Chicago Cubs 6 – 5 St. Louis Cardinals
4 July 1942 · STL07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | final score 6–5 | 1 in 32 games | |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Vern Olsen | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
| 6 | 4 walks allowed | Mort Cooper | 1 in 13 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Hack | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Phil Cavarretta | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Lou Novikoff | 5 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jimmie Foxx | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Bill Nicholson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Lou Stringer | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Lennie Merullo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Clyde McCullough | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Vern Olsen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jake Mooty | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vern Olsen | 6.1 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| Jake Mooty | 2.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Terry Moore | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Enos Slaughter | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Stan Musial | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Walker Cooper | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ray Sanders | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Creepy Crespi | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Marty Marion | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Coaker Triplett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mort Cooper | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Murry Dickson | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Ken O'Dea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 39 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mort Cooper | 4.1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
| Murry Dickson | 3.2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Max Lanier | 1.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |