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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Philadelphia Phillies

1943-06-26 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 7688 · 2:19

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Philadelphia Blue Jays 3–2. Kirby Higbe earned the win and Ed Head picked up the save. Kirby Higbe went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Kirby Higbe L: Jack Kraus SV: Ed Head

Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: (none) · 3B: Beans Reardon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Arky Vaughan	3	1	1	0	2	0
Frenchy Bordagaray	1	0	1	1	1	0
Joe Medwick	5	0	0	0	0	2
Billy Herman	4	0	1	0	0	1
Dolph Camilli	3	0	0	0	1	1
Augie Galan	4	0	1	1	0	0
Mickey Owen	4	0	0	0	0	0
Red Barkley	3	1	1	0	1	0
Kirby Higbe	1	1	1	1	1	0
Dixie Walker	2	0	1	0	1	0
Bobo Newsom	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Danny Murtaugh	5	0	0	1	0	1
Ron Northey	4	0	2	0	1	0
Buster Adams	4	1	0	0	1	2
Jimmy Wasdell	3	0	1	0	2	0
Babe Dahlgren	3	0	1	0	1	1
Coaker Triplett	4	0	0	1	0	1
Charlie Brewster	4	0	2	0	0	0
Mickey Livingston	3	1	1	0	1	0
Charlie Fuchs	2	0	0	0	0	1
Schoolboy Rowe	0	0	0	0	1	0
Paul Busby	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	7.1	6	6	6
Bobo Newsom	1.0	1	1	0
Ed Head	0.2	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jack Kraus	1.0	3	4	2
Charlie Fuchs	6.0	4	1	1
Dutch Dietz	2.0	0	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Arky Vaughan: W
Frenchy Bordagaray: S.1-2
Joe Medwick: K
Billy Herman: K/C
Dolph Camilli: W.2-3;1-2
Augie Galan: S5/G.3-H;2-3;1-2
Mickey Owen: 5/L

Bot 1

Danny Murtaugh: 63
Ron Northey: 163
Buster Adams: K

Top 2

Red Barkley: W
Kirby Higbe: W.1-2
Arky Vaughan: S.2-3;1-2
Frenchy Bordagaray: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Joe Medwick: 5(2)2(3)/GDP.1-2
Billy Herman: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Jimmy Wasdell: 8
Babe Dahlgren: S
Coaker Triplett: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Dolph Camilli: 4
Augie Galan: 43
Mickey Owen: 8

Bot 3

Charlie Brewster: D
Mickey Livingston: 8
Charlie Fuchs: 63
Danny Murtaugh: 8

Top 4

Red Barkley: S
Kirby Higbe: 3/SH.1-2
Arky Vaughan: 3/G.2-3
Dixie Walker: 43

Bot 4

Ron Northey: D
Buster Adams: W
Jimmy Wasdell: W.2-3;1-2
Babe Dahlgren: 9(B)2(3)/DP
Coaker Triplett: K

Top 5

Joe Medwick: 4
Billy Herman: 7
Dolph Camilli: 31

Bot 5

Charlie Brewster: S
Mickey Livingston: 8
Charlie Fuchs: K
Danny Murtaugh: 9

Top 6

Augie Galan: 5/FL
Mickey Owen: 63
Red Barkley: 7

Bot 6

Ron Northey: 8
Buster Adams: K
Jimmy Wasdell: W
Babe Dahlgren: K

Top 7

Kirby Higbe: HR
Arky Vaughan: 3/FL
Dixie Walker: S
Joe Medwick: 7
Billy Herman: S.1-2
Dolph Camilli: K/C

Bot 7

Coaker Triplett: 3/FL
Charlie Brewster: 8
Mickey Livingston: W
Schoolboy Rowe: W.1-2
Danny Murtaugh: K

Top 8

Augie Galan: 2/FL
Mickey Owen: 43
Red Barkley: 43

Bot 8

Ron Northey: S
Buster Adams: 64(1)/FO
Jimmy Wasdell: S.1-2
Babe Dahlgren: W.2-3;1-2
Coaker Triplett: 7.3-H
Charlie Brewster: 9

Top 9

Bobo Newsom: 31
Arky Vaughan: W
Dixie Walker: CS2(26)
Dixie Walker: W
Joe Medwick: K

Bot 9

Mickey Livingston: T
Paul Busby: 13
Danny Murtaugh: E6.3-H
Ron Northey: W.1-2
Buster Adams: 2/FL
Jimmy Wasdell: 7

Notes & reviews

Dodgers Manager Leo Durocher ejected by HP umpire Larry Goetz

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