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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1944-09-21 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · 2:31

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Giants 11–8. Chicago Cubs put up 7 in the 1st. Bill Fleming earned the win. Phil Cavarretta went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	7	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0	11	12
NY1	2	1	1	0	4	0	0	0	0	8	13

W: Bill Fleming L: Rube Fischer SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Lou Jorda · 2B: (none) · 3B: Beans Reardon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	1	2	1	0	0
Roy Hughes	5	2	0	0	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	5	2	2	4	0	0
Bill Nicholson	3	2	1	1	2	0
Dom Dallessandro	4	1	2	0	1	0
Andy Pafko	5	0	1	0	0	1
Don Johnson	4	2	0	1	1	0
Paul Gillespie	4	1	2	2	0	1
Bob Chipman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hy Vandenberg	1	0	0	0	0	0
Frank Secory	1	0	0	0	0	1
Bill Fleming	2	0	1	0	0	0
Dewey Williams	1	0	1	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	5	1	3	0	0	0
George Hausmann	4	0	1	1	1	0
Mel Ott	4	1	0	0	1	0
Joe Medwick	3	1	1	1	2	0
Phil Weintraub	5	1	2	2	0	2
Ernie Lombardi	5	1	1	0	0	1
Buddy Kerr	5	1	2	0	0	0
Nap Reyes	5	1	2	2	0	0
Cliff Melton	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bruce Sloan	1	0	1	2	0	0
Red Treadway	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Chipman	0.1	2	2	0
Hy Vandenberg	3.2	7	1	2
Paul Derringer	1.0	3	0	0
Bill Fleming	4.0	1	1	3

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Voiselle	0.1	4	1	1
Cliff Melton	4.2	2	1	1
Rube Fischer	2.0	2	2	1
Ace Adams	2.0	4	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: S
Roy Hughes: FC1.1-2(E1/TH);B-1
Phil Cavarretta: HR/9.2-H;1-H(UR)
Bill Nicholson: W
Dom Dallessandro: S.1-3
Andy Pafko: K+SB2/C.3-H(E2/TH);1-3
Don Johnson: FC4.3-H;B-1
Paul Gillespie: HR/9.1-H
Bob Chipman: 13
Stan Hack: S
Roy Hughes: 9

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: S
George Hausmann: 9
Mel Ott: W.1-2
Joe Medwick: W.2-3;1-2
Phil Weintraub: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Ernie Lombardi: 6/P
Buddy Kerr: 7

Top 2

Phil Cavarretta: 5/L
Bill Nicholson: 3/P
Dom Dallessandro: 3/FL

Bot 2

Nap Reyes: HR/7
Cliff Melton: 31
Johnny Rucker: S
George Hausmann: 53.1-2
Mel Ott: 7

Top 3

Andy Pafko: S
Don Johnson: CS2(24)
Don Johnson: 6/P
Paul Gillespie: K

Bot 3

Joe Medwick: HR/9
Phil Weintraub: K23#
Ernie Lombardi: 63
Buddy Kerr: S
Nap Reyes: S.1-2
Cliff Melton: K23

Top 4

Hy Vandenberg: 43
Stan Hack: 3/L
Roy Hughes: 8

Bot 4

Johnny Rucker: 2/FL
George Hausmann: W
Mel Ott: 4/P
Joe Medwick: 46(1)/FO

Top 5

Phil Cavarretta: 63
Bill Nicholson: 2/P
Dom Dallessandro: W
Andy Pafko: 7

Bot 5

Phil Weintraub: S
Ernie Lombardi: S.1-2
Buddy Kerr: S.2-3;1-2
Nap Reyes: 99/F.3-H
Bruce Sloan: D.2-H;1-H
Johnny Rucker: 99
George Hausmann: S.2-H
Mel Ott: PB.1-2
Mel Ott: 99

Top 6

Don Johnson: W
Paul Gillespie: D.1-3
Frank Secory: K
Stan Hack: 99/F.3-H
Roy Hughes: 99

Bot 6

Joe Medwick: W
Phil Weintraub: K
Ernie Lombardi: K
Buddy Kerr: 99

Top 7

Phil Cavarretta: 99
Bill Nicholson: W
Dom Dallessandro: S.1-2
Andy Pafko: 64(1)/FO.2-H(E4/TH)(NR)(UR);B-2
Don Johnson: FC.2-3;B-1
Paul Gillespie: 99

Bot 7

Nap Reyes: 99
Red Treadway: K
Johnny Rucker: S
George Hausmann: 99

Top 8

Bill Fleming: S
Stan Hack: 99/SH.1-2
Roy Hughes: FC6.2X3(65);B-1
Phil Cavarretta: T.1-H
Bill Nicholson: D.3-H
Dom Dallessandro: 99

Bot 8

Mel Ott: 99
Joe Medwick: 99
Phil Weintraub: 99

Top 9

Andy Pafko: 99
Don Johnson: 99
Dewey Williams: S
Bill Fleming: 99

Bot 9

Ernie Lombardi: 99
Buddy Kerr: 99
Nap Reyes: 99

Notes & reviews

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