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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 4, 1947
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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 June 4, 1947 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 4, 1947 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 4, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hank Borowy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Monty Kennedy |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 12,901 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Artie Gore 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Third Baseman |
| Marv Rickert | Left Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | Center Fielder |
| Clyde McCullough | Catcher |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Lennie Merullo | Shortstop |
| Hank Borowy | Pitcher |
| Charlie Grimm | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Joe Lafata | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Monty Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 4, 1947
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Kennedy
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frey for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Kennedy
Rickert hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta hits a fly ball towards right. Marshall catches it and throws to Mize who relays to second to double up Rickert. Lowrey scores. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Borowy
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lowrey. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Borowy
Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Borowy
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Borowy fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Kennedy
McCullough hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lafata who is chasing the ball. McCullough reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCullough scores. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waitkus vs. Kennedy
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Kennedy
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Waitkus moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borowy vs. Kennedy
Borowy hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Borowy
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Borowy
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Borowy
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Kennedy
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey bunts towards the mound. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Kennedy
Rickert hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cavarretta vs. Kennedy
Cavarretta takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCullough vs. Kennedy
McCullough hits a line drive into center field. Thomson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Thomson. Frey scores. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
There's a wild pitch. Cavarretta scores. McCullough moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Kennedy
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 3
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Borowy
Lafata hits a ball on the ground towards short. Merullo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Borowy
Kerr hits a popup towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gearhart vs. Borowy
Gary Gearhart pinch hits for Monty Kennedy.
Gearhart hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Frey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Thompson
Junior Thompson now pitching.
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Thompson
Merullo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Borowy vs. Thompson
There goes Merullo. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Merullo steals second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Borowy vs. Thompson
Borowy strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Thompson
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Borowy
Rigney strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Borowy
Witek hits a popup towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Borowy
Thomson hits a popup towards first. Waitkus settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Thompson
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rickert vs. Thompson
Rickert 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, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Thompson
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Borowy
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Borowy
Marshall hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Borowy
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lafata vs. Borowy
Lafata hits a fly ball into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCullough vs. Thompson
McCullough hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Thompson
Nicholson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Thompson
Waitkus hits a fly ball into left field. Lafata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merullo vs. Thompson
Merullo hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Borowy
Kerr hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lowrey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Borowy
Sid Gordon pinch hits for Junior Thompson.
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rickert. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Borowy
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witek vs. Borowy
Witek hits a line drive into center field. Cavarretta settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Voiselle
Bill Voiselle now pitching.
Borowy hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Voiselle
Frey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Voiselle
Lowrey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Voiselle
Rickert hits a fly ball into left field. Lafata settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Borowy
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Borowy
Mize hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Borowy
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooper vs. Borowy
Cooper strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Voiselle
Cavarretta hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCullough vs. Voiselle
McCullough hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cavarretta moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nicholson vs. Voiselle
Nicholson hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Waitkus vs. Voiselle
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it and throws to second for the out. Cavarretta scores. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merullo vs. Voiselle
Merullo 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 8
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lafata vs. Borowy
Lafata strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Borowy
Babe Young pinch hits for Buddy Kerr.
Young hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Cavarretta. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Borowy
Mel Ott pinch hits for Bill Voiselle.
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Young moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rigney vs. Borowy
Rigney strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Borowy vs. Andrews
Jack Lohrke now playing third base. Bill Rigney now playing shortstop. Hub Andrews now pitching.
Borowy hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Andrews
Frey hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Andrews
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rickert vs. Andrews
Rickert hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Borowy
Witek hits a fly ball into left field. Rickert settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Borowy
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lowrey fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Borowy
Mize hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCullough settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/4/1947 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Frey L, 2b 4 1 0 0 Rigney B, 3b-ss 4 0 0 0
Lowrey P, 3b 4 1 2 0 Witek M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Rickert M, lf 5 0 1 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 1 0
Cavarretta P, cf 3 2 1 1 Mize J, 1b 4 0 0 0
McCullough C, c 4 1 3 1 Marshall W, rf 3 0 1 0
Nicholson B, rf 4 1 2 2 Cooper W, c 3 0 0 0
Waitkus E, 1b 4 0 1 1 Lafata J, lf 3 0 0 0
Merullo L, ss 4 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 2 0 0 0
Borowy H, p 4 0 0 0 Young B, ph 1 0 1 0
Lohrke J, 3b 0 0 0 0
Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0
Gearhart G, ph 1 0 0 0
Thompson J, p 0 0 0 0
Gordon S, ph 1 0 1 0
Voiselle B, p 0 0 0 0
Ott M, ph 1 0 0 0
Andrews H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 6 10 5 31 0 4 0
Chicago 112 001 010 -- 6
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Borowy H (W) 9.0 4 0 0 0 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy M (L) 3.0 5 4 3 2 0
Thompson J 3.0 2 1 1 0 1
Voiselle B 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Andrews H 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
E -- Lowrey P, Thomson B
DP -- Chicago 1, New York 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, New York 4
2B -- Gordon S, Young B
3B -- McCullough C
HR -- Nicholson B
SB -- Merullo L
WP -- Kennedy M
T -- 1:56
A -- 12901
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