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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 31, 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 31, 1944 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 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 31, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Claude Passeau |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Frank Seward |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,210 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Shortstop |
| Roy Hughes | Third Baseman |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Dom Dallessandro | Left Fielder |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Jimmie Foxx | Catcher |
| Claude Passeau | 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 |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Frank Seward | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 31, 1944
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Seward
Stanky hits a popup into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Seward
Hughes 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Seward
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Seward
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Pafko vs. Seward
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Cavarretta scores. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dallessandro vs. Seward
Dallessandro hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Seward
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Passeau
Rucker hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Passeau
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Passeau
Gardella strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Passeau
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, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Seward
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Kerr. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Passeau vs. Seward
Passeau bunts towards the mound. Seward fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Seward
Stanky hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Passeau moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hughes vs. Seward
Hughes hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Seward
Cavarretta 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
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Passeau
Weintraub strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Passeau
Reyes strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Passeau
Mancuso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Passeau
Kerr strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Seward
Nicholson 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, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Seward
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Seward
Dallessandro strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seward vs. Passeau
Seward hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Passeau
Rucker strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Passeau
Hausmann strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Seward
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Seward
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Seward
Passeau hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Passeau
Gardella hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Passeau
Ott hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Passeau
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Passeau
Reyes hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Passeau
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Passeau
Kerr hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Kerr reaches second base with a double. Mancuso moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Seward vs. Fleming
Bill Fleming now pitching.
Seward strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rucker vs. Fleming
Rucker is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hausmann vs. Fleming
Hausmann hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Seward
Stanky 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, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Seward
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Seward
Cavarretta hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Seward
Nicholson 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
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Fleming
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fleming juggles the ball. That's an error on Fleming. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Fleming
Ott takes first base on ball four. Gardella moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weintraub vs. Fleming
There's a wild pitch. Gardella moves to third. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Weintraub vs. Alderson
Billy Holm now catching. Dale Alderson now pitching.
Weintraub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Reyes vs. Alderson
Reyes hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Gardella scores. Ott scores. Weintraub moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mancuso vs. Alderson
Mancuso takes first base on ball four. Reyes moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kerr vs. Alderson
Kerr hits a popup into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Seward vs. Alderson
Seward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Alderson fields it and throws to home to get Weintraub. Reyes moves to third. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rucker vs. Alderson
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 6
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Seward
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Seward
Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Seward
Johnson hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Seward
Holm hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Alderson
Hausmann 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, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Alderson
Gardella hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Holm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Alderson
Ott strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Alderson vs. Seward
Alderson hits a line drive towards first. Weintraub reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Seward
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Seward
Hughes strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Alderson
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stanky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Alderson
Reyes hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Alderson
Mancuso hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Pafko. Mancuso reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Alderson
Kerr hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. Mancuso moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Seward vs. Alderson
Seward bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Mancuso scores. Kerr moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rucker vs. Alderson
Rucker bunts towards the mound. Alderson fields it and throws to first for the out. Kerr moves to third. Seward moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hausmann vs. Alderson
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to home to get Kerr. Seward moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gardella vs. Alderson
Gardella hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Seward
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops it up and throws to first, with Seward covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Seward
Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Seward
Pafko hits a popup into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Seward
Dallessandro 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
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Alderson
Ott hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Pafko. Ott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weintraub vs. Alderson
Weintraub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reyes vs. Alderson
Reyes bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Ott moves to third. Weintraub moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mancuso vs. Alderson
Mancuso hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kerr vs. Alderson
Kerr hits a line drive towards the mound. Alderson catches it and throws to third to double up Ott. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Seward
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Seward
Lou Novikoff pinch hits for Billy Holm.
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Seward
Ival Goodman pinch hits for Dale Alderson.
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker 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 5/31/1944 -- Chicago at New York
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Stanky E, ss 4 0 1 0 Rucker J, cf 3 0 0 0
Hughes R, 3b 4 0 1 0 Hausmann G, 2b 5 0 1 0
Cavarretta P, 1b 3 1 0 0 Gardella D, lf 5 2 1 1
Nicholson B, rf 4 2 2 1 Ott M, rf 4 1 1 0
Pafko A, cf 4 1 1 1 Weintraub P, 1b 3 2 2 0
Dallessandro D, lf 3 1 1 3 Reyes N, 3b 4 2 3 6
Johnson D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Mancuso G, c 4 1 3 0
Foxx J, c 2 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 5 0 2 0
Holm B, c 1 0 0 0 Seward F, p 3 0 0 1
Novikoff L, ph 1 0 0 0
Passeau C, p 2 0 0 0
Fleming B, p 0 0 0 0
Alderson D, p 1 0 0 0
Goodman I, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 5 6 5 36 8 13 8
Chicago 400 000 010 -- 5
New York 000 320 30x -- 8
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Passeau C 3.1 7 3 3 0 6
Fleming B (L)* 0.2 0 2 1 2 1
Alderson D 4.0 6 3 3 3 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Seward F (W) 9.0 6 5 5 2 3
* Pitched to 2 batters in 5th
E -- Kerr B, Fleming B
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 4, New York 12
2B -- Kerr B, Mancuso G, Ott M
HR -- Dallessandro D, Gardella D, Reyes N 2, Nicholson B
SH -- Seward F, Rucker J, Reyes N
WP -- Fleming B
A -- 3210
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