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Chicago Cubs @ 
New York Giants
1942-06-21 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 1:48
New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 5–0. New York Giants put up 2 in the 1st. Cliff Melton earned the win. Johnny Mize went 2-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 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| NY1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 9 |
W: Cliff Melton L: Bill Lee SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Jocko Conlan · 1B: Beans Reardon · 2B: (none) · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Lou Stringer | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lennie Merullo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Phil Cavarretta | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rip Russell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Nicholson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jimmie Foxx | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lou Novikoff | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Clyde McCullough | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Bill Lee | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Sturgeon | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bob Scheffing | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Werber | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Willard Marshall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mel Ott | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Johnny Mize | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Babe Barna | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Harry Danning | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Jurges | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Mickey Witek | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Cliff Melton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lee | 4.0 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
 Johnny Schmitz | 3.0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Paul Erickson | 1.0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cliff Melton | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Lou Stringer: K
- Lennie Merullo: K
- Phil Cavarretta: S
- Rip Russell: 99
Bot 1
- Billy Werber: 99
- Willard Marshall: 99
- Mel Ott: S7
- Johnny Mize: HR/9.1-H
- Babe Barna: S
- Harry Danning: E6/TH.1-2
- Billy Jurges: 99
Top 2
- Bill Nicholson: 99
- Jimmie Foxx: K
- Lou Novikoff: 9/F
Bot 2
- Mickey Witek: S9
- Cliff Melton: 3/G.1-2
- Billy Werber: S9.2-H
- Willard Marshall: 99
- Mel Ott: 99
Top 3
- Clyde McCullough: 8/F
- Bill Lee: 99
- Lou Stringer: 99
Bot 3
- Johnny Mize: 99
- Babe Barna: 99
- Harry Danning: 99
Top 4
- Lennie Merullo: K
- Phil Cavarretta: 99
- Rip Russell: 99
Bot 4
- Billy Jurges: 99
- Mickey Witek: S
- Cliff Melton: 99/SH.1-2
- Billy Werber: S.2-H
- Willard Marshall: 99
Top 5
- Bill Nicholson: S
- Jimmie Foxx: 99/G.1-2
- Lou Novikoff: 99
- Clyde McCullough: W
- Bobby Sturgeon: K
Bot 5
- Mel Ott: W
- Johnny Mize: 99
- Babe Barna: K
- Harry Danning: WP.1-3
- Harry Danning: 99
Top 6
- Lou Stringer: 99
- Lennie Merullo: 99
- Phil Cavarretta: 99
Bot 6
- Billy Jurges: 99
- Mickey Witek: 99
- Cliff Melton: K
Top 7
- Rip Russell: 99
- Bill Nicholson: S
- Jimmie Foxx: 99(1)/FO
- Lou Novikoff: S.1-2
- Clyde McCullough: K
Bot 7
- Billy Werber: 99
- Willard Marshall: 99
- Mel Ott: 99
Top 8
- Bob Scheffing: 99
- Lou Stringer: 99
- Lennie Merullo: 99
Bot 8
- Johnny Mize: S8
- Babe Barna: WP.1-2
- Babe Barna: 99
- Harry Danning: 99
- Billy Jurges: W
- Mickey Witek: S.2-H;1-2
- Cliff Melton: W.2-3;1-2
- Billy Werber: 99
Top 9
- Phil Cavarretta: 99
- Rip Russell: 99
- Bill Nicholson: 99