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New York Giants @ Philadelphia Phillies

1943-05-08 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 4908 · 2:26

New York Giants defeated Philadelphia Blue Jays 7–5. New York Giants put up 3 in the 9th. Ace Adams earned the win and Johnnie Wittig picked up the save. Buster Maynard went 2-for-5 with 2 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ace Adams L: Charlie Fuchs SV: Johnnie Wittig

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Jurges	3	1	0	0	2	0
Johnny Rucker	4	1	0	0	1	1
Buster Maynard	5	2	2	4	0	0
Mel Ott	2	1	1	0	1	0
Sid Gordon	3	2	1	0	1	0
Mickey Witek	3	0	1	0	1	1
Joe Orengo	1	0	0	1	3	0
Gus Mancuso	4	0	3	2	0	0
Bill Lohrman	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ace Adams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Babe Barna	1	0	1	0	1	0
Ernie Lombardi	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Danny Murtaugh	5	0	2	2	0	0
Ron Northey	4	1	1	0	1	0
Danny Litwhiler	4	0	2	0	1	0
Jimmy Wasdell	4	0	0	1	1	0
Babe Dahlgren	4	1	2	0	1	0
Earl Naylor	2	1	0	0	1	0
Pinky May	4	1	2	2	0	0
Tom Padden	4	1	1	0	0	0
Al Gerheauser	0	0	0	0	0	0
Charlie Fuchs	2	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lohrman	3.0	6	2	0
Ace Adams	5.0	3	1	1
Ken Trinkle	0.1	1	2	0
Johnnie Wittig	0.2	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Al Gerheauser	3.1	5	3	2
Charlie Fuchs	5.1	2	7	0
Johnny Podgajny	0.1	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Jurges: 9
Johnny Rucker: 3/G
Buster Maynard: HR/8
Mel Ott: 3/G

Bot 1

Danny Murtaugh: 7
Ron Northey: 43
Danny Litwhiler: 7

Top 2

Sid Gordon: S8
Mickey Witek: K
Joe Orengo: W.1-2
Gus Mancuso: S8.2-H;1-3
Bill Lohrman: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 2

Jimmy Wasdell: 7
Babe Dahlgren: S9
Earl Naylor: W.1-2
Pinky May: D7.2-H;1-H
Tom Padden: 43.2-3
Al Gerheauser: HP
Danny Murtaugh: 53

Top 3

Billy Jurges: 8
Johnny Rucker: K
Buster Maynard: 7

Bot 3

Ron Northey: D8
Danny Litwhiler: S9.2-3
Jimmy Wasdell: 34(1)/FO.3-H
Babe Dahlgren: CS2(26)
Babe Dahlgren: W
Earl Naylor: 7

Top 4

Mel Ott: S8
Sid Gordon: W.1-2
Mickey Witek: S8.2-3;1-2
Joe Orengo: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Gus Mancuso: 9.3-H;2-3(TH)
Bill Lohrman: FC5.3XH(52);1-2;B-1
Billy Jurges: W.2-3;1-2
Johnny Rucker: 7

Bot 4

Pinky May: S8
Tom Padden: S8.1-2
Charlie Fuchs: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Danny Murtaugh: D7/G.3-H;2-H
Ron Northey: 43.2-3
Danny Litwhiler: W
Jimmy Wasdell: 8

Top 5

Buster Maynard: 63
Mel Ott: W
Sid Gordon: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 5

Babe Dahlgren: 4
Earl Naylor: HP
Pinky May: 7
Tom Padden: 53

Top 6

Mickey Witek: 43
Joe Orengo: W
Gus Mancuso: S7.1X3(75)
Ace Adams: 53

Bot 6

Charlie Fuchs: K
Danny Murtaugh: S8
Ron Northey: 43.1-2
Danny Litwhiler: 8

Top 7

Billy Jurges: 8
Johnny Rucker: 43
Buster Maynard: 53

Bot 7

Jimmy Wasdell: 63
Babe Dahlgren: S9
Earl Naylor: 54(1)/FO
Pinky May: CS2(26)

Top 8

Babe Barna: W
Sid Gordon: 9
Mickey Witek: W.1-2
Joe Orengo: 14(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Pinky May: 63
Tom Padden: 5/L
Charlie Fuchs: 2/FL

Top 9

Gus Mancuso: S6
Ernie Lombardi: 64(1)3/GDP
Billy Jurges: W
Johnny Rucker: W.1-2
Buster Maynard: HR/7.2-H;1-H
Babe Barna: S9
Sid Gordon: CS2(24)

Bot 9

Danny Murtaugh: 63
Ron Northey: W
Danny Litwhiler: S7.1-2#
Jimmy Wasdell: W.2-3;1-2
Babe Dahlgren: 64(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Giants manager Ott ejected by HP umpire Stewart for arguing Orengo was safe at 3rd

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