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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1949-06-03 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 7505 · 2:25

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 15–5. New York Giants put up 4 in the 2nd. Monty Kennedy earned the win. Sid Gordon went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	2	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0	5	11
NY1	1	4	0	2	0	3	4	1		15	14

W: Monty Kennedy L: Bob Chipman 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
Emil Verban	5	0	2	0	0	0
Peanuts Lowrey	5	1	1	0	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	4	0	0	0	1	0
Andy Pafko	5	1	2	2	0	0
Herman Reich	3	0	1	0	2	1
Frankie Gustine	4	1	2	0	0	0
Rube Novotney	4	0	0	1	0	1
Roy Smalley	4	1	2	1	0	0
Bob Chipman	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Ramazzotti	1	0	0	0	0	1
Cal McLish	2	1	1	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Lohrke	5	3	2	1	0	0
Whitey Lockman	3	4	2	4	2	0
Sid Gordon	5	3	3	4	0	0
Bobby Thomson	4	1	2	2	1	0
Willard Marshall	4	0	0	1	1	0
Walker Cooper	4	1	2	0	1	0
Johnny Mize	5	0	1	0	0	1
Buddy Kerr	5	1	1	1	0	1
Monty Kennedy	5	2	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bob Chipman	3.0	6	3	2
Cal McLish	5.0	8	2	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Monty Kennedy	9.0	11	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Emil Verban: 1/L
Peanuts Lowrey: S8
Phil Cavarretta: 4/P
Andy Pafko: HR/9.1-H
Herman Reich: W
Frankie Gustine: S7.1-3
Rube Novotney: K/C

Bot 1

Jack Lohrke: HR/7
Whitey Lockman: W
Sid Gordon: 3/P
Bobby Thomson: S7.1-3;B-2(TH)
Willard Marshall: 3/FL
Walker Cooper: W
Johnny Mize: K

Top 2

Roy Smalley: 63
Bob Chipman: 63
Emil Verban: 63

Bot 2

Buddy Kerr: 63
Monty Kennedy: S7
Jack Lohrke: FC6.1-2;B-1
Whitey Lockman: T8.2-H;1-H
Sid Gordon: D7.3-H
Bobby Thomson: W
Willard Marshall: PB.2-3;1-2
Willard Marshall: 43.3-H(UR);2-3
Walker Cooper: 13

Top 3

Peanuts Lowrey: 9
Phil Cavarretta: W
Andy Pafko: 9
Herman Reich: 64(1)/FO

Bot 3

Johnny Mize: D7
Buddy Kerr: K/C
Monty Kennedy: 2/FL
Jack Lohrke: 3/FL

Top 4

Frankie Gustine: FLE2
Frankie Gustine: T7
Rube Novotney: 43.3-H(UR)
Roy Smalley: D9
Bob Ramazzotti: K
Emil Verban: S.2-3
Peanuts Lowrey: 7

Bot 4

Whitey Lockman: 1E3
Sid Gordon: HR/7.1-H(UR)
Bobby Thomson: 7
Willard Marshall: 3/G
Walker Cooper: 13

Top 5

Phil Cavarretta: 3/G
Andy Pafko: 8
Herman Reich: S7
Frankie Gustine: 7

Bot 5

Johnny Mize: 63
Buddy Kerr: 7
Monty Kennedy: 63

Top 6

Rube Novotney: 63
Roy Smalley: HR/7
Cal McLish: K/C
Emil Verban: 8

Bot 6

Jack Lohrke: T9
Whitey Lockman: W
Sid Gordon: S.3-H;1-H(E5/TH)(NR);B-H(NR)(UR)
Bobby Thomson: 43
Willard Marshall: W
Walker Cooper: S7.1-2
Johnny Mize: 6(B)4(2)/DP

Top 7

Peanuts Lowrey: 53
Phil Cavarretta: 43
Andy Pafko: T
Herman Reich: W
Frankie Gustine: 7/L

Bot 7

Buddy Kerr: S9
Monty Kennedy: E1/TH/BG.1-2
Jack Lohrke: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Whitey Lockman: S8.3-H;2-H(UR)
Sid Gordon: 7
Bobby Thomson: HR/7.1-H(UR);B-H(UR)
Willard Marshall: 8

Top 8

Rube Novotney: 2/FL
Roy Smalley: 13
Cal McLish: S1
Emil Verban: S9.1-H(NR)(E9)(UR);B-3
Peanuts Lowrey: 8

Bot 8

Walker Cooper: D7
Johnny Mize: 43.2-3
Buddy Kerr: 43.3-H
Monty Kennedy: E6
Jack Lohrke: 64(1)/FO

Top 9

Phil Cavarretta: 53
Andy Pafko: 63
Herman Reich: K