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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1945-05-16 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 30763 · night · 1:55

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 6–0. New York Giants put up 3 in the 6th. Bill Voiselle earned the win. Mel Ott went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6
NY1	1	0	1	0	0	3	1	0		6	14

W: Bill Voiselle L: Hank Wyse SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	0	0	0
Roy Hughes	4	2	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	1	0	1
Phil Cavarretta	4	1	0	1
Peanuts Lowrey	4	0	0	1
Andy Pafko	4	2	0	0
Don Johnson	4	0	0	1
Dewey Williams	1	0	2	0
Hank Wyse	1	0	0	0
Frank Secory	1	0	0	0
Heinz Becker	1	0	0	0
Paul Gillespie	1	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Rucker	4	2	2	0	0	1
George Hausmann	3	0	2	0	0	0
Mel Ott	3	1	2	3	0	0
Joe Medwick	4	1	0	0	0	0
Phil Weintraub	3	1	1	1	1	1
Ernie Lombardi	4	1	2	2	0	0
Buddy Kerr	4	0	3	0	0	0
Nap Reyes	4	0	2	0	0	0
Bill Voiselle	4	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hank Wyse	5.1	11	0	2
Jorge Comellas	0.2	1	0	0
Mack Stewart	2.0	2	1	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Voiselle	9.0	6	2	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: 7
Roy Hughes: S7
Bill Nicholson: 8/F.1-3(E8/TH1)
Phil Cavarretta: K

Bot 1

Johnny Rucker: D9
George Hausmann: E2/SH.2-3;B-1
Mel Ott: S4.3-H;1X3(45);B-2#
Joe Medwick: 3/P
Phil Weintraub: K

Top 2

Peanuts Lowrey: 9
Andy Pafko: S8
Don Johnson: 64(1)/FO
Dewey Williams: W.1-2
Hank Wyse: 43

Bot 2

Ernie Lombardi: 6/P
Buddy Kerr: S6
Nap Reyes: S9.1-3
Bill Voiselle: 54(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Stan Hack: 8
Roy Hughes: 6/P
Bill Nicholson: 6/P

Bot 3

Johnny Rucker: S4/BG
George Hausmann: S9.1-3
Mel Ott: 9/9D.3-H
Joe Medwick: 7/7D.1-2(E7)#
Phil Weintraub: 4/P

Top 4

Phil Cavarretta: S9
Peanuts Lowrey: 43.1-2
Andy Pafko: 13
Don Johnson: 53

Bot 4

Ernie Lombardi: 63
Buddy Kerr: S7
Nap Reyes: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Dewey Williams: W
Hank Wyse: 4/SH.1-2
Stan Hack: 63
Roy Hughes: 7/7D

Bot 5

Bill Voiselle: 53
Johnny Rucker: K
George Hausmann: 53

Top 6

Bill Nicholson: S5
Phil Cavarretta: 46(1)/FO
Peanuts Lowrey: 4/P
Andy Pafko: FC6.1X2(6E4);B-1
Don Johnson: 2/FL

Bot 6

Mel Ott: HR/9
Joe Medwick: 53
Phil Weintraub: HR/9
Ernie Lombardi: HR/7
Buddy Kerr: S9.B-2(E9)
Nap Reyes: S1.2-2
Bill Voiselle: 15(2)/FO/BG.1-2
Johnny Rucker: 3/FL

Top 7

Dewey Williams: 43
Frank Secory: 63
Stan Hack: 63

Bot 7

George Hausmann: S8
Mel Ott: HP.1-2
Joe Medwick: 5(2)6(1)/GDP.B-1
Phil Weintraub: W.1-2
Ernie Lombardi: S7.2-H;1X3(756)

Top 8

Roy Hughes: S7
Bill Nicholson: K
Phil Cavarretta: 2/FL
Peanuts Lowrey: K/C

Bot 8

Buddy Kerr: 9
Nap Reyes: 63
Bill Voiselle: K

Top 9

Andy Pafko: S7
Don Johnson: K
Heinz Becker: 13.1-2
Paul Gillespie: 31