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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 24, 1944
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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 24, 1944 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | July 24, 1944 |
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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 24, 1944 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Claude Passeau |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ewald Pyle |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 11,732 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ziggy Sears 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
Roy Hughes | Shortstop |
Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
Lou Novikoff | Left Fielder |
Ival Goodman | Center Fielder |
Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
Dewey Williams | Catcher |
Claude Passeau | Pitcher |
Charlie Grimm | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Red Treadway | Center Fielder |
George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
Hal Luby | Third Baseman |
Ewald Pyle | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 24, 1944
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Pyle
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Pyle
Hughes 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--
Cavarretta vs. Pyle
There goes Hughes. The throw from Lombardi and he is safe. Hughes steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Pyle
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hughes moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nicholson vs. Pyle
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Passeau
Treadway strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Passeau
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Passeau
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Passeau
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Pyle
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Pyle
Goodman hits a fly ball towards center. Treadway settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Treadway. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Johnson vs. Pyle
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Luby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Pyle
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goodman scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Passeau vs. Pyle
Passeau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pyle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Passeau
Weintraub strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Passeau
Lombardi hits a popup towards short. Hughes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Passeau
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Pyle
Hack hits a line drive into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Pyle
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Pyle
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Pyle
Nicholson is hit by the pitch. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Novikoff vs. Pyle
Novikoff hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Passeau
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyle vs. Passeau
Pyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Treadway vs. Passeau
Treadway strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Passeau
Hausmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Pyle moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Passeau
Ott hits a popup towards short. Hughes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Pyle
Goodman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Pyle
Johnson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Williams vs. Pyle
Williams is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Passeau vs. Pyle
Passeau hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Goodman scores. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hack vs. Pyle
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Hausmann makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Hausmann. Johnson scores. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hughes vs. Pyle
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Passeau
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Passeau
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson misplays the ball. That's an error on Johnson. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Passeau
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Weintraub moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Passeau
Kerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Weintraub scores. Lombardi moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luby vs. Passeau
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Pyle
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Pyle
Nicholson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Novikoff vs. Pyle
Novikoff hits a fly ball into center field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Pyle
Goodman hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pyle vs. Passeau
Pyle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Passeau
Treadway hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Passeau
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Pyle
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Johnson for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Pyle
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Pyle
Passeau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Passeau
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Passeau
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Passeau
Weintraub strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Pyle
Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Pyle
Hughes bunts towards first. Weintraub scoops it up and throws to first, with Hausmann covering, for the out. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Pyle
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nicholson vs. Pyle
Nicholson is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Novikoff vs. Pyle
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards third. Luby fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Passeau
Lombardi hits a line drive towards third. Hack reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Passeau
Kerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Passeau
Luby hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Passeau
Johnny Rucker pinch hits for Ewald Pyle.
Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Fischer
Rube Fischer now pitching.
Goodman hits a line drive towards first. Weintraub reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Fischer
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Fischer
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fischer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Passeau
Treadway hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sloan vs. Passeau
Bruce Sloan pinch hits for George Hausmann.
Sloan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Treadway moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Passeau
Harry Feldman pinch runs for Bruce Sloan.
Ott hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Passeau
Medwick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Treadway scores. Feldman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weintraub vs. Passeau
Weintraub hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Goodman. Weintraub reaches second base with a double. Feldman scores. Medwick goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Passeau
Lombardi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Weintraub scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Passeau
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hughes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luby vs. Passeau
There goes Kerr. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Kerr steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Luby vs. Passeau
Luby is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fischer vs. Passeau
Fischer is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Fischer
Billy Jurges now playing third base. Hal Luby now playing second base. Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Claude Passeau.
Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Fischer
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Fischer
Hughes hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 7/24/1944 -- Chicago at New York (N) Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Hack S, 3b 5 0 1 1 Treadway R, cf 4 1 1 0 Hughes R, ss 4 0 1 0 Hausmann G, 2b 3 0 1 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 4 0 2 0 Sloan B, ph 1 0 1 0 Nicholson B, rf 2 0 0 0 Feldman H, pr 0 1 0 0 Novikoff L, lf 4 0 0 0 Jurges B, 3b 0 0 0 0 Goodman I, cf 3 2 0 0 Ott M, rf 4 0 2 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Medwick J, lf 4 1 1 1 Williams D, c 3 0 1 1 Weintraub P, 1b 4 2 1 2 Passeau C, p 3 0 0 1 Lombardi E, c 4 0 2 1 Dallessandro D, ph 1 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 4 0 1 1 Luby H, 3b-2b 3 0 1 0 Pyle E, p 2 0 1 0 Rucker J, ph 1 0 0 0 Fischer R, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 3 6 3 35 5 12 5 Chicago 010 200 000 -- 3 New York 000 100 04x -- 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Passeau C (L) 8.0 12 5 4 1 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO Pyle E 7.0 6 3 2 2 0 Fischer R (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Treadway R, Hausmann G, Johnson D DP -- Chicago 2 LOB -- Chicago 8, New York 7 2B -- Johnson D, Weintraub P SB -- Hughes R, Kerr B SH -- Hughes R HBP -- by Pyle E (Nicholson B), by Pyle E (Goodman I) T -- 2:04 A -- 11732
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