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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 16, 1950
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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 16, 1950 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 16, 1950 |
|---|---|
| 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 16, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Rush |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 14,312 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: (none) 3B: Lon Warneke |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Bob Borkowski | Right Fielder |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Bill Serena | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Bob Rush | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Tookie Gilbert | First Baseman |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 16, 1950
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Koslo
Terwilliger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Koslo
Borkowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Koslo
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
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
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Rush
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Rush fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Rush
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Koslo
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Koslo
The ball gets by Mueller for a passed ball. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smalley vs. Koslo
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Serena vs. Koslo
Serena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Pafko moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Owen vs. Koslo
Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Rush
Gilbert 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Rush
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 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Koslo
Rush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky misplays the ball. That's an error on Stanky. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Koslo
Terwilliger hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Koslo
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Koslo
Ward bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Borkowski moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Koslo
Koslo spins and fires to second, and Borkowski is picked off. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Koslo
Sauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Koslo
Pafko 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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Koslo
Smalley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Rush covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Rush
Koslo 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 -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Rush
Stanky 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, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Koslo
Serena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Koslo
Owen hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rush vs. Koslo
Rush hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Koslo
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Rush
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Koslo
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Koslo
Ward is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Koslo
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Koslo
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smalley vs. Koslo
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Rush
Gilbert 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 -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Rush
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Koslo
Serena is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Koslo
Owen hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Koslo
Rush hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Koslo
Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rush moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Borkowski vs. Koslo
Borkowski 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Rush
Bill Rigney pinch hits for Ray Mueller.
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Rush
Roy Weatherly pinch hits for Dave Koslo.
Weatherly hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rigney moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stanky vs. Rush
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger fields it and throws to second for the out. Rigney scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Rush
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Hartung
Wes Westrum now catching. Clint Hartung now pitching.
Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hartung
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hartung
Pafko is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Rush
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman hits a line drive into right field. Here's the throw into the infield and Smalley commits an error. Lockman is thrown out. Lockman is thrown out after the base hit. Thomson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Rush
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gilbert for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Rush
Thompson 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, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Hartung
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Hartung
Serena hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Hartung
Owen is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Rush
Westrum hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer who is chasing the ball. Westrum reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Irvin vs. Rush
Monte Irvin pinch hits for Clint Hartung.
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Westrum scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Rush
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Rush
Dark 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 -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Rush
Mueller hits a line drive towards the mound. Rush reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rush vs. Kramer
Jack Kramer now pitching.
Rush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Kramer
Terwilliger bunts towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. Rush moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borkowski vs. Kramer
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rush moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ward vs. Kramer
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kramer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Rush
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Rush
Lockman 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 -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Rush
Gilbert hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Rush
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko 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 5/16/1950 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Terwilliger W, 2b 4 1 2 2 Stanky E, 2b 3 0 0 1
Borkowski B, rf 4 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 0 0
Ward P, 1b 4 1 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 1 0
Sauer H, lf 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, cf 3 1 0 0
Pafko A, cf 4 1 2 2 Lockman W, lf 4 0 1 0
Smalley R, ss 4 0 0 0 Gilbert T, 1b 4 0 1 0
Serena B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Owen M, c 4 0 1 0 Mueller R, c 1 0 0 0
Rush B, p 4 1 2 0 Rigney B, ph 0 1 0 0
Westrum W, c 1 1 1 0
Koslo D, p 1 0 0 0
Weatherly R, ph 1 0 1 0
Hartung C, p 0 0 0 0
Irvin M, ph 1 0 0 1
Kramer J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 9 4 31 3 5 2
Chicago 004 000 000 -- 4
New York 000 001 110 -- 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Rush B (W) 9.0 5 3 3 3 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (L) 6.0 8 4 1 1 5
Hartung C 2.0 0 0 0 0 2
Kramer J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Dark A, Stanky E, Smalley R
LOB -- Chicago 8, New York 4
3B -- Westrum W
HR -- Terwilliger W, Pafko A
SH -- Ward P, Terwilliger W
PB -- Mueller R
T -- 2:16
A -- 14312
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