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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 14, 1943
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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 May 14, 1943 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 14, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 14, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hi Bithorn |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Lohrman |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,474 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Al Barlick 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Stu Martin | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Stanky | Shortstop |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Dom Dallessandro | Left Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Center Fielder |
| Chico Hernandez | Catcher |
| Hi Bithorn | Pitcher |
| Jimmie Wilson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Buster Maynard | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Babe Barna | Left Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Joe Orengo | First Baseman |
| Bill Lohrman | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 14, 1943
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Lohrman
Hack hits a fly ball into center field. Maynard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lohrman
Martin 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: ---
Stanky vs. Lohrman
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lohrman fields it 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: ---
Jurges vs. Bithorn
Jurges hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Bithorn
Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Bithorn
Maynard hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey 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. Lohrman
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott who is chasing the ball. Nicholson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dallessandro vs. Lohrman
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Nicholson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Lohrman
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Lohrman
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground that hits Cavarretta. Cavarretta is out and Lowrey is safe at first. There goes Cavarretta trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hernandez vs. Lohrman
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bithorn
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Bithorn
Lombardi hits a popup towards short. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Bithorn
Barna takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Bithorn
Gordon bunts towards the mound. Bithorn fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Barna moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orengo vs. Bithorn
Orengo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanky scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bithorn vs. Lohrman
Bithorn hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Lohrman
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Martin vs. Lohrman
Martin hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Lohrman
Stanky strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Bithorn
Lohrman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Bithorn
Jurges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Bithorn
Witek hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maynard vs. Bithorn
There goes Jurges. The throw from Hernandez and he is out, Martin applying the tag. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Lohrman
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Orengo scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Lohrman
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards first. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first, with Lohrman covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Lohrman
Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Lohrman
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Bithorn
Maynard hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bithorn
Ott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Bithorn
Lombardi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Bithorn
Barna takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Bithorn
There goes Barna. The throw from Hernandez and he is safe. Barna steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Bithorn
Gordon is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lohrman
Hernandez hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bithorn vs. Lohrman
Bithorn bunts towards the mound. Lohrman fields it and throws to first for the out. Hernandez moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Lohrman
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hernandez moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Lohrman
Martin 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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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Bithorn
Orengo hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Bithorn
Lohrman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Bithorn
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Lohrman
Stanky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Lohrman
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dallessandro vs. Lohrman
Dallessandro hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cavarretta vs. Lohrman
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanky scores. Dallessandro moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lowrey vs. Lohrman
Lowrey 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 6
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Bithorn
Witek hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Bithorn
Maynard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Bithorn
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ott for the out. Maynard moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Bithorn
Lombardi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hernandez settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lohrman
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bithorn vs. Lohrman
Bithorn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Lohrman
Hack hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Bithorn
Barna hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Bithorn
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Bithorn
Orengo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lohrman
Martin 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, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Lohrman
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Lohrman
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dallessandro vs. Lohrman
Dallessandro hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Lohrman
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Bithorn
Lohrman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Bithorn
Jurges strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Bithorn
Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maynard vs. Bithorn
Maynard hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Lohrman
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hernandez vs. Lohrman
Hernandez hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bithorn vs. Lohrman
Lennie Merullo pinch runs for Chico Hernandez.
Bithorn bunts towards first. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first, with Witek covering, for the out. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Lohrman
Hack 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 9
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Bithorn
Al Todd now catching.
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Bithorn
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Barna vs. Prim
Vic Bradford pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi. Ray Prim now pitching.
Barna bunts towards the mound. Prim juggles the ball. That's an error on Prim. Ott moves to third. Bradford moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Hanyzewski
Ed Hanyzewski now pitching.
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ott scores. Bradford moves to third. Barna moves to second. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/14/1943 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 5 0 0 0 Jurges B, ss 4 0 1 0
Martin S, 2b 4 0 0 0 Witek M, 2b 4 0 1 0
Stanky E, ss 3 1 1 0 Maynard B, cf 4 0 1 0
Nicholson B, rf 4 1 2 0 Ott M, rf 3 2 1 1
Dallessandro D, lf 4 0 1 1 Lombardi E, c 3 1 1 1
Cavarretta P, 1b 4 0 3 1 Bradford V, pr 0 0 0 0
Lowrey P, cf 4 0 1 0 Barna B, lf 1 0 0 0
Hernandez C, c 4 0 2 0 Gordon S, 3b 4 0 2 1
Merullo L, pr 0 0 0 0 Orengo J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Todd A, c 0 0 0 0 Lohrman B, p 3 0 0 0
Bithorn H, p 2 0 1 0
Prim R, p 0 0 0 0
Hanyzewski E, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 11 2 29 3 7 3
Chicago 010 001 000 -- 2
New York 010 100 001 -- 3
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bithorn H (L)* 8.0 6 3 3 4 5
Prim R+ 0.0 0 0 0 0 0
Hanyzewski E 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lohrman B (W) 9.0 11 2 2 1 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 9th
E -- Prim R
DP -- Chicago 1, New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, New York 7
3B -- Nicholson B
HR -- Ott M, Lombardi E
SB -- Barna B
CS -- Jurges B
SH -- Bithorn H 2, Barna B
T -- 2:10
A -- 3474
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