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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1942-09-11 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 1704 · 2:26

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 4–3. New York Giants put up 2 in the 8th. Ace Adams earned the win. Paul Gillespie went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ace Adams L: Hi Bithorn SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tom Dunn · 1B: Ziggy Sears · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lennie Merullo	4	0	2	1	1	0
Marv Rickert	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Nicholson	4	0	1	0	0	2
Lou Novikoff	4	1	1	0	0	0
Jimmie Foxx	3	0	0	0	1	2
Paul Gillespie	3	1	2	2	1	0
Cy Block	4	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Stringer	3	1	0	0	1	1
Hi Bithorn	2	0	1	0	1	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Dick Bartell	5	1	3	0	0	0
Mickey Witek	4	0	3	2	1	0
Mel Ott	4	0	2	0	1	0
Johnny Mize	2	1	0	1	3	0
Babe Young	3	0	0	0	1	0
Willard Marshall	4	0	0	0	1	0
Billy Jurges	5	0	1	0	0	0
Gus Mancuso	3	0	2	0	1	0
Harry Feldman	3	0	0	0	0	1
Babe Barna	1	1	1	0	0	0
Buster Maynard	0	0	0	0	1	0
Hank Leiber	0	0	0	1	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hi Bithorn	8.2	12	10	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Feldman	8.0	7	4	6
Ace Adams	1.0	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lennie Merullo: S7
Marv Rickert: 8#
Bill Nicholson: PO1(13)#
Bill Nicholson: S9
Lou Novikoff: 43

Bot 1

Dick Bartell: S8
Mickey Witek: 4(1)3/GDP
Mel Ott: S9
Johnny Mize: W.1-2
Babe Young: 46(1)/FO

Top 2

Jimmie Foxx: K/C
Paul Gillespie: HR/9
Cy Block: E6
Lou Stringer: CS2(26)
Lou Stringer: K

Bot 2

Willard Marshall: 5/FL#
Billy Jurges: S8
Gus Mancuso: CS2(26)
Gus Mancuso: S7
Harry Feldman: 54(1)/FO

Top 3

Hi Bithorn: S7
Lennie Merullo: W.1-2
Marv Rickert: K
Bill Nicholson: K
Lou Novikoff: 3

Bot 3

Dick Bartell: D7
Mickey Witek: W
Mel Ott: 9.2-3
Johnny Mize: 46(1)/FO.3-H
Babe Young: 46(1)/FO

Top 4

Jimmie Foxx: K
Paul Gillespie: W
Cy Block: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Willard Marshall: 6
Billy Jurges: 63
Gus Mancuso: 7

Top 5

Lou Stringer: 2/FL
Hi Bithorn: 3/FL
Lennie Merullo: 4

Bot 5

Harry Feldman: 8#
Dick Bartell: 7#
Mickey Witek: S7
Mel Ott: S9.1-3
Johnny Mize: 7

Top 6

Marv Rickert: 9
Bill Nicholson: K
Lou Novikoff: S7
Jimmie Foxx: W.1-2
Paul Gillespie: S9.2-H;1-3
Cy Block: 9

Bot 6

Babe Young: W
Willard Marshall: 2/FL
Billy Jurges: 43.1-2
Gus Mancuso: IW
Harry Feldman: K#

Top 7

Lou Stringer: W
Hi Bithorn: 34/SH.1-2
Lennie Merullo: S8.2-H
Marv Rickert: 43.1-2
Bill Nicholson: 43

Bot 7

Dick Bartell: 53
Mickey Witek: D9
Mel Ott: W
Johnny Mize: W.2-3;1-2
Babe Young: 9
Willard Marshall: 4

Top 8

Lou Novikoff: 63
Jimmie Foxx: 6
Paul Gillespie: 9

Bot 8

Billy Jurges: 8
Gus Mancuso: S
Babe Barna: S.1-2
Dick Bartell: S5.2-3;1-2
Mickey Witek: S9/4.3-H;2-H;1-2
Mel Ott: 3(B)3(1)/GDP

Top 9

Cy Block: 9
Lou Stringer: 63
Hi Bithorn: W
Lennie Merullo: 8

Bot 9

Johnny Mize: W
Babe Young: 24/SH.1-2
Willard Marshall: IW
Billy Jurges: 54(1)/FO.2-3
Buster Maynard: IW.1-2
Hank Leiber: W.3-H;2-3;1-2