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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1942-05-20 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 3155 · 2:10

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Giants 6–3. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 7th. Claude Passeau earned the win. Mel Ott went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	2	3	0	1	6	12
NY1	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3	11

W: Claude Passeau L: Bob Carpenter SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Barr · 1B: George Magerkurth · 2B: (none) · 3B: Jocko Conlan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	0	2	0	1	1
Lennie Merullo	5	1	1	0	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	3	1	1	0	2	0
Bill Nicholson	5	2	2	2	0	2
Lou Stringer	5	0	0	0	0	1
Charlie Gilbert	4	0	1	0	1	0
Lou Novikoff	4	0	1	2	0	0
Clyde McCullough	4	1	2	0	0	0
Claude Passeau	4	1	2	2	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	5	0	1	0	0	0
Mickey Witek	5	2	2	0	0	0
Mel Ott	4	1	3	2	0	0
Johnny Mize	4	0	1	1	0	0
Willard Marshall	4	0	1	0	0	0
Hank Leiber	4	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ray Berres	3	0	2	0	0	0
Bob Carpenter	3	0	0	0	0	0
Babe Barna	0	0	0	0	1	0
Babe Young	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	9.0	11	1	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Carpenter	9.0	12	4	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: W
Lennie Merullo: 9
Phil Cavarretta: S.1-3
Bill Nicholson: 4/P
Lou Stringer: 43

Bot 1

Dick Bartell: 5/FL/P
Mickey Witek: S/7
Mel Ott: HR/9L.1-H
Johnny Mize: 43
Willard Marshall: 3/G

Top 2

Charlie Gilbert: 63
Lou Novikoff: 9
Clyde McCullough: S
Claude Passeau: 3/P

Bot 2

Hank Leiber: 9
Billy Jurges: K
Ray Berres: S
Bob Carpenter: 64(1)/FO

Top 3

Stan Hack: S
Lennie Merullo: 6/L
Phil Cavarretta: 5/FL/P
Bill Nicholson: K+E2.1-2;B-1
Lou Stringer: 7/L

Bot 3

Dick Bartell: 7
Mickey Witek: 43
Mel Ott: S
Johnny Mize: 43

Top 4

Charlie Gilbert: S
Lou Novikoff: 63.1-2
Clyde McCullough: 53
Claude Passeau: S.2-3
Stan Hack: 9

Bot 4

Willard Marshall: S
Hank Leiber: S.1-2
Billy Jurges: 1(B)6(2)/BP/DP
Ray Berres: 6(1)/FO

Top 5

Lennie Merullo: 63
Phil Cavarretta: W
Bill Nicholson: K
Lou Stringer: 53

Bot 5

Bob Carpenter: 31
Dick Bartell: 7/7D/L
Mickey Witek: S/8
Mel Ott: S/8.1-2
Johnny Mize: S/8.2-H;1-3
Willard Marshall: 43

Top 6

Charlie Gilbert: W
Lou Novikoff: 46(1)3/GDP
Clyde McCullough: S
Claude Passeau: HR/9D.1-H
Stan Hack: K

Bot 6

Hank Leiber: 6/P
Billy Jurges: 7
Ray Berres: S
Bob Carpenter: 13

Top 7

Lennie Merullo: S
Phil Cavarretta: W.1-2
Bill Nicholson: S.2-H;1-3
Lou Stringer: K
Charlie Gilbert: 5/FL/P
Lou Novikoff: SB2
Lou Novikoff: S.3-H;2-H
Clyde McCullough: 6/P

Bot 7

Dick Bartell: 7
Mickey Witek: 9
Mel Ott: 43

Top 8

Claude Passeau: 53
Stan Hack: S
Lennie Merullo: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Johnny Mize: 43
Willard Marshall: 3/G
Hank Leiber: 6/P

Top 9

Phil Cavarretta: 43
Bill Nicholson: HR/9D
Lou Stringer: 9
Charlie Gilbert: 6/FL/P

Bot 9

Billy Jurges: 8/L
Babe Barna: W
Babe Young: 2/FL
Dick Bartell: S.1-2
Mickey Witek: 64(1)/FO