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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1943-07-09 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 12 innings · Att: 3430 · 2:35

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Giants 5–3. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 12th. Hank Wyse earned the win. Ernie Lombardi went 5-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	R	H	E
CHN	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	2	5	11
NY1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	0	0	3	10

W: Hank Wyse L: Ace Adams SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	1	2	1	2	0
Eddie Stanky	4	1	1	0	1	0
Phil Cavarretta	5	1	1	0	1	0
Bill Nicholson	5	1	2	2	1	0
Lou Novikoff	5	0	0	0	1	1
Peanuts Lowrey	6	1	1	1	0	0
Clyde McCullough	6	0	3	0	0	2
Lennie Merullo	4	0	1	0	2	0
Hank Wyse	6	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Billy Jurges	6	0	0	0	1
Mickey Witek	5	0	1	0	0
Johnny Rucker	5	1	0	0	0
Mel Ott	5	1	1	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	5	1	5	3	0
Sid Gordon	5	0	0	0	1
Buster Maynard	5	0	2	0	0
Joe Orengo	4	0	0	0	2
Johnnie Wittig	2	0	0	0	1
Gus Mancuso	1	0	1	0	0
Ace Adams	1	0	0	0	0
Van Mungo	1	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hank Wyse	12.0	10	0	6

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnnie Wittig	8.0	7	5	3
Ace Adams	4.0	4	3	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: W
Eddie Stanky: E6.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: 7/L
Bill Nicholson: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 1

Billy Jurges: 8/F
Mickey Witek: 9/F
Johnny Rucker: 8/F

Top 2

Lou Novikoff: 43
Peanuts Lowrey: HR/7
Clyde McCullough: K/C
Lennie Merullo: W
Hank Wyse: 53

Bot 2

Mel Ott: 4/P
Ernie Lombardi: S
Sid Gordon: K/C
Buster Maynard: 13

Top 3

Stan Hack: 8/F
Eddie Stanky: W
Phil Cavarretta: 43.1-2
Bill Nicholson: D7.2-H
Lou Novikoff: W
Peanuts Lowrey: 53

Bot 3

Joe Orengo: 7/F
Johnnie Wittig: K
Billy Jurges: 43

Top 4

Clyde McCullough: S
Lennie Merullo: 46(1)/FO
Hank Wyse: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Hank Wyse: PO3(25)
Hank Wyse: K/C

Bot 4

Mickey Witek: 9/F
Johnny Rucker: 63
Mel Ott: 4/F

Top 5

Stan Hack: S
Eddie Stanky: 13/SH.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: W
Bill Nicholson: 4/P
Lou Novikoff: 8/F

Bot 5

Ernie Lombardi: S
Sid Gordon: 54(1)3/GDP
Buster Maynard: 8/F

Top 6

Peanuts Lowrey: 8/F
Clyde McCullough: K/C
Lennie Merullo: S
Hank Wyse: 7/L

Bot 6

Joe Orengo: K/C
Johnnie Wittig: 63
Billy Jurges: 13

Top 7

Stan Hack: HR/9
Eddie Stanky: 53
Phil Cavarretta: 5/P
Bill Nicholson: 3/L

Bot 7

Mickey Witek: S
Johnny Rucker: 64(1)/FO
Mel Ott: 43.1-2
Ernie Lombardi: S.2-H
Sid Gordon: 13

Top 8

Lou Novikoff: 7/F
Peanuts Lowrey: 43
Clyde McCullough: S
Lennie Merullo: 9/F

Bot 8

Buster Maynard: 9/F
Joe Orengo: K
Gus Mancuso: S
Billy Jurges: 9/F

Top 9

Hank Wyse: 9/L
Stan Hack: W
Eddie Stanky: D7.1-3
Phil Cavarretta: 9/F
Bill Nicholson: IW
Lou Novikoff: K

Bot 9

Mickey Witek: 5/L
Johnny Rucker: 8/F
Mel Ott: E3/TH.B-2
Ernie Lombardi: DI.2-3
Ernie Lombardi: HR/7.3-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Sid Gordon: 63

Top 10

Peanuts Lowrey: 43
Clyde McCullough: 7/F
Lennie Merullo: 9/F

Bot 10

Buster Maynard: S6/G
Joe Orengo: 3/SH.1-2
Ace Adams: 4/P
Billy Jurges: K

Top 11

Hank Wyse: 53
Stan Hack: 2/FL
Eddie Stanky: 2/FL

Bot 11

Mickey Witek: 9/L
Johnny Rucker: 31
Mel Ott: S9
Ernie Lombardi: S7.1-3
Sid Gordon: 9/F

Top 12

Phil Cavarretta: S8
Bill Nicholson: T9/F9D.1-H
Lou Novikoff: 43.3-3
Peanuts Lowrey: WP.3-H
Peanuts Lowrey: 63
Clyde McCullough: S8
Lennie Merullo: W.1-2
Hank Wyse: 3/FL

Bot 12

Buster Maynard: S/78
Joe Orengo: 8/F
Van Mungo: K/C
Billy Jurges: 64(1)/FO