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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 17, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 17, 1940 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 17, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 17, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charlie Root |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Dean |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,107 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Jim Gleeson | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Dom Dallessandro | Left Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
| Bobby Mattick | Shortstop |
| Charlie Root | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burgess Whitehead | Third Baseman |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Bob Seeds | Center Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Paul Dean | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 17, 1940
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Dean
Hack hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Dean
Herman hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Dean
Gleeson hits a fly ball into center field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Root
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Root
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Root
Seeds hits a line drive into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Dean
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Dean
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Dean
Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Root
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Root
O'Dea hits a popup into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Root
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Dean
Hartnett 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Dean
Mattick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Root vs. Dean
Root hits a popup, foul, towards third. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Dean
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hack for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Root
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Root
Witek hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Root
Dean bunts towards the mound. Root fields it and throws to first for the out. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehead vs. Root
Whitehead hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dallessandro. Whitehead reaches second base with a double. Jurges scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Root
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Dean
Herman hits a line drive into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Dean
Gleeson hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Dean
Nicholson 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
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Root
Seeds hits a popup towards short. Mattick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Root
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Root
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Root
Ott hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Dean
Dallessandro hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Dean
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Dean
Hartnett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mattick vs. Dean
Mattick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hartnett moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Root vs. Dean
Root is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Root
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Root
Witek hits a fly ball into center field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dean vs. Root
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Dean
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Dean
Herman hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Dean
Gleeson hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Dean
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Root
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Root
Moore is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seeds vs. Root
Seeds hits a popup towards short. Mattick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Root
Young takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. Root
O'Dea is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Dean
Dallessandro hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Dean
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Dean
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Cavarretta trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mattick vs. Dean
Mattick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Root
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Root
Jurges hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Root
Witek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Root
Dean strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Root
Whitehead hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Dean
Augie Galan pinch hits for Charlie Root.
Galan strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Dean
Hack hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Dean
Herman bunts towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Dean
Gleeson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Dean
Nicholson hits a line drive into center field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Raffensberger
Ken Raffensberger now pitching.
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Raffensberger
Seeds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Raffensberger
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Raffensberger
O'Dea hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Seeds moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Raffensberger
Ott takes first base on ball four. Seeds moves to third. O'Dea moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jurges vs. Raffensberger
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Dean
Dallessandro hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Dean
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Dean
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitehead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/17/1940 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 4 1 1 1 Whitehead B, 3b 4 0 1 1
Herman B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Moore J, lf 3 0 0 0
Gleeson J, cf 4 0 1 0 Seeds B, cf 4 0 1 0
Nicholson B, rf 4 0 0 0 Young B, 1b 3 0 1 0
Dallessandro D, lf 4 0 0 0 O'Dea K, c 4 0 1 0
Cavarretta P, 1b 3 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 3 0 0 0
Hartnett G, c 4 0 2 0 Jurges B, ss 4 2 2 1
Mattick B, ss 2 0 1 0 Witek M, 2b 2 0 0 0
Root C, p 2 0 0 0 Dean P, p 2 0 0 0
Galan A, ph 1 0 0 0
Raffensberger K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 1 6 1 29 2 6 2
Chicago 000 000 010 -- 1
New York 001 000 10x -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Root C (L) 7.0 4 2 2 2 2
Raffensberger K 1.0 2 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Dean P (W) 9.0 6 1 1 2 2
LOB -- Chicago 6, New York 8
2B -- Whitehead B
HR -- Jurges B, Hack S
SH -- Dean P
HBP -- by Root C (Moore J)
T -- 1:33
A -- 4107
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