Philadelphia Phillies vs New York Giants
August 8, 1943 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1943 at Polo Grounds V. The Philadelphia Phillies defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Philadelphia Phillies 5, New York Giants 1

Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Murtaugh 2b 3 1 2 0
Adams cf 4 1 1 1
Dahlgren 1b 4 0 0 0
Northey rf 3 1 0 0
Triplett lf 4 1 3 3
Moore c 4 0 1 0
Stewart ss 4 0 0 0
May 3b 4 1 2 1
Kraus p 4 0 0 0
Totals 34 5 9 5
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bartell 3b 4 0 1 0
Witek 2b 3 0 0 0
Rucker cf 4 0 1 0
Medwick lf 4 1 3 1
Ott rf 3 0 1 0
Lombardi c 3 0 2 0
Gordon 1b 3 0 0 0
Jurges ss 3 0 0 0
Melton p 3 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Maynard ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 31 1 8 1
Philadelphia 000 000 050590
New York 000 100 000182
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Kraus  W(7-9) 9.0 8 1 1 3 2
Totals
9.0
8
1
1
3
2
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Melton  L(5-7) 7.1 8 3 3 1 3
  Adams   1.2 1 2 2 1 1
Totals
9.0
9
5
5
2
4

  E–Lombardi 2 (8).  DP–Philadelphia 2. Dahlgren-Moore-May, Stewart-Murtaugh-Dahlgren, New York 3. Rucker-Witek, Gordon, Jurges-Witek-Gordon.  2B–New York Bartell (13).  3B–Philadelphia Murtaugh (4).  HR–Philadelphia Triplett (10,8th inning off Adams 2 on); May (1,8th inning off Melton 0 on), New York Medwick (1,4th inning off Kraus 0 on).  Team LOB–4.  SH–Ott (3); Gordon (5).  Team–8.  SB–Adams (1).  U–Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz, Lee Ballanfant.
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