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Cardinals 3 @ Cubs 0
Wrigley Field
May 31, 1942
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 31, 1942 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Cardinals with a score of 3 to 0.

Game Summary

DateMay 31, 1942 
Visiting Team
St. Louis Cardinals
R: 3 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 3
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 0 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 9
Runs: 0
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 9
Winning Pitcher—Howie Pollet  
Losing Pitcher—Vern Olsen  
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Game Winning RBI—Johnny Hopp 

Game Info

DateMay 31, 1942 
Day of WeekSun 
Day / NightD 
Visiting TeamSt. Louis Cardinals 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherHowie Pollet  
Home Starting PitcherVern Olsen  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance 
Time of Game0 hours 
UmpiresHP: Bill Stewart
1B: Tom Dunn
2B: (none)
3B: Ziggy Sears

St. Louis Cardinals Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jimmy Brown  Second Baseman 
Terry Moore  Center Fielder 
Enos Slaughter  Right Fielder 
Walker Cooper  Catcher 
Coaker Triplett  Left Fielder 
Whitey Kurowski  Third Baseman 
Johnny Hopp  First Baseman 
Marty Marion  Shortstop 
Howie Pollet  Pitcher 
Billy Southworth  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Stan Hack  Third Baseman 
Lennie Merullo  Shortstop 
Phil Cavarretta  Center Fielder 
Bill Nicholson  Right Fielder 
Rip Russell  First Baseman 
Lou Novikoff  Left Fielder 
Lou Stringer  Second Baseman 
Clyde McCullough  Catcher 
Vern Olsen  Pitcher 
Jimmie Wilson  Manager 

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Cardinals 3 @ Cubs 0
Wrigley Field
May 31, 1942

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         Game of 5/31/1942 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)

  St.Louis           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Brown J, 2b           4  0  1  0   Hack S, 3b            3  0  3  0   
Moore T, cf           5  0  0  1   Merullo L, ss         4  0  1  0   
Slaughter E, rf       4  1  1  0   Cavarretta P, cf      4  0  0  0   
Cooper W, c           3  0  0  0   Nicholson B, rf       4  0  1  0   
Triplett C, lf        3  0  1  0   Russell R, 1b         4  0  1  0   
Musial S, ph          0  0  0  0   Novikoff L, lf        4  0  2  0   
Walker H, lf          0  0  0  0   Stringer L, 2b        4  0  2  0   
Kurowski W, 3b        3  1  1  0   McCullough C, c       4  0  0  0   
Hopp J, 1b            4  0  2  1   Olsen V, p            2  0  0  0   
Marion M, ss          3  1  1  0   Scheffing B, ph       1  0  0  0   
Pollet H, p           3  0  0  0   Erickson P, p         0  0  0  0   
                                   Bithorn H, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Lowrey P, ph          1  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  3  7  2                        35  0 10  0

St.Louis         000 002 001 --  3
Chicago          000 000 000 --  0

  St.Louis             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Pollet H (W)          9.0 10  0  0  1  5

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Olsen V (L)           7.0  6  2  2  2  3
Erickson P            1.1  1  1  1  4  1
Bithorn H             0.2  0  0  0  0  0

DP -- St.Louis 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Chicago 9
2B -- Hack S, Novikoff L, Kurowski W
SB -- Hopp J, Kurowski W, Marion M
SH -- Cooper W
A -- 0

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