Try this game in our Simulator
Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 17, 1950
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 17, 1950 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 17, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 17, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Schmitz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jack Kramer |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 9,724 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 36 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Frank Dascoli 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Ramazzotti | Second Baseman |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Bob Borkowski | Center Fielder |
| Ron Northey | Right Fielder |
| Bill Serena | Third Baseman |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Johnny Schmitz | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Jack Maguire | Right Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Tookie Gilbert | First Baseman |
| Jack Kramer | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 17, 1950
Top 1
-
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Kramer
Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Kramer
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert juggles the ball. That's an error on Gilbert. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Kramer
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Kramer
Sauer takes first base on ball four. Walker moves to third. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Borkowski vs. Kramer
Borkowski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Borkowski reaches second base with a double. Walker scores. Cavarretta scores. Sauer moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Northey vs. Hansen
Andy Hansen now pitching.
Northey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Serena vs. Hansen
Serena hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Sauer scores. Borkowski scores. Northey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Smalley vs. Hansen
Smalley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Northey scores. There goes Serena trying to get to third. Lockman throws the ball in to Thompson, who tags Serena for the out. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schmitz vs. Hansen
Schmitz hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Schmitz
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Schmitz
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Schmitz
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Schmitz
Westrum hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Westrum reaches second base with a double. Sauer throws the ball in to Smalley who tags Westrum trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Stanky scores. Thomson goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Schmitz
Maguire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Schmitz
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Maguire moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Leonard
Dutch Leonard now pitching.
Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
-
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Hansen
Ramazzotti hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Stanky reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hansen
Walker hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Hansen
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Maguire settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Leonard
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley misplays the ball. That's an error on Smalley. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Leonard
Hansen bunts towards the mound. Leonard fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilbert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Leonard
Stanky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gilbert scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Leonard
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Leonard
Thomson hits a popup towards short. Smalley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hansen
Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Hansen
Borkowski is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Hansen
Northey 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Hansen
Serena takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Hansen
Smalley hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leonard vs. Maglie
Sal Maglie now pitching.
Leonard strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Leonard
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Leonard
Maguire hits a fly ball into center field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Leonard
Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Walker settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Maglie
Ramazzotti strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Maglie
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 -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Maglie
Cavarretta hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Leonard
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dark for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Leonard
Gilbert hits a fly ball into center field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Leonard
Maglie hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Borkowski. Maglie reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Leonard
Stanky is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Leonard
Lockman takes first base on ball four. Maglie moves to third. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomson vs. Leonard
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Maglie
Sauer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Maglie
Borkowski hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Borkowski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Northey vs. Maglie
Northey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Borkowski moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Serena vs. Maglie
Serena hits a fly ball into right field. Maguire settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Leonard
Westrum hits a popup, foul, towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Leonard
Maguire hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Leonard
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maguire moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Leonard
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Dark for the out. Maguire scores. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gilbert vs. Leonard
Gilbert hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Maglie
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Verban vs. Maglie
Emil Verban pinch hits for Dutch Leonard.
Verban bunts towards first. Gilbert scoops it up and throws to first, with Stanky covering, for the out. Smalley moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ramazzotti vs. Maglie
Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Maglie
Walker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Hiller
Frank Hiller now pitching.
Maglie hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ramazzotti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Hiller
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Hiller
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Hiller
Thomson hits a popup towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
-
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Maglie
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cavarretta for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Maglie
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Maglie
Borkowski takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Maglie
Northey hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Hiller
Westrum hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maguire vs. Hiller
Maguire takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Hiller
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Lade
Doyle Lade now pitching.
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Lade
Gilbert hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Lade
Maglie hits a fly ball into center field. Borkowski settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Maglie
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, 8 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Maglie
Smalley takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lade vs. Maglie
Lade is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramazzotti vs. Maglie
Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Westrum fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Lade
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Lade
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Lade
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena has Stanky trapped. There's the throw to Walker and back to Serena, who tags Stanky for the out. Lockman moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westrum vs. Lade
Westrum takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rigney vs. Minner
Don Mueller pinch hits for Jack Maguire. Paul Minner now pitching. Bill Rigney pinch hits for Don Mueller.
Rigney hits a fly ball towards right. Northey catches it and throws to home to double up Lockman. View Play
Top 9
-
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Maglie
Bill Rigney now playing third base. Hank Thompson now playing right field.
Walker hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Maglie
Cavarretta hits a popup in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Maglie
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert juggles the ball. That's an error on Gilbert. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borkowski vs. Maglie
Borkowski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Northey vs. Maglie
Northey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Minner
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ramazzotti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Minner
Dark hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Minner
Gilbert hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 6/17/1950 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Ramazzotti B, 2b 5 0 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 2 1 1 1
Walker R, c 5 2 1 1 Lockman W, lf 4 0 2 0
Cavarretta P, 1b 4 1 0 0 Thomson B, cf 5 1 1 0
Sauer H, lf 4 2 1 1 Westrum W, c 4 1 2 3
Borkowski B, cf 4 1 3 2 Maguire J, rf 2 2 1 0
Northey R, rf 4 1 0 0 Mueller D, ph 0 0 0 0
Serena B, 3b 3 1 1 2 Rigney B, ph-3b 1 0 0 0
Smalley R, ss 3 1 3 3 Thompson H, 3b-rf 4 1 2 2
Schmitz J, p 1 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 5 0 0 1
Leonard D, p 1 0 0 0 Gilbert T, 1b 5 1 0 0
Verban E, ph 0 0 0 0 Kramer J, p 0 0 0 0
Hiller F, p 0 0 0 0 Hansen A, p 0 0 0 0
Lade D, p 1 0 0 0 Maglie S, p 3 0 1 0
Minner P, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 9 9 9 35 7 10 7
Chicago 503 000 001 -- 9
New York 210 010 300 -- 7
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz J 0.2 2 2 2 3 0
Leonard D (W) 4.1 4 2 1 1 0
Hiller F* 1.0 3 3 3 1 0
Lade D 1.1 1 0 0 2 0
Minner P (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kramer J (L) 0.1 1 4 3 2 0
Hansen A 2.1 4 4 4 2 1
Maglie S 6.1 4 1 1 2 5
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Gilbert T 2, Smalley R
DP -- Chicago 1, New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, New York 10
2B -- Borkowski B 2, Westrum W, Maglie S
HR -- Sauer H, Smalley R, Westrum W, Thompson H, Walker R
SH -- Hansen A, Verban E
HBP -- by Leonard D (Stanky E)
T -- 2:36
A -- 9724
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
