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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CHW		3
0
BOS
@CLE		3
1
PHA
@DET		4
5		 
(10)
WSH
@SLB		6
5
STL
@BRO		6
3
PIT
@BSN		6
8
CHC
@NYG		5
11
CIN
@PHI		3
4		 
(10)
Wednesday, June 1, 1949,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 5,571, Time of Game: 2:13
Cubs
5
15-23
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
 at Giants
11
23-18
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Red Webb (1-0)
L: Emil Kush (3-2)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  3  0   0  0  0   0  0  1    5  7  2
Giants          0  1  0   0  3  0   7  0  X   11 15  2

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Emil Verban 2B 5 2 3 0 0 0 .357 .784 2 4 SB
Harry Walker LF 4 0 1 2 0 0 .275 .701 3 0 3B
Phil Cavarretta 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .311 .853 7 0
Andy Pafko CF 4 0 0 0 0 0 .277 .803 0 0
Rube Walker C 3 0 0 0 1 0 .226 .616 5 2
Hal Jeffcoat RF 4 0 0 0 0 2 .219 .516 2 0
Frankie Gustine 3B 3 2 0 0 1 0 .233 .672 1 1 SB
Roy Smalley SS 4 1 1 1 0 0 .236 .732 3 3
Johnny Schmitz P 2 0 0 0 0 0 .167 .333 0 1
   Emil Kush P 1 0 0 0 0 0 .286 .661 0 0
   Dewey Adkins P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 1 0
   Smoky Burgess PH 1 0 1 1 0 0 .294 .765
Team Totals 35 5 7 4 2 2 .200 .500 24 11
3B: H Walker (2).
TB: E Verban 3; H Walker 3; P Cavarretta; R Smalley; S Burgess.
RBI: H Walker 2 (12); S Burgess (5); R Smalley (8).
Team LOB: 5.
Fielding
E: E Verban (8); R Walker (2).
Baserunning
SB: E Verban (1, -1st base off  POCS); F Gustine (3, -1st base off  POCS).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Bill Rigney 2B 5 1 2 2 0 1 .256 .737 3 2 2B
Whitey Lockman LF 5 2 2 2 0 1 .307 .807 0 0 2B
Sid Gordon 3B 5 2 2 1 0 1 .329 1.003 0 3 3B
Bobby Thomson CF 5 0 1 2 0 1 .324 .891 1 0
Willard Marshall RF 5 2 3 2 0 0 .365 1.108 3 0 HR,3B
Walker Cooper C 5 1 1 1 0 0 .217 .616 1 2 2B
Johnny Mize 1B 2 1 1 0 2 0 .252 .800 15 2
Buddy Kerr SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .262 .630 2 9
Andy Hansen P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000 0 0
   Red Webb P 4 2 2 1 0 1 .429 1.143 2 0
Team Totals 39 11 15 11 3 5 .385 1.070 27 18
2B: B Rigney (6); W Lockman (8); W Cooper (3).
3B: S Gordon (2); W Marshall (2).
HR: W Marshall (6).
TB: W Marshall 8; S Gordon 4; W Lockman 3; B Rigney 3; R Webb 2; W Cooper 2; B Kerr; B Thomson; J Mize.
RBI: W Lockman 2 (23); W Marshall 2 (24); B Rigney 2 (18); B Thomson 2 (28); R Webb (2); W Cooper (18); S Gordon (25).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
E: S Gordon (2); W Cooper (2).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Johnny Schmitz 4.2 8 4 4 0 2 0 4.35 23 34
Emil Kush, L (3-2) 1.2 4 4 4 2 2 1 4.62 10
Dewey Adkins 1.2 3 3 3 1 1 0 4.91 9
Team Totals 8 15 11 11 3 5 1 12.38 42 34

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Andy Hansen 1.2 5 4 4 1 1 0 5.74 11 29
Red Webb, W (1-0) 7.1 2 1 1 1 1 0 3.38 26
Team Totals 9 7 5 5 2 2 0 5.00 37 29
Balks: None.
WP: A Hansen (3).
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Beans Reardon, 1B - Larry Goetz, 2B - (none), 3B - Lou Jorda.
Time of Game: 2:13.
Attendance: 5,571.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         New York Giants
1 Emil Verban 2B 1 Bill Rigney 2B
2 Harry Walker LF 2 Whitey Lockman LF
3 Phil Cavarretta 1B 3 Sid Gordon 3B
4 Andy Pafko CF 4 Bobby Thomson CF
5 Rube Walker C 5 Willard Marshall RF
6 Hal Jeffcoat RF 6 Walker Cooper C
7 Frankie Gustine 3B 7 Johnny Mize 1B
8 Roy Smalley SS 8 Buddy Kerr SS
9 Johnny Schmitz P 9 Andy Hansen P

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