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Giants 2 @ Cubs 8
Wrigley Field
May 24, 1949

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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 24, 1949 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs beat the visiting Giants with a score of 8 to 2.

Game Summary

DateMay 24, 1949 
Visiting Team
New York Giants
R: 2 H: 5 E: 2 LOB: 7
Runs: 2
Hits: 5
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 8 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 5
Runs: 8
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherBob Chipman  
Losing PitcherSheldon Jones  
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Game Winning RBIRube Walker 

Game Info

DateMay 24, 1949 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Giants 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherSheldon Jones  
Home Starting PitcherBob Chipman  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance6,641 
Time of Game0 hours 
UmpiresHP: Beans Reardon
1B: Larry Goetz
2B: (none)
3B: (none)

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Bobby Hofman  Second Baseman 
Whitey Lockman  Left Fielder 
Sid Gordon  Third Baseman 
Johnny Mize  First Baseman 
Bobby Thomson  Center Fielder 
Willard Marshall  Right Fielder 
Walker Cooper  Catcher 
Bill Rigney  Shortstop 
Sheldon Jones  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Emil Verban  Second Baseman 
Peanuts Lowrey  Left Fielder 
Frankie Gustine  Third Baseman 
Hank Edwards  Right Fielder 
Andy Pafko  Center Fielder 
Rube Walker  Catcher 
Herman Reich  First Baseman 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Bob Chipman  Pitcher 
Charlie Grimm  Manager 

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Giants 2 @ Cubs 8
Wrigley Field
May 24, 1949

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         Game of 5/24/1949 -- New York at Chicago (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Hofman B, 2b          4  0  0  0   Verban E, 2b          5  2  2  1   
Lockman W, lf         3  0  1  0   Lowrey P, lf          3  0  0  0   
Gordon S, 3b          3  0  0  0   Gustine F, 3b         4  0  1  1   
Mize J, 1b            3  0  0  0   Edwards H, rf         4  1  2  1   
Thomson B, cf         4  1  1  1   Pafko A, cf           4  1  1  0   
Marshall W, rf        2  1  1  1   Walker R, c           4  2  2  3   
Cooper W, c           4  0  1  0   Reich H, 1b           3  0  0  0   
Rigney B, ss          3  0  1  0   Smalley R, ss         4  1  1  0   
Jones S, p            2  0  0  0   Chipman B, p          3  1  1  0   
Rhawn B, ph           1  0  0  0                                      
Hansen A, p           0  0  0  0                                      
Haas B, ph            1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     30  2  5  2                        34  8 10  6

New York         000 000 002 --  2
Chicago          000 314 00x --  8

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jones S (L)           6.0 10  8  5  2  0
Hansen A              2.0  0  0  0  0  1

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Chipman B (W)         9.0  5  2  2  5  3

E -- Rigney B, Hofman B
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 7, Chicago 5
2B -- Gustine F
HR -- Walker R, Thomson B, Marshall W
SH -- Reich H
HBP -- by Chipman B (Marshall W)
WP -- Chipman B
A -- 6641

    

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