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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 24, 1949
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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 August 24, 1949 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | August 24, 1949 |
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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 | August 24, 1949 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dewey Adkins |
Home Starting Pitcher | Sheldon Jones |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 2,612 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Artie Gore 2B: (none) 3B: Scotty Robb |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Wayne Terwilliger | Second Baseman |
Phil Cavarretta | Right Fielder |
Roy Smalley | Shortstop |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Andy Pafko | Center Fielder |
Smoky Burgess | Catcher |
Herman Reich | First Baseman |
Bob Ramazzotti | Third Baseman |
Dewey Adkins | Pitcher |
Frankie Frisch | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Hank Thompson | Second Baseman |
Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Joe Lafata | First Baseman |
Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
Wes Westrum | Catcher |
Sheldon Jones | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 24, 1949
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Jones
Terwilliger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Jones
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Smalley vs. Jones
Smalley hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Jones
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Adkins
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Adkins
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Adkins
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Adkins
There goes Lockman. The throw from Burgess and he is safe. Lockman steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Adkins
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Adkins
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko 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: ---
Pafko vs. Jones
Pafko hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Jones
Burgess hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reich vs. Jones
Reich hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Adkins
Lafata hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Adkins
Rigney hits a line drive towards second. Terwilliger catches it and tags Lafata out, for the double play. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Adkins
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Adkins
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Westrum trying to get to home. Pafko throws the ball in to Terwilliger who relays the ball to Burgess who tags Westrum, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Jones
Ramazzotti hits a popup, foul, towards first. Lafata settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adkins vs. Jones
Adkins hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Jones
Terwilliger hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball 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: ---
Thompson vs. Adkins
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Adkins
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Adkins
Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Adkins
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lockman scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Adkins
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lafata vs. Adkins
Lafata hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ramazzotti settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Jones
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Jones
Smalley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Jones
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Jones
Pafko strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Adkins
Rigney hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Cavarretta who is chasing the ball. Rigney reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Westrum vs. Adkins
Westrum hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Adkins
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adkins fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Adkins
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Adkins
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reich scoops it up and throws to first, with Adkins covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Jones
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lafata scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Burgess for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Jones
Reich hits a line drive into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramazzotti vs. Jones
Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Adkins
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Adkins
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Adkins
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lafata vs. Adkins
Lafata hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Adkins
There's a wild pitch. Marshall moves to third. Lafata moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rigney vs. Adkins
Rigney hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adkins vs. Jones
Adkins strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Jones
Terwilliger hits a line drive towards third. Gordon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Jones
Cavarretta hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Jones
Smalley strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Adkins
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Adkins
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Smalley scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Adkins
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Jones
Sauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pafko vs. Jones
Pafko hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burgess vs. Jones
Burgess hits a ball on the ground towards first. Lafata scoops it up and throws to first, with Jones covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Adkins
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Adkins
Gordon hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Adkins
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Adkins
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reich vs. Jones
Reich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ramazzotti vs. Jones
Ramazzotti hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reich moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Jones
Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Dewey Adkins.
Baumholtz hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Terwilliger vs. Jones
Terwilliger strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Jones
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Chipman
Bob Chipman now pitching.
Lafata hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Chipman
Rigney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Terwilliger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Chipman
Westrum hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Chipman
Jones hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Chipman
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Reich scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thompson for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smalley vs. Jones
Smalley hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Jones
Sauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pafko vs. Jones
Pafko hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burgess vs. Jones
Burgess hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/24/1949 -- Chicago at New York (D) Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Terwilliger W, 2b 4 0 0 0 Thompson H, 2b 5 0 0 0 Cavarretta P, rf 4 1 2 1 Lockman W, lf 4 1 2 0 Smalley R, ss 4 0 2 0 Gordon S, 3b 4 1 2 1 Sauer H, lf 4 0 0 0 Marshall W, rf 3 0 1 1 Pafko A, cf 4 0 1 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 1 0 Burgess S, c 4 0 0 0 Lafata J, 1b 4 0 2 0 Reich H, 1b 3 1 1 0 Rigney B, ss 4 1 1 0 Ramazzotti B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 3 2 2 3 Adkins D, p 2 0 0 0 Jones S, p 4 0 2 0 Baumholtz F, ph 1 1 1 2 Chipman B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 33 3 7 3 35 5 13 5 Chicago 000 001 020 -- 3 New York 001 200 11x -- 5 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Adkins D (L) 7.0 11 4 4 2 2 Chipman B 1.0 2 1 1 0 0 New York IP H R ER BB SO Jones S (W) 9.0 7 3 3 0 7 DP -- Chicago 1 LOB -- Chicago 3, New York 8 3B -- Rigney B HR -- Westrum W 2, Cavarretta P, Gordon S, Baumholtz F SB -- Lockman W WP -- Adkins D T -- 2:03 A -- 2612
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