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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 4, 1946
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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 4, 1946 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 4, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 4, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Carpenter |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hank Wyse |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 11,332 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 14 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: George Magerkurth 3B: Tom Dunn |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
| Goody Rosen | Center Fielder |
| Willard Marshall | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Babe Young | Right Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Bob Carpenter | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Lou Stringer | Second Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | Right Fielder |
| Marv Rickert | Center Fielder |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Hank Wyse | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
June 4, 1946
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Wyse
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Wyse
Rosen bunts towards the mound. Wyse fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Wyse
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyse fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Carpenter
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stringer vs. Carpenter
Stringer strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Carpenter
Lowrey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Carpenter
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Wyse
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Wyse
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Wyse
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Carpenter
Rickert hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Carpenter
Waitkus hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Carpenter
McCullough strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Wyse
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Wyse
Kerr bunts towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Carpenter vs. Wyse
Carpenter strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blattner vs. Wyse
Blattner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Wyse
Rosen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third. Blattner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marshall vs. Wyse
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Carpenter
Merullo hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyse vs. Carpenter
Wyse hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Carpenter
Hack 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--
Stringer vs. Carpenter
There goes Hack. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Hack steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stringer vs. Carpenter
Stringer strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Wyse
Mize hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Wyse
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Wyse
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyse fields it and throws to third for the out. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Wyse
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Cooper scores. Young moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Wyse
Kerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Carpenter vs. Wyse
Carpenter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Carpenter
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Carpenter
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rickert vs. Thompson
Junior Thompson now pitching.
Rickert takes first base on ball four. Lowrey moves to third. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Waitkus vs. Thompson
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards second. Blattner scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. Lowrey scores. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCullough vs. Thompson
McCullough hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Marshall. McCullough reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merullo vs. Thompson
Merullo strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Wyse
Blattner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Wyse
Rosen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Blattner trying to get to third. Cavarretta throws the ball in to Hack, who tags Blattner for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Wyse
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Wyse
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Wyse
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyse fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rosen moves to third. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Wyse
Young takes first base on ball four. Rosen scores. Marshall moves to third. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Wyse
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyse vs. Thompson
Wyse hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Thompson
Hack hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Marshall. Hack reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stringer vs. Thompson
Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Thompson
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Wyse
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Wyse
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyse fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blattner vs. Wyse
Blattner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rosen vs. Meers
Russ Meers now pitching.
Rosen strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Meers
Marshall takes first base on ball four. Thompson moves to third. Blattner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mize vs. Meers
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Thompson
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Thompson
Rickert hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Thompson
Waitkus hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Meers
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Meers
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Meers
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Young moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Meers
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Meers
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Thompson
McCullough hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Thompson
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Lennie Merullo.
Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Meers vs. Thompson
Meers bunts towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Dallessandro moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Thompson
Hack is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Thompson
Bill Nicholson pinch hits for Lou Stringer.
Nicholson hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Meers
Don Johnson now playing second base. Bobby Sturgeon now playing shortstop.
Blattner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Meers
Rosen hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Meers
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Blattner for the double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Thompson
Lowrey hits a popup into center field, out of the reach of Rosen. Lowrey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Thompson
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rickert vs. Thompson
There's a wild pitch. Lowrey moves to third. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rickert vs. Thompson
Rickert hits a fly ball into center field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lowrey scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Waitkus vs. Thompson
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground that hits Cavarretta. Cavarretta is out and Waitkus is safe at first. There goes Cavarretta trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Thompson
Waitkus is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Meers
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Meers
Cooper hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rickert. Cooper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Meers
Johnny Rucker pinch runs for Walker Cooper. Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Babe Young.
Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Meers
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/4/1946 -- New York at Chicago (N)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Blattner B, 2b 3 0 2 0 Hack S, 3b 2 0 2 0
Rosen G, cf 5 1 3 0 Stringer L, 2b 3 0 0 0
Marshall W, lf 4 0 1 0 Nicholson B, ph 1 0 0 0
Mize J, 1b 5 0 2 0 Johnson D, 2b 0 0 0 0
Cooper W, c 5 1 3 0 Lowrey P, lf 4 2 2 0
Rucker J, pr 0 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, rf 3 1 1 0
Young B, rf 3 0 1 1 Rickert M, cf 3 0 0 1
Lombardi E, ph 1 0 0 0 Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 1 0
Gordon S, 3b 4 0 2 1 McCullough C, c 3 0 1 1
Kerr B, ss 3 0 0 0 Merullo L, ss 2 0 0 0
Carpenter B, p 2 0 0 0 Dallessandro D, ph 0 0 0 0
Thompson J, p 2 0 1 0 Sturgeon B, ss 0 0 0 0
Wyse H, p 2 0 0 0
Meers R, p 0 0 0 0
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37 2 15 2 27 3 7 2
New York 000 110 000 -- 2
Chicago 000 200 01x -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Carpenter B* 3.0 3 2 2 2 4
Thompson J (L) 5.0 4 1 1 3 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wyse H 5.1 13 2 2 2 2
Meers R (W) 3.2 2 0 0 3 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
DP -- New York 1, Chicago 3
LOB -- New York 14, Chicago 6
2B -- McCullough C, Hack S, Lowrey P, Cooper W
SB -- Hack S
CS -- Waitkus E
SH -- Kerr B, Meers R
WP -- Thompson J
T -- 2:14
A -- 11332
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