top 9
- Frank McCormick: W
- Ron Northey: K
- Andy Seminick: PB.1-3
- Andy Seminick: IW
- Emil Verban: FC3/BG23/SH/THH.3-H(UR);1-2
- Vance Dinges: PO2(E8).2-3;1-2
- Vance Dinges: 4/LDP.2X2(4)
Bot 9
- Mel Ott: K
- Johnny Rucker: K
- Mickey Witek: 63
Notes & reviews
- Into upper RF stands
- Looping HR off RF facade
- Into upper LF stands
- 440' drive
- Into upper RF stands
- Rucker bobbled Warren's overthrow into CF
- Witek: spectacular catch