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Phillies 9 @ Giants 6
Polo Grounds
August 7, 1943

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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 7, 1943 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Phillies with a score of 9 to 6.

Game Summary

DateAugust 7, 1943 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 9 H: 15 E: 2 LOB: 8
Runs: 9
Hits: 15
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 8
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 6 H: 18 E: 1 LOB: 18
Runs: 6
Hits: 18
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 18
Winning PitcherAndy Karl  
Losing PitcherJohnnie Wittig  
SaveSchoolboy Rowe  
Game Winning RBIGlen Stewart 

Game Info

DateAugust 7, 1943 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherDick Conger  
Home Starting PitcherJohnnie Wittig  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance4,982 
Time of Game2 hours 44 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lee Ballanfant
1B: Beans Reardon
2B: (none)
3B: Larry Goetz

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Danny Murtaugh  Second Baseman 
Buster Adams  Center Fielder 
Jimmy Wasdell  Left Fielder 
Ron Northey  Right Fielder 
Babe Dahlgren  First Baseman 
Dee Moore  Catcher 
Glen Stewart  Shortstop 
Pinky May  Third Baseman 
Dick Conger  Pitcher 
Freddie Fitzsimmons  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick Bartell  Third Baseman 
Mickey Witek  Second Baseman 
Johnny Rucker  Center Fielder 
Joe Medwick  Left Fielder 
Mel Ott  Right Fielder 
Ernie Lombardi  Catcher 
Sid Gordon  First Baseman 
Billy Jurges  Shortstop 
Johnnie Wittig  Pitcher 
Mel Ott  Manager 

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Phillies 9 @ Giants 6
Polo Grounds
August 7, 1943

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/7/1943 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Murtaugh D, 2b        4  1  3  0   Bartell D, 3b         5  0  2  0   
Adams B, cf           5  1  3  0   Witek M, 2b           5  2  3  3   
Wasdell J, lf         4  1  2  2   Rucker J, cf          4  1  2  0   
Northey R, rf         4  1  2  1   Medwick J, lf         6  0  4  1   
Dahlgren B, 1b        4  1  1  0   Ott M, rf             4  0  1  2   
Moore D, c            4  1  0  0   Lombardi E, c         6  0  2  0   
Stewart G, ss         5  2  3  4   Gordon S, 1b          5  0  2  0   
May P, 3b             5  0  1  2   Jurges B, ss          4  1  1  0   
Conger D, p           1  0  0  0   Wittig J, p           2  1  1  0   
Karl A, p             2  1  0  0   Feldman H, p          0  1  0  0   
Rowe S, p             0  0  0  0   Maynard B, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   East H, p             0  0  0  0   
                                   Mancuso G, ph         1  0  0  0   
                                   Allen J, p            0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  9 15  9                        43  6 18  6

Philadelphia     401 100 300 --  9
New York         130 010 001 --  6

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Conger D              1.1  3  4  1  3  1
Karl A (W)            5.0 10  1  1  4  0
Rowe S (S)            2.2  5  1  1  0  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wittig J (L)          3.2  7  6  5  4  1
Feldman H             3.1  6  3  3  0  2
East H                1.0  1  0  0  0  1
Allen J               1.0  1  0  0  0  0

E -- Stewart G, Northey R, Lombardi E
DP -- Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 8, New York 18
2B -- Wasdell J, Murtaugh D, Ott M
HR -- Stewart G 2
SB -- Bartell D
CS -- Adams B
SH -- Dahlgren B, Murtaugh D
HBP -- by Conger D (Bartell D)
WP -- Wittig J
T -- 2:44
A -- 4982

    

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