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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1942-09-17 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 1500 · 1:43

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 8–0. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 3rd. Hank Wyse earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	4	0	0	2	0	1	1	8	12
PHI	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	8

W: Hank Wyse L: Andy Lapihuska SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Cy Block	3	1	2	1	2	0
Marv Rickert	5	1	1	0	0	1
Bill Nicholson	3	2	2	0	1	0
Whitey Platt	5	1	1	2	0	1
Phil Cavarretta	5	0	1	1	0	0
Marv Felderman	4	0	1	0	1	2
Bobby Sturgeon	5	1	2	1	0	0
Lennie Merullo	5	2	2	0	0	0
Hank Wyse	3	0	0	1	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	H	SO
Pinky May	4	1	1
Ed Freed	3	1	0
Ron Northey	4	0	1
Danny Litwhiler	4	2	0
Ed Murphy	3	1	0
Bill Burich	3	1	0
Danny Murtaugh	3	1	0
Bennie Warren	2	0	0
Andy Lapihuska	2	1	0
Mickey Livingston	1	0	0
Lloyd Waner	1	0	0
Earl Naylor	1	0	0
Nick Etten	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hank Wyse	9.0	8	0	2

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Andy Lapihuska	6.0	6	4	2
Hilly Flitcraft	2.0	4	0	1
Boom-Boom Beck	1.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Cy Block: W
Marv Rickert: 36(1)3/GDP
Bill Nicholson: HP
Whitey Platt: 8/F

Bot 1

Pinky May: E6/G.B-1
Ed Freed: 64(1)3/GDP
Ron Northey: 3/G

Top 2

Phil Cavarretta: 63
Marv Felderman: 7/F
Bobby Sturgeon: 63

Bot 2

Danny Litwhiler: 53
Ed Murphy: 8/F
Bill Burich: S5/G.BX3(25)(E5)

Top 3

Lennie Merullo: 43
Hank Wyse: 63
Cy Block: S8
Marv Rickert: S/78.1-3;B-2(TH)
Bill Nicholson: IW
Whitey Platt: S7.3-H;2-H;1-H(NR);B-2
Phil Cavarretta: S/89.2-H
Marv Felderman: W.1-2
Bobby Sturgeon: 43

Bot 3

Danny Murtaugh: 8/F
Bennie Warren: 2/FL
Andy Lapihuska: S7
Pinky May: 4/P

Top 4

Lennie Merullo: 63
Hank Wyse: 43
Cy Block: W
Marv Rickert: 43

Bot 4

Ed Freed: S8
Ron Northey: 46(1)/FO
Danny Litwhiler: 8/F
Ed Murphy: D9.1-3
Bill Burich: 13

Top 5

Bill Nicholson: 7/F
Whitey Platt: K
Phil Cavarretta: 31

Bot 5

Danny Murtaugh: S7
Bennie Warren: 46(1)3/GDP
Andy Lapihuska: 13

Top 6

Marv Felderman: K/C
Bobby Sturgeon: S8
Lennie Merullo: S7.1-3
Hank Wyse: FC1/THH.3-H;1-2
Cy Block: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Marv Rickert: SBH;SB2
Marv Rickert: 13

Bot 6

Pinky May: K
Ed Freed: 6/P
Ron Northey: K

Top 7

Bill Nicholson: S9
Whitey Platt: 4/P
Phil Cavarretta: 46(1)/FO
Marv Felderman: S7.1-2
Bobby Sturgeon: 5(2)/FO

Bot 7

Danny Litwhiler: S7
Ed Murphy: 8/F
Bill Burich: 8/F
Danny Murtaugh: 3/G

Top 8

Lennie Merullo: S8
Hank Wyse: 14/SH.1-2
Cy Block: S8.2-H
Marv Rickert: CS2(26)
Marv Rickert: K/C

Bot 8

Mickey Livingston: 7/F
Lloyd Waner: 2/P
Pinky May: D/F7D
Earl Naylor: 63

Top 9

Bill Nicholson: S4/G
Whitey Platt: FC2.1-2(E2)#
Phil Cavarretta: 8/F
Marv Felderman: K
Bobby Sturgeon: S8.2-H(UR);1-3
Lennie Merullo: 8/F

Bot 9

Ron Northey: 3
Danny Litwhiler: S
Nick Etten: 36(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Nicholson scored when Platt got in a short run play, no RBI.

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