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Scores
Standings
PHA
@CHW		5
6
PHA
@CHW		8
1
BOS
@CLE		2
5
BOS
@CLE		7
0
NYY
@DET		2
1
NYY
@DET		1
3
WSH
@SLB		10
4
PIT
@BRO		9
6		 
(6)
STL
@BSN		1
0		 
(10)
CHC
@NYG		7
8
CHC
@NYG		6
1
CIN
@PHI		4
2
Tuesday, August 24, 1943,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 5,594, Time of Game: 1:45
Second game of doubleheader, see First game.
Cubs
6
56-61
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
 at Giants
1
43-75
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
W: Ed Hanyzewski (6-3)
L: Cliff Melton (7-8)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  2  0   0  2  0   1  0  0    6 10  1
Giants          0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Peanuts Lowrey 2B-CF 4 3 2 0 1 0 .290 .731 1 3 SB
Stan Hack 3B 3 1 1 1 0 0 .288 .757 3 2 2·SH
Phil Cavarretta 1B 4 1 1 0 0 1 .301 .842 12 0
Bill Nicholson RF 3 0 1 1 1 1 .309 .902 4 1
Ival Goodman CF-LF 4 0 1 1 0 1 .325 .865 0 0
Lou Novikoff LF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .674 3 0
   Stu Martin 2B 0 0 0 0 0 0 .207 .530 0 1
Mickey Livingston C 4 0 1 1 0 0 .258 .673 2 2 GDP
Lennie Merullo SS 4 1 2 0 0 1 .257 .616 1 2 2B
Ed Hanyzewski P 4 0 1 0 0 2 .042 .083 1 3
Team Totals 34 6 10 4 2 6 .294 .657 27 14
2B: L Merullo (17).
SH: S Hack 2 (13).
TB: L Merullo 3; P Lowrey 2; E Hanyzewski; P Cavarretta; B Nicholson; I Goodman; M Livingston; S Hack.
GIDP: M Livingston (7).
RBI: M Livingston (25); S Hack (30); B Nicholson (97); I Goodman (37).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
DP: 1. P Lowrey-L Merullo-P Cavarretta.
E: I Goodman (3).
Baserunning
SB: P Lowrey (13, -1st base off  POCS).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Dick Bartell SS 4 1 2 0 0 0 .285 .766 4 2
Mickey Witek 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .313 .730 2 2
Johnny Rucker CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .288 .670 3 2
Joe Medwick LF 3 0 1 1 0 0 .299 .725 0 0
Sid Gordon 1B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .248 .685 11 0
Gus Mancuso C 2 0 0 0 1 0 .221 .565 6 1
Buster Maynard RF 2 0 0 0 1 0 .211 .583 0 0
Billy Jurges 3B 3 0 0 0 0 1 .241 .620 0 3 GDP
Cliff Melton P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .140 .399 1 4
   Ernie Lombardi 1 0 0 0 0 0 .281 .747
   Johnnie Wittig P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .106 .234 0 0
Team Totals 28 1 4 1 2 2 .143 .343 27 14
TB: D Bartell 2; J Medwick; M Witek.
GIDP: B Jurges (7).
RBI: J Medwick (49).
Team LOB: 2.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Jurges-M Witek-S Gordon; J Rucker-S Gordon.
E: M Witek (26).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Ed Hanyzewski, W (6-3) 9 4 1 1 2 2 0 3.05 30 75
Team Totals 9 4 1 1 2 2 0 1.00 30 75

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Cliff Melton, L (7-8) 8 9 6 4 2 6 0 3.43 35 48
Johnnie Wittig 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 4.78 3
Team Totals 9 10 6 4 2 6 0 4.00 38 48
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Babe Pinelli, 1B - Al Barlick, 2B - (none), 3B - Lou Jorda.
Time of Game: 1:45.
Attendance: 5,594.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         New York Giants
1 Peanuts Lowrey 2B 1 Dick Bartell SS
2 Stan Hack 3B 2 Mickey Witek 2B
3 Phil Cavarretta 1B 3 Johnny Rucker CF
4 Bill Nicholson RF 4 Joe Medwick LF
5 Ival Goodman CF 5 Sid Gordon 1B
6 Lou Novikoff LF 6 Gus Mancuso C
7 Mickey Livingston C 7 Buster Maynard RF
8 Lennie Merullo SS 8 Billy Jurges 3B
9 Ed Hanyzewski P 9 Cliff Melton P

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