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August 24, 1943

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Mickey Witek Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .312
OBP .500 .363
At Bats 3 388
Hits 1 121
• Singles 1 106
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 3
Walks 1 31
RBI’s 1 36

Claude Passeau Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
9 6 1
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Polo Grounds - August 24, 1943
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Single
Claude Passeau
Clyde McCullough
Phil Cavarretta
Peanuts Lowrey
Stan Hack
Lennie Merullo
Lou Novikoff
Ival Goodman
Bill Nicholson
Mickey Witek
Hugh East
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. East scores. That run is unearned.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 8 Hugh East pinch runs for Gus Mancuso. Bartell bunts in front of the plate. McCullough fields it and throws to first for the out. East moves to second.
Bottom 8 Gus Mancuso pinch hits for Ace Adams. Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lowrey misplays the ball. That's an error on Lowrey.
Bottom 8 Claude Passeau now pitching. Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Merullo hits a fly ball towards cemter. Rucker catches it and throws to home to double up Nicholson.
Top 8 Ace Adams now pitching. Lowrey takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second.
Top 8 Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. Nicholson moves to third.
Top 8 Carl Hubbell now pitching. Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hack scores. Cavarretta moves to third.
Top 8 Harry Feldman now pitching. Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.
Top 8 Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Novikoff scores. Hack moves to second.
Top 8 Al Todd pinch hits for Paul Erickson. Todd hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Novikoff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maynard. Novikoff reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 7 Maynard hits a fly ball into center field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lowrey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lowrey scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 McCullough strikes out.
Top 7 Merullo hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goodman scores.
Top 7 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. Nicholson scores. Goodman moves to third.
Top 7 Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to third. Nicholson moves to second.
Top 7 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to second.
Top 7 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Lowrey fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 6 Rucker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Witek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Peanuts Lowrey now playing second base. Lou Novikoff now playing left field. Ival Goodman now playing center field. Paul Erickson now pitching. Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Mickey Livingston pinch hits for Stu Martin. Livingston hits a fly ball into right field. Maynard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Lou Novikoff pinch hits for Lon Warneke. Novikoff takes first base on ball four. Merullo moves to second.
Top 6 McCullough strikes out.
Top 6 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chase fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Chase. Lowrey moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 6 Lowrey takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Chase hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Maynard is called out on strikes.
Top 5 Nicholson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 4 Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Witek scores.
Bottom 4 Lon Warneke now pitching. Medwick takes first base on ball four. Witek moves to third. Rucker moves to second.
Bottom 4 Rucker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bartell scores. Witek moves to second.
Bottom 4 Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chase scores. Bartell moves to second.
Bottom 4 Bartell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Chase moves to second.
Bottom 4 Chase hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Stu Martin now playing second base. Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bithorn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Merullo strikes out.
Bottom 3 Maynard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 3 Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lombardi takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 3 There goes Rucker. The throw from McCullough and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Bottom 3 Medwick hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Rucker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Lowrey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Goodman strikes out.
Top 3 Nicholson is walked intentionally.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Cavarretta moves to second.
Top 3 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hack moves to third.
Top 3 Hack takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Stanky hits a fly ball into right field. Maynard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 2 Bartell takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Chase bunts towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Jurges moves to second.
Bottom 2 Jurges takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Bithorn hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 2 McCullough takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 Merullo hits a line drive into right field. Maynard picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Maynard. Merullo moves to second.
Top 2 Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Maynard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Gordon hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Nicholson. Bartell scores. Rucker scores. Lombardi moves to third. Gordon moves to second.
Bottom 1 Lombardi takes first base on ball four. Rucker moves to second.
Bottom 1 Medwick hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Bartell moves to third.
Bottom 1 Rucker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bartell moves to second.
Bottom 1 Witek strikes out.
Bottom 1 Bartell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Nicholson is hit by the pitch. Cavarretta moves to second.
Top 1 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 1 Hack strikes out.
Top 1 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.