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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 21, 1942
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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 21, 1942 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 21, 1942 |
|---|---|
| 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 21, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hi Bithorn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Carpenter |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 26,251 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 5 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Phil Cavarretta | Center Fielder |
| Rip Russell | Second Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Lou Novikoff | Left Fielder |
| Chico Hernandez | Catcher |
| Hi Bithorn | Pitcher |
| Jimmie Wilson | 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 |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Bob Carpenter | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 21, 1942
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Carpenter
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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Carpenter
Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Carpenter
Cavarretta hits a popup in front of the plate. Mancuso 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: ---
Werber vs. Bithorn
Werber strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Bithorn
Marshall hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bithorn
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson 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: ---
Russell vs. Carpenter
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Carpenter
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Carpenter
Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. Barna 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: ---
Mize vs. Bithorn
Mize hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Mize reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Barna vs. Bithorn
Barna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mancuso vs. Bithorn
Mancuso hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jurges vs. Bithorn
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bithorn fields it 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: ---
Novikoff vs. Carpenter
Novikoff hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Novikoff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hernandez vs. Carpenter
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hernandez for the out. Novikoff moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bithorn vs. Carpenter
Bithorn hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Novikoff scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Carpenter
Hack 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: ---
Merullo vs. Carpenter
Merullo hits a fly ball into center field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Carpenter
Cavarretta hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Bithorn
Witek hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carpenter vs. Bithorn
Carpenter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bithorn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Bithorn
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Carpenter
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Carpenter
Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Carpenter
Foxx takes first base on ball four. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Novikoff vs. Carpenter
Novikoff takes first base on ball four. Nicholson moves to third. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hernandez vs. Carpenter
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Bithorn
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bithorn
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Bithorn
Mize hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bithorn vs. Carpenter
Bithorn hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carpenter fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Carpenter
Hack hits a line drive into center field. Marshall picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Marshall. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merullo vs. Carpenter
Merullo hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Carpenter
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Bithorn
Barna hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Bithorn covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Bithorn
Mancuso takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Bithorn
Jurges strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Bithorn
Witek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Bithorn
Babe Young pinch hits for Bob Carpenter.
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mancuso moves to third. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Werber vs. Bithorn
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Russell scoops it up 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: ---
Russell vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching.
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Adams
Nicholson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Marshall. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Foxx vs. Adams
Foxx hits a fly ball into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Novikoff vs. Adams
Novikoff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hernandez vs. Adams
Hernandez strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Bithorn
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bithorn
Ott hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Bithorn
Mize hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Barna vs. Bithorn
Barna 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bithorn vs. Adams
Bithorn 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, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Adams
Hack hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Adams
Merullo hits a fly ball into center field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Bithorn
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mancuso for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Bithorn
Jurges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Bithorn
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Bithorn
Hank Leiber pinch hits for Ace Adams.
Leiber hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Koslo
Russell hits a popup in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Koslo
Nicholson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Bithorn
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Werber for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Bithorn
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bithorn
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Bithorn
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Bithorn
Barna hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta 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: ---
Foxx vs. Koslo
Foxx strikes out. Mancuso drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Foxx out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Koslo
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Koslo
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bithorn vs. Koslo
Bithorn takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Koslo
Hack takes first base on ball four. Hernandez moves to third. Bithorn moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dallessandro vs. McGee
Bill McGee now pitching. Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Lennie Merullo.
Dallessandro hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. McGee
Cavarretta hits a popup in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Bithorn
Bobby Sturgeon now playing shortstop. Lou Stringer now playing second base. Harry Danning pinch hits for Gus Mancuso.
Danning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Bithorn
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Witek vs. Bithorn
Witek hits a popup towards first. Foxx settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maynard vs. Bithorn
Buster Maynard pinch hits for Bill McGee.
Maynard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bithorn fields it and throws to first for the out. Danning moves to third. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Werber vs. Bithorn
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/21/1942, game 2 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 4 2 2 2 Werber B, 3b 5 0 0 0
Merullo L, ss 4 0 0 0 Marshall W, cf 4 0 0 0
Dallessandro D, ph 1 1 1 4 Ott M, rf 3 1 0 0
Sturgeon B, ss 0 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 4 1 3 2
Cavarretta P, cf 5 0 0 0 Barna B, lf 4 0 0 0
Russell R, 2b 4 0 0 0 Mancuso G, c 2 0 0 0
Stringer L, 2b 0 0 0 0 Danning H, ph 0 0 0 0
Nicholson B, rf 4 0 2 0 Jurges B, ss 4 0 2 0
Foxx J, 1b 3 0 0 0 Witek M, 2b 4 0 1 0
Novikoff L, lf 2 1 1 0 Carpenter B, p 1 0 0 0
Hernandez C, c 4 1 1 0 Young B, ph 1 0 1 0
Bithorn H, p 3 2 1 1 Adams A, p 0 0 0 0
Leiber H, ph 1 0 0 0
Koslo D, p 0 0 0 0
McGee B, p 0 0 0 0
Maynard B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 7 8 7 34 2 7 2
Chicago 003 000 004 -- 7
New York 000 000 020 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bithorn H (W) 9.0 7 2 2 3 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Carpenter B (L) 5.0 5 3 3 2 1
Adams A 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
Koslo D 1.2 1 3 3 2 3
McGee B 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
E -- Marshall W
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 5, New York 8
2B -- Mize J, Novikoff L, Nicholson B
HR -- Hack S, Mize J, Dallessandro D
T -- 2:05
A -- 26251
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