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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Philadelphia Phillies

1942-08-18 · Night game · Shibe Park · Att: 7560 · 2:13

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 3–1. Philadelphia Phillies put up 2 in the 5th. Rube Melton earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Rube Melton L: Max Macon SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dixie Walker	3	0	2	0	1	0
Arky Vaughan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Reiser	4	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Medwick	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dolph Camilli	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Herman	3	1	2	0	1	0
Mickey Owen	2	0	0	0	0	0
Pee Wee Reese	4	0	2	1	0	1
Max Macon	3	0	0	0	0	0
Lew Riggs	1	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Sullivan	1	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pinky May	3	1	1	0	1	0
Danny Murtaugh	3	0	0	0	0	0
Al Glossop	4	0	1	1	0	0
Danny Litwhiler	4	0	2	1	0	1
Nick Etten	3	0	0	0	1	0
Earl Naylor	4	0	2	0	0	0
Ernie Koy	4	1	1	0	0	1
Mickey Livingston	4	0	0	0	0	1
Rube Melton	3	1	2	1	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Macon	8.0	9	2	4

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Melton	9.0	7	2	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dixie Walker: S9
Arky Vaughan: 31.1-2
Pete Reiser: 9/FL
Joe Medwick: 6

Bot 1

Pinky May: S6
Danny Murtaugh: 14/SH.1-2
Al Glossop: 8
Danny Litwhiler: K

Top 2

Dolph Camilli: 3
Billy Herman: S5
Mickey Owen: SB2#
Mickey Owen: 9
Pee Wee Reese: S7.2-H
Max Macon: CS2(26)

Bot 2

Nick Etten: 4
Earl Naylor: D9
Ernie Koy: K
Mickey Livingston: K

Top 3

Max Macon: 43
Dixie Walker: D8
Arky Vaughan: 3/G.2-3
Pete Reiser: 3/G

Bot 3

Rube Melton: K
Pinky May: 63
Danny Murtaugh: E4/G.B-1
Al Glossop: CS2(24)

Top 4

Joe Medwick: 43
Dolph Camilli: 9
Billy Herman: 2/FL

Bot 4

Al Glossop: 53
Danny Litwhiler: S8
Nick Etten: W.1-2
Earl Naylor: 8.2-3
Ernie Koy: 8

Top 5

Mickey Owen: 8/L
Pee Wee Reese: D7
Max Macon: 63.2-3
Dixie Walker: W
Arky Vaughan: 43

Bot 5

Mickey Livingston: 6
Rube Melton: S7
Pinky May: W.1-2
Danny Murtaugh: 3
Al Glossop: S7.2-H;1-2
Danny Litwhiler: S8.2-H;1-3(E8);B-2
Nick Etten: 3

Top 6

Pete Reiser: 43
Joe Medwick: 13
Dolph Camilli: 13

Bot 6

Earl Naylor: 1
Ernie Koy: D8
Mickey Livingston: 3/FL
Rube Melton: D8.2-H
Pinky May: 8

Top 7

Billy Herman: S4
Lew Riggs: S8.1-2
Pee Wee Reese: 2/FL
Max Macon: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Dixie Walker: 43

Bot 7

Danny Murtaugh: E3/G.BX2(313)#
Al Glossop: 5/FL
Danny Litwhiler: 9

Top 8

Arky Vaughan: 63
Pete Reiser: 5/FL
Joe Medwick: 43

Bot 8

Nick Etten: 8
Earl Naylor: S7
Ernie Koy: 9
Mickey Livingston: 9

Top 9

Dolph Camilli: 7
Billy Herman: W
Billy Sullivan: K
Pee Wee Reese: K