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New York Giants @ Chicago Cubs

1942-06-03 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 6519 · 2:16

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Giants 6–2. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 1st. Claude Passeau earned the win. Rip Russell went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Claude Passeau L: Tom Sunkel SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Al Barlick · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	5	1	0	0	0	0
Willard Marshall	5	1	3	1	0	0
Mel Ott	3	0	1	0	1	0
Johnny Mize	4	0	1	1	0	0
Babe Barna	4	0	0	0	0	2
Harry Danning	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	4	0	1	0	0	0
Mickey Witek	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bill McGee	1	0	0	0	0	1
Buster Maynard	1	0	0	0	0	1
Babe Young	0	0	0	0	1	0
Hank Leiber	1	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	3	2	1	0	2	1
Lennie Merullo	3	1	1	0	2	1
Lou Stringer	5	0	0	1	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	1	1	0	1	0
Rip Russell	5	1	2	4	0	0
Lou Novikoff	3	0	1	0	1	0
Phil Cavarretta	2	0	0	0	2	0
Clyde McCullough	3	1	1	0	1	1
Claude Passeau	3	0	0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tom Sunkel	0.1	1	3	0
Bill McGee	3.2	5	2	1
Harry Feldman	2.0	0	4	0
Ace Adams	2.0	1	0	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	9.0	8	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Werber: 13
Willard Marshall: S/89
Mel Ott: S9.1-3
Johnny Mize: S8.3-H;1-2
Babe Barna: K
Harry Danning: 46(1)/FO

Bot 1

Stan Hack: W
Lennie Merullo: W.1-2
Lou Stringer: 8/L
Bill Nicholson: W.2-3;1-2
Rip Russell: HR/7/L.3-H;2-H;1-H
Lou Novikoff: 9/F#
Phil Cavarretta: 13

Top 2

Billy Jurges: 8/F
Mickey Witek: W
Bill McGee: K
Billy Werber: 9/F

Bot 2

Clyde McCullough: S7
Claude Passeau: 3/SH.1-2
Stan Hack: W
Lennie Merullo: K+SB3;SB2.2-H(E2/TH)(UR);1-3
Lou Stringer: 53

Top 3

Willard Marshall: 99
Mel Ott: 99
Johnny Mize: 99

Bot 3

Bill Nicholson: 99
Rip Russell: S
Lou Novikoff: S.1-2
Phil Cavarretta: W.2-3;1-2
Clyde McCullough: 99
Claude Passeau: 99

Top 4

Babe Barna: 99
Harry Danning: 99
Billy Jurges: 99

Bot 4

Stan Hack: D
Lennie Merullo: S.2-3
Lou Stringer: E5/G.3-H;1-2
Bill Nicholson: 99
Rip Russell: 99
Lou Novikoff: 99

Top 5

Mickey Witek: S
Buster Maynard: K
Billy Werber: 99
Willard Marshall: S.1-2
Mel Ott: W.2-3;1-2
Johnny Mize: 8

Bot 5

Phil Cavarretta: W
Clyde McCullough: W.1-2
Claude Passeau: 99
Stan Hack: 99
Lennie Merullo: W.2-3;1-2
Lou Stringer: 99

Top 6

Babe Barna: K#
Harry Danning: 99
Billy Jurges: 99

Bot 6

Bill Nicholson: 99
Rip Russell: 99
Lou Novikoff: W
Phil Cavarretta: SB2
Phil Cavarretta: 99

Top 7

Mickey Witek: 99
Babe Young: W
Billy Werber: 64(1)/FO.B-2(E4/TH)
Willard Marshall: S.2-H(UR)
Mel Ott: 99

Bot 7

Clyde McCullough: K
Claude Passeau: 99
Stan Hack: K

Top 8

Johnny Mize: 99
Babe Barna: 99
Harry Danning: 99

Bot 8

Lennie Merullo: 99
Lou Stringer: 99
Bill Nicholson: S
Rip Russell: 99

Top 9

Billy Jurges: S
Mickey Witek: 99
Hank Leiber: D.1-3
Billy Werber: 99
Willard Marshall: 99