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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 23, 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 July 23, 1949 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 23, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 23, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Warren Hacker |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sheldon Jones |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 8,234 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 13 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hal Jeffcoat | Center Fielder |
| Frankie Gustine | Second Baseman |
| Hank Edwards | Right Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Third Baseman |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Herman Reich | First Baseman |
| Warren Hacker | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Sheldon Jones | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 23, 1949
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Jones
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Jones
Gustine hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Jones
Sauer takes first base on ball four. Edwards moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Jones
Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Edwards scores. Sauer moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Jones
Walker hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hacker
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Hacker
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Hacker
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Thompson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Hacker
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Gustine scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Jones
Smalley hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Jones
Reich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hacker vs. Jones
Hacker hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Jones
Jeffcoat is hit by the pitch. Reich moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gustine vs. Jones
Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reich scores. Jeffcoat moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Edwards vs. Jones
Edwards takes first base on ball four. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sauer vs. Behrman
Hank Behrman now pitching.
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Sauer reaches second base with a double. Jeffcoat scores. Gustine scores. Edwards goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Behrman
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Hacker
Frank Baumholtz now playing right field.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reich scoops it up and throws to first, with Hacker covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hacker
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Hacker
Rigney strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Hacker
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Behrman
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Behrman
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Behrman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Behrman
Reich hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Behrman vs. Hacker
Behrman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Hacker
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hacker fields it and throws to first for the out. Behrman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Hacker
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reich scoops it up and throws to first, with Hacker covering, for the out. Behrman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Hacker
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hacker vs. Behrman
Hacker hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Behrman
Jeffcoat hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Behrman
Gustine hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Behrman
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gustine moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Behrman
Sauer hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Hacker
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Hacker
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Hacker
Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Gordon reaches second base with a double. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rigney vs. Hacker
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko juggles the ball. That's an error on Pafko. Marshall scores. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Hacker
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Hacker
Don Mueller pinch hits for Hank Behrman.
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hartung
Clint Hartung now pitching.
Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hartung
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Hartung
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Hacker
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reich juggles the ball. That's an error on Reich. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Hacker
There's a wild pitch. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Hacker
Lockman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Hacker
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Hacker
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Hacker
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reich scoops it up and throws to first, with Hacker covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Hartung
Reich hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hacker vs. Hartung
Hacker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Hartung
Jeffcoat 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, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Hacker
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Hacker
Rigney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Hacker
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Gordon scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Hacker
Hartung hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Hacker
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hacker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gustine vs. Hartung
Gustine hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Gustine reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Hartung
Baumholtz hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Hartung
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Hartung
Pafko hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gustine scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hartung
Walker hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hacker
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Hacker
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Hacker
Mize hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Hacker
Marshall hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Jeffcoat. Marshall reaches second base with a double. Lockman scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Hacker
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Marshall scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Dubiel
Monk Dubiel now pitching.
Rigney hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Dubiel
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Pafko fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Hartung
Smalley hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Hartung
Reich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Hartung
Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Monk Dubiel.
Cavarretta hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jeffcoat vs. Hartung
Jeffcoat takes first base on ball four. Reich moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gustine vs. Hartung
Gustine hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Chipman
Bob Chipman now pitching.
Hartung hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Chipman
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Chipman
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Chipman
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Chipman
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Chipman
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Chipman
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Chipman
Rigney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gustine settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 10
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hartung
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hartung
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hartung
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney misplays the ball. That's an error on Rigney. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hartung
Walker hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/23/1949 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Jeffcoat H, cf 3 1 0 0 Thompson H, 2b 3 2 0 0
Gustine F, 2b 5 2 3 1 Lockman W, lf 4 2 2 0
Edwards H, rf 0 2 0 0 Thomson B, cf 5 0 0 0
Baumholtz F, rf 3 0 1 0 Mize J, 1b 4 1 1 3
Sauer H, lf 4 0 1 3 Marshall W, rf 4 2 2 1
Pafko A, 3b 5 0 2 2 Gordon S, 3b 2 2 2 1
Walker R, c 5 0 0 0 Rigney B, ss 5 1 2 3
Smalley R, ss 4 0 0 0 Mueller R, c 4 0 0 0
Reich H, 1b 4 1 2 0 Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
Hacker W, p 3 0 0 0 Behrman H, p 1 0 1 0
Dubiel M, p 0 0 0 0 Mueller D, ph 1 0 0 0
Cavarretta P, ph 1 0 0 0 Hartung C, p 2 0 1 0
Chipman B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 6 9 6 35 10 11 8
Chicago 140 000 100 -- 6
New York 100 101 43x -- 10
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker W 6.2 8 6 6 5 1
Dubiel M (L) 0.1 1 1 1 0 0
Chipman B 1.0 2 3 3 3 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jones S 1.2 3 5 5 3 0
Behrman H 2.1 3 0 0 0 0
Hartung C (W) 5.0 3 1 1 1 1
E -- Pafko A, Reich H, Rigney B
DP -- Chicago 2
LOB -- Chicago 9, New York 9
2B -- Sauer H, Gordon S, Gustine F, Marshall W
HR -- Rigney B, Mize J
HBP -- by Jones S (Jeffcoat H)
WP -- Hacker W
T -- 2:13
A -- 8234
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