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New York Giants @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1943-06-23 · Day game · Ebbets Field · 1:52

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated New York Giants 7–2. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 4 in the 7th. Rube Melton earned the win. Dolph Camilli went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Rube Melton L: Johnnie Wittig SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Jocko Conlan · 1B: George Barr · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lou Jorda · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	4	0	1	1	1	0
Billy Jurges	3	0	0	0	1	1
Sid Gordon	4	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Ott	3	1	1	0	1	0
Mickey Witek	4	1	1	0	0	1
Dick Bartell	4	0	1	0	0	0
Gus Mancuso	3	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Orengo	2	0	0	0	2	2
Johnnie Wittig	3	0	0	0	0	1
Buster Maynard	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Arky Vaughan	5	2	2	0	0	0
Paul Waner	3	0	0	0	1	0
Dolph Camilli	5	1	2	3	0	1
Dixie Walker	3	1	0	0	2	0
Billy Herman	4	1	2	0	1	0
Augie Galan	4	1	0	1	1	0
Al Glossop	2	0	0	1	2	0
Bobby Bragan	3	1	2	1	1	0
Rube Melton	3	0	0	1	1	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnnie Wittig	6.2	6	6	1
Van Mungo	0.0	0	1	0
Harry Feldman	0.0	0	2	0
Ace Adams	1.1	2	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Melton	9.0	5	5	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Rucker: S
Billy Jurges: W.1-2
Sid Gordon: 54(1)3/GDP.2-3
Mel Ott: 63

Bot 1

Arky Vaughan: 7
Paul Waner: 3/G
Dolph Camilli: K

Top 2

Mickey Witek: K
Dick Bartell: S
Gus Mancuso: SB2
Gus Mancuso: 43.2-3
Joe Orengo: W
Johnnie Wittig: K

Bot 2

Dixie Walker: E9
Billy Herman: 6
Augie Galan: 4
Al Glossop: 43

Top 3

Johnny Rucker: 8
Billy Jurges: 63
Sid Gordon: 63

Bot 3

Bobby Bragan: 9
Rube Melton: 9
Arky Vaughan: 7

Top 4

Mel Ott: W
Mickey Witek: S.1-3
Dick Bartell: E5/TH.3-H(NR)(UR);1-2
Gus Mancuso: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Joe Orengo: IW
Johnnie Wittig: 9
Johnny Rucker: W.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Billy Jurges: 4

Bot 4

Paul Waner: 9/L
Dolph Camilli: 8
Dixie Walker: W
Billy Herman: W.1-2
Augie Galan: 8

Top 5

Sid Gordon: 8
Mel Ott: 7
Mickey Witek: 63

Bot 5

Al Glossop: 3/G
Bobby Bragan: S
Rube Melton: 4
Arky Vaughan: S.1-2
Paul Waner: W.2-3;1-2
Dolph Camilli: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Dixie Walker: 8

Top 6

Dick Bartell: 63
Gus Mancuso: 7
Joe Orengo: K

Bot 6

Billy Herman: 8
Augie Galan: 43
Al Glossop: W
Bobby Bragan: S.1-2
Rube Melton: 13

Top 7

Johnnie Wittig: 8
Johnny Rucker: 31
Billy Jurges: K/C

Bot 7

Arky Vaughan: S
Paul Waner: 14/SH.1-2
Dolph Camilli: 13
Dixie Walker: IW
Billy Herman: S.2-3;1-2
Augie Galan: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Al Glossop: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bobby Bragan: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Rube Melton: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Arky Vaughan: 43

Top 8

Sid Gordon: 63
Mel Ott: S
Mickey Witek: 54(1)/FO
Dick Bartell: 4

Bot 8

Paul Waner: 5/FL
Dolph Camilli: HR
Dixie Walker: 9
Billy Herman: S
Augie Galan: 9

Top 9

Gus Mancuso: S
Joe Orengo: K
Buster Maynard: 9
Johnny Rucker: 43