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Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs

1941-06-14 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 2838 · 1:48

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 3–0. Vern Olsen earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Vern Olsen L: Cy Blanton SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Heinie Mueller	4	2	0	0
Joe Marty	4	0	0	0
Johnny Rizzo	3	0	1	0
Nick Etten	2	0	2	0
Danny Litwhiler	4	0	0	2
Bobby Bragan	3	1	0	0
Bennie Warren	2	0	0	1
Pinky May	3	0	0	0
Cy Blanton	1	0	0	0
Mickey Livingston	2	0	0	1
Stan Benjamin	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	3	1	1	0	1	0
Bobby Sturgeon	4	0	0	1	0	0
Dom Dallessandro	4	0	1	1	0	1
Bill Nicholson	3	0	0	0	1	0
Hank Leiber	1	1	0	0	2	0
Phil Cavarretta	3	0	2	0	1	0
Clyde McCullough	2	1	0	0	2	0
Lou Stringer	2	0	1	1	2	1
Vern Olsen	4	0	0	0	0	1

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cy Blanton	5.0	5	3	2
Bill Crouch	1.0	0	0	0
Lefty Hoerst	0.0	0	2	0
Ike Pearson	2.0	0	4	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vern Olsen	9.0	3	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Heinie Mueller: D/78
Joe Marty: 99
Johnny Rizzo: W
Nick Etten: 99
Danny Litwhiler: K

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 99
Bobby Sturgeon: 99
Dom Dallessandro: K

Top 2

Bobby Bragan: 99
Bennie Warren: K
Pinky May: 99

Bot 2

Bill Nicholson: 99
Hank Leiber: W
Phil Cavarretta: D9.1-3
Clyde McCullough: IW
Lou Stringer: K
Vern Olsen: 5(2)/FO

Top 3

Cy Blanton: 99
Heinie Mueller: 99
Joe Marty: 99

Bot 3

Stan Hack: T8/89
Bobby Sturgeon: 3/G
Dom Dallessandro: S8/78.3-H
Bill Nicholson: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 4

Johnny Rizzo: 99
Nick Etten: 99
Danny Litwhiler: 99

Bot 4

Hank Leiber: W
Phil Cavarretta: S9.1-2;BX1(963)
Clyde McCullough: 99/G
Lou Stringer: S8.2-H
Vern Olsen: 99

Top 5

Bobby Bragan: 99
Bennie Warren: 99
Pinky May: 99

Bot 5

Stan Hack: 99
Bobby Sturgeon: 99
Dom Dallessandro: 99

Top 6

Mickey Livingston: 43
Heinie Mueller: S7
Joe Marty: 9/F/DP.1X1(943)

Bot 6

Bill Nicholson: 99
Hank Leiber: 99
Phil Cavarretta: 99

Top 7

Johnny Rizzo: 63
Nick Etten: W
Danny Litwhiler: K
Bobby Bragan: S7.1-2
Stan Benjamin: WP.2-3;1-2
Stan Benjamin: 13

Bot 7

Clyde McCullough: W
Lou Stringer: W.1-2
Vern Olsen: WP.2-3;1-2
Vern Olsen: K
Stan Hack: IW
Bobby Sturgeon: 99(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Dom Dallessandro: 99

Top 8

Pinky May: 99
Mickey Livingston: K
Heinie Mueller: 99

Bot 8

Bill Nicholson: W
Hank Leiber: 99/SH.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: W
Clyde McCullough: 7/L
Lou Stringer: W.2-3;1-2
Vern Olsen: 9

Top 9

Joe Marty: 99
Johnny Rizzo: 99
Nick Etten: W
Danny Litwhiler: 8

Notes & reviews

48 minute rain delay at start
When Rizzo bobbled the ball, Cavarretta headed for second, but Leiber had stumbled rounding second and was still there. Cavarretta was run down trying to get back to first.
17 minute rain delay

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