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Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 11, 1941
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs, played on May 11, 1941 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 11, 1941 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 11, 1941 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Claude Passeau |
Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 18,582 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 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 |
Lou Stringer | Second Baseman |
Dom Dallessandro | Center Fielder |
Hank Leiber | First Baseman |
Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
Lou Novikoff | Left Fielder |
Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
Billy Myers | Shortstop |
Claude Passeau | Pitcher |
Jimmie Wilson | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Pep Young | Third Baseman |
Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
Jimmy Ripple | Right Fielder |
Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
Mike McCormick | Left Fielder |
Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 11, 1941
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Vander Meer
Hack hits a popup towards third. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Vander Meer
Stringer hits a line drive into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Vander Meer
Dallessandro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Vander Meer
Leiber strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Passeau
Young hits a line drive towards short. Myers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Passeau
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leiber scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frey for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Passeau
Ripple hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Novikoff vs. Vander Meer
Novikoff hits a line drive into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCullough vs. Vander Meer
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Nicholson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Myers vs. Vander Meer
Lombardi fires to third and picks off Nicholson. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Vander Meer
Myers strikes out. Lombardi drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Myers out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Passeau
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Passeau
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Passeau
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Vander Meer
Passeau strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Vander Meer
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stringer vs. Vander Meer
Stringer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dallessandro vs. Vander Meer
Dallessandro hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Craft. Dallessandro reaches second base with a double. Hack goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leiber vs. Vander Meer
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey misplays the ball. That's an error on Frey. Dallessandro scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Passeau
Joost hits a line drive into center field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Passeau
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Passeau
Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Novikoff vs. Vander Meer
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Vander Meer, and towards Joost, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCullough vs. Vander Meer
McCullough hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nicholson scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Vander Meer
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Passeau vs. Vander Meer
Passeau hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCullough scores. Myers moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hack vs. Vander Meer
Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Myers scores. Passeau moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stringer vs. Riddle
Elmer Riddle now pitching.
Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Passeau
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Passeau
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Passeau
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leiber scoops it up and throws to first, with Passeau covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Riddle
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lombardi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Riddle
Leiber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Riddle
Nicholson strikes out. There goes Leiber. The throw from Lombardi to Joost, and Leiber is out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Passeau
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack juggles the ball. That's an error on Hack. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Passeau
Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Craft vs. Passeau
Craft hits a fly ball into center field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joost vs. Passeau
Joost hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Riddle
Novikoff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Riddle
McCullough hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Riddle
Myers is hit by the pitch. Novikoff moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Passeau vs. Riddle
Passeau bunts towards the mound. Riddle fields it and throws to first for the out. Novikoff moves to third. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hack vs. Riddle
Hack is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Stringer vs. Riddle
Stringer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Novikoff scores. Myers scores. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dallessandro vs. Riddle
Dallessandro 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
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Passeau
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 -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baker vs. Passeau
Bill Baker pinch hits for Elmer Riddle.
Baker strikes out. There goes McCormick. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Passeau
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Passeau
Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCormick scores. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Passeau
Ripple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Frey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Passeau
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Hutchings
Johnny Hutchings now pitching.
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Young fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Hutchings
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Hutchings
Novikoff hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Hutchings
McCullough hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Passeau
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Passeau
Craft 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 -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Passeau
Joost is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Hutchings
Dick West now catching.
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Hutchings
Passeau hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Hutchings
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stringer vs. Hutchings
The ball gets by West for a passed ball. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stringer vs. Hutchings
Stringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dallessandro vs. Hutchings
Dallessandro hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hack scores. Stringer moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leiber vs. Hutchings
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Passeau
Phil Cavarretta now playing first base.
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Passeau
Jim Gleeson pinch hits for Johnny Hutchings.
Gleeson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Passeau
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Passeau
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frey for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Beggs
Joe Beggs now pitching.
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Novikoff vs. Beggs
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Young fields it and throws to first for the out. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCullough vs. Beggs
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Young juggles the ball. That's an error on Young. Nicholson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Myers vs. Beggs
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Young fields it and throws to home. West drops the ball. Nicholson scores. McCullough moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Passeau vs. Beggs
Passeau is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Beggs
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Passeau
Ripple 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 -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Passeau
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Passeau
West strikes out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/11/1941 -- Chicago at Cincinnati (D) Chicago AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Hack S, 3b 3 2 1 1 Young P, 3b 4 0 0 0 Stringer L, 2b 4 0 1 2 Frey L, 2b 4 0 1 1 Dallessandro D, cf 5 1 3 2 Ripple J, rf 4 0 1 0 Leiber H, 1b 5 0 1 0 McCormick F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 0 0 0 0 Lombardi E, c 3 0 0 0 Nicholson B, rf 2 2 0 0 West D, c 1 0 0 0 Novikoff L, lf 5 1 2 0 Craft H, cf 3 0 0 0 McCullough C, c 5 1 2 1 Joost E, ss 3 0 0 0 Myers B, ss 4 2 1 0 McCormick M, lf 2 1 1 0 Passeau C, p 4 0 1 1 Vander Meer J, p 1 0 0 0 Riddle E, p 0 0 0 0 Baker B, ph 1 0 0 0 Hutchings J, p 0 0 0 0 Gleeson J, ph 1 0 0 0 Beggs J, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 9 12 7 31 1 3 1 Chicago 002 302 011 -- 9 Cincinnati 000 001 000 -- 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Passeau C (W) 9.0 3 1 1 1 3 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Vander Meer J (L) 3.1 7 5 4 3 4 Riddle E 2.2 3 2 2 1 1 Hutchings J 2.0 2 1 1 2 2 Beggs J 1.0 0 1 0 1 1 E -- Frey L, Hack S 2, Young P, West D DP -- Cincinnati 2 LOB -- Chicago 10, Cincinnati 4 2B -- Dallessandro D SB -- McCormick M CS -- Leiber H SH -- Passeau C HBP -- by Riddle E (Myers B) WP -- Vander Meer J PB -- West D T -- 2:18 A -- 18582
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