Chicago Cubs vs New York Giants
July 22, 1949 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 22, 1949 at Polo Grounds V. 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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Chicago Cubs 6, New York Giants 5

Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Jeffcoat cf 4 2 1 1
Verban 2b 4 0 0 1
Gustine 3b 5 0 2 0
Sauer lf 5 1 1 2
Pafko rf 4 0 1 0
Reich 1b 4 1 1 0
Smalley ss 3 1 1 0
Owen c 0 0 0 0
  Walker c 3 1 1 1
Schmitz p 4 0 1 1
Totals 36 6 9 6
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Thompson 2b 5 0 1 0
Lockman lf 5 1 2 0
Thomson cf 3 1 1 0
Mize 1b 4 1 1 1
Gordon rf 5 1 2 1
Irvin 3b 3 0 1 0
  Haas 3b 1 0 0 0
Rigney ss 4 1 2 1
Mueller R. c 2 0 0 0
  Westrum c 0 0 0 0
Kennedy p 2 0 0 0
  Webb p 1 0 0 0
  Higbe p 0 0 0 0
  Mueller D. ph 1 0 1 0
  Hartung p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 3
Chicago 000 030 210692
New York 004 000 0105113
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Schmitz  W(5-7) 9.0 11 5 5 5 2
Totals
9.0
11
5
5
5
2
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy   4.2 6 3 3 0 2
  Webb  L(1-1) 2.1 2 2 2 2 0
  Higbe   1.0 1 1 0 0 1
  Hartung   1.0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
9
6
5
2
3

  E–Jeffcoat (6), Gustine (13), Haas (3), Rigney 2 (13).  DP–Chicago 1. Smalley-Verban-Reich, New York 1. Rigney-Thompson-Mize.  2B–Chicago Gustine (11); R. Walker (4).  3B–Chicago Jeffcoat (2); Gustine (4); Smalley (6).  HR–Chicago Sauer (19,7th inning off Webb 1 on), New York Rigney (2,8th inning off Schmitz 0 on).  SH–Verban (10); Smalley (1).  Team LOB–7.  Team–9.  U–Lee Ballanfant, Al Barlick, George Barr.
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