Giants @ Phillies
September 23, 1941

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Top 9	R	H	E
Giants	2	7	1
Phillies	8	13	1

Top 9	R	H	E
Giants	2	7	1
Phillies	8	13	1

Sid Gordon Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.333	.333
OBP	.500	.500
At Bats	3	9
Hits	1	3
• Singles	1	3
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	1	3
RBI’s	0	2

Paul Masterson Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	0	0

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Shibe Park - September 23, 1941

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Out

Paul Masterson

Mickey Livingston

Nick Etten

Danny Murtaugh

Pinky May

Bobby Bragan

Danny Litwhiler

Joe Marty

Stan Benjamin

Sid Gordon

John Davis

Billy Jurges

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
New York Giants	2	7	1	8
Philadelphia Phillies	8	13	1	6
Winning Pitcher	Paul Masterson
Losing Pitcher	Cliff Melton
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Stan Benjamin
Attendance
Time of Game	1 hour 56 minutes

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Benjamin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Hal Schumacher pinch hits for Johnnie Wittig. Schumacher is called out on strikes.

Top 9 Davis hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Jurges moves to third.

Top 9 Jurges hits a fly ball towards center. Marty settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Marty. Jurges moves to second.

Top 9 Pinky May now playing third base. Bobby Bragan now playing shortstop. Arnovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bragan scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Marty hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 8 Pinky May pinch runs for Hal Marnie. Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. May moves to third.

Bottom 8 Masterson bunts towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Witek covering, for the out. Marnie moves to second.

Bottom 8 Marnie hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 8 Young strikes out.

Top 8 Blaemire hits a popup towards short. Marnie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 8 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 7 Bragan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Benjamin scores. Etten scores. Litwhiler moves to third.

Bottom 7 Litwhiler is walked intentionally.

Bottom 7 There's a wild pitch. Benjamin moves to third. Etten moves to second.

Bottom 7 Etten takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 7 There goes Benjamin. The throw from Blaemire and he is safe. Benjamin steals second.

Bottom 7 Benjamin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Johnnie Wittig now pitching. Marty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Benjamin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Joe Marty now playing center field. Dick Bartell pinch hits for Bob Bowman. Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Masterson strikes out.

Bottom 6 Rae Blaemire now catching. Marnie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 6 Davis is called out on strikes.

Top 6 Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Benjamin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Arnovich hits a popup towards short. Marnie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Burgess Whitehead pinch runs for Gabby Hartnett. Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitehead moves to second.

Top 6 Hartnett takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 5 Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 5 Bragan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Litwhiler moves to second.

Bottom 5 Litwhiler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 5 Etten hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Bowman covering, for the out.

Top 5 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bragan fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Benjamin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Gordon hits a popup towards short. Marnie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Benjamin hits a line drive into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Marnie scores. Murtaugh moves to second.

Bottom 4 Murtaugh is hit by the pitch.

Bottom 4 Masterson strikes out.

Bottom 4 Marnie hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott who is chasing the ball. Marnie reaches third base with a triple. Livingston goes all the way around to score.

Bottom 4 Bob Bowman now pitching. Livingston takes first base on ball four.

Top 4 Harry Danning pinch hits for Cliff Melton. Danning hits a line drive towards right. Benjamin catches it and throws to home to double up Arnovich.

Top 4 Davis is walked intentionally.

Top 4 Jurges hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Busby. Jurges reaches second base with a double. Arnovich moves to third.

Top 4 Arnovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.

Top 4 Young strikes out.

Bottom 3 Bragan 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 3 Litwhiler hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gordon who is chasing the ball. Litwhiler reaches third base with a triple.

Bottom 3 Etten is called out on strikes.

Bottom 3 Benjamin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Hartnett hits a popup towards short. Marnie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Witek moves to third.

Top 3 Witek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jurges scores. Gordon moves to second.

Top 3 Gordon takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Jurges moves to second.

Top 3 Davis hits a popup, foul, towards first. Etten settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 3 Jurges takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 There goes Murtaugh. The throw from Hartnett and he is out, Witek applying the tag.

Bottom 2 Busby hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Murtaugh takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 2 Masterson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Arnovich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Etten scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out.

Top 2 Hartnett strikes out.

Bottom 1 Marnie is called out on strikes.

Bottom 1 Livingston strikes out. There goes Litwhiler. The throw from Hartnett and Litwhiler is out. There goes Bragan. Here's the throw, and he's safe.

Bottom 1 Bragan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Benjamin scores. Etten scores. Litwhiler moves to second.

Bottom 1 Litwhiler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Busby scores. Benjamin moves to third. Etten moves to second.

Bottom 1 Etten hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Busby moves to third. Benjamin moves to second.

Bottom 1 Benjamin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Murtaugh scores. Busby moves to second.

Bottom 1 Busby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 1 Murtaugh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Davis picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Davis. Murtaugh moves to second.

Top 1 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Masterson fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Murtaugh fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 1 Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.

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