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New York Giants @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1944-06-20 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 6420 · 2:22

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated New York Giants 7–6. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 3 in the 1st. Les Webber earned the win. Joe Medwick went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Les Webber L: Lou Polli SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Dusty Boggess · 2B: (none) · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	4	2	2	0	1	1
George Hausmann	2	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Ott	4	1	1	1	1	2
Joe Medwick	4	2	3	2	0	0
Billy Jurges	4	1	1	1	0	0
Gus Mancuso	4	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Kerr	2	0	0	0	2	0
Nap Reyes	4	0	2	2	0	0
Johnny Allen	1	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Seward	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ace Adams	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bruce Sloan	1	0	0	0	0	0
Danny Gardella	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Frenchy Bordagaray	5	1	1	0	0	0
Goody Rosen	3	1	0	0	2	0
Augie Galan	3	1	2	0	2	0
Dixie Walker	4	1	1	2	1	0
Jack Bolling	4	0	0	1	1	0
Mickey Owen	3	1	0	0	1	0
Luis Olmo	4	1	1	2	0	0
Eddie Stanky	3	1	2	0	1	0
Les Webber	3	0	2	1	0	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Allen	1.0	3	1	0
Lou Polli	1.2	3	2	0
Frank Seward	0.2	1	2	0
Ace Adams	3.2	1	2	1
Rube Fischer	1.0	1	1	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Rube Melton	0.2	4	2	0
Les Webber	8.1	5	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Rucker: S
George Hausmann: 3/SH.1-2
Mel Ott: W
Joe Medwick: S.2-H;1-3
Billy Jurges: S.3-H;1-3;B-2(E8)
Gus Mancuso: 5/P
Buddy Kerr: W
Nap Reyes: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Johnny Allen: 163

Bot 1

Frenchy Bordagaray: S
Goody Rosen: 8
Augie Galan: W.1-2
Dixie Walker: S.2-H;1-3
Jack Bolling: FC.3-H;1-2
Mickey Owen: 64(1)/FO.2-H(E4/TH)(UR)(NR);B-2
Luis Olmo: 43

Top 2

Johnny Rucker: W
George Hausmann: 14/SH.1-2
Mel Ott: K
Joe Medwick: 2/FL

Bot 2

Eddie Stanky: S
Les Webber: 14/SH.1-2
Frenchy Bordagaray: FC6.2X3(656)
Goody Rosen: W.1-2
Augie Galan: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Billy Jurges: 9
Gus Mancuso: 4
Buddy Kerr: W
Nap Reyes: 9

Bot 3

Dixie Walker: 43
Jack Bolling: 63
Mickey Owen: W
Luis Olmo: HR.1-H
Eddie Stanky: D
Les Webber: S.2-H
Frenchy Bordagaray: 46(1)/FO

Top 4

Frank Seward: K
Johnny Rucker: S
George Hausmann: WP.1-2
George Hausmann: 13
Mel Ott: S.2-H
Joe Medwick: S.1-2
Billy Jurges: 9

Bot 4

Goody Rosen: W
Augie Galan: S.1-3
Dixie Walker: 43.3-H;1-2
Jack Bolling: W
Mickey Owen: 43.2-3;1-2
Luis Olmo: 8

Top 5

Gus Mancuso: 9
Buddy Kerr: 9
Nap Reyes: 13

Bot 5

Eddie Stanky: 9
Les Webber: S
Frenchy Bordagaray: 7
Goody Rosen: 43

Top 6

Ace Adams: 63
Johnny Rucker: K
George Hausmann: 63

Bot 6

Augie Galan: W
Dixie Walker: 6(1)3/GDP
Jack Bolling: 63

Top 7

Mel Ott: 43
Joe Medwick: HR
Billy Jurges: 13
Gus Mancuso: 8

Bot 7

Mickey Owen: 53
Luis Olmo: 9
Eddie Stanky: W
Les Webber: K

Top 8

Buddy Kerr: 63
Nap Reyes: D.BX3(76)
Bruce Sloan: 2

Bot 8

Frenchy Bordagaray: 43
Goody Rosen: 53
Augie Galan: T
Dixie Walker: IW
Jack Bolling: 6

Top 9

Johnny Rucker: 7
Danny Gardella: 43
Mel Ott: K