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Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 17, 1942
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on May 17, 1942 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | May 17, 1942 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 17, 1942 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Max Lanier |
Home Starting Pitcher | Cliff Melton |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 49,745 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jimmy Brown | Third Baseman |
Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
Coaker Triplett | Left Fielder |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Walker Cooper | Catcher |
Ray Sanders | First Baseman |
Creepy Crespi | Second Baseman |
Marty Marion | Shortstop |
Max Lanier | Pitcher |
Billy Southworth | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Bartell | Third Baseman |
Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
Willard Marshall | Left Fielder |
Harry Danning | Catcher |
Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
Cliff Melton | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 17, 1942
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