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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1944-05-31 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 3210 · 2:11

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 8–5. New York Giants put up 3 in the 4th. Frank Seward earned the win. Nap Reyes went 3-for-4 with 2 HR and 6 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	5	6
NY1	0	0	0	3	2	0	3	0		8	13

W: Frank Seward L: Bill Fleming SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dusty Boggess · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Eddie Stanky	4	0	1	0	0	0
Roy Hughes	4	0	1	0	0	1
Phil Cavarretta	3	1	0	0	1	0
Bill Nicholson	4	2	2	1	0	0
Andy Pafko	4	1	1	1	0	0
Dom Dallessandro	3	1	1	3	1	1
Don Johnson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Jimmie Foxx	2	0	0	0	0	0
Claude Passeau	2	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Holm	1	0	0	0	0	0
Dale Alderson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Novikoff	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ival Goodman	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	3	0	0	0	1	1
George Hausmann	5	0	1	0	0	1
Danny Gardella	5	2	1	1	0	1
Mel Ott	4	1	1	0	1	1
Phil Weintraub	3	2	2	0	2	1
Nap Reyes	4	2	3	6	0	1
Gus Mancuso	4	1	3	0	1	0
Buddy Kerr	5	0	2	0	0	1
Frank Seward	3	0	0	1	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	3.1	7	0	6
Bill Fleming	0.2	0	2	1
Dale Alderson	4.0	6	3	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Frank Seward	9.0	6	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Eddie Stanky: 8/P
Roy Hughes: 7
Phil Cavarretta: W
Bill Nicholson: S/9.1-3
Andy Pafko: S6.3-H;1-2
Dom Dallessandro: HR/8.2-H;1-H
Don Johnson: K

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: 7
George Hausmann: S/7
Danny Gardella: K
Mel Ott: 9

Top 2

Jimmie Foxx: E6.B-1
Claude Passeau: 16(1)/FO/BG
Eddie Stanky: S/9.1-2
Roy Hughes: 2/FL
Phil Cavarretta: 43

Bot 2

Phil Weintraub: K
Nap Reyes: K
Gus Mancuso: S/L7D
Buddy Kerr: K

Top 3

Bill Nicholson: 43
Andy Pafko: 53
Dom Dallessandro: K

Bot 3

Frank Seward: 53
Johnny Rucker: K
George Hausmann: K

Top 4

Don Johnson: 53
Jimmie Foxx: 63
Claude Passeau: 53

Bot 4

Danny Gardella: HR/9
Mel Ott: 3/FL
Phil Weintraub: S/9
Nap Reyes: HR/78.1-H
Gus Mancuso: S/7
Buddy Kerr: D/7.1-3
Frank Seward: K
Johnny Rucker: IW
George Hausmann: 8

Top 5

Eddie Stanky: 43
Roy Hughes: S6
Phil Cavarretta: 2/FL
Bill Nicholson: 43

Bot 5

Danny Gardella: E1.B-1
Mel Ott: W.1-2
Phil Weintraub: WP.2-3;1-2
Phil Weintraub: W
Nap Reyes: S/9.3-H(UR);2-H;1-3
Gus Mancuso: W.1-2
Buddy Kerr: 8/P
Frank Seward: 12(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
Johnny Rucker: 3/G

Top 6

Andy Pafko: 53
Dom Dallessandro: W
Don Johnson: 9
Billy Holm: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

George Hausmann: 43
Danny Gardella: 2/FL
Mel Ott: K

Top 7

Dale Alderson: 3/L
Eddie Stanky: 8
Roy Hughes: K

Bot 7

Phil Weintraub: S6
Nap Reyes: HR/89.1-H
Gus Mancuso: D/78
Buddy Kerr: S/9.2-3
Frank Seward: FC1/SH.3-H;1-2;B-1
Johnny Rucker: 13/SH.2-3;1-2
George Hausmann: FC5.3XH(52);2-3;B-1
Danny Gardella: 3/FL

Top 8

Phil Cavarretta: 31
Bill Nicholson: HR/89
Andy Pafko: 9/P
Dom Dallessandro: 43

Bot 8

Mel Ott: D/89
Phil Weintraub: W
Nap Reyes: FC1/SH.2-3;1-2;B-1
Gus Mancuso: 9
Buddy Kerr: 1(B)5(3)/LDP

Top 9

Don Johnson: 7
Lou Novikoff: 63
Ival Goodman: 8