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Dodgers 6 @ Giants 4
Polo Grounds
September 18, 1943

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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 September 18, 1943 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Dodgers with a score of 6 to 4.

Game Summary

DateSeptember 18, 1943 
Visiting Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 6 H: 11 E: 3 LOB: 9
Runs: 6
Hits: 11
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 4 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 4
Runs: 4
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 4
Winning PitcherWhit Wyatt  
Losing PitcherRube Fischer  
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Game Winning RBILuis Olmo 

Game Info

DateSeptember 18, 1943 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherWhit Wyatt  
Home Starting PitcherRube Fischer  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance7,961 
Time of Game2 hours 14 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Larry Goetz
1B: Lee Ballanfant
2B: (none)
3B: Beans Reardon

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Arky Vaughan  Shortstop 
Billy Herman  Second Baseman 
Luis Olmo  Center Fielder 
Augie Galan  Left Fielder 
Dixie Walker  Right Fielder 
Howie Schultz  First Baseman 
Mickey Owen  Catcher 
Bill Hart  Third Baseman 
Whit Wyatt  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Johnny Rucker  Center Fielder 
Mickey Witek  Second Baseman 
Sid Gordon  Third Baseman 
Joe Medwick  Left Fielder 
Ernie Lombardi  Catcher 
Charlie Mead  Right Fielder 
Nap Reyes  First Baseman 
Buddy Kerr  Shortstop 
Rube Fischer  Pitcher 
Mel Ott  Manager 

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Dodgers 6 @ Giants 4
Polo Grounds
September 18, 1943

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 9/18/1943 -- Brooklyn at New York (D)

  Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Vaughan A, ss         4  1  1  0   Rucker J, cf          4  0  1  1   
Herman B, 2b          5  1  2  0   Witek M, 2b           4  0  0  0   
Olmo L, cf            5  2  3  4   Gordon S, 3b          4  0  0  0   
Galan A, lf           4  0  1  0   Medwick J, lf         4  1  2  0   
Walker D, rf          4  0  0  0   Lombardi E, c         4  1  1  0   
Schultz H, 1b         5  0  1  2   Mead C, rf            3  0  1  0   
Owen M, c             4  0  0  0   Reyes N, 1b           4  1  2  2   
Hart B, 3b            4  0  1  0   Kerr B, ss            4  1  0  0   
Wyatt W, p            2  2  2  0   Fischer R, p          3  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     37  6 11  6                        34  4  7  3

Brooklyn         201 000 102 --  6
New York         040 000 000 --  4

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wyatt W (W)           9.0  7  4  2  1  9

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Fischer R (L)         9.0 11  6  6  4  3

E -- Herman B 2, Vaughan A
DP -- Brooklyn 1
LOB -- Brooklyn 9, New York 4
2B -- Schultz H, Rucker J
3B -- Reyes N
HR -- Olmo L
SH -- Wyatt W
T -- 2:14
A -- 7961

    

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