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Chicago Cubs @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1941-06-06 · Night game · Ebbets Field · Att: 32061 · 2:00

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Chicago Cubs 4–1. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 3 in the 6th. Kirby Higbe earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Kirby Higbe L: Jake Mooty SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: Jocko Conlan · 2B: (none) · 3B: Larry Goetz · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	0	0	0	0	0
Lou Stringer	4	0	0	0	0	1
Dom Dallessandro	4	1	1	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	3	0	2	1	1	0
Lou Novikoff	4	0	0	0	0	1
Phil Cavarretta	2	0	0	0	2	0
Clyde McCullough	1	0	0	0	0	0
Bobby Sturgeon	3	0	1	0	0	0
Jake Mooty	2	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Scheffing	2	0	1	0	1	0
Johnny Hudson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Leiber	1	0	0	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pee Wee Reese	4	1	3	0	0	0
Billy Herman	4	0	1	1	0	0
Pete Reiser	3	0	1	0	0	0
Dolph Camilli	3	1	0	0	1	2
Dixie Walker	4	0	0	0	0	0
Cookie Lavagetto	4	1	1	0	0	0
Joe Medwick	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mickey Owen	4	1	1	1	0	0
Kirby Higbe	3	0	1	2	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jake Mooty	6.0	8	1	2
Vern Olsen	2.0	1	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	9.0	5	4	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: 4
Lou Stringer: K
Dom Dallessandro: 2/FL

Bot 1

Pee Wee Reese: S
Billy Herman: 23.1-2
Pete Reiser: 6
Dolph Camilli: 8

Top 2

Bill Nicholson: W
Lou Novikoff: 4
Phil Cavarretta: 3/FL
Clyde McCullough: 8/L

Bot 2

Dixie Walker: 13
Cookie Lavagetto: S
Joe Medwick: S.1-2
Mickey Owen: 15(1)/FO
Kirby Higbe: K

Top 3

Bobby Sturgeon: S
Jake Mooty: 1
Stan Hack: 4
Lou Stringer: 43

Bot 3

Pee Wee Reese: S
Billy Herman: SB2
Billy Herman: 9
Pete Reiser: S.2-3
Dolph Camilli: K
Dixie Walker: 6

Top 4

Dom Dallessandro: D
Bill Nicholson: S.2-H
Lou Novikoff: 54(1)/FO
Phil Cavarretta: W.1-2
Bob Scheffing: W.2-3;1-2
Bobby Sturgeon: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Cookie Lavagetto: 63
Joe Medwick: 53
Mickey Owen: 9

Top 5

Jake Mooty: 43
Stan Hack: 43
Lou Stringer: 6

Bot 5

Kirby Higbe: 2
Pee Wee Reese: T
Billy Herman: 8.3-H
Pete Reiser: 3/FL

Top 6

Dom Dallessandro: 9
Bill Nicholson: D
Lou Novikoff: 53
Phil Cavarretta: IW
Bob Scheffing: 43

Bot 6

Dolph Camilli: W
Dixie Walker: 5
Cookie Lavagetto: 4E6.1-2
Joe Medwick: 7
Mickey Owen: S.2-H(UR);1-2
Kirby Higbe: D.2-H(UR);1-H(UR)
Pee Wee Reese: 4

Top 7

Bobby Sturgeon: 3/FL
Johnny Hudson: 2/FL
Stan Hack: 8

Bot 7

Billy Herman: S
Pete Reiser: 13/SH.1-2
Dolph Camilli: K
Dixie Walker: 13

Top 8

Lou Stringer: 4
Dom Dallessandro: 43
Bill Nicholson: 3

Bot 8

Cookie Lavagetto: 43
Joe Medwick: 63
Mickey Owen: 13

Top 9

Lou Novikoff: K
Phil Cavarretta: 8
Bob Scheffing: D
Hank Leiber: K

Notes & reviews

Clyde McCullough claimed Billy Herman interfered with the throw to 2B on the steal attempt; McCullough and Cubs Coach Dizzy Dean ejected by HP umpire Beans Reardon

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