Dodgers @ Cubs
June 5, 1942

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Bottom 9 R H E
Dodgers 6 8 1
Cubs 3 9 1
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Dodgers 6 8 1
Cubs 3 9 1

Bill Nicholson Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .500 .269
OBP .750 .363
At Bats 2 156
Hits 1 42
• Singles 1 31
• Doubles 0 4
• Triples 0 2
• Home Runs 0 5
Walks 2 22
RBI’s 0 20

Hugh Casey Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
2 2 5
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Wrigley Field - June 5, 1942
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Strikeout
Hugh Casey
Mickey Owen
Babe Dahlgren
Billy Herman
Arky Vaughan
Pee Wee Reese
Joe Medwick
Pete Reiser
Dixie Walker
Bill Nicholson
Lennie Merullo

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Brooklyn Dodgers 6 8 1 12
Chicago Cubs 3 9 1 10
Winning Pitcher Whit Wyatt
Losing Pitcher Vern Olsen
Save Hugh Casey
Game Winning RBI Joe Medwick
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Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Nicholson strikes out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:
Bottom 9 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hack scores.
Bottom 9 Merullo hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Merullo reaches second base with a double. Hack moves to third.
Bottom 9 Hack takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 9 Foxx hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Casey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hanyzewski fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 9 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Foxx scoops it up and throws to first, with Hanyzewski covering, for the out.
Top 9 Owen bunts towards the mound. Hanyzewski fields it and throws to first for the out. Dahlgren moves to second.
Top 9 Ed Hanyzewski now pitching. Dahlgren takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Bottom 8 Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Paul Erickson. Dallessandro takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 8 Hugh Casey now pitching. Novikoff hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Reiser hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese fields it and throws to second for the out.
Bottom 7 Nicholson takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 7 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Merullo moves to second.
Bottom 7 Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Hack hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Vaughan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Reese takes first base on ball four. Owen moves to third. Herman moves to second.
Top 7 Wyatt hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Herman takes first base on ball four. Owen moves to second.
Top 7 Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erickson fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 7 Paul Erickson now pitching. Rip Russell now playing second base. Jimmie Foxx now playing first base. Dahlgren takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 6 Jimmie Foxx pinch hits for Hi Bithorn. Foxx hits a line drive into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 McCullough hits a line drive towards first. Dahlgren reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Stringer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 6 Novikoff hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 6 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 6 Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reese scores. Vaughan moves to second.
Top 6 Reiser strikes out.
Top 6 Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bithorn fields it and throws to third for the out. Reese moves to second.
Top 6 Hi Bithorn now pitching. Reese takes first base on ball four.
Top 6 Wyatt hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Wyatt reaches second base with a double. Owen scores. Herman goes all the way around to score.
Top 6 Herman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Owen moves to second.
Top 6 Owen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyatt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 5 Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Hack moves to third. Cavarretta moves to second.
Bottom 5 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second.
Bottom 5 Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Olsen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Dahlgren hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Walker hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Medwick hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Reiser takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 4 McCullough hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Stringer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Vaughan fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Novikoff hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Novikoff reaches second base with a double. Nicholson scores. Russell moves to third.
Bottom 4 Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta scores. Nicholson moves to second.
Bottom 4 Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to second.
Bottom 4 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 4 Merullo hits a popup towards first. Dahlgren settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Vaughan hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Reese takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Wyatt bunts towards first. Russell fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first, with Stringer covering. It's a double play. Owen moves to third.
Top 4 Herman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell juggles the ball. That's an error on Russell. Owen moves to second.
Top 4 Owen hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Olsen hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Reiser. Olsen reaches second base with a double.
Bottom 3 McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wyatt fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 3 Stringer hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Walker hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Medwick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Medwick reaches second base with a double. Vaughan scores.
Top 3 There's a wild pitch. Vaughan moves to second.
Top 3 Reiser hits a line drive into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Vaughan takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 2 Novikoff hits a line drive into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Russell strikes out.
Bottom 2 Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Reiser settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Reese is called out on strikes.
Top 2 Wyatt hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Herman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stringer settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Owen takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 1 Cavarretta hits a fly ball towards right. Walker catches it and throws to first to double up Merullo.
Bottom 1 Merullo hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play.
Bottom 1 Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Reese scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Dahlgren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.
Top 1 Walker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Reiser scores. Medwick moves to second.
Top 1 Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Vaughan scores. Reiser moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice.
Top 1 Reiser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Vaughan moves to third.
Top 1 Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stringer fields it and throws to second for the out.
Top 1 Reese hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit.