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Scores
Standings
WSH
@CHW		1
7
WSH
@CHW		3
4
PHA
@CLE		1
4
PHA
@CLE		3
9
BOS
@DET		3
4		 
(10)
NYY
@SLB		2
4
NYY
@SLB		3
2
CHC
@BRO		2
8
CHC
@BRO		3
4
CIN
@BSN		9
3
STL
@NYG		1
7
STL
@NYG		8
6
PIT
@PHI		7
2
PIT
@PHI		4
5		 
(11)
Sunday, May 17, 1942,
, Ebbets Field
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:11
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cubs
2
14-16
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Dodgers
8
22-8
⇐ Won 5 ⇒
W: Kirby Higbe (2-3)
L: Paul Erickson (1-4)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  1    2  4  1
Dodgers         0  0  3   0  1  0   0  4  X    8  9  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Stan Hack 3B 3 0 0 0 1 0 .225 .643 0 1
Lennie Merullo SS 3 0 0 0 1 1 .276 .678 3 3
Charlie Gilbert CF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .236 .699 3 0
Bill Nicholson RF 4 1 1 1 0 0 .281 .810 0 0 HR
Dom Dallessandro LF 2 0 0 0 2 0 .226 .694 1 0
Lou Stringer 2B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .248 .728 3 3 HR
Phil Cavarretta 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .245 .653 8 1
Clyde McCullough C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .636 5 0
Paul Erickson P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .154 1 0
   Vern Olsen P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 3
Team Totals 31 2 4 2 4 2 .129 .551 24 11
HR: L Stringer (4); B Nicholson (4).
TB: B Nicholson 4; L Stringer 4; P Cavarretta; C Gilbert.
RBI: L Stringer (14); B Nicholson (15).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Merullo-P Cavarretta.
E: P Cavarretta (1).

Brooklyn Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Billy Herman 2B 4 2 1 1 1 0 .287 .722 4 4 2B
Arky Vaughan 3B 4 1 0 1 1 0 .252 .611 0 1
Pete Reiser CF 5 2 1 1 0 0 .333 .935 3 0 2B
Dolph Camilli 1B 3 0 2 3 2 1 .244 .933 9 1 2B
Dixie Walker RF 4 0 0 1 1 0 .286 .920 1 0
Joe Medwick LF 3 0 1 0 1 0 .307 .799 3 0 GDP
Billy Sullivan C 2 1 1 0 0 1 .238 .670 2 0 3B
   Mickey Owen C 2 0 1 0 0 0 .349 .787 1 0
Pee Wee Reese SS 3 2 2 0 1 0 .245 .710 3 2 2B
Kirby Higbe P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .000 .000 1 2 SH
Team Totals 33 8 9 7 7 4 .273 .855 27 10
2B: P Reese (5); D Camilli (4); B Herman (8); P Reiser (12).
3B: B Sullivan (1).
SH: K Higbe (1).
TB: B Sullivan 3; P Reese 3; D Camilli 3; P Reiser 2; B Herman 2; J Medwick; M Owen.
GIDP: J Medwick (5).
RBI: D Camilli 3 (22); P Reiser (17); B Herman (16); D Walker (16); A Vaughan (9).
Team LOB: 9.

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Paul Erickson, L (1-4) 4.2 5 4 4 5 3 0 5.08 24 36
Vern Olsen 3.1 4 4 1 2 1 0 2.08 17
Team Totals 8 9 8 5 7 4 0 5.62 41 36

Brooklyn Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Kirby Higbe, W (2-3) 9 4 2 2 4 2 2 3.60 35 69
Team Totals 9 4 2 2 4 2 2 2.00 35 69
Balks: None.
WP: P Erickson (1); V Olsen (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Ziggy Sears, 1B - Tom Dunn, 2B - (none), 3B - Bill Stewart.
Time of Game: 2:11.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         Brooklyn Dodgers
1 Stan Hack 3B 1 Billy Herman 2B
2 Lennie Merullo SS 2 Arky Vaughan 3B
3 Charlie Gilbert CF 3 Pete Reiser CF
4 Bill Nicholson RF 4 Dolph Camilli 1B
5 Dom Dallessandro LF 5 Dixie Walker RF
6 Lou Stringer 2B 6 Joe Medwick LF
7 Phil Cavarretta 1B 7 Billy Sullivan C
8 Clyde McCullough C 8 Pee Wee Reese SS
9 Paul Erickson P 9 Kirby Higbe P

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