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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1949-08-24 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 2612 · 2:03

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 5–3. New York Giants put up 2 in the 4th. Sheldon Jones earned the win. Wes Westrum went 2-for-3 with 2 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	3	7
NY1	0	0	1	2	0	0	1	1		5	13

W: Sheldon Jones L: Dewey Adkins SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Wayne Terwilliger	4	0	0	0	2
Phil Cavarretta	4	1	2	1	1
Roy Smalley	4	0	2	0	1
Hank Sauer	4	0	0	0	1
Andy Pafko	4	0	1	0	1
Smoky Burgess	4	0	0	0	0
Herman Reich	3	1	1	0	0
Bob Ramazzotti	3	0	0	0	0
Dewey Adkins	2	0	0	0	1
Frank Baumholtz	1	1	1	2	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hank Thompson	5	0	0	0	0	0
Whitey Lockman	4	1	2	0	0	0
Sid Gordon	4	1	2	1	0	1
Willard Marshall	3	0	1	1	1	0
Bobby Thomson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Joe Lafata	4	0	2	0	0	0
Bill Rigney	4	1	1	0	0	0
Wes Westrum	3	2	2	3	1	0
Sheldon Jones	4	0	2	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dewey Adkins	7.0	11	2	2
Bob Chipman	1.0	2	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Sheldon Jones	9.0	7	0	7

Play-by-play

Top 1

Wayne Terwilliger: K/C
Phil Cavarretta: S9
Roy Smalley: 2/FL
Hank Sauer: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Hank Thompson: 3/G
Whitey Lockman: S7
Sid Gordon: K
Willard Marshall: SB2
Willard Marshall: W
Bobby Thomson: 8

Top 2

Andy Pafko: S7
Smoky Burgess: 6/P
Herman Reich: 54(1)/FO/NDP.BX2(24)

Bot 2

Joe Lafata: S9
Bill Rigney: 4(B)4(1)/LDP
Wes Westrum: W
Sheldon Jones: S8/L89D.1XH(842)

Top 3

Bob Ramazzotti: 3/FL
Dewey Adkins: 7
Wayne Terwilliger: 8

Bot 3

Hank Thompson: 4/P
Whitey Lockman: S7
Sid Gordon: S9.1-3
Willard Marshall: 9.3-H
Bobby Thomson: S7.1-2
Joe Lafata: 5/FL

Top 4

Phil Cavarretta: K
Roy Smalley: S9
Hank Sauer: K
Andy Pafko: K

Bot 4

Bill Rigney: T9
Wes Westrum: HR/7.3-H
Sheldon Jones: 13
Hank Thompson: 4/P
Whitey Lockman: 31

Top 5

Smoky Burgess: 3/G
Herman Reich: 7/L
Bob Ramazzotti: 43

Bot 5

Sid Gordon: 7
Willard Marshall: S9
Bobby Thomson: 8
Joe Lafata: S9.1-2
Bill Rigney: WP.2-3;1-2
Bill Rigney: 9

Top 6

Dewey Adkins: K
Wayne Terwilliger: 5/L
Phil Cavarretta: HR/9
Roy Smalley: K

Bot 6

Wes Westrum: 8/F78D
Sheldon Jones: 63
Hank Thompson: 43

Top 7

Hank Sauer: 2/FL
Andy Pafko: 2/FL
Smoky Burgess: 31

Bot 7

Whitey Lockman: 9
Sid Gordon: HR/9
Willard Marshall: 9
Bobby Thomson: K

Top 8

Herman Reich: S7
Bob Ramazzotti: 43.1-2
Frank Baumholtz: HR/9.2-H
Wayne Terwilliger: K
Phil Cavarretta: 43

Bot 8

Joe Lafata: 43
Bill Rigney: 4/P
Wes Westrum: HR/7
Sheldon Jones: S8
Hank Thompson: 3/G

Top 9

Roy Smalley: S8
Hank Sauer: 2/FL
Andy Pafko: 2/FL
Smoky Burgess: 2/FL

Notes & reviews

Thompson's throw went past first and Westrum retrieved it and threw out Reich
Yes, three consecutive batters fouled out to catcher; Westrum caught six foul balls in the game

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