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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 11, 1941
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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 11, 1941 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 11, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 11, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Claude Passeau |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cliff Melton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Sturgeon | Shortstop |
| Dom Dallessandro | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Lou Novikoff | Left Fielder |
| Hank Leiber | First Baseman |
| Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
| Lou Stringer | Second Baseman |
| Claude Passeau | Pitcher |
| Jimmie Wilson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Dick Bartell | Third Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Cliff Melton | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 11, 1941
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Melton
Hack 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--
Sturgeon vs. Melton
Sturgeon strikes out. There goes Hack. The throw from Danning to second, and Hack is out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Melton
Dallessandro hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it 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: ---
Rucker vs. Passeau
Rucker 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--
Bartell vs. Passeau
Bartell bunts for an out with unknown description. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Passeau
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Passeau
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Passeau
Danning hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff 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. Melton
Nicholson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Melton
Novikoff 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Melton
Leiber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Melton
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Leiber moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stringer vs. Melton
Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. Leiber moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Passeau vs. Melton
Passeau hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Passeau reaches second base with a double. Leiber scores. Stringer moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hack vs. Melton
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Passeau
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leiber scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Moore for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Passeau
Jurges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Passeau
Whitehead hits a line drive towards short. Sturgeon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Melton
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Melton
Dallessandro hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Melton
Nicholson hits a popup, foul, towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Passeau
Melton hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Passeau
Rucker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Passeau
Bartell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Passeau
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Passeau
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Melton
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Melton
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Melton
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stringer vs. Melton
Stringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Scheffing moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Passeau vs. Melton
Passeau strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Passeau
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Passeau
Moore hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Passeau
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Passeau
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Melton vs. Passeau
Melton hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jurges scores. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rucker vs. Passeau
Rucker strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Melton
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Melton
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Melton
Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Melton
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Dallessandro moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Novikoff vs. Melton
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Passeau
Hank Leiber now playing left field. Phil Cavarretta now playing first base.
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Passeau
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Passeau
Young hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Scheffing settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Scheffing. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Passeau
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Melton
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Melton
Scheffing hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Melton
Stringer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Passeau
Danning hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Passeau
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Passeau
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Passeau
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Melton
Passeau hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Melton
Hack strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Melton
Sturgeon strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Melton
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Passeau
Melton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Passeau
Rucker strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Passeau
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Melton
Nicholson 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, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Melton
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Melton
Leiber hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Passeau
Augie Galan now playing left field.
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Passeau
Young bunts towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Danning vs. Passeau
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Sturgeon. Ott moves to third. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moore vs. Passeau
Moore is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jurges vs. Passeau
Jurges strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitehead vs. Passeau
Whitehead hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Melton
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Melton
Stringer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Melton
Passeau hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Passeau
Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Cliff Melton.
O'Dea strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Passeau
Rucker hits a popup towards short. Sturgeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Passeau
Bartell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Passeau
Ott takes first base on ball four. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Passeau
Young hits a line drive towards first. Cavarretta reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/11/1941, game 1 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Rucker J, cf 5 0 2 0
Sturgeon B, ss 4 0 0 0 Bartell D, 3b 4 0 2 0
Dallessandro D, cf 3 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 3 0 2 0
Nicholson B, rf 3 1 1 1 Young B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Novikoff L, lf 3 0 0 0 Danning H, c 4 1 2 1
Cavarretta P, 1b 1 0 0 0 Moore J, lf 3 0 0 0
Leiber H, 1b-lf 3 1 0 0 Jurges B, ss 4 1 1 0
Galan A, lf 0 0 0 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Scheffing B, c 4 0 2 0 Melton C, p 3 0 1 1
Stringer L, 2b 4 0 1 0 O'Dea K, ph 1 0 0 0
Passeau C, p 4 1 2 2
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 7 3 35 2 11 2
Chicago 020 000 100 -- 3
New York 000 101 000 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Passeau C (W) 9.0 11 2 2 3 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Melton C (L) 9.0 7 3 3 3 7
E -- Scheffing B, Sturgeon B
DP -- Chicago 1, New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, New York 11
2B -- Passeau C
HR -- Nicholson B, Danning H, Passeau C
CS -- Hack S
SH -- Bartell D, Young B
T -- 2:07
A -- 0
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