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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 9, 1944
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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 July 9, 1944 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 9, 1944 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 9, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Andy Hansen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Chipman |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Billy Jurges | Third Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Hal Luby | Second Baseman |
| Andy Hansen | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Roy Hughes | Shortstop |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Dom Dallessandro | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Billy Holm | Catcher |
| Bob Chipman | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 9, 1944
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Chipman
Rucker 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Chipman
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chipman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Chipman
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball 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. Hansen
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Hansen
Hughes hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Hansen
Cavarretta is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Hansen
There goes Hughes. The throw from Mancuso and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nicholson vs. Hansen
Nicholson hits a line drive 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: ---
Medwick vs. Chipman
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chipman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Chipman
Weintraub hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Chipman
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Chipman
Kerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luby vs. Chipman
Luby hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mancuso scores. Kerr moves to third. Luby moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hansen vs. Chipman
Hansen is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Hansen
Dallessandro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Hansen
There goes Dallessandro. The throw from Mancuso and he is out, Kerr applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hansen
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Hansen
Johnson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Hansen
Holm hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Chipman
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Chipman
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Chipman
Ott 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, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chipman vs. Hansen
Chipman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Hansen
Hack hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Hack reaches second base with a double. Chipman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hughes vs. Hansen
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cavarretta vs. Hansen
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Chipman scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Hansen
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dallessandro vs. Hansen
Mancuso fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on Mancuso. Hack scores. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dallessandro vs. Hansen
Dallessandro hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nicholson scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Hansen
Pafko takes first base on ball four. Dallessandro moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Johnson vs. Hansen
Johnson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Dallessandro scores. Pafko goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holm vs. Fischer
Rube Fischer now pitching.
Holm hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Chipman
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Chipman
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weintraub for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Chipman
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chipman vs. Fischer
Chipman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Fischer
Hack hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Fischer
Hughes hits a popup in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Fischer
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Fischer
Nicholson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Luby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Chipman
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Chipman
Luby takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fischer vs. Chipman
Fischer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Chipman
Rucker hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Fischer
Dallessandro hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Ott fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Ott. Dallessandro moves all the way to home. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Fischer
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Fischer
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Fischer
Holm takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chipman vs. Fischer
Chipman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Holm moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hack vs. Fischer
Hack takes first base on ball four. Chipman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hughes vs. Fischer
Hughes hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Luby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Chipman
Jurges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Chipman
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jurges moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Medwick vs. Chipman
Medwick hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Jurges scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Chipman
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Fischer
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Fischer
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Fischer
Dallessandro hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Dallessandro reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Fischer
Pafko hits a line drive towards third. Jurges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Chipman
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Chipman
Kerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Kerr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luby vs. Chipman
Luby hits a line drive towards the mound. Chipman catches it and throws to second to double up Kerr. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Fischer
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Fischer
Holm hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chipman vs. Fischer
Chipman hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Chipman
Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Rube Fischer.
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Chipman
Rucker strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Chipman
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Chipman
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Barthelson
Bob Barthelson now pitching.
Hack hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Barthelson
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barthelson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Barthelson
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Chipman
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Chipman
Weintraub hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Chipman
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. Medwick moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Chipman
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/9/1944, game 1 -- New York at Chicago
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Rucker J, cf 4 0 0 0 Hack S, 3b 4 1 2 0
Jurges B, 3b 3 1 1 0 Hughes R, ss 5 0 1 0
Ott M, rf 4 0 1 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 5 0 1 1
Medwick J, lf 4 0 1 1 Nicholson B, rf 3 1 0 0
Weintraub P, 1b 4 0 0 0 Dallessandro D, lf 4 2 4 1
Mancuso G, c 4 1 1 0 Pafko A, cf 3 1 0 0
Kerr B, ss 4 0 2 0 Johnson D, 2b 3 0 1 2
Luby H, 2b 2 0 1 1 Holm B, c 3 0 0 0
Hansen A, p 1 0 0 0 Chipman B, p 3 1 1 0
Fischer R, p 1 0 0 0
Lombardi E, ph 1 0 0 0
Barthelson B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 2 7 2 33 6 10 4
New York 010 001 000 -- 2
Chicago 005 010 00x -- 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hansen A (L) 2.2 5 5 5 4 1
Fischer R 4.1 5 1 1 2 3
Barthelson B 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Chipman B (W) 9.0 7 2 2 2 3
E -- Mancuso G 2, Ott M
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- New York 5, Chicago 9
2B -- Hack S, Johnson D, Dallessandro D 2, Kerr B
SB -- Hughes R
CS -- Dallessandro D
A -- 0
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