Chicago Cubs 3 – 4 Brooklyn Dodgers
17 May 1942 · NYC15
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | final score 4–3 | 1 in 18 games | |
| 10 | 2 doubles | Billy Herman | 1 in 99 player-games |
| 3 | 8 innings pitched | Les Webber | 1 in 8 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 |
| Brooklyn Dodgers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Hack | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lennie Merullo | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Charlie Gilbert | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Nicholson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dom Dallessandro | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
| Rip Russell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Cavarretta | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Chico Hernandez | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Johnny Schmitz | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Lou Novikoff | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Schmitz | 7.0 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 |
| Bill Fleming | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Brooklyn Dodgers batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Herman | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 2B |
| Arky Vaughan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Pete Reiser | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Johnny Rizzo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Frenchy Bordagaray | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Dixie Walker | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Medwick | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Alex Kampouris | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Mickey Owen | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pee Wee Reese | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Les Webber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 28 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Brooklyn Dodgers pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Les Webber | 8.0 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 |
| Hugh Casey | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |