Cubs @ Giants
July 9, 1943

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Cubs 5 11 1
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Giants 3 9 2

Lennie Merullo Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .250 .222
OBP .400 .259
At Bats 4 162
Hits 1 36
• Singles 1 29
• Doubles 0 7
• Triples 0 0
• Home Runs 0 0
Walks 1 7
RBI’s 0 8

Ace Adams Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
6 2 6
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Polo Grounds - July 9, 1943
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Walk
Ace Adams
Ernie Lombardi
Joe Orengo
Mickey Witek
Sid Gordon
Billy Jurges
Buster Maynard
Johnny Rucker
Mel Ott
Lennie Merullo
Clyde McCullough
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 2 Outs

Merullo takes first base on ball four. McCullough moves to second.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 12 McCullough hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Top 12 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 12 There's a wild pitch. Nicholson scores.
Top 12 Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 12 Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field, out of the reach of Ott who is chasing the ball. Nicholson reaches third base with a triple. Cavarretta goes all the way around to score.
Top 12 Cavarretta hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 11 Lombardi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ott moves to third.
Bottom 11 Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 11 Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Wyse covering, for the out.
Bottom 11 Witek hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Stanky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Hack hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 11 Wyse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 10 Jurges strikes out.
Bottom 10 Adams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 10 Orengo bunts towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Orengo for the out. Maynard moves to second.
Bottom 10 Maynard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Top 10 Merullo hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Maynard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 10 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 9 Lombardi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. Two runs are unearned.
Bottom 9 That is defensive interference on unknown player with unknown particulars. Ott moves to third.
Bottom 9 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cavarretta. Ott moves to second.
Bottom 9 Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 9 Witek hits a line drive towards third. Hack reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Novikoff strikes out.
Top 9 Nicholson is walked intentionally.
Top 9 Cavarretta hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Stanky hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maynard. Stanky reaches second base with a double. Hack moves to third.
Top 9 Hack takes first base on ball four.
Top 9 Ace Adams now pitching. Wyse hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Bill Lohrman pinch runs for Gus Mancuso. Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Gus Mancuso pinch hits for Johnnie Wittig. Mancuso hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 8 Orengo strikes out.
Bottom 8 Maynard hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Merullo hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 8 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Novikoff hits a fly ball into left field. Maynard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyse fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 7 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rucker scores.
Bottom 7 Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rucker moves to second.
Bottom 7 Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Witek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 7 Nicholson hits a line drive towards first. Orengo reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Cavarretta hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 7 Hack hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Bottom 6 Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyse fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Wittig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 6 Orengo is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Wyse hits a line drive into left field. Maynard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 6 McCullough is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Maynard hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 5 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Top 5 Novikoff hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Nicholson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.
Top 5 Stanky bunts towards the mound. Wittig fields it and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second.
Top 5 Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Ott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Wyse is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Lombardi fires to third and picks off Merullo.
Top 4 There goes Merullo. The throw from Lombardi and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error.
Top 4 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 4 McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Wittig strikes out.
Bottom 3 Orengo hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Novikoff takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Nicholson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Maynard. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. Stanky scores.
Top 3 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to second.
Top 3 Stanky takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Hack hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Maynard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyse fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Gordon is called out on strikes.
Bottom 2 Lombardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Ott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wyse hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 2 Merullo takes first base on ball four.
Top 2 McCullough is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Lowrey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.
Top 2 Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field. Maynard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 1 Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges misplays the ball. That's an error on Jurges. Hack moves to second.
Top 1 Hack takes first base on ball four.