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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 30, 1944
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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 30, 1944 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 30, 1944 |
|---|---|
| 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 30, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Wyse |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ewald Pyle |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 21,649 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Schuster | Shortstop |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Ed Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Roy Hughes | Third Baseman |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Roy Easterwood | Catcher |
| Hank Wyse | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Danny Gardella | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
| Nap Reyes | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Ewald Pyle | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 30, 1944
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schuster vs. Pyle
Schuster hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Pyle
Cavarretta is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Pyle
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball 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. Wyse
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Wyse
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schuster scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Wyse
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gardella for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Pyle
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first, with Pyle covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Pyle
Pafko hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Pyle
Hughes hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pyle
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Wyse
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Wyse
Weintraub strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Wyse
Reyes hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Wyse
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easterwood vs. Pyle
Easterwood is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyse vs. Pyle
Wyse hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schuster vs. Pyle
Schuster takes first base on ball four. Wyse moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Pyle
Cavarretta is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Pyle
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Wyse
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyle vs. Wyse
Pyle is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Wyse
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rucker for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Pyle
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Pyle
Pafko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Pafko reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hughes vs. Pyle
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Pyle
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Wyse
Hausmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Wyse
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hausmann moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Wyse
Ott hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weintraub vs. Wyse
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Hausmann scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Wyse
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyse fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easterwood vs. Pyle
Easterwood hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyse vs. Pyle
Wyse strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schuster vs. Pyle
Schuster hits a line drive into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Wyse
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta juggles the ball. That's an error on Cavarretta. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Wyse
Kerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pyle vs. Wyse
Pyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyse juggles the ball. That's an error on Wyse. Lombardi moves to third. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rucker vs. Wyse
Rucker hits a fly ball towards center. Pafko catches it and throws to Cavarretta who throws to third to double up Kerr. Lombardi scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Wyse
Hausmann strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Pyle
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Pyle
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Pyle
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Pyle
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pyle fields it and throws to first for the out. Cavarretta moves to third. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hughes vs. Pyle
Hughes is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Johnson vs. Pyle
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Wyse
Gardella is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Wyse
Ott hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Wyse
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Wyse
Reyes hits a ball on the ground into center field. Pafko picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Pafko. Weintraub goes all the way around to score. Reyes moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Wyse
Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Wyse
Kerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reyes scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pyle vs. Wyse
Pyle is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Easterwood vs. Pyle
Easterwood hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Pyle
Tony York pinch runs for Roy Easterwood. Eddie Stanky pinch hits for Hank Wyse.
Stanky is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Novikoff vs. Pyle
Lou Novikoff pinch hits for Bill Schuster.
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Kerr. York moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Pyle
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards left field. Gardella picks it up and throws to Kerr who relays to third to catch Yorkfor the out. Novikoff moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Pyle
Sauer hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Vandenberg
Billy Holm now catching. Eddie Stanky now playing shortstop. Hy Vandenberg now pitching.
Rucker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko who is chasing the ball. Rucker reaches third base with a triple. Pafko throws the ball in to Cavarretta who tags Rucker trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Vandenberg
Hausmann hits a popup towards short. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Vandenberg
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Pyle
Nicholson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Pyle
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Pyle
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Vandenberg
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Vandenberg
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Vandenberg
Reyes hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pyle
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Kerr. Johnson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Holm vs. Pyle
Holm hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Pyle
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Holm moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dallessandro vs. Adams
Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Hy Vandenberg. Ace Adams now pitching.
Dallessandro hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Adams
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Holm scores. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goodman vs. Adams
Ival Goodman pinch hits for Ed Sauer.
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Stanky scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Adams
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Adams
Pafko hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/30/1944, game 2 -- Chicago at New York
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Schuster B, ss 2 0 0 0 Rucker J, cf 4 0 1 1
Novikoff L, ph 1 0 0 0 Hausmann G, 2b 3 1 0 0
Vandenberg H, p 0 0 0 0 Gardella D, lf 4 0 0 0
Dallessandro D, ph 1 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 4 1 1 1
Cavarretta P, 1b 5 0 2 1 Weintraub P, 1b 4 1 2 1
Sauer E, lf 4 0 0 0 Reyes N, 3b 4 1 2 0
Goodman I, ph 1 0 0 1 Lombardi E, c 3 1 0 0
Nicholson B, rf 3 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 3 0 2 1
Pafko A, cf 5 1 2 1 Pyle E, p 3 0 0 0
Hughes R, 3b 3 0 0 0 Adams A, p 0 0 0 0
Johnson D, 2b 4 1 0 0
Easterwood R, c 3 0 1 0
York T, pr 0 0 0 0
Holm B, c 1 1 1 1
Wyse H, p 2 0 1 0
Stanky E, ph-ss 2 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 4 8 4 32 5 8 4
Chicago 010 000 003 -- 4
New York 000 113 00x -- 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Wyse H (L) 6.0 7 5 3 1 5
Vandenberg H 2.0 1 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pyle E (W)* 8.0 7 4 2 3 9
Adams A (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 0
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Cavarretta P, Wyse H, Pafko A, Kerr B 2
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 10, New York 4
2B -- Pafko A
3B -- Rucker J
HR -- Pafko A, Ott M
A -- 21649
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