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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 27, 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 July 27, 1940 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 27, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 27, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Olsen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Lohrman |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,988 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Klem 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Bick Campbell |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Al Todd | Catcher |
| Rabbit Warstler | Shortstop |
| Vern Olsen | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Seeds | Left Fielder |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Frank Demaree | Center Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Witek | Shortstop |
| Bill Lohrman | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 27, 1940
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Lohrman
Hack hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Lohrman
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lohrman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Lohrman
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Olsen
Seeds hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Olsen
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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Olsen
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 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Lohrman
Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Lohrman
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. Lohrman
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Olsen
Danning hits a line drive into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Olsen
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Olsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Olsen
Demaree hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson who is chasing the ball. Demaree reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cuccinello vs. Olsen
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler 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: ---
Todd vs. Lohrman
Todd hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Lohrman
Warstler hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olsen vs. Lohrman
Olsen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Lohrman
Hack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Olsen moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herman vs. Lohrman
Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Olsen
Witek hits a popup towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Olsen
Lohrman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Olsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Olsen
Seeds hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Galan who is chasing the ball. Seeds reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitehead vs. Olsen
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Lohrman
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Lohrman
Nicholson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Lohrman
Leiber hits a line drive into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. Lohrman
Bonura hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Olsen
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Olsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Olsen
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Olsen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Olsen
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with Olsen covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Lohrman
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Lohrman
Warstler hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Danning scoops up the ball and tags Warstler for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Olsen vs. Lohrman
Olsen hits a line drive into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Olsen
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Olsen
Cuccinello hits a line drive towards center. Leiber chases it down, and drops it. That's an error on Leiber. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Olsen
Witek hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herman catches it and throws to first to double up Cuccinello. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Lohrman
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lohrman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Lohrman
Herman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Lohrman
Galan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Olsen
Lohrman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Olsen
Seeds hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herman reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Olsen
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Lohrman
Nicholson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Lohrman
Leiber hits a line drive beyond third. Cuccinello can't hold onto the ball. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. Lohrman
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lohrman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Olsen
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Olsen
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Olsen
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Danning moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Demaree vs. Olsen
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler fields it and throws to second for the out. Danning scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuccinello vs. Olsen
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Lohrman
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Al Todd.
Dallessandro hits a popup, foul, towards third. Cuccinello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Lohrman
Jim Gleeson pinch hits for Rabbit Warstler.
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 -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rogell vs. Lohrman
Billy Rogell pinch hits for Vern Olsen.
Rogell hits a line drive towards short. Witek reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Root
Bob Collins now catching. Charlie Root now pitching. Billy Rogell now playing shortstop.
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops it up and throws to first, with Root covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Root
Lohrman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Root
Seeds strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Lohrman
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Lohrman
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Lohrman
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Joiner
Roy Joiner now pitching. Gabby Hartnett pinch hits for Bill Nicholson.
Hartnett strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/27/1940 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 3 0 1 0 Seeds B, lf 4 0 1 0
Herman B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Whitehead B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Galan A, lf 2 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 3 0 0 0
Nicholson B, rf 3 0 1 0 Danning H, c 3 1 1 0
Hartnett G, ph 1 0 0 0 Young B, 1b 3 0 1 0
Leiber H, cf 3 0 1 0 Demaree F, cf 3 0 1 1
Bonura Z, 1b 3 0 0 0 Cuccinello T, 3b 3 0 0 0
Todd A, c 2 0 0 0 Witek M, ss 3 0 0 0
Dallessandro D, ph 1 0 0 0 Lohrman B, p 3 0 0 0
Collins B, c 0 0 0 0 Joiner R, p 0 0 0 0
Warstler R, ss 2 0 0 0
Gleeson J, ph 1 0 0 0
Root C, p 0 0 0 0
Olsen V, p 1 0 0 0
Rogell B, ph-ss 1 0 0 0
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27 0 3 0 28 1 4 1
Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 000 000 10x -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Olsen V (L) 7.0 4 1 1 0 1
Root C 1.0 0 0 0 0 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lohrman B (W) 8.2 3 0 0 4 0
Joiner R (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Leiber H
DP -- Chicago 1, New York 3
LOB -- Chicago 4, New York 3
3B -- Demaree F, Seeds B
T -- 1:45
A -- 3988
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