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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 8, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on July 8, 1944 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | July 8, 1944 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 8, 1944 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Feldman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Paul Erickson |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 5,819 |
Time of Game | 0 hours |
Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
Billy Jurges | Third Baseman |
Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
Hal Luby | Second Baseman |
Harry Feldman | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
Roy Hughes | Shortstop |
Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
Dom Dallessandro | Left Fielder |
Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
Dewey Williams | Catcher |
Paul Erickson | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 8, 1944
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Erickson
Rucker hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Erickson
Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Erickson
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Erickson
Medwick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weintraub vs. Erickson
Weintraub takes first base on ball four. Medwick moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lombardi vs. Erickson
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. Ott scores. Medwick moves to third. Weintraub moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kerr vs. Lynn
Red Lynn now pitching.
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Feldman
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Feldman
Hughes 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Feldman
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Lynn
Luby hits a fly ball 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: ---
Feldman vs. Lynn
Feldman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Lynn
Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Feldman
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Feldman
Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Feldman
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Lynn
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Lynn
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Lynn
Medwick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Lynn
Weintraub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Medwick moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lombardi vs. Lynn
Lombardi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Medwick scores. There goes Weintraub trying to get to third. Nicholson throws the ball in to Hack, who tags Weintraub for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Feldman
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feldman
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lynn vs. Feldman
Lynn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Lynn
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Lynn
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. Lynn
Feldman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Feldman
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Feldman
Hughes hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Feldman
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Feldman
Nicholson hits a popup towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Lynn
Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Lynn
Jurges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Lynn
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Lynn
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lynn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Lynn
Weintraub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Lynn
Lombardi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Weintraub moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Lynn
Kerr hits a line drive into left field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Feldman
Dallessandro hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Dallessandro reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pafko vs. Feldman
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Johnson vs. Feldman
Johnson hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Feldman
Williams hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dallessandro scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Feldman
Lennie Merullo pinch hits for Red Lynn.
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feldman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Vandenberg
Hy Vandenberg now pitching.
Luby hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. Vandenberg
Feldman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Vandenberg
Rucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Vandenberg
Jurges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rucker moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Vandenberg
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rucker scores. Jurges moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Medwick vs. Vandenberg
Medwick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jurges scores. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weintraub vs. Vandenberg
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Williams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Feldman
Hack hits a popup towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Feldman
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Feldman
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Vandenberg
Lombardi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Dallessandro. Lombardi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Vandenberg
Kerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Luby vs. Vandenberg
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vandenberg has Lombardi trapped. There's the throw to Williams and over to Hack, who tags Lombardi for the out. Kerr moves to third. Luby moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Feldman vs. Vandenberg
Feldman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vandenberg fields it and throws to home to get Kerr. Luby moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rucker vs. Vandenberg
Rucker strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Feldman
Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Feldman
Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Feldman
Pafko hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Luby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Feldman
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Feldman
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feldman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Vandenberg
Jurges strikes out. Williams drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jurges out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Vandenberg
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Vandenberg
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weintraub vs. Vandenberg
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Feldman
Lou Novikoff pinch hits for Hy Vandenberg.
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Feldman
The ball gets by Lombardi for a passed ball. Novikoff moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Feldman
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hughes vs. Feldman
Hughes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Novikoff scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Feldman
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. Hughes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching.
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Wyse
Hank Wyse now pitching.
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Wyse
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Wyse
Luby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Adams
Dallessandro hits a line drive towards first. Weintraub reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Adams
Pafko hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Adams
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/8/1944 -- New York at Chicago New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Rucker J, cf 5 1 1 0 Hack S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Jurges B, 3b 4 2 1 0 Hughes R, ss 4 0 1 1 Ott M, rf 3 2 2 3 Cavarretta P, 1b 3 0 1 0 Medwick J, lf 5 1 3 1 Nicholson B, rf 4 1 1 1 Weintraub P, 1b 4 0 2 0 Dallessandro D, lf 2 1 1 0 Lombardi E, c 4 0 3 2 Pafko A, cf 4 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 5 0 1 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 0 0 0 Luby H, 2b 5 0 0 0 Williams D, c 3 0 2 1 Feldman H, p 4 0 0 0 Erickson P, p 0 0 0 0 Adams A, p 0 0 0 0 Lynn R, p 1 0 0 0 Merullo L, ph 1 0 0 0 Vandenberg H, p 0 0 0 0 Novikoff L, ph 1 1 1 0 Wyse H, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 39 6 13 6 31 3 7 3 New York 101 022 000 -- 6 Chicago 000 010 110 -- 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Feldman H (W) 7.1 7 3 3 3 2 Adams A (S) 1.2 0 0 0 0 0 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Erickson P (L) 0.2 1 1 1 3 0 Lynn R 4.1 6 3 3 1 1 Vandenberg H 3.0 6 2 2 1 2 Wyse H 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 DP -- New York 3 LOB -- New York 11, Chicago 4 2B -- Dallessandro D, Lombardi E HR -- Ott M, Nicholson B PB -- Lombardi E A -- 5819
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