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New York Giants @ Chicago Cubs

1942-05-02 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 7967 · 2:12

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 1–0. Cliff Melton earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Cliff Melton L: Paul Erickson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Ziggy Sears · 2B: (none) · 3B: Tom Dunn · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	3	0	0	0	1	0
Mickey Witek	3	0	0	1	1	0
Mel Ott	3	0	0	0	1	0
Johnny Mize	1	0	0	0	0	1
Willard Marshall	4	0	1	0	0	0
Babe Barna	4	0	2	0	0	1
Harry Danning	4	0	1	0	0	1
Dick Bartell	4	1	1	0	0	0
Cliff Melton	2	0	0	0	1	1
Babe Young	3	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Peanuts Lowrey	4	0	0	0
Lennie Merullo	3	0	1	0
Rip Russell	4	0	0	1
Bill Nicholson	4	3	0	1
Lou Novikoff	4	1	0	0
Lou Stringer	3	1	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	3	0	0	0
Clyde McCullough	3	1	0	0
Paul Erickson	3	0	0	3

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cliff Melton	9.0	6	1	5

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Erickson	9.0	6	4	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Werber: E6
Mickey Witek: CS2(99)
Mickey Witek: 43
Mel Ott: 63

Bot 1

Peanuts Lowrey: 53
Lennie Merullo: 53
Rip Russell: K

Top 2

Johnny Mize: K/C
Willard Marshall: 3/FL
Babe Barna: K/C

Bot 2

Bill Nicholson: S8
Lou Novikoff: 7/L
Lou Stringer: 64(1)/FO
Babe Dahlgren: 8

Top 3

Harry Danning: S9
Dick Bartell: D7.1-3
Cliff Melton: OA.3XH(21)
Cliff Melton: W
Billy Werber: W.2-3;1-2
Mickey Witek: 46(1)/FO.3-H;2-3
Mel Ott: W.1-2
Babe Young: 5/P

Bot 3

Clyde McCullough: 3/P
Paul Erickson: K
Peanuts Lowrey: 8

Top 4

Willard Marshall: 8
Babe Barna: S9
Harry Danning: K
Dick Bartell: 7

Bot 4

Lennie Merullo: 63
Rip Russell: 63
Bill Nicholson: D7
Lou Novikoff: 4/P

Top 5

Cliff Melton: 7
Billy Werber: E6/TH.B-2
Mickey Witek: 13
Mel Ott: 8

Bot 5

Lou Stringer: S7
Babe Dahlgren: CS2(99)
Babe Dahlgren: 6/P
Clyde McCullough: 2/P

Top 6

Babe Young: S9
Willard Marshall: S.1-2
Babe Barna: 9/L
Harry Danning: 3/FL
Dick Bartell: PO1(23)

Bot 6

Paul Erickson: K
Peanuts Lowrey: 99
Lennie Merullo: W
Rip Russell: 99

Top 7

Dick Bartell: 53
Cliff Melton: K/C
Billy Werber: 6/P

Bot 7

Bill Nicholson: S9
Lou Novikoff: S/BG.1-2
Lou Stringer: 9/L
Babe Dahlgren: 16(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Mickey Witek: W
Mel Ott: 7
Babe Young: 5/P
Willard Marshall: 4/P

Bot 8

Clyde McCullough: S
Paul Erickson: K/BF
Peanuts Lowrey: 99/G.1-2
Lennie Merullo: 99/G

Top 9

Babe Barna: S
Harry Danning: CS2(99)
Harry Danning: 99
Dick Bartell: 99

Bot 9

Rip Russell: 99
Bill Nicholson: K
Lou Novikoff: 99

Notes & reviews

Mize ejected by P umpire Stewart for arguing strike 3

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