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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 4, 1946
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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 May 4, 1946 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1946 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 4, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Monty Kennedy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Prim |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 5,710 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: (none) 3B: Butch Henline |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
| Goody Rosen | Right Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Third Baseman |
| Monty Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Peanuts Lowrey | Third Baseman |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Phil Cavarretta | Left Fielder |
| Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Livingston | Catcher |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Ray Prim | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 4, 1946
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Prim
Rigney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Prim
Rosen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Prim
Gordon bunts in front of the plate. Livingston fields it and throws to first for the out. Rigney moves to third. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mize vs. Prim
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lombardi vs. Prim
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
DiMaggio vs. Prim
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Johnson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Kennedy
Waitkus hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Prim
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Prim
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Prim
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Kennedy
Livingston hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Prim
Rigney hits a popup in front of the plate. Livingston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Prim
Rosen strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Prim
Gordon hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Kennedy
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Prim vs. Kennedy
Prim hits a popup in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Prim
Lou Stringer now playing second base.
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Prim
Lombardi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Lombardi reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Prim
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blattner vs. Prim
Blattner hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Prim
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Prim
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Kennedy
Waitkus hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko takes first base on ball four. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner fields it and throws to second for the out. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Livingston vs. Kennedy
Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Prim
Rigney hits a popup towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Prim
Rosen hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Prim
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey juggles the ball. That's an error on Lowrey. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Prim
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Kennedy
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Kennedy covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Prim vs. Kennedy
Prim takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Prim
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Prim
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Prim
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Prim
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Prim covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Kennedy
Stringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Kennedy
Waitkus bunts for an out with unknown description. Stringer moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko takes first base on ball four. Stringer moves to third. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
Nicholson hits a popup towards third. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Livingston vs. Kennedy
Livingston hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Prim
Kennedy hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Prim
Rigney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Prim
Rosen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Kennedy
Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Prim vs. Kennedy
Prim hits a fly ball into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stringer vs. Kennedy
Stringer strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Prim
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Prim fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Prim
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Prim
Lombardi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Prim
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blattner vs. Erickson
Paul Erickson now pitching.
Blattner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Erickson
Kerr takes first base on ball four. DiMaggio moves to third. Blattner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kennedy vs. Erickson
Kennedy bunts towards the mound. Erickson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. DiMaggio scores. Blattner moves to third. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rigney vs. Erickson
Rigney is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rosen vs. Erickson
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Kennedy
Waitkus hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a popup towards third. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Kennedy
Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Erickson
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Erickson
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lombardi vs. Erickson
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Erickson
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Livingston fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blattner vs. Erickson
Blattner hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
Nicholson hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Kennedy
Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Kennedy covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ostrowski vs. Kennedy
Johnny Ostrowski pinch hits for Billy Jurges.
Ostrowski hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1946 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Rigney B, ss 5 0 1 0 Lowrey P, 3b 4 1 2 1
Rosen G, rf 5 0 1 0 Johnson D, 2b 2 0 0 0
Gordon S, lf 4 1 1 0 Stringer L, 2b 1 0 0 0
Mize J, 1b 5 2 2 2 Waitkus E, 1b 3 0 2 0
Lombardi E, c 4 1 3 2 Cavarretta P, lf 3 0 1 0
DiMaggio V, cf 4 1 0 0 Pafko A, cf 2 0 0 0
Blattner B, 2b 5 0 2 0 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 0 0
Kerr B, 3b 2 0 0 0 Livingston M, c 4 0 0 0
Kennedy M, p 4 0 1 1 Jurges B, ss 3 0 0 0
Ostrowski J, ph 1 0 0 0
Prim R, p 2 0 0 0
Erickson P, p 0 0 0 0
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38 5 11 5 29 1 5 1
New York 000 100 031 -- 5
Chicago 001 000 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy M (W) 9.0 5 1 1 4 3
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Prim R (L) 7.1 7 4 4 3 3
Erickson P 1.2 4 1 1 1 1
E -- Lowrey P
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 11, Chicago 7
2B -- Lombardi E, Gordon S
HR -- Lowrey P, Mize J 2, Lombardi E
SH -- Gordon S, Waitkus E
HBP -- by Kennedy M (Cavarretta P)
T -- 2:30
A -- 5710
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