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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 2, 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 August 2, 1942 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 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 | August 2, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ernie White |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Hubbell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 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 |
| Coaker Triplett | Left Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Whitey Kurowski | Third Baseman |
| Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
| Marty Marion | Shortstop |
| Ernie White | Pitcher |
| Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Left Fielder |
| Buster Maynard | Center Fielder |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Carl Hubbell | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 2, 1942
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hubbell
Brown hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Hubbell
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Hubbell
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triplett vs. Hubbell
Triplett hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. White
Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Triplett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. White
Werber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. White
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. White
Young is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. White
Marshall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Marshall reaches second base with a double. Young moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maynard vs. White
Maynard hits a fly ball into left field. Triplett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Hubbell
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Hubbell
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell throws towards first. Young fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Young. Kurowski moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sanders vs. Hubbell
Sanders hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kurowski moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marion vs. Hubbell
Marion hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Sanders for the double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. White
Danning hits a popup towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. White
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. White
Hubbell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
White vs. Hubbell
White hits a popup in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hubbell
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Hubbell
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. White
Bartell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. White
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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. White
Ott strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Hubbell
Slaughter hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triplett vs. Hubbell
Triplett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Hubbell
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. White
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. White
Marshall hits a popup towards first. Sanders settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. White
Maynard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Hubbell
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Hubbell
Sanders hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Hubbell
Marion bunts towards the mound. Hubbell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hubbell. Marion moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
White vs. Hubbell
White hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marion scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Hubbell
Brown 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
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. White
Danning hits a fly ball into left field. Triplett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. White
Witek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbell vs. White
Hubbell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bartell vs. White
Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werber vs. White
Werber hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Witek moves to third. Hubbell moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ott vs. White
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. White
Young hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Moore. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. White
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maynard vs. Gumbert
Harry Gumbert now pitching.
Maynard hits a fly ball into left field. Triplett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Hubbell
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Hubbell
Slaughter strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Triplett vs. Hubbell
Triplett hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Hubbell
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Gumbert
Danning strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Gumbert
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbell vs. Gumbert
Hubbell bunts towards the mound. Gumbert fields it and throws to first for the out. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bartell vs. Gumbert
There's a wild pitch. Witek moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bartell vs. Gumbert
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Werber vs. Gumbert
Werber hits a fly ball 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, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Hubbell
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sanders vs. Hubbell
Sanders hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marion vs. Hubbell
Marion hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Narron vs. Hubbell
Sam Narron pinch hits for Harry Gumbert.
Narron strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Dickson
Murry Dickson now pitching.
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Dickson
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Dickson
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Sanders scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. Ott moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Maynard vs. Dickson
Maynard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott scores. Young scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Dickson
There goes Maynard. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Maynard steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Danning vs. Dickson
Danning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Witek vs. Dickson
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion misplays the ball. That's an error on Marion. Maynard moves to third. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hubbell vs. Dickson
Hubbell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Marion fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Hubbell
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, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Hubbell
Moore hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Hubbell
Slaughter 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
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Dickson
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Dickson
There goes Bartell. The throw from Cooper and he is out, Marion applying the tag. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Dickson
Werber hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Dickson
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Triplett vs. Hubbell
Triplett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Hubbell
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kurowski vs. Hubbell
Kurowski hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sanders vs. Hubbell
Sanders hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Hubbell covering, for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1942, game 1 -- St.Louis at New York (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Brown J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Bartell D, ss 3 0 0 0
Moore T, cf 4 0 1 0 Werber B, 3b 5 1 0 0
Slaughter E, rf 4 0 1 0 Ott M, rf 4 3 2 5
Triplett C, lf 4 0 2 0 Young B, 1b 3 1 2 0
Cooper W, c 4 0 0 0 Marshall W, lf 3 0 1 0
Kurowski W, 3b 4 0 2 0 Maynard B, cf 4 0 1 2
Sanders R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Danning H, c 3 0 0 0
Marion M, ss 3 1 1 0 Witek M, 2b 3 1 1 0
White E, p 2 0 1 1 Hubbell C, p 3 1 1 0
Gumbert H, p 0 0 0 0
Narron S, ph 1 0 0 0
Dickson M, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 1 9 1 31 7 8 7
St.Louis 000 010 000 -- 1
New York 100 040 20x -- 7
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
White E (L) 4.2 5 5 1 2 1
Gumbert H 1.1 1 0 0 1 1
Dickson M 2.0 2 2 2 3 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell C (W) 9.0 9 1 0 0 3
E -- Young B, Hubbell C, Brown J, Marion M
DP -- St.Louis 1, New York 3
LOB -- St.Louis 6, New York 8
2B -- Marshall W, Young B
HR -- Ott M 2
SB -- Maynard B
CS -- Bartell D
SH -- Hubbell C
HBP -- by White E (Young B)
WP -- Gumbert H
T -- 2:16
A -- 0
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