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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 24, 1949
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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 May 24, 1949 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 24, 1949 |
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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 | May 24, 1949 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sheldon Jones |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Chipman |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 6,641 |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Hofman | Second Baseman |
Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Walker Cooper | Catcher |
Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
Sheldon Jones | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
Hank Edwards | Right Fielder |
Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
Rube Walker | Catcher |
Herman Reich | First Baseman |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Bob Chipman | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 24, 1949
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Chipman
Hofman 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Chipman
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Chipman
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Chipman
There's a wild pitch. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Chipman
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Chipman
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey 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: ---
Verban vs. Jones
Verban hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Jones
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney misplays the ball. That's an error on Rigney. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Jones
Gustine hits a fly ball towards right. Marshall catches it and throws to first to double up Lowrey. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Chipman
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Chipman
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Chipman
Rigney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jones vs. Chipman
Walker fires to second and picks off Cooper for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Chipman
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chipman fields it 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: ---
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Jones
Pafko hits a fly ball into right 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: ---
Walker vs. Jones
Walker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Hofman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Chipman
Hofman hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Chipman
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Chipman
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Chipman
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey 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: ---
Reich vs. Jones
Reich hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hofman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Jones
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chipman vs. Jones
Chipman hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Jones
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chipman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Jones
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. Chipman moves to third. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gustine vs. Jones
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Chipman
Thomson 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: ---
Marshall vs. Chipman
Marshall is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Chipman
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pafko throws the ball in to Verban who tags Cooper trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rigney vs. Chipman
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chipman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Jones
Pafko hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Jones
Walker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Jones
Reich hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Jones
Smalley hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chipman vs. Jones
Chipman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Chipman
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Chipman
Hofman hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Chipman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hofman for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Chipman
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Chipman
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Jones
Verban hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Jones
Lowrey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hofman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Jones
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Verban scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Jones
Pafko hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Chipman
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Chipman
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Chipman
Marshall strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Jones
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reich vs. Jones
Reich bunts towards the mound. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Jones
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Chipman vs. Jones
Chipman takes first base on ball four. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Verban vs. Jones
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hofman. Walker scores. Smalley scores. Chipman goes all the way around to score. Verban moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Jones
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gustine vs. Jones
Gustine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Gustine reaches second base with a double. Verban scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Chipman
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Chipman
Rigney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Verban settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhawn vs. Chipman
Bobby Rhawn pinch hits for Sheldon Jones.
Rhawn is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hansen
Andy Hansen now pitching.
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hansen
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Hansen
Reich hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hofman vs. Chipman
Hofman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Chipman
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Chipman
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Hansen
Smalley hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chipman vs. Hansen
Chipman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Hansen
Verban hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Chipman
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reich scoops it up and throws to first, with Chipman covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Chipman
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Chipman
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Chipman
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Edwards settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Chipman
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Chipman
Bert Haas pinch hits for Andy Hansen.
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/24/1949 -- New York at Chicago (D) New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Hofman B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Verban E, 2b 5 2 2 1 Lockman W, lf 3 0 1 0 Lowrey P, lf 3 0 0 0 Gordon S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Gustine F, 3b 4 0 1 1 Mize J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Edwards H, rf 4 1 2 1 Thomson B, cf 4 1 1 1 Pafko A, cf 4 1 1 0 Marshall W, rf 2 1 1 1 Walker R, c 4 2 2 3 Cooper W, c 4 0 1 0 Reich H, 1b 3 0 0 0 Rigney B, ss 3 0 1 0 Smalley R, ss 4 1 1 0 Jones S, p 2 0 0 0 Chipman B, p 3 1 1 0 Rhawn B, ph 1 0 0 0 Hansen A, p 0 0 0 0 Haas B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 2 5 2 34 8 10 6 New York 000 000 002 -- 2 Chicago 000 314 00x -- 8 New York IP H R ER BB SO Jones S (L) 6.0 10 8 5 2 0 Hansen A 2.0 0 0 0 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Chipman B (W) 9.0 5 2 2 5 3 E -- Rigney B, Hofman B DP -- New York 1 LOB -- New York 7, Chicago 5 2B -- Gustine F HR -- Walker R, Thomson B, Marshall W SH -- Reich H HBP -- by Chipman B (Marshall W) WP -- Chipman B A -- 6641
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