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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 18, 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 18, 1950 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Schmitz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Clint Hartung |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 1,542 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Hank Edwards | Right Fielder |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Randy Jackson | Third Baseman |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Johnny Schmitz | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Bill Rigney | Third Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Tookie Gilbert | First Baseman |
| Clint Hartung | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 18, 1950
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Hartung
Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Edwards vs. Hartung
Hartung fires to first and has Terwilliger trapped. There's the throw to Dark who tags Terwilliger for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Hartung
Edwards hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Hartung
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartung fields it 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: ---
Stanky vs. Schmitz
Stanky strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Schmitz
Lockman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Schmitz
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hartung
Sauer hits a popup towards first. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hartung
Pafko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Hartung
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jackson vs. Hartung
Jackson takes first base on ball four. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Hartung
Walker 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
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Schmitz
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Schmitz
Rigney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Schmitz
Westrum hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson scores. Rigney moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Schmitz
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Smalley fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Rigney scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Schmitz
Gilbert strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartung vs. Schmitz
Hartung hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Hartung
Schmitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Hartung
Terwilliger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney juggles the ball. That's an error on Rigney. Schmitz moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Hartung
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ward vs. Hartung
Ward hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Schmitz moves to third. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sauer vs. Hartung
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Schmitz
Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Schmitz
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Schmitz
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Schmitz
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanky scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Schmitz
Rigney takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Schmitz
Westrum hits a popup towards first. Ward settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Hartung
Pafko hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Hartung
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartung fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jackson vs. Hartung
Jackson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hartung
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Walker for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Schmitz
Dark is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Schmitz
Gilbert hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Schmitz
Hartung hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jackson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Hartung
Hank Thompson now playing third base.
Schmitz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Hartung
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Edwards vs. Hartung
Edwards hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Schmitz
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Schmitz
Lockman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Edwards. Lockman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Schmitz
Irvin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Schmitz
Thomson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Irvin moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Dubiel
Monk Dubiel now pitching.
The umpire calls a balk on Dubiel Irvin scores. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thompson vs. Dubiel
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Dubiel
Westrum hits a fly ball towards left. Sauer settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Sauer. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Dubiel
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Hartung
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops it up and throws to first, with Hartung covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hartung
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Hartung
Pafko hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sauer moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. Hartung
Smalley takes first base on ball four. Pafko moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jackson vs. Hartung
Jackson hits a popup, foul, towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Hartung
Walker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dubiel vs. Hartung
Dubiel takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Terwilliger vs. Hartung
Terwilliger hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Dubiel
Gilbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Dubiel
Spider Jorgensen pinch hits for Clint Hartung.
Jorgensen hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Dubiel
Stanky hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gilbert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Vander Meer
Johnny Vander Meer now pitching.
Lockman takes first base on ball four. Gilbert moves to third. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Irvin vs. Leonard
Dutch Leonard now pitching.
Irvin hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Leonard
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Jackson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Leonard
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 5/18/1950 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Terwilliger W, 2b 4 0 1 0 Stanky E, 2b 4 2 2 0
Edwards H, rf 3 0 0 0 Lockman W, lf 3 2 1 0
Ward P, 1b 3 0 1 0 Irvin M, rf 4 2 2 5
Sauer H, lf 3 1 1 0 Thomson B, cf 4 2 3 1
Pafko A, cf 2 1 1 0 Rigney B, 3b 1 1 1 0
Smalley R, ss 2 1 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 2 0 0 1
Jackson R, 3b 2 0 1 0 Westrum W, c 3 0 1 1
Walker R, c 3 1 1 4 Dark A, ss 3 0 0 1
Schmitz J, p 2 0 1 0 Gilbert T, 1b 2 1 0 0
Dubiel M, p 0 0 0 0 Hartung C, p 2 0 0 0
Vander Meer J, p 0 0 0 0 Jorgensen S, ph 1 0 0 0
Leonard D, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
24 4 7 4 29 10 10 9
Chicago 000 004 -- 4
New York 021 034 -- 10
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz J (L) 4.1 8 6 6 1 4
Dubiel M 1.0 1 2 2 1 0
Vander Meer J* 0.0 0 1 1 1 0
Leonard D 0.2 1 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hartung C (W) 6.0 7 4 4 4 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 6th
E -- Rigney B, Sauer H
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, New York 4
2B -- Lockman W, Thomson B
HR -- Walker R, Irvin M
CS -- Terwilliger W
Balk -- Dubiel M
T -- 2:01
A -- 1542
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