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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 20, 1941
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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 20, 1941 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1941 |
|---|---|
| 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 20, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vallie Eaves |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Hubbell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 2,897 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Dunn 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Lou Stringer | Second Baseman |
| Charlie Gilbert | Center Fielder |
| Hank Leiber | Left Fielder |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bobby Sturgeon | Shortstop |
| Vallie Eaves | Pitcher |
| Jimmie Wilson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Carl Hubbell | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 20, 1941
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Hubbell
Hack 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--
Stringer vs. Hubbell
Stringer hits a popup into right field. Ott picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Ott. Hack moves to third. Stringer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gilbert vs. Hubbell
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young juggles the ball. That's an error on Young. Hack scores. Stringer scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Hubbell
Leiber bunts towards the mound. Hubbell fields it and throws to first for the out. Gilbert moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dahlgren vs. Hubbell
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Hubbell
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Hubbell
McCullough hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Eaves
Bartell hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Eaves
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Eaves
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Eaves
Young hits a popup in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Hubbell
Sturgeon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Sturgeon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Eaves vs. Hubbell
Eaves strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Hubbell
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Sturgeon moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stringer vs. Hubbell
Stringer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Stringer reaches second base with a double. Sturgeon scores. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gilbert vs. Hubbell
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Eaves
Danning hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Eaves
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Eaves
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Eaves
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Sturgeon scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Hubbell
Leiber strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Hubbell
Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Hubbell
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Dahlgren moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCullough vs. Hubbell
McCullough hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. Dahlgren scores. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Hubbell
Sturgeon hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hale vs. Eaves
Odell Hale pinch hits for Carl Hubbell.
Hale takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Eaves
Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Eaves
Rucker strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Eaves
Ott strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eaves vs. Carpenter
Bob Carpenter now pitching.
Eaves hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Carpenter
Hack hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Carpenter
Stringer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Carpenter
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stringer moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leiber vs. Carpenter
Leiber strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dahlgren vs. Carpenter
Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stringer scores. Gilbert moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nicholson vs. Carpenter
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead misplays the ball. That's an error on Whitehead. Gilbert scores. Dahlgren moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Carpenter
McCullough strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Eaves
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Eaves
Danning hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Eaves
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. Eaves
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Danning scores. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitehead vs. Eaves
Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moore scores. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Eaves
Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Bob Carpenter.
O'Dea strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching.
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Eaves vs. Adams
Eaves hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Adams
Hack strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Eaves
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Eaves
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rucker for the out. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Eaves
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Eaves
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Eaves
Danning hits a popup towards short. Sturgeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Adams
Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Adams
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Adams
Leiber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gilbert moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dahlgren vs. Adams
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gilbert scores. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Adams
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Eaves
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Eaves
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Eaves
Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Adams
McCullough takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sturgeon vs. Adams
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Eaves vs. Adams
Eaves hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it and throws to second for the out. McCullough moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hack vs. Adams
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Eaves
Morrie Arnovich pinch hits for Ace Adams.
Arnovich strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Eaves
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Eaves
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Wittig
Johnnie Wittig now pitching.
Stringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gilbert vs. Wittig
There goes Stringer. The throw from Danning and he is out, Whitehead applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Wittig
Gilbert hits a popup in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Wittig
Leiber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dahlgren vs. Wittig
Dahlgren hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Eaves
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Eaves
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Eaves
Danning strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Eaves
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Jurges vs. Eaves
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Ott scores. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitehead vs. Eaves
Whitehead hits a popup towards short. Sturgeon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Wittig
Nicholson hits a popup in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Wittig
McCullough hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sturgeon vs. Wittig
Sturgeon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Eaves vs. Wittig
Hal Schumacher now playing center field.
Eaves hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Eaves
Gabby Hartnett pinch hits for Johnnie Wittig.
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Eaves
Bartell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Gilbert. Bartell reaches second base with a double. Hartnett moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schumacher vs. Eaves
Schumacher hits a fly ball into center field. Gilbert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hartnett scores. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Eaves
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ott for the out. Bartell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 9 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Eaves
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Dahlgren scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1941 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 5 2 2 1 Bartell D, 3b 4 0 1 0
Stringer L, 2b 4 2 3 1 Rucker J, cf 4 0 0 0
Gilbert C, cf 5 2 2 1 Schumacher H, cf 1 0 0 1
Leiber H, lf 4 0 2 0 Ott M, rf 2 1 0 0
Dahlgren B, 1b 5 1 2 2 Young B, 1b 5 0 0 0
Nicholson B, rf 4 0 1 0 Danning H, c 4 1 1 0
McCullough C, c 4 1 1 2 Moore J, lf 4 1 2 0
Sturgeon B, ss 5 1 3 0 Jurges B, ss 4 0 3 2
Eaves V, p 5 0 0 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 0 1
Hubbell C, p 0 0 0 0
Hale O, ph 0 0 0 0
Carpenter B, p 0 0 0 0
O'Dea K, ph 1 0 0 0
Adams A, p 0 0 0 0
Arnovich M, ph 1 0 0 0
Wittig J, p 0 0 0 0
Hartnett G, ph 1 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
41 9 16 7 35 4 8 4
Chicago 211 301 001 -- 9
New York 000 200 011 -- 4
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Eaves V (W) 9.0 8 4 4 5 6
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell C (L) 3.0 6 4 2 1 2
Carpenter B 1.0 3 3 2 1 2
Adams A 3.0 3 1 1 1 1
Wittig J 2.0 4 1 1 0 0
E -- Ott M, Young B, Whitehead B
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 9, New York 9
2B -- Sturgeon B, Stringer L, Bartell D
HR -- Hack S, McCullough C
CS -- Stringer L
SH -- Leiber H
T -- 2:25
A -- 2897
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