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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 21, 1946
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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 June 21, 1946 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 21, 1946 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 21, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Schmitz |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Monty Kennedy |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,929 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Dunn 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Butch Henline |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Center Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | Right Fielder |
| Frank Secory | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bobby Sturgeon | Shortstop |
| Johnny Schmitz | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
| Goody Rosen | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Garland Lawing | Left Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Monty Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 21, 1946
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Kennedy
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Kennedy
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Schmitz
Blattner 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--
Rosen vs. Schmitz
Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Schmitz
There goes Blattner. The throw from McCullough and he is safe. Blattner steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rucker vs. Schmitz
Rucker strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Schmitz
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Secory settles under the ball 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: ---
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Lawing settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Secory vs. Kennedy
Secory 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Kennedy
Waitkus strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Schmitz
Lou Stringer now playing second base.
Cooper 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawing vs. Schmitz
Lawing hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Schmitz
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Secory. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Schmitz
Kerr is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Schmitz
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Kennedy
McCullough 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: ---
Sturgeon vs. Kennedy
Sturgeon 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schmitz vs. Kennedy
Schmitz hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Schmitz
Blattner 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--
Rosen vs. Schmitz
Rosen takes first base on ball four. Blattner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rucker vs. Schmitz
Rucker bunts towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Stringer covering, for the out. Blattner moves to third. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mize vs. Schmitz
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Schmitz
Cooper hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lawing vs. Erickson
Paul Erickson now pitching.
Lawing strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Erickson
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Kennedy
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Kennedy
Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Secory vs. Kennedy
Secory takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Kennedy
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Erickson
Kerr hits a popup towards the mound. Erickson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Erickson
Kennedy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Erickson
Blattner hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Kennedy
McCullough hits a fly ball into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Kennedy
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Erickson vs. Kennedy
Erickson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Erickson
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Erickson
Rucker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Erickson
Mize hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Kennedy
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Kennedy
Stringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. Stringer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. Stringer scores. Lowrey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Secory vs. Kennedy
Secory hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lowrey scores. Cavarretta scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching. Marv Rickert pinch runs for Frank Secory.
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Erickson
Marv Rickert now playing left field.
Cooper hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lawing vs. Erickson
Lawing hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Erickson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer misplays the ball. That's an error on Stringer. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Erickson
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Gordon trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Trinkle
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Trinkle
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Erickson vs. Trinkle
Erickson strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Trinkle
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Erickson
Jack Graham pinch hits for Ken Trinkle.
Graham hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Erickson
Blattner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Erickson
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Erickson
Rucker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Budnick
Mike Budnick now pitching.
Stringer hits a fly ball into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Budnick
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Budnick
Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Erickson
Mize hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Mize reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Erickson
Cooper hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Erickson
Willard Marshall pinch hits for Garland Lawing.
Marshall hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Erickson
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Mize scores. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Erickson
Kerr hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Budnick
Willard Marshall now playing left field.
Rickert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Budnick
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Budnick
McCullough hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Erickson
Mel Ott pinch hits for Mike Budnick.
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blattner vs. Erickson
Bill Rigney pinch runs for Mel Ott.
Blattner bunts for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Erickson
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/21/1946 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 4 0 0 0 Blattner B, 2b 5 1 3 0
Johnson D, 2b 1 0 0 0 Rosen G, rf 4 1 0 0
Stringer L, 2b 3 1 1 0 Rucker J, cf 3 0 0 0
Lowrey P, cf 3 2 1 0 Mize J, 1b 4 2 2 3
Cavarretta P, rf 4 2 2 3 Cooper W, c 4 0 1 0
Secory F, lf 2 0 1 2 Lawing G, lf 3 0 0 0
Rickert M, pr-lf 1 0 0 0 Marshall W, ph-lf 1 0 0 0
Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 0 0 Gordon S, 3b 4 0 2 1
McCullough C, c 4 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 3 0 1 0
Sturgeon B, ss 3 0 1 0 Kennedy M, p 2 0 0 0
Schmitz J, p 1 0 0 0 Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0
Erickson P, p 2 0 0 0 Graham J, ph 1 0 0 0
Budnick M, p 0 0 0 0
Ott M, ph 0 0 0 0
Rigney B, pr 0 0 0 0
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32 5 6 5 34 4 9 4
Chicago 000 203 000 -- 5
New York 003 000 010 -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz J 2.1 5 3 3 2 2
Erickson P (W) 6.2 4 1 1 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy M (L) 5.1 5 5 5 2 2
Trinkle K 1.2 1 0 0 0 1
Budnick M 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Stringer L, Lowrey P
DP -- Chicago 1, New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 2, New York 7
2B -- Gordon S, Cavarretta P, Mize J
HR -- Mize J, Cavarretta P
SB -- Blattner B
SH -- Rucker J
T -- 2:33
A -- 6929
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