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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CHW		8
3
BOS
@CLE		3
1
WSH
@SLB		9
4
STL
@BRO		6
7
STL
@BRO		9
1
PIT
@BSN		3
4
CHC
@NYG		5
9
CHC
@NYG		0
3
CIN
@PHI		8
1
CIN
@PHI		3
1
Tuesday, July 28, 1942,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:10
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cubs
5
46-52
⇐ Lost 3 ⇒
 at Giants
9
50-46
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Carl Hubbell (5-6)
L: Vern Olsen (6-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  1  0   0  0  1   0  1  1    5 12  0
Giants          6  0  0   1  1  0   1  0  X    9 17  0

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Stan Hack 3B 4 2 3 1 1 0 .279 .812 1 4 HR
Rip Russell 2B 5 0 1 1 0 2 .247 .660 3 2
Lou Novikoff LF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .299 .766 3 0
Bill Nicholson RF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .290 .818 1 1
Dom Dallessandro CF 4 2 2 2 0 1 .261 .796 1 0 2·HR
Jimmie Foxx 1B 4 1 2 0 0 1 .234 .702 9 0
Clyde McCullough C 4 0 3 0 0 0 .276 .757 3 0
Lennie Merullo SS 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .600 2 2 GDP
   Lou Stringer 1 0 0 0 0 0 .243 .672
Vern Olsen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .229 .527 0 0
   Dick Errickson P 3 0 0 0 0 2 .105 .211 1 3
   Bob Scheffing 1 0 0 0 0 0 .179 .502
Team Totals 37 5 12 5 1 7 .324 .910 24 12
HR: D Dallessandro 2 (4); S Hack (5).
TB: D Dallessandro 8; S Hack 6; C McCullough 3; J Foxx 2; L Novikoff; R Russell.
GIDP: L Merullo (8).
RBI: D Dallessandro 2 (20); S Hack (30); L Novikoff (41); R Russell (31).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
DP: 1. D Errickson-J Foxx.

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Dick Bartell 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .245 .645 1 1 SH
Billy Jurges SS 5 2 3 0 0 1 .261 .624 2 8
Mel Ott RF 5 1 3 0 0 0 .273 .814 2 0
Babe Young 1B 5 0 2 3 0 0 .289 .809 10 0
Buster Maynard CF 4 1 1 1 0 1 .320 .816 0 0
Harry Danning C 4 3 3 0 0 0 .284 .703 7 1 3B
Willard Marshall LF 3 1 3 5 1 0 .251 .679 2 0 HR,3B
Mickey Witek 2B 4 0 0 0 0 0 .247 .631 3 3
Carl Hubbell P 4 0 1 0 0 0 .212 .469 0 0
Team Totals 38 9 17 9 1 2 .447 1.093 27 13
3B: H Danning (3); W Marshall (2).
HR: W Marshall (11).
SH: D Bartell (4).
TB: W Marshall 8; H Danning 5; M Ott 3; B Jurges 3; B Young 2; B Maynard; C Hubbell; D Bartell.
RBI: W Marshall 5 (52); B Young 3 (17); B Maynard (15).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. H Danning-D Bartell; M Witek-B Jurges-B Young.

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Vern Olsen, L (6-5) 0.1 5 4 4 0 0 0 3.97 5 25
Dick Errickson 7.2 12 5 5 1 2 1 5.04 35
Team Totals 8 17 9 9 1 2 1 10.12 40 25

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Carl Hubbell, W (5-6) 9 12 5 5 1 7 3 4.43 38 49
Team Totals 9 12 5 5 1 7 3 5.00 38 49
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lou Jorda, 1B - George Barr, 2B - (none), 3B - George Magerkurth.
Time of Game: 2:10.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         New York Giants
1 Stan Hack 3B 1 Dick Bartell 3B
2 Rip Russell 2B 2 Billy Jurges SS
3 Lou Novikoff LF 3 Mel Ott RF
4 Bill Nicholson RF 4 Babe Young 1B
5 Dom Dallessandro CF 5 Buster Maynard CF
6 Jimmie Foxx 1B 6 Harry Danning C
7 Clyde McCullough C 7 Willard Marshall LF
8 Lennie Merullo SS 8 Mickey Witek 2B
9 Vern Olsen P 9 Carl Hubbell P

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