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Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 3, 1941
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 3, 1941 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 3, 1941 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 3, 1941 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Charlie Root |
Home Starting Pitcher | Kirby Higbe |
Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
City | Brooklyn |
State | NY |
Attendance | 18,168 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 11 minutes |
Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Tom Dunn |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
Billy Myers | Shortstop |
Dom Dallessandro | Center Fielder |
Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
Charlie Root | Pitcher |
Jimmie Wilson | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pee Wee Reese | Shortstop |
Pete Reiser | Center Fielder |
Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
Dixie Walker | Right Fielder |
Mickey Owen | Catcher |
Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
Kirby Higbe | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
May 3, 1941
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Higbe
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Higbe
Myers bunts towards the mound. Higbe fields it and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dallessandro vs. Higbe
Dallessandro strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Higbe
Nicholson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Owen settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Root
Reese takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reiser vs. Root
Reiser hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Root
Lavagetto hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Root
Medwick hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Higbe
Galan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Higbe
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Higbe
There goes Herman. The throw from Owen and he is out, Coscarart applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Higbe
Waitkus hits a popup, foul, towards first. Camilli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Root
Camilli hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Root
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Root
Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Galan throws the ball in to Myers who tags Owen trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Higbe
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Root vs. Higbe
Root strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Higbe
Hack hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Root
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Root fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higbe vs. Root
Higbe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Root
Reese hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Higbe
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Higbe
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Higbe
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Higbe
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Galan for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Root
Reiser hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Root
Lavagetto hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Root
Medwick hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Higbe
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Higbe
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops it up and throws to first, with Higbe covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Higbe
McCullough hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. McCullough reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Root vs. Higbe
Root takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Higbe
Hack takes first base on ball four. McCullough moves to third. Root moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Myers vs. Higbe
Myers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Root
Camilli hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Root
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Camilli moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Root
Owen bunts in front of the plate. McCullough fields it and throws to first for the out. Camilli moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Coscarart vs. Root
Coscarart is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Higbe vs. Root
Higbe hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Camilli scores. Walker scores. Coscarart moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reese vs. Root
Reese bunts towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. Coscarart scores. Higbe moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reiser vs. Root
Reiser hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Higbe
Dallessandro hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Higbe
Nicholson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Higbe
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Higbe
Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Higbe
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Root
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Root
Medwick hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Root
Camilli hits a fly ball into center field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Higbe
McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Root vs. Higbe
Root hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Higbe fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Higbe
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Higbe
Myers is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Root
Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Root
Owen bunts towards the mound. Root fields it and throws to first for the out. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Coscarart vs. Root
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Higbe vs. Root
Higbe hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Higbe
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Higbe
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart misplays the ball. That's an error on Coscarart. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Higbe
Galan hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Higbe
Herman takes first base on ball four. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Higbe
Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Eddie Waitkus.
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. Nicholson scores. Herman moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCullough vs. Higbe
McCullough is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Root vs. Higbe
Root hits a popup towards short. Reese settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reese vs. Root
Phil Cavarretta now playing first base.
Reese hits a fly ball into center field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reiser vs. Root
Reiser hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dallessandro. Reiser reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lavagetto vs. Root
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Root
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reiser scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Root
Camilli hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman misplays the ball. That's an error on Herman. Medwick moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Root
Walker hits a line drive into center field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Wicker
Kemp Wicker now pitching.
Hack strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Wicker
Lou Novikoff pinch hits for Billy Myers.
Novikoff hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Novikoff reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dallessandro vs. Wicker
Lou Stringer pinch runs for Lou Novikoff.
Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Wicker
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli fields it and throws to second for the out. Stringer moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Galan vs. Wicker
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wicker has Stringer trapped. There's the throw to Owen and over to Lavagetto, who tags Stringer for the out. Nicholson moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/3/1941 -- Chicago at Brooklyn (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI Hack S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Reese P, ss 2 0 0 1 Myers B, ss 3 0 0 0 Reiser P, cf 4 1 1 0 Novikoff L, ph 1 0 1 0 Lavagetto C, 3b 4 0 0 0 Stringer L, pr 0 0 0 0 Medwick J, lf 4 0 1 1 Dallessandro D, cf 4 1 2 1 Camilli D, 1b 4 1 1 0 Nicholson B, rf 5 2 1 1 Walker D, rf 4 1 2 0 Galan A, lf 5 0 1 0 Owen M, c 1 0 1 0 Herman B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Coscarart P, 2b 2 1 0 0 Waitkus E, 1b 3 0 0 0 Higbe K, p 3 0 1 2 Cavarretta P, ph-1b 1 0 1 1 Wicker K, p 0 0 0 0 McCullough C, c 3 0 2 0 Root C, p 3 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 3 8 3 28 4 7 4 Chicago 000 002 010 -- 3 Brooklyn 000 030 01x -- 4 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Root C (L) 8.0 7 4 4 2 0 Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO Higbe K (W) 8.0 7 3 2 5 6 Wicker K (S) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 E -- Coscarart P, Herman B LOB -- Chicago 11, Brooklyn 5 2B -- McCullough C, Cavarretta P, Reiser P, Novikoff L HR -- Dallessandro D, Nicholson B CS -- Herman B SH -- Myers B, Owen M 2, Reese P T -- 2:11 A -- 18168
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