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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 17, 1942
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on June 17, 1942 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 17, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 17, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mort Cooper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cliff Melton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,052 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Tom Dunn 2B: (none) 3B: Ziggy Sears |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | Second Baseman |
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Coaker Triplett | Left Fielder |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Hopp | First Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Mort Cooper | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Babe Barna | Left Fielder |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Cliff Melton | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 17, 1942
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Melton
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek misplays the ball. That's an error on Witek. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Melton
Moore hits a line drive towards second. Witek catches it, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Slaughter vs. Melton
Slaughter takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Melton
Cooper hits a line drive into center field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Triplett vs. Melton
Triplett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Cooper
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Cooper
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Cooper
Ott hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Melton
Kurowski hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Melton
Hopp 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Melton
Marion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Melton
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marion moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Melton
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Melton
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Cooper
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Cooper
Barna strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Cooper
Danning strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Melton
Slaughter hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Melton
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triplett vs. Melton
Triplett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Cooper
Jurges strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Cooper
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hopp scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Witek for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Cooper
Melton strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Melton
Kurowski strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hopp vs. Melton
Hopp hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Melton
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Cooper
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion misplays the ball. That's an error on Marion. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Cooper
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Cooper
There goes Werber. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Marion applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Cooper
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Cooper
Mize hits a popup towards short. Marion settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Melton
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Melton
Brown hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Melton
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Cooper
Barna takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Cooper
Danning strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Cooper
There goes Barna. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Marion applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Cooper
Jurges hits a line drive into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Melton
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Melton
Cooper bunts towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out. Slaughter moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Triplett vs. Melton
Triplett hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kurowski vs. Melton
Kurowski is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hopp vs. Melton
Hopp strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Cooper
Witek hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Melton vs. Cooper
Melton strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Cooper
Werber hits a line drive into left field. Triplett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Melton
Marion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Melton
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Melton
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Cooper
Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Cooper
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Cooper
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barna vs. Cooper
Barna hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Cooper
Danning hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Melton
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Melton
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Melton
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Triplett vs. Melton
Triplett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Slaughter scores. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kurowski vs. Melton
Kurowski hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Narron vs. Melton
Sam Narron pinch hits for Johnny Hopp.
Narron hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper scores. Triplett moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marion vs. Melton
Marion hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Cooper
Harry Walker now playing left field. Ray Sanders now playing first base.
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Cooper
Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Cooper
Babe Young pinch hits for Cliff Melton.
Young hits a popup towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leiber vs. Cooper
Hank Leiber pinch hits for Billy Werber.
Leiber strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Cooper
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Adams
Dick Bartell now playing third base. Ace Adams now pitching.
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Adams
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Adams
Moore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Cooper
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Cooper
Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barna vs. Cooper
Barna hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Cooper
Danning hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/17/1942 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Brown J, 2b 5 0 0 0 Werber B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Moore T, cf 5 0 0 0 Leiber H, ph 1 0 0 0
Slaughter E, rf 3 1 2 0 Bartell D, 3b 0 0 0 0
Cooper W, c 3 1 1 0 Marshall W, cf 4 0 0 0
Triplett C, lf 4 0 1 1 Ott M, rf 3 0 1 0
Walker H, lf 0 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Kurowski W, 3b 3 1 1 1 Barna B, lf 3 0 1 0
Hopp J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Danning H, c 4 0 0 0
Narron S, ph 1 0 1 1 Jurges B, ss 3 0 1 0
Sanders R, 1b 0 0 0 0 Witek M, 2b 3 0 1 0
Marion M, ss 4 0 1 0 Melton C, p 2 0 0 0
Cooper M, p 4 0 2 0 Young B, ph 1 0 0 0
Adams A, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 9 3 31 0 5 0
St.Louis 010 000 020 -- 3
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper M (W) 9.0 5 0 0 2 8
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Melton C (L) 8.0 8 3 3 2 2
Adams A 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Witek M 2, Marion M
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- St.Louis 8, New York 6
HR -- Kurowski W
CS -- Werber B, Barna B
SH -- Cooper W
T -- 2:02
A -- 4052
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