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May 19, 1944

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Top 9	R	H	E
Giants	2	6	2
Cubs	3	3	1

Top 9	R	H	E
Giants	2	6	2
Cubs	3	3	1

Charlie Mead Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.167
OBP	.000	.219
At Bats	0	30
Hits	0	5
• Singles	0	5
• Doubles	0	0
• Triples	0	0
• Home Runs	0	0
Walks	0	2
RBI’s	0	2

Hy Vandenberg Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
0	1	0

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Wrigley Field - May 19, 1944

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Out

Hy Vandenberg

Mickey Kreitner

Phil Cavarretta

Eddie Stanky

Roy Hughes

Bill Schuster

Ival Goodman

Andy Pafko

Bill Nicholson

Charlie Mead

George Hausmann

Final Stats

	Runs	Hits	Errors	LOB
New York Giants	2	6	2	6
Chicago Cubs	3	3	1	6
Winning Pitcher	Hy Vandenberg
Losing Pitcher	Ace Adams
Save	(none)
Game Winning RBI	Hy Vandenberg
Attendance	2,826
Time of Game	0 hours

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Count: - , 2 Outs

Count: - , 0 Outs

End of Game

George Hausmann pinch runs for Hal Luby. Charlie Mead pinch hits for Buddy Kerr. Mead hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Kreitner settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Top 9 Luby takes first base on ball four.

Top 9 Lombardi strikes out. There goes Weintraub. The throw from Kreitner to second, and Weintraub is out.

Top 9 Weintraub hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit.

Bottom 8 Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 8 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. Cavarretta moves to third.

Bottom 8 Nicholson is walked intentionally.

Bottom 8 Stanky bunts towards first. Weintraub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Stanky for the out. Cavarretta moves to second.

Bottom 8 Cavarretta takes first base on ball four.

Top 8 Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Top 8 Gardella takes first base on ball four. Jurges moves to second.

Top 8 Jurges hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

Top 8 Ival Goodman now playing left field. Mickey Kreitner now catching. Eddie Stanky now playing second base. Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 7 Schuster hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 7 Vandenberg hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Goodman scores. Dallessandro moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice.

Bottom 7 Dom Dallessandro pinch hits for Billy Holm. Dallessandro hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby misplays the ball. That's an error on Luby. Pafko scores. Hughes scores. Goodman moves to third.

Bottom 7 Ace Adams now pitching. Ival Goodman pinch hits for Don Johnson. Goodman takes first base on ball four. Pafko moves to third. Hughes moves to second.

Bottom 7 Hughes hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit. Pafko moves to second.

Bottom 7 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 7 Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schuster scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 7 Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 7 Luby hits a popup, foul, towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 6 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 6 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 6 Schuster takes first base on ball four.

Top 6 Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 6 Weintraub strikes out.

Top 6 Medwick strikes out.

Bottom 5 Vandenberg hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vandenberg for the out.

Bottom 5 Holm hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Melton fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 5 Johnson hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 5 Gardella is called out on strikes.

Top 5 Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vandenberg fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 5 Rucker hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Hughes is called out on strikes.

Bottom 4 Pafko hits a ball on the ground into left field for a base hit.

Bottom 4 Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 4 Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 4 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 4 Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hughes fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Weintraub scores. Lombardi moves to third.

Top 4 Luby is walked intentionally.

Top 4 Lombardi hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Pafko. Lombardi reaches second base with a double. Weintraub moves to third.

Top 4 Weintraub takes first base on ball four.

Bottom 3 Cavarretta hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Schuster hits a fly ball into right field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 3 Vandenberg bunts towards first. Weintraub scoops it up and throws to first, with Luby covering, for the out. Holm moves to second.

Bottom 3 Holm takes first base on ball four.

Top 3 Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Gardella trying to get to third. Cavarretta throws to Hughes who tags Gardella for the out.

Top 3 Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta fields the ball and throws to Vandenberg covering. Safe.

Top 3 Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 3 Rucker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hughes settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Bottom 2 Johnson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Bottom 2 Pafko hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Melton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Johnson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Kerr hits a line drive into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Medwick scores. That run is unearned.

Top 2 Luby is walked intentionally.

Top 2 Lombardi bunts towards third. Hughes fields it and throws to first for the out. Medwick moves to third. Weintraub moves to second.

Top 2 Weintraub hits a fly ball towards center. Pafko settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Pafko. Medwick moves to second.

Top 2 Hy Vandenberg now pitching. Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Schuster fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.

Bottom 1 Nicholson strikes out.

Bottom 1 Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out. Cavarretta moves to second.

Bottom 1 Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby misplays the ball. That's an error on Luby.

Bottom 1 Schuster hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hanyzewski fields it and throws to first for the out.

Top 1 Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. Pafko settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Rucker strikes out. Holm drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Rucker out.

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