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Dodgers 1 @ Giants 1
Polo Grounds
August 4, 1942

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Brooklyn Dodgers, played on August 4, 1942 at Polo Grounds. The game ended in a tie with neither side victorious.

Game Summary

DateAugust 4, 1942 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 1 H: 6 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 1
Hits: 6
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 1 H: 8 E: 0 LOB: 10
Runs: 1
Hits: 8
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 10
Winning Pitcher  
Losing Pitcher  
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Game Winning RBI(none) 

Game Info

DateAugust 4, 1942 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherKirby Higbe  
Home Starting PitcherBill McGee  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance14,693 
Time of Game2 hours 25 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lou Jorda
1B: George Barr
2B: (none)
3B: George Magerkurth

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Augie Galan  Center Fielder 
Dixie Walker  Right Fielder 
Joe Medwick  Left Fielder 
Dolph Camilli  First Baseman 
Lew Riggs  Third Baseman 
Billy Herman  Second Baseman 
Mickey Owen  Catcher 
Kirby Higbe  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dick Bartell  Shortstop 
Billy Werber  Third Baseman 
Mel Ott  Right Fielder 
Babe Young  First Baseman 
Willard Marshall  Left Fielder 
Buster Maynard  Center Fielder 
Harry Danning  Catcher 
Mickey Witek  Second Baseman 
Bill McGee  Pitcher 
Mel Ott  Manager 

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Dodgers 1 @ Giants 1
Polo Grounds
August 4, 1942

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/4/1942 -- Brooklyn at New York (N)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Reese P, ss           4  0  1  1   Bartell D, ss         5  0  2  0   
Galan A, cf           4  0  2  0   Werber B, 3b          5  0  1  0   
Walker D, rf          4  0  1  0   Ott M, rf             3  1  1  0   
Medwick J, lf         4  0  0  0   Young B, 1b           3  0  3  0   
Camilli D, 1b         4  0  0  0   Marshall W, lf        3  0  0  1   
Riggs L, 3b           4  0  0  0   Maynard B, cf         2  0  0  0   
Herman B, 2b          2  0  1  0   Danning H, c          3  0  0  0   
Owen M, c             3  1  1  0   Witek M, 2b           3  0  0  0   
Higbe K, p            2  0  0  0   McGee B, p            4  0  1  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  1  6  1                        31  1  8  1

Brooklyn         000 010 000 --  1
New York         000 001 000 --  1

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Higbe K               9.0  8  1  1  5  4

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
McGee B               9.0  6  1  1  1  5

DP -- Brooklyn 3, New York 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 5, New York 10
2B -- Owen M, Young B
CS -- Herman B
SH -- Higbe K, Marshall W
HBP -- by Higbe K (Young B)
T -- 2:25
A -- 14693

    

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