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New York Giants @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1942-08-22 · Day game · Ebbets Field · 8 innings · Att: 18227 · 2:18

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated New York Giants 10–5. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 3 in the 6th. Hugh Casey earned the win. Lew Riggs went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	R	H	E
NY1	1	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	5	9
BRO	2	2	1	1	0	3	1		10	16

W: Hugh Casey L: Bill McGee SV: (none)

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Billy Werber	3	0	0	0	1
Mickey Witek	4	0	0	0	0
Mel Ott	4	2	2	1	0
Johnny Mize	3	2	2	0	1
Babe Young	2	1	1	0	2
Babe Barna	4	0	2	1	0
Harry Danning	4	0	2	2	0
Billy Jurges	3	0	0	0	1
Bill McGee	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Lohrman	1	0	0	0	0
Willard Marshall	1	0	0	0	0
Dick Bartell	1	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pee Wee Reese	3	2	1	1	1	1
Lew Riggs	5	1	2	2	0	0
Pete Reiser	3	2	1	0	0	0
Dixie Walker	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dolph Camilli	3	2	3	1	1	0
Joe Medwick	3	0	2	3	1	1
Billy Herman	3	0	2	2	1	0
Mickey Owen	3	1	2	0	0	0
Hugh Casey	3	1	1	0	1	0
Augie Galan	2	1	2	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill McGee	2.0	5	3	0
Bill Lohrman	2.0	3	0	2
Tom Sunkel	1.1	4	2	0
Ace Adams	1.2	4	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	1.0	3	1	0
Hugh Casey	6.2	6	4	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Werber: 6
Mickey Witek: 9
Mel Ott: HR
Johnny Mize: 9

Bot 1

Pee Wee Reese: W
Lew Riggs: S.1-3(E9);B-2
Pete Reiser: FC.3-3;2X2(52)
Dixie Walker: 43.1-2
Dolph Camilli: IW
Joe Medwick: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Billy Herman: 43

Top 2

Babe Young: W
Babe Barna: S.1-2
Harry Danning: D.2-H;1-3
Billy Jurges: 13
Bill McGee: 3/G
Billy Werber: 8

Bot 2

Mickey Owen: T
Hugh Casey: 6
Pee Wee Reese: S.3-H
Lew Riggs: E4/P.1-3(E4/TH2);B-2
Pete Reiser: WP.3-H(NR)(UR);2-3
Pete Reiser: 9
Dixie Walker: 6

Top 3

Mickey Witek: 53
Mel Ott: 63
Johnny Mize: T
Babe Young: W
Babe Barna: D.3-H;1-3
Harry Danning: 9

Bot 3

Dolph Camilli: T
Joe Medwick: W
Billy Herman: S.3-H;1-2
Mickey Owen: 54/SH.2-3;1-2
Hugh Casey: 3/FL
Pee Wee Reese: K

Top 4

Billy Jurges: 6
Bill Lohrman: 9
Billy Werber: W
Mickey Witek: 13

Bot 4

Lew Riggs: 3/G
Pete Reiser: S
Dixie Walker: 143.1-2
Dolph Camilli: S.2-H
Joe Medwick: K

Top 5

Mel Ott: S
Johnny Mize: W.1-2
Babe Young: 5
Babe Barna: 8
Harry Danning: S.2-H;1-2
Billy Jurges: W.2-3;1-2
Willard Marshall: 9

Bot 5

Billy Herman: W
Mickey Owen: CS2(26)
Mickey Owen: S.B-2(E8)
Hugh Casey: W
Pee Wee Reese: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Billy Werber: 7
Mickey Witek: 53
Mel Ott: 5

Bot 6

Lew Riggs: HR
Augie Galan: S
Dixie Walker: 54/SH.1-2
Dolph Camilli: S.2-3
Joe Medwick: S.3-H;1-2
Billy Herman: D.2-H;1-3;BX2(9264)
Mickey Owen: 9

Top 7

Johnny Mize: S
Babe Young: S.1-3
Babe Barna: 16(1)3/GDP.3-H
Harry Danning: 7

Bot 7

Hugh Casey: D
Pee Wee Reese: 53/SH.2-3
Lew Riggs: 7.3-H
Augie Galan: D
Dixie Walker: 8

Top 8

Billy Jurges: 3
Dick Bartell: 7

Notes & reviews

Dixie Walker nearly collided with Mickey Witek at 1B; Giants manager Mel Ott claimed interference
rough collision at 2B; Billy Werber charged over to challenge Joe Medwick, who was restrained
rain left the field unplayable after downpour of less than 10 minutes; Giants manager Mel Ott protested strongly that game was called only 12 minutes after play was halted

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