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Chicago Cubs @ 
New York Giants
1941-07-20 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 2:19
New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 7–5. New York Giants put up 3 in the 5th. Carl Hubbell earned the win and Bill Lohrman picked up the save. Johnny Rucker went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 10 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 |
W: Carl Hubbell L: Claude Passeau SV: Bill Lohrman
Umpires — HP: Babe Pinelli · 1B: Lee Ballanfant · 2B: (none) · 3B: Al Barlick · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lou Stringer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Stan Hack | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Augie Galan | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
 Bill Nicholson | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Dom Dallessandro | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Clyde McCullough | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Babe Dahlgren | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Hudson | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Claude Passeau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bob Scheffing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Gilbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Burgess Whitehead | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Jo-Jo Moore | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
 Mel Ott | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Ken O'Dea | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Babe Young | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Bartell | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Jurges | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Carl Hubbell | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Morrie Arnovich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Passeau | 6.0 | 9 | 4 | 1 |
 Larry French | 2.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carl Hubbell | 7.1 | 8 | 2 | 7 |
 Cliff Melton | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Bill Lohrman | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Lou Stringer: K
- Stan Hack: 99
- Augie Galan: 99
Bot 1
- Johnny Rucker: 99
- Burgess Whitehead: W
- Jo-Jo Moore: 99
- Mel Ott: 99
Top 2
- Bill Nicholson: K
- Dom Dallessandro: S
- Clyde McCullough: K
- Babe Dahlgren: 99
Bot 2
- Ken O'Dea: 99
- Babe Young: 99
- Dick Bartell: S
- Billy Jurges: S.1-2
- Carl Hubbell: 99
Top 3
- Johnny Hudson: S
- Claude Passeau: 99
- Lou Stringer: 99
- Stan Hack: K
Bot 3
- Johnny Rucker: 99
- Burgess Whitehead: S3.BX2(36)
- Jo-Jo Moore: 99
Top 4
- Augie Galan: K
- Bill Nicholson: 99
- Dom Dallessandro: 99
Bot 4
- Mel Ott: 99
- Ken O'Dea: 99
- Babe Young: 99
Top 5
- Clyde McCullough: 99
- Babe Dahlgren: S
- Johnny Hudson: 99/SH.1-2
- Claude Passeau: 99
Bot 5
- Dick Bartell: D
- Billy Jurges: S9/L.2-3
- Carl Hubbell: D7/L.3-H;1-3
- Johnny Rucker: 99
- Burgess Whitehead: S.3-H;2-H
- Jo-Jo Moore: W.1-2
- Mel Ott: 99
- Ken O'Dea: 99
Top 6
- Lou Stringer: W
- Stan Hack: S.1-2
- Augie Galan: 99
- Bill Nicholson: K
- Dom Dallessandro: 99
Bot 6
- Babe Young: HR/89
- Dick Bartell: W
- Billy Jurges: W.1-2
- Carl Hubbell: K
- Johnny Rucker: S.2-H;1-2
- Burgess Whitehead: 16(1)3/GDP
Top 7
- Clyde McCullough: 99
- Babe Dahlgren: HR/7
- Johnny Hudson: W
- Bob Scheffing: 46(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Jo-Jo Moore: W
- Mel Ott: W.1-2
- Ken O'Dea: K
- Babe Young: 99
- Dick Bartell: 99
Top 8
- Lou Stringer: S5
- Stan Hack: K
- Augie Galan: HR/7.1-H
- Bill Nicholson: HR/9
- Dom Dallessandro: K
- Clyde McCullough: 99/G
Bot 8
- Billy Jurges: D
- Morrie Arnovich: K
- Johnny Rucker: HR/9.2-H
- Burgess Whitehead: E6/G
- Jo-Jo Moore: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 9
- Babe Dahlgren: S
- Johnny Hudson: D.1-3
- Charlie Gilbert: 99/G.3-H
- Lou Stringer: 99/F
- Stan Hack: 99/G