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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 29, 1942
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on July 29, 1942 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | July 29, 1942 |
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Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | July 29, 1942 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Fleming |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Lohrman |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 9,220 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 53 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
Lou Stringer | Second Baseman |
Lou Novikoff | Left Fielder |
Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
Dom Dallessandro | Center Fielder |
Rip Russell | First Baseman |
Bob Scheffing | Catcher |
Bobby Sturgeon | Shortstop |
Bill Fleming | Pitcher |
Jimmie Wilson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Bartell | Third Baseman |
Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
Babe Young | First Baseman |
Willard Marshall | Left Fielder |
Harry Danning | Catcher |
Buster Maynard | Center Fielder |
Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
Bill Lohrman | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 29, 1942
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Lohrman
Hack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stringer vs. Lohrman
Stringer takes first base on ball four. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Novikoff vs. Lohrman
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Lohrman
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dallessandro vs. Lohrman
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Fleming
Bartell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Fleming
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fleming fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Fleming
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Fleming
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lohrman
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Lohrman
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Lohrman
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fleming vs. Lohrman
Fleming strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Fleming
Marshall hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Fleming
Danning hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Fleming
Maynard hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Fleming
Witek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Lohrman
Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stringer vs. Lohrman
Stringer bunts towards the mound. Lohrman fields it and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Novikoff vs. Lohrman
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hack scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Lohrman
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Fleming
Lohrman hits a fly ball into center field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Fleming
Bartell hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Fleming
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Fleming
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Lohrman
Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Lohrman
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Maynard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Lohrman
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Lohrman
Sturgeon hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Fleming
Young hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Fleming
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Fleming
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maynard vs. Fleming
Maynard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Lohrman
Fleming strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Lohrman
Hack hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Lohrman
Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lohrman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Fleming
Witek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Fleming
Lohrman strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Fleming
Bartell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Lohrman
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Lohrman
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dallessandro vs. Lohrman
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Lohrman
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Fleming
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Fleming
Ott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Fleming
Young hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Fleming
Marshall hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Lohrman
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Lohrman
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fleming vs. Lohrman
Fleming hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Fleming
Danning hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Fleming
Maynard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Fleming
Witek hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Dallessandro. Witek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lohrman vs. Fleming
Lohrman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Witek scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Fleming
Bartell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lohrman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. Fleming
Jurges hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Lohrman
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Lohrman
Stringer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Lohrman
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Lohrman
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Novikoff moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dallessandro vs. Lohrman
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Fleming
Ott hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Fleming
Young hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Fleming
Marshall hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Fleming
Danning hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Lohrman
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Lohrman
Charlie Gilbert pinch hits for Bob Scheffing.
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Lohrman
Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Bobby Sturgeon.
Cavarretta hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Foxx vs. Lohrman
Jimmie Foxx pinch hits for Bill Fleming.
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gilbert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Lohrman
Clyde McCullough pinch runs for Jimmie Foxx.
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/29/1942, game 2 -- Chicago at New York (D) Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Hack S, 3b 5 1 2 0 Bartell D, 3b 4 1 3 1 Stringer L, 2b 2 0 0 0 Jurges B, ss 4 0 1 0 Novikoff L, lf 4 0 2 1 Ott M, rf 3 0 0 0 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 2 0 Young B, 1b 4 1 2 1 Dallessandro D, cf 3 0 0 0 Marshall W, lf 4 0 0 0 Russell R, 1b 4 0 1 0 Danning H, c 4 0 0 0 Scheffing B, c 3 0 1 0 Maynard B, cf 3 0 1 0 Gilbert C, ph 1 0 0 0 Witek M, 2b 3 1 1 0 Sturgeon B, ss 3 0 0 0 Lohrman B, p 3 0 1 1 Cavarretta P, ph 1 0 0 0 Fleming B, p 3 0 0 0 Foxx J, ph 1 0 1 0 McCullough C, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 1 9 1 32 3 9 3 Chicago 001 000 000 -- 1 New York 001 000 11x -- 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Fleming B (L) 8.0 9 3 3 1 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Lohrman B (W) 9.0 9 1 1 2 3 DP -- Chicago 1, New York 1 LOB -- Chicago 9, New York 6 2B -- Witek M HR -- Bartell D, Young B SH -- Stringer L T -- 1:53 A -- 9220
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