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New York Giants @ Cincinnati Reds

1943-07-31 · Night game · Crosley Field · Att: 10015 · 84°F, night, dry · 1:50

Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Giants 4–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 5th. Bucky Walters earned the win. Sid Gordon went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Bucky Walters L: Rube Fischer 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	5	0	1	0	0	0
Mickey Witek	4	0	2	0	0	0
Johnny Rucker	4	0	1	0	0	0
Joe Medwick	4	0	1	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	0	0	0	0	0
Buster Maynard	4	1	2	0	0	0
Sid Gordon	4	1	2	2	0	0
Billy Jurges	1	0	1	0	2	0
Rube Fischer	2	0	0	0	0	0
Gus Mancuso	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Ott	0	0	0	0	1	0
Van Mungo	1	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lonny Frey	3	1	1	1	1	0
Dain Clay	3	0	1	1	1	0
Gee Walker	4	2	2	0	0	0
Eric Tipton	2	0	1	0	2	0
Steve Mesner	4	0	0	1	0	0
Bert Haas	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Miller	3	0	0	0	0	1
Ray Mueller	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bucky Walters	3	1	1	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Fischer	5.0	5	2	1
Ace Adams	3.0	1	2	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bucky Walters	9.0	10	3	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Bartell: 53
Mickey Witek: 9
Johnny Rucker: S8
Joe Medwick: S7.1-2
Ernie Lombardi: 8

Bot 1

Lonny Frey: 43
Dain Clay: 53
Gee Walker: T9
Eric Tipton: PB.3-H
Eric Tipton: S8
Steve Mesner: 7

Top 2

Buster Maynard: 43
Sid Gordon: S7
Billy Jurges: W.1-2
Rube Fischer: 7
Dick Bartell: 5/L

Bot 2

Bert Haas: 8
Eddie Miller: K
Ray Mueller: 53

Top 3

Mickey Witek: 3/FL
Johnny Rucker: 43
Joe Medwick: 9

Bot 3

Bucky Walters: 53
Lonny Frey: W
Dain Clay: 64(1)/FO
Gee Walker: 53

Top 4

Ernie Lombardi: 2/FL
Buster Maynard: S8
Sid Gordon: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Eric Tipton: W
Steve Mesner: 5
Bert Haas: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Billy Jurges: S8
Rube Fischer: 2/FL
Dick Bartell: S7.1-2
Mickey Witek: S3.2-3;1-2
Johnny Rucker: 12(3)3/GDP

Bot 5

Eddie Miller: 4
Ray Mueller: 53
Bucky Walters: D9
Lonny Frey: S9.2-H;B-2(THH)
Dain Clay: S8.2-H
Gee Walker: 6

Top 6

Joe Medwick: 63
Ernie Lombardi: 6
Buster Maynard: S8
Sid Gordon: HR/7.1-H
Billy Jurges: W
Gus Mancuso: 53

Bot 6

Eric Tipton: 43
Steve Mesner: 63
Bert Haas: 7

Top 7

Dick Bartell: 63
Mickey Witek: S7
Johnny Rucker: 9
Joe Medwick: 3/L

Bot 7

Eddie Miller: 43
Ray Mueller: 13
Bucky Walters: 4

Top 8

Ernie Lombardi: E5
Buster Maynard: 16(1)3/GDP
Sid Gordon: 8

Bot 8

Lonny Frey: 3/FL
Dain Clay: W
Gee Walker: S7.1-3;B-2(TH3)
Eric Tipton: IW
Steve Mesner: FC6/R23.3XH(62);2-H;1-2
Bert Haas: 13

Top 9

Mel Ott: W
Van Mungo: K
Dick Bartell: 54(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Gee Walker kept running and scored from 2B on the play at 1B; Billy Jurges objected to the call at 1B on the close play and was ejected by 1B umpire Tom Dunn for throwing his glove in the air

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