New York Giants vs Chicago Cubs
June 24, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 24, 1949 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the New York Giants and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Giants 2, Chicago Cubs 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Rigney 2b 5 0 0 0
Mueller rf 5 0 2 0
Thomson cf 4 0 1 0
Marshall lf 5 0 2 0
Gordon 3b 5 0 1 0
Lafata 1b 5 1 2 0
Westrum c 4 0 1 0
Kerr ss 3 1 1 0
Jansen p 1 0 1 1
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
  Galan ph 1 0 0 0
  Hansen p 0 0 0 0
  Milne ph 1 0 1 0
  Webb p 0 0 0 0
  Mize ph 1 0 1 1
  Behrman p 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 2 13 2
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Verban 2b 4 1 3 0
Reich 1b 4 0 0 0
Edwards rf 4 1 2 0
Sauer lf 4 1 1 3
Pafko 3b 4 1 2 0
Walker c 4 1 1 0
Jeffcoat cf 3 1 2 1
Mauch ss 4 0 1 2
Hacker p 3 0 1 0
Totals 34 6 13 6
New York 010 000 010–2132
Chicago 303 000 00x–6131
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen  L(6-9) 2.2 10 6 5 0 0
  Higbe   0.1 1 0 0 0 0
  Hansen   3.0 0 0 0 0 1
  Webb   1.0 1 0 0 0 0
  Behrman   1.0 1 0 0 1 0
Totals
8.0
13
6
5
1
1
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Hacker  W(2-1) 9.0 13 2 2 1 3
Totals
9.0
13
2
2
1
3
  E–Marshall (5), Lafata (2), Hacker (1).  DP–New York 3. Kerr-Lafata, Webb-Lafata, Rigney-Lafata, Chicago 1. Pafko-Verban-Reich.  PB–Westrum (1).  2B–New York Thomson (15).  HR–Chicago Sauer (8,1st inning off Jansen 2 on).  HBP–Thomson (1).  Team LOB–13.  Team–5.  U–Al Barlick, George Barr, Lee Ballanfant.
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