Top 1

• Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanky vs. Wittig
  
  Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hack vs. Wittig
  
  Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stanky moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Cavarretta vs. Wittig
  
  Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanky scores. Hack moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Nicholson vs. Wittig
  
  Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goodman vs. Fischer
  
  Rube Fischer now pitching.
  
  Goodman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowrey vs. Fischer
  
  Lowrey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Merullo vs. Fischer
  
  Merullo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bartell vs. Passeau
  
  Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Witek vs. Passeau
  
  Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bartell moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Rucker vs. Passeau
  
  Rucker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bartell scores. Witek moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Medwick vs. Passeau
  
  Medwick strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lombardi vs. Passeau
  
  Lombardi hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Gordon vs. Passeau
  
  Gordon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 

Top 2

• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCullough vs. Fischer
  
  McCullough hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Passeau vs. Fischer
  
  Passeau strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanky vs. Fischer
  
  Stanky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maynard vs. Passeau
  
  Maynard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jurges vs. Passeau
  
  Jurges hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Fischer vs. Passeau
  
  Fischer hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 

Top 3

• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Fischer
  
  Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cavarretta vs. Fischer
  
  Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nicholson vs. Fischer
  
  Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gordon fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bartell vs. Passeau
  
  Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Witek vs. Passeau
  
  Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rucker vs. Passeau
  
  Rucker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 

Top 4

• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goodman vs. Fischer
  
  Goodman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lowrey vs. Fischer
  
  Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Merullo vs. Fischer
  
  Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McCullough vs. Fischer
  
  McCullough hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Passeau vs. Fischer
  
  Passeau strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Medwick vs. Passeau
  
  Medwick hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lombardi vs. Passeau
  
  Lombardi hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Passeau
  
  Gordon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 

Top 5

• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanky vs. Fischer
  
  Stanky strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  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, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Cavarretta vs. Fischer
  
  Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Maynard vs. Passeau
  
  Maynard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Jurges vs. Passeau
  
  Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Fischer vs. Passeau
  
  Fischer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jurges moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Bartell vs. Passeau
  
  Bartell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Witek vs. Passeau
  
  Witek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 

Top 6

• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Nicholson vs. Fischer
  
  Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Goodman vs. Fischer
  
  Goodman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Lowrey vs. Fischer
  
  Lowrey hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Merullo vs. Fischer
  
  Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  McCullough vs. Fischer
  
  McCullough takes first base on ball four. Nicholson moves to third. Merullo moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Passeau vs. Fischer
  
  Passeau hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rucker vs. Passeau
  
  Dom Dallessandro now playing center field.
  
  Rucker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Medwick vs. Passeau
  
  Medwick hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lombardi vs. Passeau
  
  Lombardi hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 

Top 7

• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanky vs. Fischer
  
  Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hack vs. Fischer
  
  Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cavarretta vs. Fischer
  
  Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Nicholson vs. Fischer
  
  Nicholson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gordon vs. Passeau
  
  Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maynard vs. Passeau
  
  Maynard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Jurges vs. Passeau
  
  Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play 

Top 8

• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Goodman vs. Fischer
  
  Goodman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Dallessandro vs. Fischer
  
  Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Merullo vs. Fischer
  
  Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Dallessandro moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  McCullough vs. Fischer
  
  There goes Merullo. The throw from Lombardi and he is safe. Merullo steals second. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  McCullough vs. Fischer
  
  McCullough hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Passeau vs. Fischer
  
  Passeau hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Mancuso vs. Passeau
  
  Gus Mancuso pinch hits for Rube Fischer.
  
  Mancuso hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bartell vs. Passeau
  
  Bartell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Witek vs. Passeau
  
  Witek hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Rucker vs. Passeau
  
  Rucker hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 

Top 9

• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Stanky vs. Adams
  
  Ace Adams now pitching.
  
  Stanky hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Adams
  
  Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Cavarretta vs. Adams
  
  Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. Hack moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
  Nicholson vs. Adams
  
  Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Goodman vs. Adams
  
  Goodman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hack scores. Cavarretta scores. Nicholson moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Dallessandro vs. Adams
  
  Dallessandro takes first base on ball four. Nicholson moves to third. Goodman moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
  Merullo vs. Adams
  
  Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Medwick vs. Passeau
  
  Medwick hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lombardi vs. Passeau
  
  Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo misplays the ball. That's an error on Merullo. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Gordon vs. Passeau
  
  Gordon hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Giants, 2
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Maynard vs. Passeau
  
  Maynard hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play 

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         Game of 8/22/1943, game 1 -- Chicago at New York (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Stanky E, 2b          3  1  0  0   Bartell D, ss         2  1  0  0   
Hack S, 3b            5  2  3  0   Witek M, 2b           4  0  1  0   
Cavarretta P, 1b      5  2  2  1   Rucker J, cf          4  0  1  1   
Nicholson B, rf       4  1  2  3   Medwick J, lf         4  0  0  0   
Goodman I, lf         5  0  1  2   Lombardi E, c         4  0  0  0   
Lowrey P, cf          3  0  1  0   Gordon S, 1b          4  0  1  0   
Dallessandro D, cf    1  0  1  0   Maynard B, rf         4  0  0  0   
Merullo L, ss         5  0  3  0   Jurges B, 3b          3  0  1  0   
McCullough C, c       3  0  0  0   Wittig J, p           0  0  0  0   
Passeau C, p          4  0  0  0   Fischer R, p          2  0  1  0   
                                   Mancuso G, ph         1  1  1  1   
                                   Adams A, p            0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     38  6 13  6                        32  2  6  2

Chicago          400 000 002 --  6
New York         100 000 010 --  2

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Passeau C (W)         9.0  6  2  2  2  1

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Wittig J (L)*         0.0  3  4  4  1  0
Fischer R             8.0  7  0  0  2  3
Adams A               1.0  3  2  2  2  0
  * Pitched to 4 batters in 1st

E -- Merullo L
DP -- Chicago 2, New York 2
LOB -- Chicago 10, New York 5
2B -- Cavarretta P
HR -- Nicholson B, Mancuso G
SB -- Merullo L
T -- 2:01
A -- 0

    

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