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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 | Bill Lohrman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Olsen |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 30,809 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
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 |
Buster Maynard | Center Fielder |
Babe Barna | Left Fielder |
Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
Bill Lohrman | 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 |
Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
Bobby Sturgeon | Second Baseman |
Vern Olsen | 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. Olsen
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Olsen
Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Olsen
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Olsen
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maynard vs. Olsen
Maynard takes first base on ball four. Werber moves to third. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Barna vs. Olsen
Barna strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Lohrman
Hack strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Lohrman
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Lohrman
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Novikoff vs. Lohrman
Novikoff takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dallessandro vs. Lohrman
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Olsen
Jurges strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Olsen
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Olsen
Lohrman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Lohrman
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Lohrman
Merullo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Lohrman
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Olsen vs. Lohrman
Olsen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Olsen
Werber hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Olsen
Witek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dallessandro. Witek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Olsen
Ott hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Witek scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Olsen
Mize hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Olsen
Maynard strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Olsen
Barna hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Olsen
Jurges hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Lohrman
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Lohrman
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Lohrman
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Novikoff vs. Lohrman
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Olsen
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Olsen
Lohrman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Olsen
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Olsen
The ball gets by Scheffing for a passed ball. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witek vs. Olsen
Witek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Lohrman
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Lohrman
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Lohrman
Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Scheffing moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sturgeon vs. Lohrman
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Scheffing scores. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Olsen vs. Lohrman
Olsen hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Lohrman
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 3 - 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, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Olsen
There goes Ott. The throw from Scheffing and he is safe. Ott steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Olsen
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maynard vs. Olsen
Maynard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barna vs. Olsen
Barna hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Lohrman
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Lohrman
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Novikoff vs. Lohrman
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Olsen
Jurges hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Olsen
Mancuso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrman vs. Olsen
There goes Mancuso. The throw from Scheffing and he is safe. Mancuso steals second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lohrman vs. Olsen
Lohrman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Werber vs. Olsen
Werber hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Lohrman
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Lohrman
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Lohrman
Merullo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Olsen
Witek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Olsen
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Olsen
Mize hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maynard vs. Olsen
Maynard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Lohrman
Sturgeon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maynard who is chasing the ball. Sturgeon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gilbert vs. Lohrman
Charlie Gilbert pinch hits for Vern Olsen.
Gilbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hack vs. Mungo
Van Mungo now pitching.
Hack takes first base on ball four. Gilbert moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cavarretta vs. Mungo
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nicholson vs. Mungo
Nicholson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Novikoff vs. Mungo
Novikoff is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Fleming
Bill Fleming now pitching.
Barna hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Fleming
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Fleming
Mancuso strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mungo vs. Fleming
Mungo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Mungo
Dallessandro hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maynard who is chasing the ball. Dallessandro reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Scheffing vs. Mungo
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Dallessandro scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Mungo
Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Mungo
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Mungo
Jimmie Foxx pinch hits for Bill Fleming.
Foxx strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Pressnell
Tot Pressnell now pitching.
Werber is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Pressnell
Witek bunts for an out with unknown description. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Pressnell
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Werber scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Pressnell
There's a wild pitch. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Pressnell
Mize hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maynard vs. Pressnell
Maynard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barna vs. Pressnell
There goes Maynard. The throw from Scheffing and he is safe. Maynard steals second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barna vs. Pressnell
Barna strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Mungo
Hack hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Barna. Hack reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Mungo
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. Hack scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. McGee
Bill McGee now pitching.
Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. McGee
Novikoff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Novikoff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dallessandro vs. McGee
Dallessandro is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheffing vs. McGee
Scheffing hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merullo vs. McGee
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/30/1942, game 2 -- New York at Chicago (D) New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Werber B, 3b 2 1 0 0 Hack S, 3b 4 1 1 0 Witek M, 2b 4 1 2 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 5 1 3 1 Ott M, rf 4 2 3 2 Nicholson B, rf 5 1 2 2 Mize J, 1b 5 1 1 2 Novikoff L, lf 4 0 1 0 Maynard B, cf 4 0 1 1 Dallessandro D, cf 4 1 2 0 Barna B, lf 5 0 1 0 Scheffing B, c 5 1 0 1 Jurges B, ss 4 0 1 0 Merullo L, ss 5 0 2 0 Mancuso G, c 3 0 0 0 Sturgeon B, 2b 4 0 3 1 Lohrman B, p 3 0 0 0 Olsen V, p 2 0 0 0 Mungo V, p 1 0 0 0 Gilbert C, ph 0 0 0 0 McGee B, p 0 0 0 0 Fleming B, p 0 0 0 0 Foxx J, ph 1 0 0 0 Pressnell T, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 5 9 5 39 5 14 5 New York 003 000 002 -- 5 Chicago 000 100 013 -- 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO Lohrman B* 6.0 8 1 1 2 2 Mungo V+ 2.0 4 3 3 1 2 McGee B 1.0 2 1 1 1 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Olsen V 7.0 6 3 3 5 7 Fleming B 1.0 1 0 0 0 1 Pressnell T 1.0 2 2 2 0 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 7th + Pitched to 2 batters in 9th DP -- New York 2 LOB -- New York 10, Chicago 11 2B -- Witek M, Hack S, Cavarretta P, Novikoff L 3B -- Sturgeon B, Dallessandro D HR -- Mize J, Nicholson B SB -- Ott M, Mancuso G, Maynard B SH -- Witek M HBP -- by Pressnell T (Werber B) WP -- Pressnell T PB -- Scheffing B T -- 2:34 A -- 30809
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