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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 14, 1943
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on August 14, 1943 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 14, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 14, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Murry Dickson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cliff Melton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 14,418 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lou Klein | Second Baseman |
| Harry Walker | Center Fielder |
| Stan Musial | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Danny Litwhiler | Left Fielder |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Murry Dickson | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | First Baseman |
| Buster Maynard | Third Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Cliff Melton | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 14, 1943
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Melton
Klein is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Melton
Walker bunts towards first. Gordon fields the ball and throws to Melton covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Musial vs. Melton
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Dickson
Frank Demaree now playing right field. Stan Musial now playing center field.
Bartell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Dickson
Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Dickson
Rucker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Dickson
Medwick strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Dickson
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Witek scores. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Dickson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Melton
Cooper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Melton
Kurowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Melton
Litwhiler strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Melton
Sanders strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Dickson
Maynard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Dickson
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Dickson
Melton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Dickson
Bartell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Melton
Marion hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Melton
Dickson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Melton
Klein hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Dickson
Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Dickson
Rucker hits a popup towards short. Marion catches it and throws to first to double up Witek. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Dickson
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Dickson
Ott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Melton
Demaree hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Melton
Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Melton
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Musial moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kurowski vs. Melton
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground, foul, for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Litwhiler vs. Melton
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dickson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maynard vs. Dickson
That's a pickoff. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Dickson
Maynard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Dickson
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Melton
Sanders hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Melton
Marion hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Melton
Dickson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Melton
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dickson moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Demaree vs. Melton
Demaree takes first base on ball four. Dickson moves to third. Klein moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Musial vs. Melton
Musial hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Bartell fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Dickson
Melton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Dickson
Bartell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Musial. Bartell reaches second base with a double. Melton moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Witek vs. Dickson
Witek is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rucker vs. Dickson
Rucker hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. Melton scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Dickson
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bartell scores. Witek moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Dickson
Ott strikes out. There goes Medwick. The throw from Cooper to Marion, and Medwick is out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Melton
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kurowski vs. Melton
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Litwhiler vs. Melton
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Melton
Sanders hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dickson
Gordon is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maynard vs. Dickson
Maynard bunts for an out with unknown description. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mancuso vs. Dickson
Mancuso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melton vs. Dickson
Melton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bartell vs. Dickson
Bartell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Melton
Marion hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickson vs. Melton
Dickson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Melton
Klein hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick who is chasing the ball. Klein reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Demaree vs. Melton
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Dickson
Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Dickson
Rucker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Dickson
Medwick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Musial. Medwick reaches second base with a double. Witek moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ott vs. Dickson
Ott is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Dickson
Gordon hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. Witek scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maynard vs. Dickson
Maynard hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Musial who is chasing the ball. Maynard reaches third base with a triple. Medwick scores. Ott goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mancuso vs. Krist
Howie Krist now pitching.
Mancuso hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Krist
Melton strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Musial vs. Melton
Musial hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Melton
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Melton
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Krist
Bartell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Krist
Witek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Krist
Rucker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Melton
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Melton
Sanders hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Melton
Marion 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 8/14/1943, game 2 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Klein L, 2b 4 0 2 0 Bartell D, ss 5 1 1 0
Walker H, cf 1 0 1 0 Witek M, 2b 4 2 3 0
Demaree F, rf 2 0 0 0 Rucker J, cf 5 0 1 1
Musial S, rf-cf 4 0 2 0 Medwick J, lf 4 1 3 1
Cooper W, c 4 0 2 0 Ott M, rf 3 1 1 1
Kurowski W, 3b 3 0 0 0 Gordon S, 1b 3 0 1 1
Litwhiler D, lf 4 0 0 0 Maynard B, 3b 3 1 1 2
Sanders R, 1b 4 0 0 0 Mancuso G, c 3 1 1 2
Marion M, ss 4 0 0 0 Melton C, p 3 1 1 0
Dickson M, p 3 0 1 0
Krist H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 0 8 0 33 8 13 8
St.Louis 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 100 020 50x -- 8
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Dickson M (L) 6.2 12 7 7 4 3
Krist H 1.1 1 1 1 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Melton C (W) 9.0 8 0 0 2 3
DP -- St.Louis 2, New York 2
LOB -- St.Louis 8, New York 7
2B -- Bartell D, Medwick J
3B -- Klein L, Maynard B
HR -- Mancuso G
CS -- Medwick J
SH -- Maynard B
HBP -- by Dickson M (Gordon S)
T -- 2:19
A -- 14418
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