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Phillies 2 @ Giants 3
Polo Grounds
May 31, 1942

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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 May 31, 1942 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Phillies with a score of 3 to 2.

Game Summary

DateMay 31, 1942 
Visiting Team
Philadelphia Phillies
R: 2 H: 4 E: 1 LOB: 3
Runs: 2
Hits: 4
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 3
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 3 H: 5 E: 1 LOB: 4
Runs: 3
Hits: 5
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 4
Winning PitcherBill Lohrman  
Losing PitcherTommy Hughes  
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Game Winning RBIMel Ott 

Game Info

DateMay 31, 1942 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamPhiladelphia Phillies 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherTommy Hughes  
Home Starting PitcherBill Lohrman  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game1 hour 36 minutes 
UmpiresHP: George Magerkurth
1B: George Barr
2B: (none)
3B: Lou Jorda

Philadelphia Phillies Lineup 

Name  Position 
Lloyd Waner  Center Fielder 
Danny Murtaugh  Third Baseman 
Nick Etten  First Baseman 
Danny Litwhiler  Left Fielder 
Al Glossop  Second Baseman 
Ron Northey  Right Fielder 
Bobby Bragan  Shortstop 
Mickey Livingston  Catcher 
Tommy Hughes  Pitcher 
Hans Lobert  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Werber  Third Baseman 
Willard Marshall  Center Fielder 
Mel Ott  Right Fielder 
Johnny Mize  First Baseman 
Babe Barna  Left Fielder 
Gus Mancuso  Catcher 
Billy Jurges  Shortstop 
Mickey Witek  Second Baseman 
Bill Lohrman  Pitcher 
Mel Ott  Manager 

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Phillies 2 @ Giants 3
Polo Grounds
May 31, 1942

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         Game of 5/31/1942, game 1 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)

  Philadelphia       AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Waner L, cf           3  0  1  0   Werber B, 3b          2  1  0  0   
Koy E, ph-cf          1  0  0  0   Marshall W, cf        3  1  0  0   
Murtaugh D, 3b        4  0  0  0   Ott M, rf             4  0  2  1   
Etten N, 1b           3  1  1  1   Mize J, 1b            4  1  0  0   
Litwhiler D, lf       4  0  0  0   Barna B, lf           3  0  0  1   
Glossop A, 2b         4  0  0  0   Mancuso G, c          3  0  2  1   
Northey R, rf         3  0  0  0   Jurges B, ss          3  0  1  0   
Bragan B, ss          3  1  1  0   Witek M, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Livingston M, c       2  0  0  0   Lohrman B, p          3  0  0  0   
Naylor E, ph          1  0  1  0                                      
Nahem S, p            0  0  0  0                                      
Hughes T, p           2  0  0  0                                      
Warren B, ph-c        1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  2  4  1                        28  3  5  3

Philadelphia     000 000 011 --  2
New York         200 100 00x --  3

  Philadelphia         IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hughes T (L)          7.0  5  3  2  3  1
Nahem S               1.0  0  0  0  0  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lohrman B (W)         9.0  4  2  1  1  1

E -- Glossop A, Marshall W
DP -- Philadelphia 1
LOB -- Philadelphia 3, New York 4
HR -- Etten N
T -- 1:36
A -- 0

    

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