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Cubs 6 @ Giants 5
Polo Grounds
July 22, 1949

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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 July 22, 1949 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants were bested by the visiting Cubs with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateJuly 22, 1949 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 6 H: 9 E: 2 LOB: 7
Runs: 6
Hits: 9
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 5 H: 11 E: 3 LOB: 9
Runs: 5
Hits: 11
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 9
Winning PitcherJohnny Schmitz  
Losing PitcherRed Webb  
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Game Winning RBIHank Sauer 

Game Info

DateJuly 22, 1949 
Day of WeekFri 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherJohnny Schmitz  
Home Starting PitcherMonty Kennedy  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance5,719 
Time of Game2 hours 28 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Lee Ballanfant
1B: Al Barlick
2B: (none)
3B: George Barr

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Hal Jeffcoat  Center Fielder 
Emil Verban  Second Baseman 
Frankie Gustine  Third Baseman 
Hank Sauer  Left Fielder 
Andy Pafko  Right Fielder 
Herman Reich  First Baseman 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Mickey Owen  Catcher 
Johnny Schmitz  Pitcher 
Frankie Frisch  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Hank Thompson  Second Baseman 
Whitey Lockman  Left Fielder 
Bobby Thomson  Center Fielder 
Johnny Mize  First Baseman 
Sid Gordon  Right Fielder 
Monte Irvin  Third Baseman 
Bill Rigney  Shortstop 
Ray Mueller  Catcher 
Monty Kennedy  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Cubs 6 @ Giants 5
Polo Grounds
July 22, 1949

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         Game of 7/22/1949 -- Chicago at New York (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Jeffcoat H, cf        4  2  1  1   Thompson H, 2b        5  0  1  0   
Verban E, 2b          4  0  0  1   Lockman W, lf         5  1  2  0   
Gustine F, 3b         5  0  2  0   Thomson B, cf         3  1  1  0   
Sauer H, lf           5  1  1  2   Mize J, 1b            4  1  1  1   
Pafko A, rf           4  0  1  0   Gordon S, rf          5  1  2  1   
Reich H, 1b           4  1  1  0   Irvin M, 3b           3  0  1  0   
Smalley R, ss         3  1  1  0   Haas B, 3b            1  0  0  0   
Owen M, c             0  0  0  0   Rigney B, ss          4  1  2  1   
Walker R, c           3  1  1  1   Mueller R, c          2  0  0  0   
Schmitz J, p          4  0  1  1   Westrum W, c          0  0  0  0   
                                   Kennedy M, p          2  0  0  0   
                                   Webb R, p             1  0  0  0   
                                   Higbe K, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Mueller D, ph         1  0  1  0   
                                   Hartung C, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  6  9  6                        36  5 11  3

Chicago          000 030 210 --  6
New York         004 000 010 --  5

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Schmitz J (W)         9.0 11  5  5  5  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Kennedy M             4.2  6  3  3  0  2
Webb R (L)            2.1  2  2  2  2  0
Higbe K               1.0  1  1  0  0  1
Hartung C             1.0  0  0  0  0  0

E -- Rigney B 2, Gustine F, Jeffcoat H, Haas B
DP -- Chicago 1, New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, New York 9
2B -- Walker R, Gustine F
3B -- Gustine F, Smalley R, Jeffcoat H
HR -- Sauer H, Rigney B
CS -- Lockman W
SH -- Verban E, Smalley R
WP -- Higbe K
T -- 2:28
A -- 5719

    

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