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Cincinnati Reds @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1943-08-12 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 4697 · 2:13

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Cincinnati Reds 3–0. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 3 in the 1st. Kirby Higbe earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Kirby Higbe L: Johnny Vander Meer SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Lonny Frey	4	0	0	0
Dain Clay	3	0	1	2
Estel Crabtree	4	1	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	2	0	1
Eric Tipton	2	0	2	0
Steve Mesner	4	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	4	1	0	0
Ray Mueller	3	1	1	1
Johnny Vander Meer	2	0	0	2
Bert Haas	1	0	0	1
Max Marshall	1	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frenchy Bordagaray	3	1	1	0	1	0
Arky Vaughan	3	1	0	0	0	0
Luis Olmo	4	1	2	1	0	1
Billy Herman	3	0	1	0	1	0
Augie Galan	4	0	2	2	0	0
Dixie Walker	4	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Orengo	3	0	0	0	1	1
Bobby Bragan	3	0	0	0	1	1
Kirby Higbe	4	0	1	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Vander Meer	6.0	7	4	5
Ed Heusser	2.0	1	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	9.0	5	4	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lonny Frey: 6
Dain Clay: W
Estel Crabtree: 16(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Frenchy Bordagaray: W
Arky Vaughan: E6.1-2
Luis Olmo: S.2-H;1-2
Billy Herman: W.2-3;1-2
Augie Galan: S.3-H(UR);2-H;1-3
Dixie Walker: FC.3XH(152);1-2
Joe Orengo: K
Bobby Bragan: W.2-3;1-2
Kirby Higbe: K

Top 2

Frank McCormick: K/C
Eric Tipton: 43
Steve Mesner: 2/FL

Bot 2

Frenchy Bordagaray: 7
Arky Vaughan: 63
Luis Olmo: K

Top 3

Eddie Miller: 7
Ray Mueller: W
Johnny Vander Meer: K
Lonny Frey: 3

Bot 3

Billy Herman: 9
Augie Galan: S
Dixie Walker: K/C
Joe Orengo: W.1-2
Bobby Bragan: K/C

Top 4

Dain Clay: K/C
Estel Crabtree: 2
Frank McCormick: S
Eric Tipton: W.1-2
Steve Mesner: 9

Bot 4

Kirby Higbe: S
Frenchy Bordagaray: 16(1)/FO
Arky Vaughan: HP.1-2
Luis Olmo: 3(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 5

Eddie Miller: 7
Ray Mueller: 63
Johnny Vander Meer: K

Bot 5

Billy Herman: S
Augie Galan: 7
Dixie Walker: S.1-2
Joe Orengo: 3/FL
Bobby Bragan: 4/L

Top 6

Lonny Frey: E6
Dain Clay: K
Estel Crabtree: 5/FL
Frank McCormick: 13

Bot 6

Kirby Higbe: 63
Frenchy Bordagaray: S
Arky Vaughan: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Eric Tipton: 7
Steve Mesner: 9
Eddie Miller: S
Ray Mueller: S.1-2
Bert Haas: K

Bot 7

Luis Olmo: S
Billy Herman: 9
Augie Galan: 43.1-2
Dixie Walker: 7

Top 8

Lonny Frey: 3/G
Dain Clay: 53
Estel Crabtree: S
Frank McCormick: S.1-2
Eric Tipton: W.2-3;1-2
Steve Mesner: 43

Bot 8

Joe Orengo: 53
Bobby Bragan: 63
Kirby Higbe: 63

Top 9

Eddie Miller: 63
Ray Mueller: K
Max Marshall: K