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 8, New York Giants 2
Philadelphia Phillies ab   r   h rbi
Murtaugh 2b 6 0 0 0
Adams cf 3 3 1 0
Wasdell lf 4 2 3 0
Northey rf 5 0 3 1
Dahlgren 1b 4 0 2 2
Moore c 4 2 1 0
Stewart ss 2 1 1 2
May 3b 4 0 3 2
Gerheauser p 4 0 1 1
  Barrett p 1 0 0 0
Totals 37 8 15 8
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Bartell 3b 3 1 1 1
Witek 2b 3 0 0 0
Rucker cf 3 0 0 0
Medwick lf 4 0 0 0
Ott rf 4 0 0 0
Gordon 1b 3 1 1 0
Jurges ss 4 0 1 0
Mancuso c 2 0 1 0
Mungo p 1 0 0 0
  Fischer p 1 0 0 0
  Adams p 0 0 0 0
  Lombardi ph 1 0 1 1
  Chase pr 0 0 0 0
  East p 0 0 0 0
  Allen p 0 0 0 0
Totals 29 2 5 2
Philadelphia 010 110 320–8150
New York 001 000 100–250
  Philadelphia Phillies IP H R ER BB SO
Gerheauser  W(8-11) 6.1 5 2 2 4 1
  Barrett  SV(1) 2.2 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
5
2
2
4
2
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Mungo  L(0-3) 4.2 7 3 3 5 1
  Fischer   2.0 4 3 3 2 0
  Adams   0.1 0 0 0 0 0
  East   0.1 4 2 2 0 0
  Allen   1.2 0 0 0 1 2
Totals
9.0
15
8
8
8
3
  E–None.  DP–Philadelphia 2. May-Dahlgren, Gerheauser-Murtaugh, New York 3. Jurges-Witek-Gordon, Bartell-Gordon-Bartell, Witek-Jurges-Gordon.  2B–Philadelphia May (14).  HR–New York Bartell (5,3rd inning off Gerheauser 0 on).  SH–Wasdell (2); Stewart (5); Rucker (4).  Team LOB–12.  Team–5.  U–Larry Goetz, Lee Ballanfant, Beans Reardon.  T–2:29.  A–16,736.
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