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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1946-07-31 · Night game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 25288 · night · 2:16

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Giants 8–1. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 6th. Claude Passeau earned the win. Bill Nicholson went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Claude Passeau L: Johnny Gee SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tom Dunn · 1B: George Magerkurth · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Stewart · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Johnny Ostrowski	5	1	2	1	0	0
Don Johnson	5	1	1	1	0	0
Peanuts Lowrey	5	1	2	1	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	4	0	1	2	1	0
Andy Pafko	4	1	1	1	1	0
Bill Nicholson	5	2	2	1	0	0
Mickey Livingston	5	0	3	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	1	1	0	0	1	1
Claude Passeau	4	1	1	1	0	0
Bobby Sturgeon	3	0	1	0	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Buddy Blattner	4	0	1	0	0	1
Buddy Kerr	4	0	0	0	0	1
Willard Marshall	4	1	1	0	0	1
Johnny Mize	3	0	2	1	1	0
Jack Graham	3	0	0	0	1	1
Sid Gordon	4	0	0	0	0	0
Bill Rigney	4	0	0	0	0	1
Bennie Warren	3	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Gee	2	0	0	0	0	0
Babe Young	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	9.0	5	2	5

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Gee	5.2	9	3	1
Monty Kennedy	1.1	2	0	0
Woody Abernathy	2.0	3	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Johnny Ostrowski: 43
Don Johnson: 4/P
Peanuts Lowrey: S
Phil Cavarretta: 3/G

Bot 1

Buddy Blattner: T
Buddy Kerr: 53
Willard Marshall: K
Johnny Mize: W
Jack Graham: W.1-2
Sid Gordon: 7

Top 2

Andy Pafko: W
Bill Nicholson: 8
Mickey Livingston: S.1-2
Billy Jurges: K+SB3;SB2
Claude Passeau: 8

Bot 2

Bill Rigney: 8
Bennie Warren: 63
Johnny Gee: 7

Top 3

Johnny Ostrowski: 8
Don Johnson: 8
Peanuts Lowrey: 4/P

Bot 3

Buddy Blattner: 6/P
Buddy Kerr: 9
Willard Marshall: D
Johnny Mize: S.2-H
Jack Graham: K

Top 4

Phil Cavarretta: 43
Andy Pafko: HR/9
Bill Nicholson: S9
Mickey Livingston: WP.1-2
Mickey Livingston: 2/FL
Billy Jurges: IW
Claude Passeau: S/78.2-H;1-3
Johnny Ostrowski: S8.3-H;1-2
Don Johnson: 4/P

Bot 4

Sid Gordon: 3/FL
Bill Rigney: 2/FL
Bennie Warren: 53

Top 5

Peanuts Lowrey: 7
Phil Cavarretta: W
Andy Pafko: 3/FL
Bill Nicholson: 9

Bot 5

Johnny Gee: 3/G
Buddy Blattner: 4/P
Buddy Kerr: K

Top 6

Mickey Livingston: S8.B-2(E8)
Bobby Sturgeon: 4/P
Claude Passeau: FC6.2X3(65)
Johnny Ostrowski: E3/G.1-2
Don Johnson: S8.2-H(UR);1-3
Peanuts Lowrey: D7.3-H(UR);1-3
Phil Cavarretta: D7.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Andy Pafko: 9

Bot 6

Willard Marshall: 9
Johnny Mize: 9
Jack Graham: 9

Top 7

Bill Nicholson: 7
Mickey Livingston: 8
Bobby Sturgeon: S
Claude Passeau: 6/P

Bot 7

Sid Gordon: 7
Bill Rigney: 53
Bennie Warren: S
Babe Young: 8

Top 8

Johnny Ostrowski: S
Don Johnson: 8
Peanuts Lowrey: 16(1)/FO
Phil Cavarretta: 3/G

Bot 8

Buddy Blattner: K
Buddy Kerr: 1/L
Willard Marshall: 31

Top 9

Andy Pafko: 63
Bill Nicholson: HR/9
Mickey Livingston: S7
Bobby Sturgeon: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Johnny Mize: S
Jack Graham: 3/FL
Sid Gordon: 43.1-2
Bill Rigney: K