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Scores
Standings
WSH
@CLE		1
0		 
(13)
PHA
@DET		0
4
BOS
@SLB		4
5
PIT
@BRO		7
8		 
(10)
STL
@BSN		7
0
CHC
@NYG		5
3		 
(12)
CIN
@PHI		11
4
Friday, July 9, 1943,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 3,430, Time of Game: 2:35
Cubs
5
31-41
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
 at Giants
3
29-43
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Hank Wyse (2-3)
L: Ace Adams (6-3)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9  10 11 12    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  1  1   0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  2    5 11  1
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   1  0  2   0  0  0    3 10  2

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Stan Hack 3B 4 1 2 1 2 0 .326 .833 1 1 HR
Eddie Stanky 2B 4 1 1 0 1 0 .250 .624 6 3 2B,SH
Phil Cavarretta 1B 5 1 1 0 1 0 .305 .854 10 1
Bill Nicholson RF 5 1 2 2 1 0 .288 .802 6 0 3B,2B,GDP
Lou Novikoff LF 5 0 0 0 1 1 .275 .696 1 0
   Ival Goodman LF 0 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .764 0 0
Peanuts Lowrey CF 6 1 1 1 0 0 .286 .708 5 0 HR
Clyde McCullough C 6 0 3 0 0 2 .219 .542 6 0
Lennie Merullo SS 4 0 1 0 2 0 .261 .630 0 5 SB
Hank Wyse P 6 0 0 0 0 1 .053 .105 1 3
Team Totals 45 5 11 4 8 4 .244 .825 36 13
2B: B Nicholson (9); E Stanky (7).
3B: B Nicholson (4).
HR: S Hack (1); P Lowrey (1).
SH: E Stanky (6).
TB: B Nicholson 5; S Hack 5; P Lowrey 4; C McCullough 3; E Stanky 2; P Cavarretta; L Merullo.
GIDP: B Nicholson (4).
RBI: B Nicholson 2 (50); S Hack (18); P Lowrey (27).
Team LOB: 13.
Fielding
DP: 1. S Hack-E Stanky-P Cavarretta.
E: P Cavarretta (8).
Baserunning
SB: L Merullo (4, -1st base off  POCS).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Billy Jurges SS 6 0 0 0 0 1 .235 .629 2 2
Mickey Witek 2B 5 0 1 0 0 0 .268 .621 1 7
Johnny Rucker CF 5 1 0 0 0 0 .273 .621 3 0
Mel Ott RF 5 1 1 0 0 0 .250 .858 4 0
Ernie Lombardi C 5 1 5 3 0 0 .307 .821 6 1 HR
Sid Gordon 3B 5 0 0 0 0 1 .223 .653 2 4 GDP
Buster Maynard LF 5 0 2 0 0 0 .221 .614 4 0
Joe Orengo 1B 4 0 0 0 0 2 .193 .606 14 0 SH
Johnnie Wittig P 2 0 0 0 0 1 .088 .206 0 1
   Gus Mancuso 1 0 1 0 0 0 .236 .542
   Bill Lohrman 0 0 0 0 0 0 .043 .127
   Ace Adams P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .063 .180 0 0
   Van Mungo 1 0 0 0 0 1 .071 .205
Team Totals 45 3 10 3 0 6 .222 .511 36 15
HR: E Lombardi (6).
SH: J Orengo (5).
TB: E Lombardi 8; B Maynard 2; M Ott; G Mancuso; M Witek.
GIDP: S Gordon (20).
RBI: E Lombardi 3 (25).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 1. M Witek-B Jurges-J Orengo.
E: B Jurges (14); E Lombardi (3).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Hank Wyse, W (2-3) 12 10 3 1 0 6 1 2.86 46 80
Team Totals 12 10 3 1 0 6 1 0.75 46 80

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Johnnie Wittig 8 7 3 3 5 3 2 3.95 35 54
Ace Adams, L (6-3) 4 4 2 2 3 1 0 2.51 19
Team Totals 12 11 5 5 8 4 2 3.75 54 54
Balks: None.
WP: A Adams (2).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Lou Jorda, 1B - Jocko Conlan, 2B - (none), 3B - George Barr.
Time of Game: 2:35.
Attendance: 3,430.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         New York Giants
1 Stan Hack 3B 1 Billy Jurges SS
2 Eddie Stanky 2B 2 Mickey Witek 2B
3 Phil Cavarretta 1B 3 Johnny Rucker CF
4 Bill Nicholson RF 4 Mel Ott RF
5 Lou Novikoff LF 5 Ernie Lombardi C
6 Peanuts Lowrey CF 6 Sid Gordon 3B
7 Clyde McCullough C 7 Buster Maynard LF
8 Lennie Merullo SS 8 Joe Orengo 1B
9 Hank Wyse P 9 Johnnie Wittig P

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