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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 20, 1944
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on August 20, 1944 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 20, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 20, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Feldman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hy Vandenberg |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Treadway | Right Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Nap Reyes | First Baseman |
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Hal Luby | Third Baseman |
| Harry Feldman | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Don Johnson | Second Baseman |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Ival Goodman | Center Fielder |
| Lou Novikoff | Left Fielder |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Billy Holm | Catcher |
| Hy Vandenberg | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 20, 1944
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Vandenberg
Treadway hits a fly ball into center field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Vandenberg
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vandenberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Vandenberg
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Feldman
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Feldman
Johnson hits a popup towards first. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Feldman
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Vandenberg
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Vandenberg
Lombardi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Vandenberg
Reyes hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Medwick moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rucker vs. Vandenberg
Rucker takes first base on ball four. Medwick moves to third. Reyes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Luby vs. Vandenberg
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Feldman
Nicholson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Feldman
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Feldman
Novikoff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Feldman
There goes Novikoff. The throw from Lombardi and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merullo vs. Feldman
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. Vandenberg
Feldman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Vandenberg
Treadway takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Vandenberg
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Treadway moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kerr vs. Vandenberg
Kerr hits a ball on the ground for an out. Treadway scores. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Vandenberg
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kerr scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Vandenberg
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Feldman
Holm hits a fly ball into right field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vandenberg vs. Feldman
Vandenberg hits a popup towards third. Luby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Feldman
Hack hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Vandenberg
Reyes hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Vandenberg
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Vandenberg
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vandenberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Johnson vs. Feldman
Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Kerr. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Feldman
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Johnson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nicholson vs. Feldman
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields it and throws to second for the out. Johnson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Feldman
Goodman takes first base on ball four. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Novikoff vs. Feldman
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Nicholson moves to third. Goodman moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Merullo vs. Feldman
Merullo hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Feldman
Holm hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vandenberg vs. Feldman
Vandenberg hits a ball on the ground towards third. Luby fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. Vandenberg
Feldman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vandenberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Vandenberg
Treadway hits a popup towards short. Merullo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Vandenberg
Hausmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Vandenberg
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Feldman
Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Feldman
Johnson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Johnson reaches second base with a double. Hack moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Cavarretta vs. Feldman
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Nicholson vs. Feldman
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goodman vs. Feldman
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Vandenberg
Medwick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Vandenberg
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Vandenberg
Reyes strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Vandenberg
Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Novikoff vs. Feldman
Novikoff hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feldman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Feldman
Merullo hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holm vs. Feldman
Holm hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Merullo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vandenberg vs. Feldman
Vandenberg hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Merullo scores. Holm moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hack vs. Feldman
Hack hits a fly ball into right field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Holm scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Johnson vs. Feldman
Johnson strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Vandenberg
Luby hits a fly ball into left field. Novikoff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sloan vs. Vandenberg
Bruce Sloan pinch hits for Harry Feldman.
Sloan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vandenberg fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Vandenberg
Treadway hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Vandenberg
The ball gets by Holm for a passed ball. Treadway moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hausmann vs. Vandenberg
Hausmann strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching.
Cavarretta hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Adams
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Adams
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Novikoff vs. Adams
Novikoff hits a popup towards first. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Vandenberg
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Vandenberg
Medwick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Goodman. Medwick reaches second base with a double. Kerr moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lombardi vs. Vandenberg
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Kerr scores. Medwick scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Vandenberg
Andy Hansen pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi.
Reyes takes first base on ball four. Hansen moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rucker vs. Passeau
Johnny Allen pinch runs for Andy Hansen. Claude Passeau now pitching.
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Reyes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luby vs. Passeau
Luby hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Johnson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Passeau
Mel Ott pinch hits for Ace Adams.
Ott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Holm settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Fischer
Gus Mancuso now catching. Rube Fischer now pitching.
Merullo hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holm vs. Fischer
Holm hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Fischer
Passeau strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Passeau
Treadway strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Passeau
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Passeau
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/20/1944, game 1 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Treadway R, rf 4 1 1 0 Hack S, 3b 4 0 1 1
Hausmann G, 2b 4 0 1 0 Johnson D, 2b 4 1 1 0
Kerr B, ss 4 2 0 1 Cavarretta P, 1b 4 0 1 0
Medwick J, lf 4 1 4 1 Nicholson B, rf 3 1 0 1
Lombardi E, c 4 0 1 2 Goodman I, cf 2 1 0 0
Hansen A, pr 0 0 0 0 Novikoff L, lf 3 1 0 0
Allen J, pr 0 0 0 0 Merullo L, ss 4 2 2 4
Mancuso G, c 0 0 0 0 Holm B, c 4 1 2 0
Reyes N, 1b 3 0 1 0 Vandenberg H, p 3 0 1 1
Rucker J, cf 3 0 0 0 Passeau C, p 1 0 0 0
Luby H, 3b 4 0 0 0
Feldman H, p 2 0 0 0
Sloan B, ph 1 0 0 0
Adams A, p 0 0 0 0
Ott M, ph 1 0 0 0
Fischer R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 4 8 4 32 7 8 7
New York 002 000 020 -- 4
Chicago 000 502 00x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Feldman H (L) 6.0 8 7 2 3 1
Adams A 1.0 0 0 0 1 0
Fischer R 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Vandenberg H (W)* 7.0 8 4 3 5 2
Passeau C (S) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 4 batters in 8th
E -- Lombardi E, Merullo L, Kerr B, Hausmann G
DP -- New York 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- New York 8, Chicago 5
2B -- Johnson D, Medwick J
HR -- Merullo L
SB -- Novikoff L
PB -- Holm B
A -- 0
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