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Chicago Cubs @ 
New York Giants
1942-06-21 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 26251 · 2:05
Chicago Cubs defeated New York Giants 7–2. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 9th. Hi Bithorn earned the win. Dom Dallessandro went 1-for-1 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
W: Hi Bithorn L: Bob Carpenter SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: Larry Goetz · 2B: (none) · 3B: Jocko Conlan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stan Hack | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Lennie Merullo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Phil Cavarretta | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Rip Russell | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Nicholson | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Jimmie Foxx | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Lou Novikoff | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Chico Hernandez | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Hi Bithorn | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Dom Dallessandro | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Werber | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Willard Marshall | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mel Ott | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Johnny Mize | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Babe Barna | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gus Mancuso | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Jurges | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mickey Witek | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Carpenter | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Babe Young | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Leiber | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Danning | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Buster Maynard | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hi Bithorn | 9.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Carpenter | 5.0 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
| Ace Adams | 2.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
 Dave Koslo | 1.2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Bill McGee | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Stan Hack: 63
- Lennie Merullo: 7
- Phil Cavarretta: 2
Bot 1
- Billy Werber: K
- Willard Marshall: 5
- Mel Ott: 9
Top 2
- Rip Russell: 53
- Bill Nicholson: 8
- Jimmie Foxx: 7
Bot 2
- Johnny Mize: D9
- Babe Barna: 63#
- Gus Mancuso: 3
- Billy Jurges: 13
Top 3
- Lou Novikoff: D9
- Chico Hernandez: 3/G.2-3
- Hi Bithorn: S9.3-H
- Stan Hack: HR/9.1-H
- Lennie Merullo: 8
- Phil Cavarretta: 3
Bot 3
- Mickey Witek: 8
- Bob Carpenter: 13
- Billy Werber: 43
Top 4
- Rip Russell: 8#
- Bill Nicholson: S8
- Jimmie Foxx: W.1-2
- Lou Novikoff: W.2-3;1-2
- Chico Hernandez: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 4
- Willard Marshall: 7
- Mel Ott: K
- Johnny Mize: 5
Top 5
- Hi Bithorn: 13
- Stan Hack: S8.B-2(E8)
- Lennie Merullo: 5
- Phil Cavarretta: K
Bot 5
- Babe Barna: 31
- Gus Mancuso: W
- Billy Jurges: K
- Mickey Witek: S8.1-2
- Babe Young: S6.2-3;1-2
- Billy Werber: 43
Top 6
- Rip Russell: 7
- Bill Nicholson: D8
- Jimmie Foxx: 7
- Lou Novikoff: W
- Chico Hernandez: K
Bot 6
- Willard Marshall: 7
- Mel Ott: 5
- Johnny Mize: S8
- Babe Barna: 5
Top 7
- Hi Bithorn: 43
- Stan Hack: 5
- Lennie Merullo: 8
Bot 7
- Gus Mancuso: 3/G
- Billy Jurges: S8
- Mickey Witek: 64(1)/FO
- Hank Leiber: 5
Top 8
- Phil Cavarretta: K
- Rip Russell: 2
- Bill Nicholson: K
Bot 8
- Billy Werber: 3/G
- Willard Marshall: 9
- Mel Ott: W
- Johnny Mize: HR/9.1-H
- Babe Barna: 8
Top 9
- Jimmie Foxx: K23
- Lou Novikoff: 53
- Chico Hernandez: S7
- Hi Bithorn: W.1-2
- Stan Hack: W.2-3;1-2
- Dom Dallessandro: HR/9.3-H;2-H;1-H
- Phil Cavarretta: 2
Bot 9
- Harry Danning: W
- Billy Jurges: S4.1-2
- Mickey Witek: 3
- Buster Maynard: 13.2-3;1-2
- Billy Werber: 63#