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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 23, 1941
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 23, 1941 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 23, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Claude Passeau |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 4,729 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ernie Koy | Left Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Jimmy Ripple | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Chuck Aleno | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Dom Dallessandro | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Lou Novikoff | Left Fielder |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Lou Stringer | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Sturgeon | Shortstop |
| Claude Passeau | Pitcher |
| Jimmie Wilson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 23, 1941
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Passeau
Koy strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Passeau
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Passeau
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ripple for the out. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Passeau
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Aleno vs. Passeau
Aleno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Frey scores. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Passeau
Lombardi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCormick scores. There goes Aleno trying to get to third. Nicholson throws the ball in to Sturgeon, who relays the ball to Hack who tags Aleno for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Vander Meer
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Vander Meer
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Vander Meer
Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aleno fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Passeau
Craft hits a line drive towards third. Hack reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Passeau
Joost hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Passeau
Vander Meer hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Vander Meer
Novikoff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Vander Meer
McCullough strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stringer vs. Vander Meer
Stringer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Vander Meer
Sturgeon is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Passeau
Koy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Passeau
Frey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Passeau
Ripple hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Novikoff. Ripple reaches second base with a double. Koy goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Passeau
McCormick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Novikoff. McCormick reaches second base with a double. Ripple scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Aleno vs. Passeau
Aleno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lombardi vs. Passeau
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCormick scores. Aleno moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Craft vs. Olsen
Vern Olsen now pitching.
Craft hits a fly ball into center field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Aleno scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Olsen
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olsen vs. Vander Meer
Olsen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Vander Meer
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Olsen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Vander Meer
Cavarretta is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dallessandro vs. Vander Meer
Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. Olsen moves to third. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Olsen scores. Cavarretta moves to third. Dallessandro moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Novikoff vs. Vander Meer
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground for an out. Cavarretta scores. Dallessandro scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Vander Meer
McCullough hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Olsen
Vander Meer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Olsen
Koy strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Olsen
Frey hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Riddle
Elmer Riddle now pitching.
Stringer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Riddle
Sturgeon hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olsen vs. Riddle
Olsen is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Olsen
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Olsen covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Olsen
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aleno vs. Olsen
Aleno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Riddle
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Riddle
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Riddle
Dallessandro hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Olsen
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Olsen
Craft hits a popup in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Olsen
Joost takes first base on ball four. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Riddle vs. Olsen
Riddle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to third. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Koy vs. Olsen
Koy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to second for the out. Lombardi scores. Joost moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frey vs. Olsen
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Riddle
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Riddle
Novikoff strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Riddle
McCullough hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Koy. McCullough reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stringer vs. Riddle
Stringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sturgeon vs. Riddle
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Joost fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Olsen
Ripple strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Olsen
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack juggles the ball. That's an error on Hack. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Aleno vs. Olsen
Aleno hits a line drive towards third. Hack reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Olsen
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Craft vs. Olsen
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon misplays the ball. That's an error on Sturgeon. McCormick scores. Lombardi moves to third. Craft moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Joost vs. Olsen
Joost is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Riddle vs. Olsen
Riddle strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
George vs. Riddle
Greek George pinch hits for Vern Olsen.
George hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Riddle
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Riddle
Cavarretta hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dallessandro vs. Riddle
Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Riddle
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Erickson
Greek George now catching. Paul Erickson now pitching.
Koy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Erickson
Frey hits a fly ball into center field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Erickson
Ripple hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Riddle
Novikoff hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erickson vs. Riddle
Erickson hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Riddle
Stringer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Aleno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Erickson
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Aleno vs. Erickson
Aleno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Erickson
Lombardi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. George settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Riddle
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Aleno fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
George vs. Riddle
George hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Riddle
Hack hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ripple. Hack reaches second base with a double. George moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cavarretta vs. Riddle
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. George scores. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dallessandro vs. Riddle
Dallessandro hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1941 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Koy E, lf 5 1 1 1 Hack S, 3b 4 0 1 0
Frey L, 2b 4 1 0 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 4 1 0 1
Ripple J, rf 5 1 1 1 Dallessandro D, cf 2 1 0 0
McCormick F, 1b 4 3 1 1 Nicholson B, rf 3 0 0 1
Aleno C, 3b 5 1 2 1 Novikoff L, lf 3 0 0 1
Lombardi E, c 5 1 4 2 McCullough C, c 3 0 1 0
Craft H, cf 4 0 0 1 Erickson P, p 1 0 0 0
Joost E, ss 2 0 0 0 Stringer L, 2b 3 0 0 0
Vander Meer J, p 2 0 0 0 Sturgeon B, ss 4 0 0 0
Riddle E, p 2 0 1 0 Passeau C, p 0 0 0 0
Olsen V, p 1 1 0 0
George G, ph-c 2 1 2 0
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38 8 10 7 30 4 4 3
Cincinnati 204 001 100 -- 8
Chicago 003 000 001 -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J 3.0 0 3 2 6 3
Riddle E (W) 6.0 4 1 1 2 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Passeau C (L) 2.1 7 6 6 2 1
Olsen V 4.2 3 2 1 2 5
Erickson P 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
E -- Craft H, Hack S, Sturgeon B 2
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Chicago 8
2B -- Ripple J, McCormick F, McCullough C, Hack S
HBP -- by Vander Meer J (Cavarretta P)
T -- 2:05
A -- 4729
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