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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 28, 1942
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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 July 28, 1942 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 28, 1942 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 28, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Olsen |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Hubbell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Rip Russell | Second Baseman |
| Lou Novikoff | Left Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Dom Dallessandro | Center Fielder |
| Jimmie Foxx | First Baseman |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Vern Olsen | Pitcher |
| Jimmie Wilson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Third Baseman |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Buster Maynard | Center Fielder |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Willard Marshall | Left Fielder |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Carl Hubbell | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 28, 1942
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 left center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Hubbell
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Novikoff vs. Hubbell
Novikoff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hack scores. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Hubbell
Nicholson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dallessandro vs. Hubbell
Dallessandro hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Olsen
Bartell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Olsen
Jurges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Olsen
Ott bunts towards first. Foxx fields the ball and throws to Olsen covering. Safe. Bartell moves to third. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Olsen
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bartell scores. Jurges scores. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maynard vs. Olsen
Maynard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott scores. There goes Young trying to get to third. Nicholson throws the ball in to Hack, who tags Young for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Errickson
Dick Errickson now pitching.
Danning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maynard moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Errickson
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Errickson
Witek hits a fly ball into center field. Dallessandro settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Errickson
Hubbell hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Hubbell
Foxx hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Hubbell
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merullo vs. Hubbell
Merullo hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Errickson vs. Hubbell
Errickson hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Hubbell
Hack takes first base on ball four. Foxx moves to third. McCullough moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Russell vs. Hubbell
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hubbell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Foxx scores. McCullough moves to third. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Novikoff vs. Hubbell
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Errickson
Bartell hits a popup in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Errickson
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Errickson
Ott hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Errickson
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Hubbell
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Hubbell
Dallessandro strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Hubbell
Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Errickson
Maynard hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Errickson
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Errickson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Errickson
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Errickson
Witek hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Hubbell
McCullough hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Hubbell
Merullo 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. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Errickson vs. Hubbell
Errickson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Errickson
Hubbell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Errickson
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Errickson
Jurges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Errickson
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Jurges moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Errickson
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jurges scores. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maynard vs. Errickson
Maynard hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 7
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, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Hubbell
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Novikoff vs. Hubbell
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Hubbell
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Errickson
Danning hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Novikoff who is chasing the ball. Danning reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marshall vs. Errickson
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Danning scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Errickson
Witek hits a line drive towards the mound. Errickson catches it and throws to first to double up Marshall. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Errickson
Hubbell hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Hubbell
Dallessandro hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Hubbell
Foxx hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Hubbell
McCullough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Foxx moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merullo vs. Hubbell
Merullo strikes out. There goes Foxx. The throw from Danning and Foxx is out. There goes McCullough. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Errickson vs. Hubbell
Errickson strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Errickson
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Errickson
Jurges strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Errickson
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Hubbell
Hack hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Hubbell
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Hubbell
Novikoff 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, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Errickson
Young hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Errickson
Maynard strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Errickson
Danning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Errickson
Marshall hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson who is chasing the ball. Marshall reaches third base with a triple. Danning goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Witek vs. Errickson
Witek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Hubbell
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dallessandro vs. Hubbell
Dallessandro hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Foxx vs. Hubbell
Foxx strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Hubbell
McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Errickson
Hubbell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Errickson
Bartell bunts towards the mound. Errickson fields it and throws to first for the out. Hubbell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jurges vs. Errickson
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Hubbell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Errickson
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Errickson
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Russell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stringer vs. Hubbell
Lou Stringer pinch hits for Lennie Merullo.
Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Hubbell
Bob Scheffing pinch hits for Dick Errickson.
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Hubbell
Hack hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Hubbell
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/28/1942, game 1 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 4 2 3 1 Bartell D, 3b 4 1 1 0
Russell R, 2b 5 0 1 1 Jurges B, ss 5 2 3 0
Novikoff L, lf 4 0 1 1 Ott M, rf 5 1 3 0
Nicholson B, rf 4 0 0 0 Young B, 1b 5 0 2 3
Dallessandro D, cf 4 2 2 2 Maynard B, cf 4 1 1 1
Foxx J, 1b 4 1 2 0 Danning H, c 4 3 3 0
McCullough C, c 4 0 3 0 Marshall W, lf 3 1 3 5
Merullo L, ss 3 0 0 0 Witek M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Stringer L, ph 1 0 0 0 Hubbell C, p 4 0 1 0
Olsen V, p 0 0 0 0
Errickson D, p 3 0 0 0
Scheffing B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 12 5 38 9 17 9
Chicago 110 001 011 -- 5
New York 600 110 10x -- 9
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Olsen V (L) 0.1 5 4 4 0 0
Errickson D 7.2 12 5 5 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell C (W) 9.0 12 5 5 1 7
DP -- Chicago 1, New York 2
LOB -- Chicago 6, New York 7
3B -- Danning H, Marshall W
HR -- Marshall W, Dallessandro D 2, Hack S
CS -- Foxx J
SH -- Bartell D
T -- 2:10
A -- 0
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