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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 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 August 23, 1949 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | August 23, 1949 |
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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 | August 23, 1949 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Doyle Lade |
Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 3,845 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 15 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Scotty Robb 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Artie Gore |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
Hal Jeffcoat | Right Fielder |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
Herman Reich | First Baseman |
Mickey Owen | Catcher |
Bob Ramazzotti | Third Baseman |
Doyle Lade | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hank Thompson | Second Baseman |
Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Joe Lafata | First Baseman |
Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
Ray Mueller | Catcher |
Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 23, 1949
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Koslo
Terwilliger 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: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Koslo
Jeffcoat hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lafata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Koslo
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney 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: ---
Thompson vs. Lade
Thompson hits a line drive into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Lade
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lade
Gordon is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Koslo
Sauer 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Koslo
Pafko 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: ---
Reich vs. Koslo
Reich 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lade
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Lade
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Lade
Lafata hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Koslo
Owen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramazzotti vs. Koslo
Ramazzotti hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lade vs. Koslo
Lade bunts towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. Owen moves to third. Ramazzotti moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Terwilliger vs. Koslo
Terwilliger hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Koslo
Jeffcoat 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Koslo
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Lade
Rigney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Lade
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koslo vs. Lade
There's a wild pitch. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koslo vs. Lade
Koslo strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Lade
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Koslo
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Koslo
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Koslo
Reich hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Lade
Lockman hits a popup towards third. Ramazzotti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lade
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Lade
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Lade
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomson for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Koslo
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Koslo
Ramazzotti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lade vs. Koslo
Lade hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ramazzotti moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terwilliger vs. Koslo
Ramazzotti is thrown out by unknown player in unknown way. Ramazzotti scores. Lade moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terwilliger vs. Koslo
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lade moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jeffcoat vs. Koslo
Jeffcoat hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lade scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Higbe
Kirby Higbe now pitching.
There goes Jeffcoat. The throw from Mueller and he is safe. Jeffcoat steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Higbe
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Lade
Lafata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Lade
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Lade
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Higbe vs. Lade
Higbe takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Lade
Thompson hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Higbe
Wes Westrum now catching.
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Higbe
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Higbe
Reich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Lade
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lade
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lade
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Higbe
Owen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Higbe
Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lade vs. Higbe
There goes Ramazzotti. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Ramazzotti steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lade vs. Higbe
The ball gets by Westrum for a passed ball. Ramazzotti moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lade vs. Higbe
Lade hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ramazzotti scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Higbe
Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. Lade moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jeffcoat vs. Higbe
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Higbe fields it and throws to first for the out. Lade moves to third. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Smalley vs. Higbe
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Lade
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Lade
Lafata hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Lade
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ramazzotti fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Higbe
Sauer 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 -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Higbe
Pafko hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Higbe
Reich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Lade
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Lade
Monte Irvin pinch hits for Kirby Higbe.
Irvin takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Lade
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Lade
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Lade
Gordon hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ramazzotti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Hartung
Clint Hartung now pitching.
Owen hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman who is chasing the ball. Owen reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ramazzotti vs. Hartung
Ramazzotti hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Owen scores. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lade vs. Hartung
There goes Ramazzotti. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Ramazzotti steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lade vs. Hartung
Lade takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Terwilliger vs. Hartung
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Hartung
Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Hal Jeffcoat.
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cavarretta vs. Hartung
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Smalley vs. Hartung
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lade
Phil Cavarretta now playing right field.
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Lade
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lafata vs. Lade
Lafata hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reich fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Lade
Rigney takes first base on ball four. Lafata moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Lade
Westrum takes first base on ball four. Lafata moves to third. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Haas vs. Lade
Bert Haas pinch hits for Clint Hartung.
Haas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Lade
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Thompson reaches second base with a double. Lafata scores. Rigney scores. Westrum goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Lade
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Muncrief
Bob Muncrief now pitching.
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Muncrief
Marshall takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomson vs. Muncrief
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/23/1949 -- Chicago at New York (D) Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Terwilliger W, 2b 4 1 1 3 Thompson H, 2b 4 1 1 3 Jeffcoat H, rf 4 0 1 1 Lockman W, lf 5 0 1 1 Cavarretta P, ph-rf 0 0 0 0 Gordon S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Smalley R, ss 5 0 0 0 Marshall W, rf 4 1 1 1 Sauer H, lf 4 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 0 0 Pafko A, cf 4 0 0 0 Lafata J, 1b 4 1 0 0 Reich H, 1b 4 0 0 0 Rigney B, ss 2 1 1 0 Owen M, c 4 2 2 0 Mueller R, c 2 0 0 0 Ramazzotti B, 3b 4 3 4 1 Westrum W, c 1 1 0 0 Lade D, p 2 1 2 1 Koslo D, p 1 0 0 0 Muncrief B, p 0 0 0 0 Higbe K, p 0 0 0 0 Irvin M, ph 0 0 0 0 Hartung C, p 0 0 0 0 Haas B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 35 7 10 6 32 5 5 5 Chicago 003 020 101 -- 7 New York 000 000 005 -- 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lade D (W) 8.2 5 5 5 7 3 Muncrief B (S) 0.1 0 0 0 2 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Koslo D (L) 4.2 6 5 4 0 0 Higbe K 3.1 2 1 1 1 3 Hartung C 1.0 2 1 1 2 1 E -- Gordon S DP -- New York 1 LOB -- Chicago 5, New York 9 2B -- Thompson H 3B -- Owen M HR -- Terwilliger W, Marshall W SB -- Jeffcoat H, Ramazzotti B 3, Lade D CS -- Ramazzotti B SH -- Lade D WP -- Lade D PB -- Westrum W T -- 2:15 A -- 3845
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