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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 2, 1942
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on June 2, 1942 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 2, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 2, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Schumacher |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 4,260 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Babe Barna | Left Fielder |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Hal Schumacher | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Phil Cavarretta | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Rip Russell | First Baseman |
| Lou Novikoff | Left Fielder |
| Lou Stringer | Second Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bill Lee | Pitcher |
| Jimmie Wilson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 2, 1942
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Lee
Werber 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 -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lee
Marshall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Lee
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Schumacher
Hack is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Schumacher
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Schumacher
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Lee
Barna hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Lee
Danning hits a line drive into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Lee
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Schumacher
Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Schumacher
Russell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Schumacher
Novikoff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stringer vs. Schumacher
Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Lee
Witek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Lee
Schumacher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Novikoff. Schumacher reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Werber vs. Lee
Werber hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Schumacher trying to get to home. Nicholson throws the ball in to McCullough who tags Schumacher who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Lee
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Schumacher
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Schumacher
Lee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Schumacher
Hack takes first base on ball four. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merullo vs. Schumacher
Merullo takes first base on ball four. Lee moves to third. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cavarretta vs. Schumacher
Cavarretta hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nicholson vs. Schumacher
Nicholson hits a line drive into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Lee
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barna vs. Lee
Barna hits a fly ball for an out with unknown description. Ott scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Lee
Danning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. Lee
Jurges hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Witek vs. Lee
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Schumacher
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Werber. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Novikoff vs. Schumacher
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Russell for the double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Schumacher
Stringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Schumacher
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Lee
Schumacher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Lee
Werber hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lee
Marshall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Marshall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Lee
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marshall scores. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barna vs. Lee
Barna hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Schumacher
Lee hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Schumacher
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Schumacher
Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Schumacher
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Lee
Danning hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Lee
Jurges strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Lee
Witek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Schumacher
Hank Leiber now playing center field. Willard Marshall now playing left field.
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Schumacher
Russell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Schumacher
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stringer vs. Schumacher
Stringer hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Schumacher
McCullough hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Marshall. McCullough reaches second base with a double. Novikoff moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lee vs. Schumacher
Lee hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Lee
Schumacher hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Lee
Werber takes first base on ball four. Schumacher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Lee
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Schumacher scores. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Lee
Ott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Mize reaches second base with a double. Werber scores. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Leiber vs. Olsen
Vern Olsen now pitching.
Leiber is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Danning vs. Olsen
Danning hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Marshall scores. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jurges vs. Olsen
Jurges takes first base on ball four. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Witek vs. Olsen
Witek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Schumacher
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Schumacher
Merullo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber. Merullo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Schumacher
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Schumacher
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Olsen
Schumacher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Olsen
Werber hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Olsen
Marshall hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Schumacher
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Schumacher
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Schumacher
Stringer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Olsen
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Olsen
Mize hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Olsen
Leiber takes first base on ball four. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Olsen
Danning hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Leiber moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. Olsen
Jurges hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Schumacher
McCullough hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Schumacher
Charlie Gilbert pinch hits for Vern Olsen.
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Schumacher
Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Schumacher
Merullo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/2/1942 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Hack S, 3b 4 0 1 0
Marshall W, cf-lf 5 2 3 1 Merullo L, ss 4 0 2 0
Ott M, rf 5 1 3 0 Cavarretta P, cf 4 0 0 0
Mize J, 1b 5 0 3 2 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 0 0
Barna B, lf 3 0 0 1 Russell R, 1b 4 1 1 1
Leiber H, cf 0 0 0 0 Novikoff L, lf 4 0 2 0
Danning H, c 5 0 1 1 Stringer L, 2b 4 0 1 0
Jurges B, ss 4 0 0 0 McCullough C, c 4 0 1 0
Witek M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lee B, p 3 0 1 0
Schumacher H, p 4 1 2 0 Olsen V, p 0 0 0 0
Gilbert C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 5 13 5 36 1 9 1
New York 000 110 300 -- 5
Chicago 000 001 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Schumacher H (W) 9.0 9 1 1 2 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B (L) 6.1 12 5 5 1 1
Olsen V 2.2 1 0 0 3 0
E -- Werber B
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 11, Chicago 10
2B -- Schumacher H, Marshall W, McCullough C, Mize J, Merullo L
HR -- Russell R
T -- 2:12
A -- 4260
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