Top 1

• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Joost vs. Lee
  
  Joost hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Novikoff. Joost reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Frey vs. Lee
  
  Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Joost scores. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gleeson vs. Lee
  
  Gleeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frey moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Walker vs. Lee
  
  Walker hits a line drive into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McCormick vs. Lee
  
  McCormick hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Vander Meer
  
  Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cavarretta vs. Vander Meer
  
  Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Novikoff vs. Vander Meer
  
  Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
  
  Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Haas vs. Lee
  
  Haas hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCormick vs. Lee
  
  McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hemsley vs. Lee
  
  Hemsley hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Vander Meer vs. Lee
  
  Vander Meer hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dahlgren vs. Vander Meer
  
  Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stringer vs. Vander Meer
  
  Stringer strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCullough vs. Vander Meer
  
  McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Joost vs. Lee
  
  Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Frey vs. Lee
  
  Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gleeson vs. Lee
  
  Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gleeson for the out. Frey moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Walker vs. Lee
  
  Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Vander Meer
  
  Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lee vs. Vander Meer
  
  Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Vander Meer
  
  Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cavarretta vs. Vander Meer
  
  Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCormick vs. Lee
  
  McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Haas vs. Lee
  
  Haas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCormick vs. Lee
  
  McCormick is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hemsley vs. Lee
  
  Hemsley hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Hemsley reaches second base with a double. There goes Haas trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Novikoff vs. Vander Meer
  
  Novikoff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
  
  Nicholson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gleeson. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. Novikoff moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Dahlgren vs. Vander Meer
  
  Dahlgren hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Stringer vs. Vander Meer
  
  Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  McCullough vs. Vander Meer
  
  McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Vander Meer vs. Lee
  
  Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Joost vs. Lee
  
  Joost hits a line drive towards short. Merullo reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Frey vs. Lee
  
  Frey hits a line drive into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Vander Meer
  
  Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards second. Frey picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Frey. Merullo moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Lee vs. Vander Meer
  
  Lee takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hack vs. Vander Meer
  
  Hack hits a popup towards third. Haas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cavarretta vs. Vander Meer
  
  Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out. Merullo moves to third. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Novikoff vs. Vander Meer
  
  Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haas throws the ball towards first to get the runner. He throws it away into right field. Gleeson throws it back to Hemsley, who tags the runner out. Merullo scores. That run is unearned. View Play 

Top 6

• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gleeson vs. Lee
  
  Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Lee
  
  Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCormick vs. Lee
  
  McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Haas vs. Lee
  
  Haas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCormick moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 1 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McCormick vs. Lee
  
  McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lee. McCormick scores. Haas moves to third. McCormick moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Hemsley vs. Lee
  
  Hemsley is walked intentionally. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Vander Meer vs. Lee
  
  Vander Meer strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
  
  Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dahlgren vs. Vander Meer
  
  Dahlgren strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stringer vs. Vander Meer
  
  Stringer strikes out. View Play 

Top 7

• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Joost vs. Lee
  
  Joost is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Frey vs. Lee
  
  Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren fields the ball and throws to Lee covering. Safe. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gleeson vs. Lee
  
  There goes Frey. The throw from McCullough and he is out, Stringer applying the tag. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gleeson vs. Lee
  
  Gleeson hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCullough vs. Vander Meer
  
  McCullough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Merullo vs. Vander Meer
  
  Merullo bunts towards first. McCormick fields the ball and throws to Vander Meer covering. Safe. McCullough moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lee vs. Vander Meer
  
  Lee takes first base on ball four. McCullough moves to third. Merullo moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Hack vs. Vander Meer
  
  Hack strikes out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Cavarretta vs. Vander Meer
  
  Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. McCullough scores. Merullo moves to third. Lee moves to second. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Novikoff vs. Vander Meer
  
  Novikoff hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Merullo scores. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
  
  Nicholson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Walker vs. Lee
  
  Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCormick vs. Lee
  
  McCormick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Haas vs. Lee
  
  Haas 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 

Bottom 8

• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dahlgren vs. Vander Meer
  
  Dahlgren hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stringer vs. Vander Meer
  
  Stringer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCullough vs. Vander Meer
  
  McCullough is called out on strikes. View Play 

Top 9

• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCormick vs. Lee
  
  McCormick 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 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hemsley vs. Lee
  
  Hemsley hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Koy vs. Lee
  
  Ernie Koy pinch hits for Johnny Vander Meer.
  
  Koy strikes out. View Play 

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         Game of 4/17/1942 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Joost E, ss           4  1  1  0   Hack S, 3b            2  0  0  0   
Frey L, 2b            4  0  3  1   Cavarretta P, cf      3  0  0  1   
Gleeson J, rf         4  0  1  0   Novikoff L, lf        4  0  1  1   
Walker G, lf          4  0  0  0   Nicholson B, rf       4  0  1  0   
McCormick F, 1b       4  1  1  0   Dahlgren B, 1b        4  0  0  0   
Haas B, 3b            4  0  2  0   Stringer L, 2b        4  0  0  0   
McCormick M, cf       4  0  1  0   McCullough C, c       4  1  1  0   
Hemsley R, c          3  0  1  0   Merullo L, ss         3  2  2  0   
Vander Meer J, p      3  0  0  0   Lee B, p              1  0  0  0   
Koy E, ph             1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  2 10  1                        29  3  5  2

Cincinnati       100 001 000 --  2
Chicago          000 010 20x --  3

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (L)     8.0  5  3  2  5  5

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lee B (W)             9.0 10  2  1  1  4

E -- Frey L, Haas B, Lee B
DP -- Chicago 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Chicago 7
2B -- Joost E, Hemsley R, Nicholson B
CS -- Frey L
T -- 1:58
A -- 10149

    

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