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New York Giants @ Boston Braves

1943-08-28 · Day game · Braves Field · Att: 1952 · 1:45

New York Giants defeated Boston Braves 12–0. New York Giants put up 5 in the 8th. Van Mungo earned the win. Joe Medwick went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 6 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	2	2	0	0	0	3	5	0	12	14
BSN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2

W: Van Mungo L: Red Barrett SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Tom Dunn · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	6	1	1	0	0	0
Mickey Witek	5	3	3	1	0	0
Johnny Rucker	4	2	2	2	0	1
Joe Medwick	5	3	3	6	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	1	2	1	0	0
Charlie Mead	4	0	0	0	0	0
Sid Gordon	4	0	1	1	1	0
Billy Jurges	4	1	1	1	1	1
Van Mungo	5	1	1	0	0	1

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Tommy Holmes	4	2	0
Connie Ryan	4	0	1
Chuck Workman	4	0	0
Butch Nieman	3	0	0
Hugh Poland	3	0	0
Kerby Farrell	3	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	3	0	0
Heinie Heltzel	2	0	1
Red Barrett	2	0	0
Joe Burns	1	0	0
Chet Ross	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Van Mungo	9.0	2	0	2

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Red Barrett	7.2	13	1	2
Danny MacFayden	0.1	1	0	0
Dave Odom	1.0	0	1	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Bartell: 9
Mickey Witek: 43
Johnny Rucker: K

Bot 1

Tommy Holmes: S3/BG
Connie Ryan: 9
Chuck Workman: 7
Butch Nieman: 6

Top 2

Joe Medwick: E5
Ernie Lombardi: S/P7S.1-2
Charlie Mead: FC1/SH.2-3;1-2#
Sid Gordon: 64(1)/FO.3-H(UR);2-3
Billy Jurges: 63.3-H(UR);1-2
Van Mungo: 63

Bot 2

Hugh Poland: 7
Kerby Farrell: 5
Whitey Wietelmann: 43

Top 3

Dick Bartell: 53
Mickey Witek: S
Johnny Rucker: 13/SH.1-2
Joe Medwick: D.2-H
Ernie Lombardi: S7.2-H
Charlie Mead: 4

Bot 3

Heinie Heltzel: 9
Red Barrett: 3/FL
Tommy Holmes: 31

Top 4

Sid Gordon: 63
Billy Jurges: S
Van Mungo: K
Dick Bartell: 54(1)/FO

Bot 4

Connie Ryan: 63
Chuck Workman: 63
Butch Nieman: HP
Hugh Poland: 8

Top 5

Mickey Witek: 3/FL
Johnny Rucker: 7
Joe Medwick: 5/L

Bot 5

Kerby Farrell: 7
Whitey Wietelmann: 31
Heinie Heltzel: K/C

Top 6

Ernie Lombardi: 8
Charlie Mead: 43
Sid Gordon: S
Billy Jurges: 9

Bot 6

Red Barrett: 53
Tommy Holmes: S/78
Connie Ryan: K/C
Chuck Workman: 6

Top 7

Van Mungo: 8
Dick Bartell: S
Mickey Witek: S.1-2#
Johnny Rucker: D/78.2-H;1-3
Joe Medwick: S.3-H;2-H
Ernie Lombardi: 8
Charlie Mead: 43

Bot 7

Butch Nieman: 2/FL
Hugh Poland: 13
Kerby Farrell: 43

Top 8

Sid Gordon: 63
Billy Jurges: W
Van Mungo: S/BG.1-2
Dick Bartell: 5/FL
Mickey Witek: S.2-H;1-2
Johnny Rucker: S9/OBS.2-H;1-2
Joe Medwick: HR/7D.2-H;1-H
Ernie Lombardi: HP
Charlie Mead: 7

Bot 8

Whitey Wietelmann: 43
Joe Burns: 63
Chet Ross: HP
Tommy Holmes: 8

Top 9

Sid Gordon: W
Billy Jurges: K+SB2
Van Mungo: 4
Dick Bartell: 7

Bot 9

Connie Ryan: 53
Chuck Workman: 7
Butch Nieman: 9

Notes & reviews

Van Mungo out at HP but the run counted when Heinie Heltzel called for obstruction; no error charged

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