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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 3, 1949
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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 3, 1949 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 3, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 3, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Chipman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Monty Kennedy |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 7,505 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Emil Verban | Second Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Herman Reich | Right Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Third Baseman |
| Rube Novotney | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Bob Chipman | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Lohrke | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Monty Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 3, 1949
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Kennedy
Verban hits a line drive towards the mound. Kennedy reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Kennedy
Reich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Kennedy
Gustine hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Reich moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Novotney vs. Kennedy
Novotney is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Chipman
Lohrke hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Chipman
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Chipman
Gordon hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Chipman
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marshall vs. Chipman
Marshall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cooper vs. Chipman
Cooper takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mize vs. Chipman
Mize strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Kennedy
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chipman vs. Kennedy
Chipman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Kennedy
Verban hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Chipman
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Chipman
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Chipman
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Kennedy moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Chipman
Lockman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko who is chasing the ball. Lockman reaches third base with a triple. Kennedy scores. Lohrke goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gordon vs. Chipman
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Lockman scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Chipman
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Chipman
The ball gets by Novotney for a passed ball. Gordon moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marshall vs. Chipman
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gordon scores. Thomson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Chipman
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Chipman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
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, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reich vs. Kennedy
Reich 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, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Chipman
Mize hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Mize reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Chipman
Kerr is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kennedy vs. Chipman
Kennedy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Novotney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lohrke vs. Chipman
Lohrke hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Kennedy
Gustine hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Cooper settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Cooper. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Kennedy
Gustine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman who is chasing the ball. Gustine reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Novotney vs. Kennedy
Novotney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gustine scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Kennedy
Smalley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Smalley reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ramazzotti vs. Kennedy
Bob Ramazzotti pinch hits for Bob Chipman.
Ramazzotti strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Verban vs. Kennedy
Verban hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Smalley moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. McLish
Cal McLish now pitching.
Lockman hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. McLish
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. McLish
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. McLish
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. McLish
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cavarretta for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Kennedy
Reich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gustine vs. Kennedy
Gustine hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. McLish
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. McLish
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. McLish
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novotney vs. Kennedy
Novotney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Kennedy
Smalley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Kennedy
McLish is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Verban vs. Kennedy
Verban hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. McLish
Lohrke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Reich who is chasing the ball. Lohrke reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lockman vs. McLish
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. McLish
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gustine picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gustine. Lohrke scores. Lockman goes all the way around to score. Gordon moves all the way to home. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. McLish
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. McLish
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. McLish
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. McLish
Mize hits a popup towards short. Smalley catches it and throws to second to double up Marshall. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Pafko reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Reich vs. Kennedy
Reich takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gustine vs. Kennedy
Gustine hits a line drive into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. McLish
Kerr hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. McLish
Kennedy bunts towards the mound. McLish fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on McLish. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lohrke vs. McLish
Lohrke bunts towards the mound. McLish fields it and throws to first for the out. Kerr moves to third. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lockman vs. McLish
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kerr scores. Kennedy scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. McLish
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. McLish
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. McLish
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novotney vs. Kennedy
Novotney hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Kennedy
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McLish vs. Kennedy
McLish hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Kennedy
Verban hits a line drive into right field. Marshall picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Marshall. McLish goes all the way around to score. Verban moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
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
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. McLish
Cooper hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Cooper reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. McLish
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kerr vs. McLish
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Cooper scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. McLish
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. McLish
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Bert Haas now playing first base.
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Kennedy
Reich strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/3/1949 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Verban E, 2b 5 0 2 0 Lohrke J, 2b 5 3 2 1
Lowrey P, lf 5 1 1 0 Lockman W, lf 3 4 2 4
Cavarretta P, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gordon S, 3b 5 3 3 4
Pafko A, cf 5 1 2 2 Thomson B, cf 4 1 2 2
Reich H, rf 3 0 1 0 Marshall W, rf 4 0 0 1
Gustine F, 3b 4 1 2 0 Cooper W, c 4 1 2 0
Novotney R, c 4 0 0 1 Mize J, 1b 5 0 1 0
Smalley R, ss 4 1 2 1 Haas B, 1b 0 0 0 0
Chipman B, p 1 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 5 1 1 1
Ramazzotti B, ph 1 0 0 0 Kennedy M, p 5 2 1 0
McLish C, p 2 1 1 0
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38 5 11 4 40 15 14 13
Chicago 200 101 010 -- 5
New York 140 203 41x -- 15
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Chipman B (L) 3.0 6 5 4 3 2
McLish C 5.0 8 10 5 2 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy M (W) 9.0 11 5 3 3 4
E -- Cooper W, Cavarretta P, Gustine F, McLish C, Marshall W, Smalley R
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Chicago 9, New York 7
2B -- Gordon S, Mize J, Smalley R, Cooper W
3B -- Lockman W, Gustine F, Lohrke J, Pafko A
HR -- Pafko A, Lohrke J, Gordon S, Smalley R, Thomson B
SH -- Lohrke J
PB -- Novotney R
T -- 2:25
A -- 7505
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