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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 20, 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 20, 1940 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 20, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 20, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Larry French |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Schumacher |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 5,533 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
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 |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Bobby Mattick | Shortstop |
| Larry French | 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 |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Hal Schumacher | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 20, 1940
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Schumacher
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. Schumacher
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Schumacher
Gleeson hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Gleeson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Schumacher
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gleeson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dallessandro vs. Schumacher
Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Schumacher
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. French
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. French fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. French
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. French
Seeds 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 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Schumacher
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Schumacher
Mattick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Schumacher
French takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Schumacher
Hack takes first base on ball four. French moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herman vs. Schumacher
Herman takes first base on ball four. French moves to third. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gleeson vs. Schumacher
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gleeson for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. French
Young hits a popup into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. French
Danning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. French
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. French
Jurges takes first base on ball four. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Witek vs. French
Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Schumacher
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott who is chasing the ball. Nicholson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dallessandro vs. Schumacher
Dallessandro 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cavarretta vs. Schumacher
Cavarretta hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Schumacher
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Schumacher, and towards Witek, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Schumacher
Mattick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitehead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. French
Schumacher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. French
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. French
Moore hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Schumacher
French hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Schumacher
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Schumacher
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. French
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. French
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. French
Danning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. French
Ott is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Schumacher
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Schumacher
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dallessandro vs. Schumacher
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Schumacher
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dallessandro moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Todd vs. Schumacher
Todd takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mattick vs. Schumacher
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 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. French
Jurges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. French
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schumacher vs. French
Schumacher strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. French
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
French vs. Schumacher
French strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Schumacher
Hack hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Hack reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. Schumacher
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gleeson vs. Schumacher
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gleeson for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. French
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. French
Seeds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. French
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Seeds moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Danning vs. French
Danning hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. Seeds scores. Young moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. French
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Danning moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jurges vs. French
Jurges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young scores. Danning scores. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Witek vs. Root
Charlie Root now pitching.
Witek bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Ott scores. Jurges moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
O'Dea vs. Root
Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Hal Schumacher.
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitehead vs. Root
Whitehead hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Melton
Cliff Melton now pitching.
Nicholson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Melton
Hank Leiber pinch hits for Dom Dallessandro.
Leiber is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Melton
Rip Russell pinch hits for Phil Cavarretta.
Russell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Todd vs. Melton
Todd hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Root
Bill Nicholson now playing left field. Hank Leiber now playing right field. Rip Russell now playing first base.
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seeds vs. Root
Seeds bunts towards the mound. Root fields it and throws to first for the out. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Root
Young is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Root
Danning hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gleeson. Danning reaches second base with a double. Moore scores. Young goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Root
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jurges vs. Root
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Melton
Mattick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mattick for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Melton
Bob Collins pinch hits for Charlie Root.
Collins hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Melton
Gabby Hartnett pinch hits for Stan Hack.
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Melton
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Olsen
Billy Rogell now playing third base. Vern Olsen now pitching.
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rogell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Olsen
Melton hits a fly ball into right field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Olsen
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Melton
Gleeson hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Melton
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Melton
Leiber hits a popup in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/20/1940 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Whitehead B, 3b 5 0 0 0
Hartnett G, ph 1 0 0 0 Moore J, lf 4 1 1 0
Rogell B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Seeds B, cf 3 1 1 0
Herman B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Young B, 1b 3 2 1 0
Gleeson J, cf 5 1 1 0 Danning H, c 3 1 3 3
Nicholson B, rf-lf 5 1 4 1 Ott M, rf 4 1 0 0
Dallessandro D, lf 2 0 0 0 Jurges B, ss 2 0 1 2
Leiber H, ph-rf 2 0 0 0 Witek M, 2b 3 0 0 1
Cavarretta P, 1b 3 1 2 2 Schumacher H, p 2 0 0 0
Russell R, ph-1b 1 0 0 0 O'Dea K, ph 1 0 0 0
Todd A, c 3 0 0 0 Melton C, p 1 0 0 0
Mattick B, ss 4 0 0 0
French L, p 2 0 0 0
Root C, p 0 0 0 0
Collins B, ph 1 0 1 0
Olsen V, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 3 9 3 31 6 7 6
Chicago 102 000 000 -- 3
New York 000 004 20x -- 6
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
French L (L) 5.1 5 4 4 3 4
Root C 1.2 2 2 2 1 0
Olsen V 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Schumacher H (W) 6.0 7 3 3 5 2
Melton C (S) 3.0 2 0 0 0 1
LOB -- Chicago 11, New York 7
2B -- Gleeson J, Hack S, Danning H
3B -- Nicholson B
HR -- Cavarretta P
SH -- Witek M, Seeds B
T -- 2:00
A -- 5533
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