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New York Giants @ Cincinnati Reds

1943-08-01 · Day game · Crosley Field · 92°F, sunny, dry · 1:47

Cincinnati Reds defeated New York Giants 5–3. Cincinnati Reds put up 3 in the 4th. Ed Heusser earned the win and Clyde Shoun picked up the save. Ray Mueller went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	11
CIN	0	0	1	3	0	0	0	1		5	10

W: Ed Heusser L: Johnnie Wittig SV: Clyde Shoun

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Dick Bartell	4	1	1	0	1
Mickey Witek	4	2	2	0	1
Johnny Rucker	4	0	2	1	1
Joe Medwick	4	0	2	2	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	0	0	0	0
Buster Maynard	4	0	1	0	0
Sid Gordon	4	0	1	0	1
Billy Jurges	3	0	1	0	0
Johnnie Wittig	3	0	1	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — batting

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

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnnie Wittig	8.0	10	3	4

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ed Heusser	5.0	10	0	3
Clyde Shoun	4.0	1	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Dick Bartell: 5/FL
Mickey Witek: K
Johnny Rucker: 43

Bot 1

Lonny Frey: K
Dain Clay: 3/G
Gee Walker: 7

Top 2

Joe Medwick: 4
Ernie Lombardi: 2/FL
Buster Maynard: 4

Bot 2

Eric Tipton: S8
Steve Mesner: 3/G.1-2
Bert Haas: 53
Eddie Miller: 2/FL

Top 3

Sid Gordon: 9
Billy Jurges: S8/89.BX2(86)
Johnnie Wittig: K

Bot 3

Ray Mueller: HR/7
Ed Heusser: S8
Lonny Frey: 8
Dain Clay: 54(1)/FO
Gee Walker: 3/FL

Top 4

Dick Bartell: K
Mickey Witek: S7
Johnny Rucker: S5.1-2
Joe Medwick: S8.2-H;1-2
Ernie Lombardi: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Eric Tipton: S8
Steve Mesner: S9.1-3
Bert Haas: FC5.3XH(5251);1-3(THH);B-2(THH)
Eddie Miller: K
Ray Mueller: IW
Ed Heusser: S8.3-H;2-H;1-H(E8/TH3)(NR)(UR);B-2(TH3)
Lonny Frey: 7/FL

Top 5

Buster Maynard: S9
Sid Gordon: S9.1-2
Billy Jurges: 16(1)3/GDP.2-3
Johnnie Wittig: 63

Bot 5

Dain Clay: W
Gee Walker: 63/DP.1X3(35)
Eric Tipton: 9

Top 6

Dick Bartell: D8
Mickey Witek: S8.2-3
Johnny Rucker: S8.3-H;1-3
Joe Medwick: S8.3-H;1-3(E8)
Ernie Lombardi: FC5.3XH(5252);1-2
Buster Maynard: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Steve Mesner: S8
Bert Haas: K
Eddie Miller: E6.1-3
Ray Mueller: 4
Clyde Shoun: 53

Top 7

Sid Gordon: 63
Billy Jurges: 4
Johnnie Wittig: S6
Dick Bartell: 5/FL

Bot 7

Lonny Frey: 43
Dain Clay: 53
Gee Walker: 7

Top 8

Mickey Witek: 4
Johnny Rucker: K
Joe Medwick: 2/FL

Bot 8

Eric Tipton: K/C
Steve Mesner: S8
Bert Haas: S8.1-3
Eddie Miller: D7/78.3-H;1XH(762)
Ray Mueller: W
Clyde Shoun: 8

Top 9

Ernie Lombardi: 2/FL
Buster Maynard: 9
Sid Gordon: K