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July 23, 1937

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Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 11 18 1
Giants 3 7 3
Bottom 9 R H E
Cubs 11 18 1
Giants 3 7 3

Burgess Whitehead Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .292
OBP .500 .327
At Bats 4 253
Hits 2 74
• Singles 2 58
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 4
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 0 12
RBI’s 0 23

Charlie Root Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
7 3 1
Close
Polo Grounds - July 23, 1937
Out
Charlie Root
Gabby Hartnett
Ripper Collins
Billy Herman
Stan Hack
Billy Jurges
Augie Galan
Joe Marty
Frank Demaree
Burgess Whitehead
Lou Chiozza

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Chicago Cubs 11 18 1 7
New York Giants 3 7 3 8
Winning Pitcher Charlie Root
Losing Pitcher Carl Hubbell
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Ripper Collins
Attendance 25,000
Time of Game 2 hours 2 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Root fields it and throws to first for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Herman fields it and races to the second base bag for the out.
Bottom 9 Jimmy Ripple pinch hits for Tom Baker. Ripple hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Madjeski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 9 Root hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Marty hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Demaree scores. Jurges moves to third.
Top 9 Jurges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Collins scores. Demaree moves to third.
Top 9 Hartnett hits a popup, foul, towards first. Leslie settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Herman hits a popup towards short. Haslin settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Demaree hits a line drive into center field. Berger picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Berger. Galan scores. Hack scores. Collins moves to third.
Top 9 Collins bunts towards the mound. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Galan moves to third. Hack moves to second.
Top 9 Hack takes first base on ball four. Galan moves to second.
Top 9 Tom Baker now pitching. Galan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Baker fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 8 Haslin hits a fly ball into center field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Leslie hits a fly ball into center field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Ott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Root hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Marty hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Marty reaches second base with a double. Herman scores. Hartnett moves to third.
Top 8 Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Herman moves to third.
Top 8 Hartnett hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herman moves to second.
Top 8 Herman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Demaree hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 8 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards short. Haslin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Berger hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hartnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Moore hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Whitehead hits a fly ball into center field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Chiozza hits a fly ball into center field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 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.
Top 7 Galan hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Berger. Galan reaches second base with a double. Marty scores.
Top 7 Root bunts in front of the plate. Madjeski fields it and throws to first for the out. Marty moves to second.
Top 7 Marty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Haslin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 7 Jurges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Hubbell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Madjeski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Root fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Haslin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Hartnett hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Herman hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Demaree hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Collins hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Top 6 Hack bunts towards the mound. Hubbell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 5 Leslie hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Moore moves to third.
Bottom 5 Berger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moore moves to second.
Bottom 5 Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 5 Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins fields the ball and throws to Root covering. Safe.
Top 5 Galan hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Root hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Marty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chiozza fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Chiozza hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Hubbell hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Herman reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Madjeski hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hubbell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 4 Hartnett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Collins scores. Herman moves to third.
Top 4 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chiozza fields it and throws to second for the out. Collins moves to third.
Top 4 Demaree hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Collins moves to second.
Top 4 Collins hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Haslin is called out on strikes.
Bottom 3 Leslie hits a ball on the ground towards first. Collins juggles the ball. That's an error on Collins.
Bottom 3 Ott hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Berger hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Moore hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 3 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Haslin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Galan hits a popup towards short. Haslin misplays the ball. That's an error on Haslin. Root scores. Galan moves to second. That run is unearned.
Top 3 Root hits a ball on the ground towards short. Haslin throws to second for one, and Whitehead throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Root moves to second.
Top 3 Marty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 3 Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Haslin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Whitehead hits a fly ball into right field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Hubbell hits a fly ball into center field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Haslin scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chiozza fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Demaree hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Charlie Root now pitching. Madjeski strikes out.
Bottom 1 Haslin hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moore scores. Berger moves to third. Leslie moves to second.
Bottom 1 Leslie takes first base on ball four. Berger moves to second.
Bottom 1 Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitehead scores. Moore moves to third.
Bottom 1 Berger is hit by the pitch. Whitehead moves to third. Moore moves to second.
Bottom 1 Moore is hit by the pitch. Whitehead moves to second.
Bottom 1 Whitehead hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 1 Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Collins hits a ball on the ground towards second. Whitehead scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play.
Top 1 Hack hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Galan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Haslin fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.