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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1946-06-22 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 22585 · 2:08

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Giants 8–5. Chicago Cubs put up 6 in the 7th. Hi Bithorn earned the win. Eddie Waitkus went 3-for-4 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	2	0	6	0	0	8	11
NY1	1	1	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	5	8

W: Hi Bithorn L: Bill Voiselle SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Butch Henline · 1B: Tom Dunn · 2B: (none) · 3B: (none) · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	5	1	1	1	0	0
Lou Stringer	4	0	1	0	0	1
Peanuts Lowrey	4	0	1	2	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	3	2	2	0	1	0
Marv Rickert	3	1	1	0	0	1
Eddie Waitkus	4	2	3	3	0	0
Bob Scheffing	2	0	0	0	0	1
Bobby Sturgeon	4	1	1	1	0	0
Claude Passeau	1	0	0	0	0	1
Frank Secory	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	1	1	1	1	0	0
Hi Bithorn	2	0	0	0	0	1
Clyde McCullough	1	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buddy Blattner	5	0	0	1	0	0
Goody Rosen	4	1	1	0	0	2
Jack Graham	4	1	2	0	0	0
Johnny Mize	3	1	1	2	1	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mickey Witek	3	1	1	1	1	0
Sid Gordon	4	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Kerr	4	1	2	1	0	0
Bill Voiselle	2	0	0	0	0	2
Walker Cooper	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	4.1	8	2	2
Bill Fleming	0.2	0	0	0
Hi Bithorn	4.0	0	0	3

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Voiselle	6.0	7	1	4
Ken Trinkle	0.2	3	0	1
Monty Kennedy	2.1	1	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: 13
Lou Stringer: 13
Peanuts Lowrey: 7

Bot 1

Buddy Blattner: 63
Goody Rosen: S
Jack Graham: S.1-3
Johnny Mize: W.1-2
Ernie Lombardi: 2
Mickey Witek: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Sid Gordon: 2

Top 2

Phil Cavarretta: 7
Marv Rickert: K
Eddie Waitkus: S9.BX2(96)

Bot 2

Buddy Kerr: S6.B-2(E6/TH1)
Bill Voiselle: SB3
Bill Voiselle: K
Buddy Blattner: 7.3-H(UR)
Goody Rosen: K

Top 3

Bob Scheffing: K
Bobby Sturgeon: 63
Claude Passeau: K

Bot 3

Jack Graham: S
Johnny Mize: 16(1)3/GDP
Ernie Lombardi: 53

Top 4

Stan Hack: 6/FL
Lou Stringer: K
Peanuts Lowrey: 6

Bot 4

Mickey Witek: D
Sid Gordon: 9.2-3
Buddy Kerr: S.3-H
Bill Voiselle: 34/SH.1-2
Buddy Blattner: 7

Top 5

Phil Cavarretta: S
Marv Rickert: 7
Eddie Waitkus: HR/9.1-H
Bob Scheffing: 5
Bobby Sturgeon: 43

Bot 5

Goody Rosen: 3
Jack Graham: E4
Johnny Mize: HR/9.1-H(UR)
Ernie Lombardi: S
Mickey Witek: 13.1-2
Sid Gordon: 63

Top 6

Frank Secory: 9
Stan Hack: 43
Lou Stringer: S
Peanuts Lowrey: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Buddy Kerr: 7
Bill Voiselle: K
Buddy Blattner: 7

Top 7

Phil Cavarretta: W
Marv Rickert: S.1-3
Eddie Waitkus: S.3-H;1-3
Bill Nicholson: S.3-H;1-3
Bobby Sturgeon: S.3-H;1-3
Hi Bithorn: K
Stan Hack: S.3-H;1-2
Lou Stringer: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Peanuts Lowrey: S.3-H;2-H
Phil Cavarretta: CS2(26)

Bot 7

Goody Rosen: K
Jack Graham: 8
Johnny Mize: 8

Top 8

Phil Cavarretta: S
Marv Rickert: 53/SH.1-2
Eddie Waitkus: 43.2-3
Clyde McCullough: 8

Bot 8

Ernie Lombardi: 9
Mickey Witek: 43
Sid Gordon: 63

Top 9

Bobby Sturgeon: 43
Hi Bithorn: 13
Stan Hack: 63

Bot 9

Buddy Kerr: 9
Walker Cooper: K
Buddy Blattner: 7