Giants @ Cubs
May 2, 1942

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Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 1 6 0
Cubs 0 6 2
Bottom 9 R H E
Giants 1 6 0
Cubs 0 6 2

Lou Novikoff Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .333 .226
OBP .333 .250
At Bats 3 31
Hits 1 7
• Singles 1 6
• Doubles 0 0
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 1
Walks 0 1
RBI’s 0 3

Cliff Melton Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 1 1
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Wrigley Field - May 2, 1942
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Out
Cliff Melton
Harry Danning
Babe Young
Mickey Witek
Billy Werber
Dick Bartell
Babe Barna
Willard Marshall
Mel Ott
Lou Novikoff

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
New York Giants 1 6 0 7
Chicago Cubs 0 6 2 5
Winning Pitcher Cliff Melton
Losing Pitcher Paul Erickson
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Mickey Witek
Attendance 7,967
Time of Game 2 hours 12 minutes
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Novikoff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Nicholson strikes out.
Bottom 9 Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Bartell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Danning hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Top 9 Barna is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 9 Barna hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Merullo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 8 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. McCullough moves to second.
Bottom 8 Erickson bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3.
Bottom 8 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Young hits a popup towards third. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Witek takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 7 Stringer hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Novikoff bunts towards the mound. Melton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nicholson moves to second.
Bottom 7 Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 7 Werber hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Melton is called out on strikes.
Top 7 Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Merullo takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description.
Bottom 6 Erickson strikes out.
Top 6 McCullough fires to first and picks off Marshall.
Top 6 Danning hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Barna hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young moves to second.
Top 6 Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 McCullough hits a popup in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Dahlgren hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Stringer is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way.
Bottom 5 Stringer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Top 5 Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Merullo. Werber moves to second.
Top 5 Melton hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Novikoff hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Nicholson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Barna. Nicholson reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 4 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 4 Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Danning strikes out.
Top 4 Barna hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Top 4 Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Erickson strikes out.
Bottom 3 McCullough hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Young hits a popup towards third. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Ott takes first base on ball four. Witek moves to second.
Top 3 Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer fields it and throws to second for the out. Bartell scores. Melton moves to third.
Top 3 Werber takes first base on ball four. Bartell moves to third. Melton moves to second.
Top 3 Melton takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 McCulloughdrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Danning. The throw to Erickson covering the plate. The slide. Danning is out.
Top 3 Bartell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Novikoff. Bartell reaches second base with a double. Danning moves to third.
Top 3 Danning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 2 Novikoff hits a line drive into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Babe Young now playing first base. Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 2 Barna is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Marshall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Mize is called out on strikes.
Bottom 1 Russell strikes out.
Bottom 1 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Werber is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way.
Top 1 Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo.