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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1944-09-21 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 4222 · 2:10

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Giants 6–4. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 8th. Claude Passeau earned the win. Frank Secory 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	1	0	0	1	0	2	1	6	6
NY1	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	4	15

W: Claude Passeau L: Ewald Pyle SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	3	1	0	0	2	1
Roy Hughes	4	1	1	0	1	2
Phil Cavarretta	5	0	1	1	0	1
Bill Nicholson	4	1	1	0	1	1
Frank Secory	3	1	2	2	0	0
Andy Pafko	2	2	0	0	2	0
Don Johnson	4	0	1	1	0	0
Dewey Williams	4	0	0	2	0	0
Claude Passeau	4	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Johnny Rucker	5	1	2	0	0
George Hausmann	5	1	3	0	0
Bruce Sloan	5	0	2	0	0
Joe Medwick	5	1	2	2	1
Phil Weintraub	5	1	2	0	0
Buddy Kerr	5	0	0	1	0
Nap Reyes	4	0	2	1	0
Gus Mancuso	2	0	0	0	1
Ewald Pyle	2	0	2	0	0
Mel Ott	1	0	0	0	0
Red Treadway	1	0	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	1	0	0	0	0
Hal Luby	1	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	9.0	15	0	2

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ewald Pyle	7.0	4	4	6
Jack Brewer	2.0	2	2	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: K23
Roy Hughes: 7
Phil Cavarretta: S
Bill Nicholson: 9

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: 7
George Hausmann: S
Bruce Sloan: 7
Joe Medwick: 53

Top 2

Frank Secory: 7
Andy Pafko: W
Don Johnson: E4/TH.1-3
Dewey Williams: 64(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Claude Passeau: 54(1)/FO

Bot 2

Phil Weintraub: 63
Buddy Kerr: 6/P
Nap Reyes: T
Gus Mancuso: 9

Top 3

Stan Hack: W
Roy Hughes: K
Phil Cavarretta: 2/P
Bill Nicholson: S.1-2
Frank Secory: S.2-H;1-2
Andy Pafko: 5/L

Bot 3

Ewald Pyle: S
Johnny Rucker: S.1-2
George Hausmann: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Bruce Sloan: 7
Joe Medwick: 53

Top 4

Don Johnson: 6/L
Dewey Williams: 53
Claude Passeau: 4/P

Bot 4

Phil Weintraub: 43
Buddy Kerr: 7
Nap Reyes: 53

Top 5

Stan Hack: 7
Roy Hughes: K
Phil Cavarretta: 7

Bot 5

Gus Mancuso: K
Ewald Pyle: S
Johnny Rucker: 8
George Hausmann: 8

Top 6

Bill Nicholson: K
Frank Secory: HR
Andy Pafko: 5/P
Don Johnson: 53

Bot 6

Bruce Sloan: 6/P
Joe Medwick: S
Phil Weintraub: D.1-3
Buddy Kerr: 53.3-H
Nap Reyes: D.2-H
Mel Ott: 2/P

Top 7

Dewey Williams: 7
Claude Passeau: K
Stan Hack: W
Roy Hughes: W.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: K

Bot 7

Red Treadway: 5/FL
Johnny Rucker: 43
George Hausmann: S
Bruce Sloan: S.1-3
Joe Medwick: K

Top 8

Bill Nicholson: W
Frank Secory: 14/SH.1-2
Andy Pafko: W
Don Johnson: D.2-H;1-3
Dewey Williams: 63.3-H
Claude Passeau: 53

Bot 8

Phil Weintraub: S
Buddy Kerr: 43.1-2
Nap Reyes: 5/P
Ernie Lombardi: 43

Top 9

Stan Hack: 53
Roy Hughes: S
Phil Cavarretta: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Phil Cavarretta: 9/F.3-H(UR)
Bill Nicholson: 6/P

Bot 9

Hal Luby: 7
Johnny Rucker: S
George Hausmann: S.1-2
Bruce Sloan: S.2-3;1-2
Joe Medwick: S.3-H;2-H;1-2
Phil Weintraub: 43.2-3;1-2
Buddy Kerr: 6/P