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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 | Johnny Klippstein |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 8,918 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 11 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 |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Johnny Klippstein | 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 |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Tookie Gilbert | First Baseman |
| Sal Maglie | 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. Maglie
Terwilliger takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Maglie
Serena is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Maglie
Ward hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Terwilliger moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Maglie
Sauer hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Maglie
Northey hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Klippstein
Stanky 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: ---
Lockman vs. Klippstein
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Klippstein
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Klippstein
Thompson takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Klippstein
Westrum takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to third. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Dark vs. Klippstein
Dark hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Pafko who is chasing the ball. Dark reaches third base with a triple. Mueller scores. Thompson scores. Westrum goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Klippstein
Thomson 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, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Maglie
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Maglie
Owen hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klippstein vs. Maglie
Klippstein 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, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Klippstein
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground for an out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Klippstein
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Serena fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Klippstein
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stanky for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Maglie
Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Serena vs. Maglie
Serena strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ward vs. Maglie
Ward hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Maglie
Sauer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Klippstein
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Klippstein
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Klippstein
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lockman scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Klippstein
There's a wild pitch. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Klippstein
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Lade
Doyle Lade now pitching.
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mueller scores. Westrum moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Lade
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Lade
Gilbert hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Northey vs. Maglie
Northey hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Maglie
Smalley strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Maglie
Owen hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Lade
Maglie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Lade
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards first. Ward scoops it up and throws to first, with Lade covering, for the out. Maglie moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Lade
The ball gets by Owen for a passed ball. Maglie moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Lade
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maglie scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Lade
Thompson hits a line drive into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lade vs. Maglie
Lade 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, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Maglie
Terwilliger hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Serena vs. Maglie
Serena 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, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Lade
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Lade
Dark hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Lade
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Maglie
Ward strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Maglie
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Lade
Gilbert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Lade
Maglie strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Lade
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Lade
There goes Stanky. The throw from Owen and he is safe. Stanky steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Lade
Lockman 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, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Maglie
Smalley hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Maglie
Owen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lade vs. Maglie
Lade hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Lade reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Terwilliger vs. Maglie
Terwilliger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Terwilliger reaches second base with a double. Lade scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Serena vs. Maglie
Serena hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Lade
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lade
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Serena settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Lade
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ward vs. Maglie
Ward hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Maglie
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Maglie
Pafko hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Northey vs. Maglie
Northey bunts towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Maglie
Smalley is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Lade
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Lade
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Lade
Gilbert hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maglie vs. Lade
Maglie is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Maglie
Rube Walker pinch hits for Mickey Owen.
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops it up and throws to first, with Maglie covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borkowski vs. Maglie
Bob Borkowski pinch hits for Doyle Lade.
Borkowski hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mauro vs. Maglie
Carmen Mauro pinch hits for Wayne Terwilliger.
Mauro hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it and throws to first for the out. Borkowski moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Serena vs. Maglie
Serena hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Serena for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/2/1950, game 2 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Terwilliger W, 2b 3 1 2 1 Stanky E, 2b 3 0 0 0
Mauro C, ph 1 0 0 0 Lockman W, lf 3 1 0 0
Serena B, 3b 5 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 2 3 1
Ward P, 1b 4 1 1 0 Thompson H, 3b 3 1 0 1
Sauer H, lf 4 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 3 2 1 0
Pafko A, cf 3 3 3 5 Dark A, ss 4 0 1 4
Northey R, rf 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, cf 3 1 1 2
Smalley R, ss 4 0 0 0 Gilbert T, 1b 4 0 0 0
Owen M, c 3 0 0 0 Maglie S, p 4 1 1 0
Walker R, ph 1 0 0 0
Klippstein J, p 1 0 0 0
Lade D, p 2 1 1 0
Borkowski B, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 9 6 31 8 7 8
Chicago 300 001 110 -- 6
New York 304 100 00x -- 8
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein J (L) 2.1 4 6 6 3 0
Lade D 5.2 3 2 2 2 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S (W) 9.0 9 6 6 2 6
E -- Klippstein J
LOB -- Chicago 5, New York 4
2B -- Lade D, Terwilliger W
3B -- Dark A
HR -- Pafko A 3, Thomson B
SB -- Stanky E
WP -- Klippstein J
PB -- Owen M
T -- 2:11
A -- 8918
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