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Scores
Standings
CHW
@BOS
1
10
CHW
@BOS
11
6
CLE
@NYY
0
4
SLB
@PHA
7
4
DET
@WSH
3
4
 
(11)
BRO
@CHC
10
5
BSN
@CIN
2
6
BSN
@CIN
7
2
NYG
@PIT
2
6
PHI
@STL
3
7
PHI
@STL
4
9
Wednesday, July 15, 1942,
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 5,963, Time of Game: 2:37
Dodgers
10
58-23
 Won 2 
at Cubs
5
41-45
 Lost 1 
W: Kirby Higbe (9-7)
L: Claude Passeau (13-6)
S: Hugh Casey (9)
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Dodgers         0  1  3   1  3  1   0  1  0   10 13  2
Cubs            0  0  0   2  1  0   0  2  0    5  9  5

Brooklyn Dodgers

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Dixie Walker RF 4 2 1 0 1 0 .292 .801 5 0
Arky Vaughan 3B 4 2 2 1 0 0 .264 .656 1 1 SH
Pete Reiser CF 3 2 2 1 2 0 .364 .953 2 0 2B
Joe Medwick LF 5 2 2 1 0 0 .339 .849 1 0
Dolph Camilli 1B 5 0 3 1 0 0 .235 .830 6 1
Billy Herman 2B 4 1 1 2 1 0 .254 .672 1 3 HR,GDP
Mickey Owen C 4 0 1 0 1 0 .296 .732 8 0
Pee Wee Reese SS 4 0 1 0 1 0 .230 .634 2 2
Kirby Higbe P 4 1 0 0 0 0 .044 .089 1 2
   Hugh Casey P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .111 .269 0 0
Team Totals 38 10 13 6 6 0 .342 .879 27 9
2B: P Reiser (23).
HR: B Herman (2).
SH: A Vaughan (5).
TB: B Herman 4; P Reiser 3; D Camilli 3; J Medwick 2; A Vaughan 2; P Reese; M Owen; D Walker.
GIDP: B Herman (6).
RBI: B Herman 2 (36); J Medwick (59); A Vaughan (26); D Camilli (46); P Reiser (40).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 2. P Reese-B Herman-D Camilli; K Higbe-P Reese-D Camilli.
E: M Owen (6); P Reese (19).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Stan Hack 3B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .272 .785 3 0
Phil Cavarretta CF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .256 .729 4 0
Lou Novikoff LF 5 1 2 2 0 1 .294 .759 1 0 HR,GDP
Jimmie Foxx 1B 5 1 1 1 0 2 .233 .726 9 0 HR
Bill Nicholson RF 3 1 0 0 2 0 .291 .827 6 0
Lou Stringer 2B 4 1 1 0 0 2 .235 .643 1 5
Lennie Merullo SS 3 0 0 0 1 0 .245 .617 0 3 GDP
Chico Hernandez C 1 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .610 2 1
   Clyde McCullough C 1 0 0 0 2 1 .255 .671 0 1
Claude Passeau P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .190 .492 0 1
   Hi Bithorn P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .136 .390 1 3
   Paul Erickson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .143 .286 0 0
   Dom Dallessandro 1 0 0 0 0 0 .256 .786
   Tot Pressnell P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .500 1.667 0 0
   Rip Russell 1 0 1 2 0 0 .224 .578 2B
   Jake Mooty P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .231 .462 0 0
Team Totals 35 5 9 5 6 8 .257 .823 27 14
2B: R Russell (4).
HR: L Novikoff (5); J Foxx (8).
TB: L Novikoff 5; J Foxx 4; R Russell 2; P Cavarretta 2; H Bithorn; L Stringer; S Hack.
GIDP: L Merullo (7); L Novikoff (9).
RBI: R Russell 2 (23); L Novikoff 2 (38); J Foxx (28).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
DP: 1. L Merullo-L Stringer-J Foxx.
E: L Stringer 2 (17); C Hernandez (4); C McCullough (4); S Hack (7).

Brooklyn Dodgers

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Kirby Higbe, W (9-7) 7.2 8 5 5 6 7 2 3.21 36 44
Hugh Casey, S (9) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 0 1.88 5
Team Totals 9 9 5 5 6 8 2 5.00 41 44

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Claude Passeau, L (13-6) 2.1 7 4 3 2 0 0 2.33 15 27
Hi Bithorn 2.1 3 4 3 4 0 0 5.16 14
Paul Erickson 1.1 1 1 1 0 0 1 5.52 5
Tot Pressnell 2 2 1 1 0 0 0 3.96 8
Jake Mooty 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5.06 3
Team Totals 9 13 10 8 6 0 1 8.00 45 27
Balks: None.
WP: C Passeau (4); H Bithorn (1).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lou Jorda, 1B - George Barr, 2B - (none), 3B - George Magerkurth.
Time of Game: 2:37.
Attendance: 5,963.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Brooklyn Dodgers         Chicago Cubs
1 Dixie Walker RF 1 Stan Hack 3B
2 Arky Vaughan 3B 2 Phil Cavarretta CF
3 Pete Reiser CF 3 Lou Novikoff LF
4 Joe Medwick LF 4 Jimmie Foxx 1B
5 Dolph Camilli 1B 5 Bill Nicholson RF
6 Billy Herman 2B 6 Lou Stringer 2B
7 Mickey Owen C 7 Lennie Merullo SS
8 Pee Wee Reese SS 8 Chico Hernandez C
9 Kirby Higbe P 9 Claude Passeau P

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