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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 30, 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 August 30, 1942 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 30, 1942 |
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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 | August 30, 1942 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Carl Hubbell |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Fleming |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | |
Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Babe Young | Center Fielder |
Babe Barna | Left Fielder |
Harry Danning | Catcher |
Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
Carl Hubbell | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
Lou Novikoff | Left Fielder |
Dom Dallessandro | Center Fielder |
Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
Bobby Sturgeon | Second Baseman |
Bill Fleming | Pitcher |
Jimmie Wilson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 30, 1942
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Fleming
Werber hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Fleming
Witek hits a fly ball into center field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Fleming
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Hubbell
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Hubbell
Cavarretta bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Witek covering, for the out. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Hubbell
Nicholson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Novikoff vs. Hubbell
Novikoff hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dallessandro vs. Hubbell
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground that hits Nicholson. Nicholson is out and Dallessandro is safe at first. There goes Nicholson trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Fleming
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Fleming covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Fleming
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barna vs. Fleming
Barna hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young moves to third. Barna moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Danning vs. Fleming
Danning is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jurges vs. Fleming
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. Young scores. Barna moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hubbell vs. Fleming
Hubbell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Barna scores. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werber vs. Fleming
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fleming fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Hubbell
McCullough hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Hubbell
Merullo hits a popup in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Hubbell
Sturgeon strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Fleming
Witek hits a fly ball into center field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Fleming
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Fleming
Mize hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Hubbell
Fleming hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Hubbell
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Hubbell
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Fleming
Young hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Fleming
Barna hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Fleming
Danning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Fleming
Jurges 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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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Hubbell
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Novikoff vs. Hubbell
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dallessandro vs. Hubbell
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. Novikoff moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCullough vs. Hubbell
McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Fleming
Hubbell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Fleming
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Fleming
Witek hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Nicholson chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards first. Cavarretta fumbles the ball. That's a triple and an error on Cavarretta. Werber goes all the way around to score. Witek moves all the way to home. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Fleming
Ott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Fleming
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Hubbell
Merullo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Hubbell
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Foxx vs. Hubbell
Jimmie Foxx pinch hits for Bill Fleming.
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Hubbell
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. Merullo moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cavarretta vs. Hubbell
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nicholson vs. Hubbell
Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merullo scores. Hack scores. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Novikoff vs. Hubbell
Novikoff hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dallessandro vs. Hubbell
Dallessandro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Barna who is chasing the ball. Dallessandro reaches third base with a triple. Nicholson scores. Novikoff goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCullough vs. Mungo
Van Mungo now pitching.
McCullough strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Errickson
Dick Errickson now pitching.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Errickson
Barna hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Errickson
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Barna moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. Errickson
The ball gets by McCullough for a passed ball. Barna moves to third. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jurges vs. Errickson
Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maynard vs. Errickson
Buster Maynard pinch hits for Van Mungo.
Maynard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barna scores. Danning scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Errickson
There goes Maynard. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Sturgeon applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching.
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Adams
Sturgeon strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Adams
Charlie Gilbert pinch hits for Dick Errickson.
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Bithorn
Hi Bithorn now pitching.
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Bithorn
Witek strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bithorn
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Adams
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Adams
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Adams
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Novikoff vs. Adams
Novikoff hits a fly ball into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Bithorn
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bithorn
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barna vs. Bithorn
Barna hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Bithorn
Danning hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Adams
Dallessandro hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Barna. Dallessandro reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCullough vs. Adams
McCullough bunts towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. Dallessandro moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Adams
Rip Russell pinch hits for Lennie Merullo.
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sturgeon vs. Adams
Sturgeon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dallessandro scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bithorn vs. Adams
Bithorn hits a popup, foul, towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Bithorn
Lou Stringer now playing second base. Bobby Sturgeon now playing shortstop.
Jurges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Bithorn
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Stringer. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Bithorn
Werber hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Dallessandro who is chasing the ball. Werber reaches third base with a triple. Adams goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Witek vs. Bithorn
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer fields it and throws to home. McCullough drops the ball. Werber scores. Witek moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Bithorn
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Bithorn
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Bithorn
Willard Marshall pinch hits for Babe Young.
Marshall 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 9
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Adams
Willard Marshall now playing center field.
Hack hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Marshall. Hack reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. McGee
Bill McGee now pitching.
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. McGee
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Novikoff vs. McGee
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/30/1942, game 1 -- New York at Chicago (D) New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Werber B, 3b 4 2 1 1 Hack S, 3b 5 1 2 0 Witek M, 2b 5 1 1 1 Cavarretta P, 1b 3 1 0 0 Ott M, rf 4 0 0 0 Nicholson B, rf 3 1 2 2 Mize J, 1b 5 0 0 0 Novikoff L, lf 5 1 1 1 Young B, cf 3 1 1 0 Dallessandro D, cf 4 1 3 2 Marshall W, ph-cf 1 0 0 0 McCullough C, c 3 0 0 0 Barna B, lf 4 2 2 0 Merullo L, ss 3 1 1 0 Danning H, c 3 1 2 0 Russell R, ph 1 0 0 0 Jurges B, ss 4 0 0 1 Stringer L, 2b 0 0 0 0 Hubbell C, p 2 0 1 1 Sturgeon B, 2b-ss 4 0 2 1 Mungo V, p 0 0 0 0 Fleming B, p 1 0 0 0 Maynard B, ph 1 0 1 2 Foxx J, ph 1 0 0 0 Adams A, p 1 1 0 0 Errickson D, p 0 0 0 0 McGee B, p 0 0 0 0 Gilbert C, ph 1 0 0 0 Bithorn H, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 8 9 6 35 6 11 6 New York 020 022 002 -- 8 Chicago 000 050 010 -- 6 New York IP H R ER BB SO Hubbell C 4.2 8 5 5 2 2 Mungo V 0.1 0 0 0 0 1 Adams A (W)* 3.0 3 1 1 1 2 McGee B (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Fleming B 5.0 4 4 3 3 1 Errickson D 1.0 3 2 1 0 0 Bithorn H (L) 3.0 2 2 0 1 1 * Pitched to 1 batter in 9th E -- Cavarretta P, Stringer L, McCullough C LOB -- New York 6, Chicago 7 2B -- Dallessandro D, Hack S 3B -- Witek M, Dallessandro D, Werber B CS -- Maynard B SH -- Cavarretta P, McCullough C PB -- McCullough C T -- 2:15 A -- 0
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