Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
June 3, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1949 at Polo Grounds V. The New York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

"The box score is the catechism of baseball, ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye." - Author Stanley Cohen in The Man in the Crowd (1981)
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Chicago Cubs 5, New York Giants 15

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Verban 2b 5 0 2 0
Lowrey lf 5 1 1 0
Cavarretta 1b 4 0 0 0
Pafko cf 5 1 2 2
Reich rf 3 0 1 0
Gustine 3b 4 1 2 0
Novotney c 4 0 0 1
Smalley ss 4 1 2 1
Chipman p 1 0 0 0
  Ramazzotti ph 1 0 0 0
  McLish p 2 1 1 0
Totals 38 5 11 4
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Lohrke 2b 5 3 2 1
Lockman lf 3 4 2 4
Gordon 3b 5 3 3 4
Thomson cf 4 1 2 2
Marshall rf 4 0 0 1
Cooper c 4 1 2 0
Mize 1b 5 0 1 0
  Haas 1b 0 0 0 0
Kerr ss 5 1 1 1
Kennedy p 5 2 1 0
Totals 40 15 14 13
Chicago 200 101 0105114
New York 140 203 41x15142
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Chipman  L(3-3) 3.0 6 5 4 3 2
  McLish   5.0 8 10 5 2 0
Totals
8.0
14
15
9
5
2
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy  W(5-3) 9.0 11 5 3 3 4
Totals
9.0
11
5
3
3
4

  E–Cavarretta (3), Gustine (8), Smalley (14), McLish (1), Marshall (4), Cooper (3).  DP–Chicago 1. Smalley-Verban.  PB–Novotney (2).  2B–Chicago Smalley (4), New York Gordon (10); Cooper (4); Mize (6).  3B–Chicago Pafko (1); Gustine (2), New York Lohrke (4); Lockman (2).  HR–Chicago Pafko (5,1st inning off Kennedy 1 on); Smalley (3,6th inning off Kennedy 0 on), New York Lohrke (3,1st inning off Chipman 0 on 0 out); Gordon (8,4th inning off McLish 1 on); Thomson (8,7th inning off McLish 1 on).  Team LOB–9.  SH–Lohrke (2).  Team–7.  U–Lou Jorda, Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz.
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