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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1949-08-23 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 3845 · 2:15

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Giants 7–5. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 3rd. Doyle Lade earned the win and Bob Muncrief picked up the save. Wayne Terwilliger went 1-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	3	0	2	0	1	0	1	7	10
NY1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	5	5

W: Doyle Lade L: Dave Koslo SV: Bob Muncrief

Umpires — HP: Scotty Robb · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: Artie Gore · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Wayne Terwilliger	4	1	1	3	1	1
Hal Jeffcoat	4	0	1	1	0	0
Roy Smalley	5	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Sauer	4	0	0	0	0	0
Andy Pafko	4	0	0	0	0	0
Herman Reich	4	0	0	0	0	1
Mickey Owen	4	2	2	0	0	1
Bob Ramazzotti	4	3	4	1	0	0
Doyle Lade	2	1	2	1	1	0
Phil Cavarretta	0	0	0	0	1	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hank Thompson	4	1	1	3	1	0
Whitey Lockman	5	0	1	1	0	0
Sid Gordon	4	0	1	0	1	1
Willard Marshall	4	1	1	1	1	0
Bobby Thomson	4	0	0	0	1	0
Joe Lafata	4	1	0	0	0	0
Bill Rigney	2	1	1	0	2	0
Ray Mueller	2	0	0	0	0	0
Dave Koslo	1	0	0	0	0	1
Kirby Higbe	0	0	0	0	1	0
Wes Westrum	1	1	0	0	1	1
Monte Irvin	0	0	0	0	1	0
Bert Haas	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Doyle Lade	8.2	5	7	3
Bob Muncrief	0.1	0	2	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dave Koslo	4.2	6	0	0
Kirby Higbe	3.1	2	1	3
Clint Hartung	1.0	2	2	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Wayne Terwilliger: 53
Hal Jeffcoat: 3/FL
Roy Smalley: 63

Bot 1

Hank Thompson: 9/L9D
Whitey Lockman: 7
Sid Gordon: K/C

Top 2

Hank Sauer: 43
Andy Pafko: 63
Herman Reich: 63

Bot 2

Willard Marshall: 9
Bobby Thomson: 63
Joe Lafata: 43

Top 3

Mickey Owen: S8
Bob Ramazzotti: S8.1-2
Doyle Lade: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Wayne Terwilliger: HR/7L.3-H;2-H
Hal Jeffcoat: 9
Roy Smalley: 53

Bot 3

Bill Rigney: S7
Ray Mueller: 4/P
Dave Koslo: WP.1-2
Dave Koslo: K
Hank Thompson: 43

Top 4

Hank Sauer: 8
Andy Pafko: 8
Herman Reich: 9

Bot 4

Whitey Lockman: 5/P
Sid Gordon: S7
Willard Marshall: 9
Bobby Thomson: 3/G

Top 5

Mickey Owen: 63
Bob Ramazzotti: S7
Doyle Lade: S9.1-3
Wayne Terwilliger: CSH(2E5)(UR).1-2
Wayne Terwilliger: 43.2-3
Hal Jeffcoat: S7.3-H
Roy Smalley: SB2
Roy Smalley: K

Bot 5

Joe Lafata: 63
Bill Rigney: W
Ray Mueller: 64(1)/FO
Kirby Higbe: W.1-2
Hank Thompson: 4/L

Top 6

Hank Sauer: 8
Andy Pafko: 7
Herman Reich: K

Bot 6

Whitey Lockman: 9/9D
Sid Gordon: 63
Willard Marshall: 43

Top 7

Mickey Owen: K/C
Bob Ramazzotti: S6
Doyle Lade: SB2
Doyle Lade: PB.2-3
Doyle Lade: S7.3-H
Wayne Terwilliger: W.1-2
Hal Jeffcoat: 13.2-3;1-2
Roy Smalley: 53

Bot 7

Bobby Thomson: 8
Joe Lafata: 8
Bill Rigney: 53

Top 8

Hank Sauer: 43
Andy Pafko: 2/FL
Herman Reich: 63

Bot 8

Wes Westrum: K
Monte Irvin: W
Hank Thompson: W.1-2
Whitey Lockman: 8
Sid Gordon: 5/FL

Top 9

Mickey Owen: T7
Bob Ramazzotti: S9.3-H
Doyle Lade: SB2
Doyle Lade: W
Wayne Terwilliger: K
Phil Cavarretta: SB3;SB2
Phil Cavarretta: W
Roy Smalley: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 9

Willard Marshall: HR/9
Bobby Thomson: W
Joe Lafata: 36(1)/FO
Bill Rigney: W.1-2
Wes Westrum: W.2-3;1-2
Bert Haas: 2/FL
Hank Thompson: D9/F9DW.3-H;2-H;1-H
Whitey Lockman: S9.2-H
Sid Gordon: W.1-2
Willard Marshall: W.2-3;1-2
Bobby Thomson: 46(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Giants Manager Durocher ejected by HP umpire Robb for arguing Terwilliger had tried to bunt on squeeze try, but it was called a ball; Ramazotti safe when Gordon dropped Mueller's throw

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