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Cubs 1 @ Giants 4
Polo Grounds
May 17, 1950

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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 May 17, 1950 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 4 to 1.

Game Summary

DateMay 17, 1950 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 1 H: 5 E: 1 LOB: 7
Runs: 1
Hits: 5
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 4 H: 5 E: 2 LOB: 5
Runs: 4
Hits: 5
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 5
Winning PitcherSheldon Jones  
Losing PitcherBill Voiselle  
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Game Winning RBIBobby Thomson 

Game Info

DateMay 17, 1950 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherBill Voiselle  
Home Starting PitcherSheldon Jones  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance5,631 
Time of Game2 hours 17 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Dusty Boggess
1B: Lon Warneke
2B: (none)
3B: Babe Pinelli

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Wayne Terwilliger  Second Baseman 
Hank Edwards  Right Fielder 
Preston Ward  First Baseman 
Hank Sauer  Left Fielder 
Andy Pafko  Center Fielder 
Roy Smalley  Shortstop 
Bill Serena  Third Baseman 
Rube Walker  Catcher 
Bill Voiselle  Pitcher 
Frankie Frisch  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Eddie Stanky  Second Baseman 
Whitey Lockman  Left Fielder 
Monte Irvin  Right Fielder 
Bobby Thomson  Center Fielder 
Hank Thompson  Third Baseman 
Tookie Gilbert  First Baseman 
Wes Westrum  Catcher 
Al Dark  Shortstop 
Sheldon Jones  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Cubs 1 @ Giants 4
Polo Grounds
May 17, 1950

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         Game of 5/17/1950 -- Chicago at New York (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Terwilliger W, 2b     3  1  1  0   Stanky E, 2b          3  0  0  0   
Edwards H, rf         4  0  3  0   Lockman W, lf         4  0  0  0   
Ward P, 1b            4  0  0  1   Irvin M, rf           4  2  1  0   
Sauer H, lf           3  0  1  0   Thomson B, cf         3  1  1  2   
Pafko A, cf           4  0  0  0   Thompson H, 3b        1  0  0  0   
Smalley R, ss         4  0  0  0   Gilbert T, 1b         4  0  1  1   
Serena B, 3b          3  0  0  0   Westrum W, c          2  1  1  0   
Walker R, c           4  0  0  0   Dark A, ss            3  0  1  1   
Voiselle B, p         2  0  0  0   Jones S, p            2  0  0  0   
Jackson R, ph         1  0  0  0                                      
Minner P, p           0  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     32  1  5  1                        26  4  5  4

Chicago          000 000 010 --  1
New York         211 000 00x --  4

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Voiselle B (L)        6.0  5  4  2  5  3
Minner P              2.0  0  0  0  2  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Jones S (W)           9.0  5  1  1  3  3

E -- Terwilliger W, Stanky E, Thompson H
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Chicago 7, New York 5
2B -- Westrum W, Dark A, Gilbert T, Terwilliger W
HR -- Thomson B
CS -- Thompson H, Jones S
WP -- Minner P
T -- 2:17
A -- 5631

    

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