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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1942-07-28 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 2:10

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 9–5. New York Giants put up 6 in the 1st. Carl Hubbell earned the win. Dom Dallessandro went 2-for-4 with 2 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	5	12
NY1	6	0	0	1	1	0	1	0		9	17

W: Carl Hubbell L: Vern Olsen SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	2	3	1	1	0
Rip Russell	5	0	1	1	0	2
Lou Novikoff	4	0	1	1	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	0	0	0	0	0
Dom Dallessandro	4	2	2	2	0	1
Jimmie Foxx	4	1	2	0	0	1
Clyde McCullough	4	0	3	0	0	0
Lennie Merullo	3	0	0	0	0	1
Dick Errickson	3	0	0	0	0	2
Lou Stringer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Scheffing	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	4	1	1	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	5	2	3	0	0	1
Mel Ott	5	1	3	0	0	0
Babe Young	5	0	2	3	0	0
Buster Maynard	4	1	1	1	0	1
Harry Danning	4	3	3	0	0	0
Willard Marshall	3	1	3	5	1	0
Mickey Witek	4	0	0	0	0	0
Carl Hubbell	4	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Olsen	0.1	5	0	0
Dick Errickson	7.2	12	1	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Carl Hubbell	9.0	12	1	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: S/78
Rip Russell: 63.1-2
Lou Novikoff: S9.2-H
Bill Nicholson: 3/FL
Dom Dallessandro: 9/L

Bot 1

Dick Bartell: S7
Billy Jurges: S7.1-2
Mel Ott: S3/BG.2-3;1-2
Babe Young: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Buster Maynard: S9.3-H;1X3(95)
Harry Danning: S9.1-3
Willard Marshall: HR/9.3-H;1-H
Mickey Witek: 8
Carl Hubbell: 7

Top 2

Jimmie Foxx: S9
Clyde McCullough: S5.1-2
Lennie Merullo: 7
Dick Errickson: 6/P
Stan Hack: W.2-3;1-2
Rip Russell: S1.3-H;2-3;1-2
Lou Novikoff: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Dick Bartell: 2/P
Billy Jurges: 63
Mel Ott: S
Babe Young: 43

Top 3

Bill Nicholson: 43
Dom Dallessandro: K
Jimmie Foxx: 63

Bot 3

Buster Maynard: 7
Harry Danning: 13
Willard Marshall: W
Mickey Witek: 6/P

Top 4

Clyde McCullough: S
Lennie Merullo: 46(1)3/GDP
Dick Errickson: K

Bot 4

Carl Hubbell: 53
Dick Bartell: 53
Billy Jurges: S7
Mel Ott: S9.1-3
Babe Young: S8.3-H;1-3
Buster Maynard: 54(1)/FO

Top 5

Stan Hack: S
Rip Russell: K
Lou Novikoff: 64(1)/FO
Bill Nicholson: 43

Bot 5

Harry Danning: T7
Willard Marshall: S8.3-H
Mickey Witek: 1(B)3(1)/LDP
Carl Hubbell: 6/P

Top 6

Dom Dallessandro: HR/9
Jimmie Foxx: S/89
Clyde McCullough: S9.1-2
Lennie Merullo: K+CS3(25)/DP.1-2
Dick Errickson: K

Bot 6

Dick Bartell: 53
Billy Jurges: K
Mel Ott: 63

Top 7

Stan Hack: 4/P
Rip Russell: K
Lou Novikoff: 63

Bot 7

Babe Young: 7
Buster Maynard: K
Harry Danning: S9
Willard Marshall: T9.1-H
Mickey Witek: 4/P

Top 8

Bill Nicholson: 9
Dom Dallessandro: HR/9
Jimmie Foxx: K
Clyde McCullough: 7

Bot 8

Carl Hubbell: S
Dick Bartell: 14/SH.1-2
Billy Jurges: S.2-3
Mel Ott: 9
Babe Young: 43

Top 9

Lou Stringer: 63
Bob Scheffing: 53
Stan Hack: HR/9
Rip Russell: 63