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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 5, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 5, 1944 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 5, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Kennedy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Fischer |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,376 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Charlie Letchas | Second Baseman |
| Buster Adams | Center Fielder |
| Tony Lupien | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Wasdell | Left Fielder |
| Ron Northey | Right Fielder |
| Ted Cieslak | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Peacock | Catcher |
| Glen Stewart | Shortstop |
| Vern Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Freddie Fitzsimmons | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Treadway | Right Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Hal Luby | Third Baseman |
| Rube Fischer | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 5, 1944
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Letchas vs. Fischer
Letchas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Fischer
Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Letchas moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lupien vs. Fischer
Lupien hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Letchas scores. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wasdell vs. Fischer
Wasdell hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Fischer
Northey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Kennedy
Treadway hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Kennedy
Hausmann hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Kennedy
Rucker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cieslak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cieslak vs. Fischer
Cieslak hits a fly ball into right field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Fischer
Peacock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stewart vs. Fischer
Stewart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Peacock moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Fischer
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Peacock scores. Stewart moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Letchas vs. Fischer
Letchas hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stewart scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Fischer
Adams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Kennedy
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Kennedy
Weintraub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Medwick moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lombardi vs. Kennedy
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stewart fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Medwick scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Kennedy
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lupien vs. Fischer
Lupien hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Fischer
Wasdell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Fischer
Northey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cieslak vs. Fischer
Cieslak hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Kennedy
Luby hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Adams who is chasing the ball. Luby reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Fischer vs. Kennedy
Fischer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Luby scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Treadway vs. Kennedy
Treadway hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fischer moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hausmann vs. Kennedy
Hausmann bunts towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to third for the out. Treadway moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rucker vs. Kennedy
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Letchas fields it and throws to second for the out. Treadway moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Medwick vs. Kennedy
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Letchas scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Peacock vs. Fischer
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Fischer
Stewart strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Fischer
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Kennedy
Weintraub hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wasdell who is chasing the ball. Weintraub reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lombardi vs. Kennedy
Lombardi strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kerr vs. Kennedy
Kerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Adams. Kerr reaches second base with a double. Weintraub scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luby vs. Kennedy
There goes Kerr. The throw from Peacock and he is safe. Kerr steals third. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Luby vs. Kennedy
Luby is walked intentionally. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fischer vs. Kennedy
Fischer takes first base on ball four. Luby moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Treadway vs. Karl
Andy Karl now pitching.
Treadway hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kerr scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hausmann vs. Karl
Hausmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Luby scores. Fischer moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rucker vs. Karl
Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Letchas vs. Fischer
Letchas hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Fischer
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lupien vs. Fischer
Lupien hits a popup towards third. Luby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Karl
Medwick hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Adams who is chasing the ball. Medwick reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Weintraub vs. Karl
Weintraub hits a fly ball into left field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Medwick scores. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Karl
Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Wasdell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Karl
Kerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luby vs. Karl
Luby strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Fischer
Wasdell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Fischer
Northey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cieslak vs. Fischer
Cieslak hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peacock vs. Fischer
There's a wild pitch. Northey moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peacock vs. Fischer
Peacock hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Lombardi settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Lombardi. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peacock vs. Fischer
Peacock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Peacock for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Karl
Fischer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Karl
Treadway hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Karl
There goes Treadway. The throw from Peacock and he is safe. Treadway steals second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hausmann vs. Karl
Hausmann strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rucker vs. Karl
Rucker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stewart vs. Fischer
Stewart hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullen vs. Fischer
Moon Mullen pinch hits for Andy Karl.
Mullen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Letchas vs. Fischer
Letchas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Shuman
Charlie Letchas now playing shortstop. Moon Mullen now playing second base. Harry Shuman now pitching.
Medwick strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Shuman
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Shuman
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Shuman
Kerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luby vs. Shuman
Luby hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Fischer
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lupien vs. Fischer
Lupien hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wasdell vs. Fischer
Wasdell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching.
Northey bunts for an out with unknown description. Wasdell moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cieslak vs. Adams
Cieslak hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peacock vs. Adams
Peacock hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Shuman
Adams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Shuman
Treadway takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Shuman
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Shuman
Rucker takes first base on ball four. Treadway moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Shuman
Medwick hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triplett vs. Adams
Coaker Triplett pinch hits for Harry Shuman.
Triplett hits a popup for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mullen vs. Adams
Mullen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Finley vs. Adams
Bob Finley pinch hits for Charlie Letchas.
Finley is hit by the pitch. Mullen moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Adams
Heinie Heltzel pinch runs for Bob Finley.
Adams hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Phillies, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lupien vs. Adams
Lupien hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1944 -- Philadelphia at New York (N)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Letchas C, 2b-ss 3 1 0 1 Treadway R, rf 4 0 2 1
Finley B, ph 0 0 0 0 Hausmann G, 2b 5 0 1 1
Heltzel H, pr 0 0 0 0 Rucker J, cf 4 0 0 0
Adams B, cf 4 1 1 0 Medwick J, lf 5 2 2 0
Lupien T, 1b 5 1 1 3 Weintraub P, 1b 4 1 2 1
Wasdell J, lf 2 0 0 0 Lombardi E, c 4 0 1 0
Northey R, rf 2 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 4 1 3 1
Cieslak T, 3b 4 0 0 0 Luby H, 3b 3 2 1 0
Peacock J, c 4 1 1 0 Fischer R, p 2 0 1 1
Stewart G, ss 3 1 1 0 Adams A, p 1 0 0 0
Shuman H, p 0 0 0 0
Triplett C, ph 1 0 0 0
Kennedy V, p 2 0 1 1
Karl A, p 0 0 0 0
Mullen M, ph-2b 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
31 5 6 5 36 6 13 5
Philadelphia 120 000 020 -- 5
New York 011 310 00x -- 6
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy V (L) 3.1 7 5 5 2 1
Karl A 2.2 4 1 1 0 2
Shuman H 2.0 2 0 0 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer R (W)* 7.0 6 5 5 5 2
Adams A (S) 2.0 0 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Lombardi E
DP -- Philadelphia 1, New York 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 7, New York 10
2B -- Kerr B
3B -- Luby H, Weintraub P, Medwick J
HR -- Lupien T
SB -- Kerr B, Treadway R
SH -- Northey R
HBP -- by Adams A (Finley B)
WP -- Fischer R
T -- 2:11
A -- 10376
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