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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 5, 1947
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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 5, 1947 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 5, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 5, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Schmitz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Monty Kennedy |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 26,537 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Al Barlick 2B: (none) 3B: Artie Gore |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Third Baseman |
| Marv Rickert | Left Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | Center Fielder |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Johnny Schmitz | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Monty Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 5, 1947
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Kennedy
Frey strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Kennedy
Rickert 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 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Schmitz
Rigney hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Schmitz
Witek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Schmitz
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Kennedy
McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
Nicholson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Waitkus vs. Kennedy
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Waitkus reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta scores. Nicholson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merullo vs. Kennedy
Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waitkus scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schmitz vs. Kennedy
Schmitz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Kennedy
Frey hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Schmitz
Mize hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Schmitz
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Schmitz
Marshall hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right 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: ---
Rickert vs. Kennedy
Rickert strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Kennedy
There's a wild pitch. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCullough vs. Kennedy
McCullough hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Schmitz
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Schmitz
Kerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Schmitz
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Schmitz
Rigney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kerr moves to third. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Witek vs. Lee
Bill Lee now pitching.
Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kerr scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Lee
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kennedy scores. Rigney moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a fly ball towards right. Nicholson settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Nicholson. Rigney scores. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cooper vs. Lee
Cooper hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson who is chasing the ball. Cooper reaches third base with a triple. Thomson scores. Mize goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marshall vs. Lee
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cooper scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Meyer
Russ Meyer now pitching.
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Meyer
Kerr bunts towards the mound. Meyer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Meyer
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Marshall scores. Kerr moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Meyer
Rigney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Kennedy
Waitkus hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Kennedy
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Meyer
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Meyer
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Meyer
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Kennedy
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Kennedy
Frey hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Meyer
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Meyer
Marshall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Marshall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Meyer
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Meyer
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Kennedy
Rickert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Kennedy
McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rickert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
Nicholson hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waitkus vs. Kennedy
Waitkus 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 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Meyer
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Meyer
Rigney hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Meyer
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, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Meyer
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Kennedy
Merullo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Kennedy
Meyer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Kennedy
Frey hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Meyer
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Meyer
Cooper hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Meyer
Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Meyer
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Kennedy
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCullough vs. Kennedy
McCullough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
Nicholson hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Meyer
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Meyer
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Meyer
Rigney hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Kennedy
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Kennedy covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Kennedy
Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Don Johnson pinch hits for Russ Meyer.
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Merullo moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Frey vs. Kennedy
Frey 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, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson 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 6/5/1947, game 2 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Frey L, 2b 5 0 0 0 Rigney B, 3b 5 2 2 1
Lowrey P, 3b 5 0 1 0 Witek M, 2b 4 0 0 1
Rickert M, lf 3 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 1 1 1
Cavarretta P, cf 3 1 1 0 Mize J, 1b 4 1 1 1
McCullough C, c 3 0 1 0 Cooper W, c 4 1 1 2
Nicholson B, rf 4 1 2 0 Marshall W, rf 4 1 2 1
Waitkus E, 1b 4 1 1 2 Gordon S, lf 4 1 1 0
Merullo L, ss 4 0 2 1 Kerr B, ss 4 1 2 0
Schmitz J, p 1 0 0 0 Kennedy M, p 4 1 2 2
Lee B, p 0 0 0 0
Meyer R, p 2 0 0 0
Johnson D, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 9 3 37 9 12 9
Chicago 030 000 000 -- 3
New York 008 001 00x -- 9
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz J (L)* 2.0 4 4 4 0 1
Lee B 0.1 3 4 2 0 0
Meyer R 5.2 5 1 1 0 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy M (W) 9.0 9 3 3 3 3
* Pitched to 4 batters in 3rd
E -- Nicholson B
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 8, New York 4
2B -- Nicholson B, Waitkus E, Marshall W, Johnson D
3B -- Cooper W
HR -- Rigney B
WP -- Kennedy M
T -- 2:12
A -- 26537
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