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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 2, 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 August 2, 1950 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 2, 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 | August 2, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Monk Dubiel |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Scotty Robb 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
| Bill Serena | Third Baseman |
| Preston Ward | First Baseman |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Ron Northey | Right Fielder |
| Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
| Rube Walker | Catcher |
| Monk Dubiel | Pitcher |
| Frankie Frisch | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Monte Irvin | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 2, 1950
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Jansen
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Jansen
Serena hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller 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. Jansen
Ward strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Dubiel
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Dubiel
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Dubiel
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dubiel fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to third. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thompson vs. Dubiel
Thompson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Westrum vs. Dubiel
Westrum hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Pafko is chasing the ball. Westrum rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park grand slam home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Dubiel
Irvin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Dubiel
Tookie Gilbert pinch runs for Monte Irvin.
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Dubiel
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Jansen
Tookie Gilbert now playing first base.
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Jansen
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Pafko for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Jansen
Northey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Northey for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Dubiel
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dubiel fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Dubiel
Stanky strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Dubiel
Lockman hits a line drive 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, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Jansen
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Jansen
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dubiel vs. Jansen
Dubiel strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Dubiel
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Dubiel
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 -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Dubiel
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Dubiel
Gilbert hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Jansen
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Jansen
Serena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Jansen
Ward hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Dubiel
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Dubiel
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dubiel fields it and throws to first for the out. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jansen vs. Dubiel
There goes Dark. The throw from Walker and he is safe. Dark steals third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jansen vs. Dubiel
Jansen bunts towards the mound. Dubiel fields it and throws to first for the out. Dark scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Dubiel
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Dubiel
Lockman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Lockman reaches second base with a double. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Dubiel
Mueller hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Mueller reaches second base with a double. Stanky scores. Lockman scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Dubiel
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Jansen
Sauer hits a line drive into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Jansen
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Jansen
Northey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Jansen
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Vander Meer
Bob Borkowski now playing first base. Johnny Vander Meer now pitching.
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Vander Meer
Gilbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Vander Meer
There goes Gilbert. The throw from Walker and he is safe. Gilbert steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dark vs. Vander Meer
Dark hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gilbert moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Vander Meer
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Borkowski scoops it up and throws to first, with Vander Meer covering, for the out. Gilbert scores. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jansen vs. Vander Meer
Jansen strikes out. Walker drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jansen out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Jansen
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, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Jansen
Vander Meer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Jansen
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Vander Meer
Stanky is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Vander Meer
Lockman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Lockman reaches second base with a double. Stanky goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Vander Meer
Mueller 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, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Vander Meer
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Vander Meer
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Jansen
Bill Rigney now playing second base.
Serena hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Jansen
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Jansen
Sauer hits a popup towards first. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Vander Meer
Carmen Mauro now playing left field. Hal Jeffcoat now playing center field. Emil Verban now playing shortstop.
Gilbert hits a fly ball into right field. Northey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Vander Meer
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Serena. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Vander Meer
Thomson hits a line drive into center field. That will be extra bases. Jeffcoat fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Jeffcoat. Dark scores. Thomson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jansen vs. Vander Meer
Jansen hits a fly ball into center field. Jeffcoat settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Vander Meer
Rigney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Vander Meer
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Verban scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jeffcoat vs. Jansen
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Jansen
Northey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Northey reaches second base with a double. Jeffcoat goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Verban vs. Jansen
Verban hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Northey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Jansen
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vander Meer vs. Jansen
Vander Meer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Terwilliger vs. Jansen
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Vander Meer
Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Vander Meer
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 -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Vander Meer
Westrum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Jansen
Serena hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Serena reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borkowski vs. Jansen
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mauro vs. Jansen
Mauro hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Serena moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 11
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jeffcoat vs. Jansen
Jeffcoat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1950, game 1 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Terwilliger W, 2b 4 0 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 1 3 0 0
Serena B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Rigney B, 2b 1 0 1 0
Ward P, 1b 2 0 0 0 Lockman W, lf 5 2 3 1
Borkowski B, 1b 2 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 5 0 1 2
Sauer H, lf 3 0 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 1 0 0
Mauro C, lf 1 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 4 1 1 4
Pafko A, cf 2 0 0 0 Irvin M, 1b 0 0 0 0
Jeffcoat H, cf 2 1 1 0 Gilbert T, pr-1b 2 1 0 0
Northey R, rf 3 0 2 1 Dark A, ss 4 2 2 0
Smalley R, ss 2 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 1 1 2
Verban E, ss 1 0 1 0 Jansen L, p 3 0 0 2
Walker R, c 3 0 0 0
Dubiel M, p 1 0 0 0
Vander Meer J, p 2 0 0 0
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32 1 5 1 33 11 9 11
Chicago 000 000 010 -- 1
New York 400 311 20x -- 11
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Dubiel M (L) 4.0 5 7 7 4 2
Vander Meer J 4.0 4 4 2 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (W) 9.0 5 1 1 0 9
E -- Serena B, Jeffcoat H
LOB -- Chicago 4, New York 6
2B -- Lockman W 2, Mueller D, Thomson B, Northey R, Serena B
HR -- Westrum W
SB -- Dark A, Gilbert T
SH -- Jansen L
HBP -- by Dubiel M (Irvin M), by Vander Meer J (Stanky E)
T -- 2:02
A -- 0
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