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Cubs 4 @ Dodgers 5
Ebbets Field
August 2, 1942

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 2, 1942 at Ebbets Field. The home team Dodgers beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 5 to 4.

Game Summary

DateAugust 2, 1942 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 4 H: 14 E: 1 LOB: 11
Runs: 4
Hits: 14
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 11
Home Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 5 H: 12 E: 2 LOB: 14
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 14
Winning PitcherEd Head  
Losing PitcherVern Olsen  
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Game Winning RBIPete Reiser 

Game Info

DateAugust 2, 1942 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherBill Lee  
Home Starting PitcherLarry French  
BallparkEbbets Field 
CityBrooklyn 
StateNY 
Attendance 
Time of Game2 hours 30 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Al Barlick
1B: Babe Pinelli
2B: (none)
3B: Lee Ballanfant

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Stan Hack  Third Baseman 
Charlie Gilbert  Center Fielder 
Bill Nicholson  Right Fielder 
Lou Novikoff  Left Fielder 
Jimmie Foxx  First Baseman 
Lou Stringer  Second Baseman 
Clyde McCullough  Catcher 
Bobby Sturgeon  Shortstop 
Bill Lee  Pitcher 
Jimmie Wilson  Manager 

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Dixie Walker  Right Fielder 
Arky Vaughan  Third Baseman 
Pete Reiser  Center Fielder 
Joe Medwick  Left Fielder 
Dolph Camilli  First Baseman 
Billy Herman  Second Baseman 
Mickey Owen  Catcher 
Pee Wee Reese  Shortstop 
Larry French  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Cubs 4 @ Dodgers 5
Ebbets Field
August 2, 1942

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 8/2/1942, game 1 -- Chicago at Brooklyn (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI
Hack S, 3b            5  0  2  1   Walker D, rf          3  0  1  0   
Gilbert C, cf         4  1  1  0   Bordagaray F, pr-rf   0  0  0  0   
Hernandez C, ph       0  0  0  0   Vaughan A, 3b         5  1  2  2   
Cavarretta P, ph-cf   1  0  0  0   Rizzo J, ph           1  0  0  0   
Nicholson B, rf       5  0  0  0   Reiser P, cf          5  1  0  1   
Novikoff L, lf        4  1  3  0   Medwick J, lf         5  0  2  0   
Foxx J, 1b            5  1  3  2   Camilli D, 1b         3  0  0  0   
Stringer L, 2b        5  0  1  0   Herman B, 2b          4  0  0  1   
McCullough C, c       4  1  2  0   Owen M, c             5  1  2  1   
Sturgeon B, ss        3  0  0  0   Reese P, ss           5  2  4  0   
Russell R, ph         1  0  0  0   French L, p           1  0  0  0   
Merullo L, ss         1  0  0  0   Macon M, p            1  0  1  0   
Lee B, p              3  0  1  0   Head E, p             0  0  0  0   
Scheffing B, ph       1  0  1  1   Riggs L, ph           0  0  0  0   
Olsen V, p            1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     43  4 14  4                        38  5 12  5

Chicago          100 000 030 0 --  4
Brooklyn         020 000 200 1 --  5
  2 outs when winning run was scored.

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lee B                 7.0 10  4  4  4  2
Olsen V (L)           2.2  2  1  1  3  1

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
French L              7.2 13  4  4  1  5
Macon M               1.2  1  0  0  1  3
Head E (W)            0.2  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Vaughan A 2, Merullo L
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 11, Brooklyn 14
2B -- Foxx J, McCullough C
3B -- Reese P
CS -- Scheffing B
SH -- French L 2, Camilli D
T -- 2:30
A -- 0

    

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