Top 1

• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Werber vs. Erickson
  
  Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Witek vs. Erickson
  
  Werber is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Witek vs. Erickson
  
  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. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Ott vs. Erickson
  
  Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowrey vs. Melton
  
  Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Melton
  
  Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Melton
  
  Russell strikes out. View Play 

Top 2

• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mize vs. Erickson
  
  Mize is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marshall vs. Erickson
  
  Marshall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barna vs. Erickson
  
  Barna is called out on strikes. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Melton
  
  Babe Young now playing first base.
  
  Nicholson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Novikoff vs. Melton
  
  Novikoff hits a line drive into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Stringer vs. Melton
  
  Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dahlgren vs. Melton
  
  Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Danning vs. Erickson
  
  Danning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bartell vs. Erickson
  
  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. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Melton vs. Erickson
  
  McCulloughdrops the ball. It gets behind him. There goes Danning. The throw to Erickson covering the plate. The slide. Danning is out. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Melton vs. Erickson
  
  Melton takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Werber vs. Erickson
  
  Werber takes first base on ball four. Bartell moves to third. Melton moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Witek vs. Erickson
  
  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. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Ott vs. Erickson
  
  Ott takes first base on ball four. Witek moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Young vs. Erickson
  
  Young hits a popup towards third. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCullough vs. Melton
  
  McCullough hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Erickson vs. Melton
  
  Erickson strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowrey vs. Melton
  
  Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Marshall vs. Erickson
  
  Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barna vs. Erickson
  
  Barna hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Danning vs. Erickson
  
  Danning strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bartell vs. Erickson
  
  Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Melton
  
  Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Melton
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Melton
  
  Nicholson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Barna. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Novikoff vs. Melton
  
  Novikoff hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Melton vs. Erickson
  
  Melton hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Werber vs. Erickson
  
  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. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Witek vs. Erickson
  
  Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Ott vs. Erickson
  
  Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stringer vs. Melton
  
  Stringer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Dahlgren vs. Melton
  
  Stringer is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dahlgren vs. Melton
  
  Dahlgren hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCullough vs. Melton
  
  McCullough hits a popup in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Young vs. Erickson
  
  Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Marshall vs. Erickson
  
  Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Barna vs. Erickson
  
  Barna hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Danning vs. Erickson
  
  Danning hits a popup, foul, towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bartell vs. Erickson
  
  McCullough fires to first and picks off Marshall. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Erickson vs. Melton
  
  Erickson strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowrey vs. Melton
  
  Lowrey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Melton
  
  Merullo takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Russell vs. Melton
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 

Top 7

• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bartell vs. Erickson
  
  Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Russell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Melton vs. Erickson
  
  Melton is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Werber vs. Erickson
  
  Werber hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Melton
  
  Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Novikoff vs. Melton
  
  Novikoff bunts towards the mound. Melton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nicholson moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Stringer vs. Melton
  
  Stringer hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Dahlgren vs. Melton
  
  Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 8

• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Witek vs. Erickson
  
  Witek takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Ott vs. Erickson
  
  Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Young vs. Erickson
  
  Young hits a popup towards third. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Marshall vs. Erickson
  
  Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCullough vs. Melton
  
  McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Erickson vs. Melton
  
  Erickson bunts on two strikes. And it's a foul ball, for strike 3. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lowrey vs. Melton
  
  Lowrey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. McCullough moves to second. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Merullo vs. Melton
  
  Merullo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 

Top 9

• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Barna vs. Erickson
  
  Barna hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Danning vs. Erickson
  
  Barna is thrown out, attempting to steal, by unknown player in unknown way. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Danning vs. Erickson
  
  Danning hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bartell vs. Erickson
  
  Bartell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Melton
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Melton
  
  Nicholson strikes out. View Play 
• Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Novikoff vs. Melton
  
  Novikoff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 

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         Game of 5/2/1942 -- New York at Chicago (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Werber B, 3b          3  0  0  0   Lowrey P, cf          4  0  0  0   
Witek M, 2b           3  0  0  1   Merullo L, ss         3  0  0  0   
Ott M, rf             3  0  0  0   Russell R, 3b         4  0  0  0   
Mize J, 1b            1  0  0  0   Nicholson B, rf       4  0  3  0   
Young B, 1b           3  0  1  0   Novikoff L, lf        4  0  1  0   
Marshall W, cf        4  0  1  0   Stringer L, 2b        3  0  1  0   
Barna B, lf           4  0  2  0   Dahlgren B, 1b        3  0  0  0   
Danning H, c          4  0  1  0   McCullough C, c       3  0  1  0   
Bartell D, ss         4  1  1  0   Erickson P, p         3  0  0  0   
Melton C, p           2  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     31  1  6  1                        31  0  6  0

New York         001 000 000 --  1
Chicago          000 000 000 --  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Melton C (W)          9.0  6  0  0  1  5

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Erickson P (L)        9.0  6  1  1  4  4

E -- Merullo L 2
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 7, Chicago 5
2B -- Bartell D, Nicholson B
CS -- Werber B, Stringer L, Barna B
T -- 2:12
A -- 7967

    

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