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Chicago Cubs @ 
New York Giants
1940-06-20 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 5533 · 2:00
New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 6–3. New York Giants put up 4 in the 6th. Hal Schumacher earned the win and Cliff Melton picked up the save. Phil Cavarretta went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 7 |
W: Hal Schumacher L: Larry French SV: Cliff Melton
Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Beans Reardon · 2B: (none) · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stan Hack | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Herman | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Jim Gleeson | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Nicholson | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dom Dallessandro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Phil Cavarretta | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Al Todd | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Bobby Mattick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Larry French | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Hank Leiber | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Rip Russell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Collins | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gabby Hartnett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Burgess Whitehead | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jo-Jo Moore | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Seeds | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Babe Young | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Harry Danning | 3 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Mel Ott | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Billy Jurges | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Mickey Witek | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Hal Schumacher | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ken O'Dea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Melton | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Larry French | 5.1 | 5 | 3 | 4 |
 Charlie Root | 1.2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Vern Olsen | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hal Schumacher | 6.0 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Cliff Melton | 3.0 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Stan Hack: 9/F
- Billy Herman: 63
- Jim Gleeson: D7/F
- Bill Nicholson: S9.2-H
- Dom Dallessandro: W.1-2
- Phil Cavarretta: K
Bot 1
- Burgess Whitehead: 13
- Jo-Jo Moore: K
- Bob Seeds: 43
Top 2
- Al Todd: 13
- Bobby Mattick: 63
- Larry French: W
- Stan Hack: W.1-2
- Billy Herman: W.2-3;1-2
- Jim Gleeson: 3/G
Bot 2
- Babe Young: 7/P
- Harry Danning: W
- Mel Ott: K
- Billy Jurges: W.1-2
- Mickey Witek: 9/F
Top 3
- Bill Nicholson: T9
- Dom Dallessandro: 43.3-3
- Phil Cavarretta: HR/9.3-H
- Al Todd: 143
- Bobby Mattick: 53
Bot 3
- Hal Schumacher: 63
- Burgess Whitehead: 53
- Jo-Jo Moore: 5/FL
Top 4
- Larry French: 2/FL
- Stan Hack: 63
- Billy Herman: 63
Bot 4
- Bob Seeds: 63
- Babe Young: 8/F
- Harry Danning: S7
- Mel Ott: K/C
Top 5
- Jim Gleeson: 63
- Bill Nicholson: S9/L
- Dom Dallessandro: 36(1)/FO
- Phil Cavarretta: S9/L.1-3
- Al Todd: W.1-2
- Bobby Mattick: 4/P
Bot 5
- Billy Jurges: W
- Mickey Witek: 64(1)/FO
- Hal Schumacher: K
- Burgess Whitehead: 53
Top 6
- Larry French: K
- Stan Hack: D78
- Billy Herman: 63.2-3
- Jim Gleeson: 3/G
Bot 6
- Jo-Jo Moore: 7/F
- Bob Seeds: S8
- Babe Young: S9.1-3
- Harry Danning: S9/F.3-H;1-3
- Mel Ott: FC.1-2
- Billy Jurges: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Mickey Witek: FC/SH.3-H;1-2
- Ken O'Dea: 36(1)/FO
- Burgess Whitehead: 5/P
Top 7
- Bill Nicholson: S7
- Hank Leiber: K/C
- Rip Russell: 2/FL
- Al Todd: 9/F
Bot 7
- Jo-Jo Moore: S9
- Bob Seeds: 14/SH.1-2
- Babe Young: IW
- Harry Danning: D8.2-H;1-H
- Mel Ott: 9/F
- Billy Jurges: 63
Top 8
- Bobby Mattick: 3/G
- Bob Collins: S78
- Gabby Hartnett: 46(1)/FO
- Billy Herman: 64(1)/FO
Bot 8
- Mickey Witek: 53
- Cliff Melton: 9/F
- Burgess Whitehead: 63
Top 9
- Jim Gleeson: 9/F
- Bill Nicholson: 63
- Hank Leiber: 2/F
Notes & reviews
- Young escaped a trap off 3b