NATIONAL AND AMERICAN LEAGUES
NEW YORK GIANTS AT CHICAGO CUBS
08/27/1940
 
NATIONAL AND AMERICAN LEAGUES
NEW YORK GIANTS AT CHICAGO CUBS
GAME ID: 990 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 27TH, 1940 - GAME LOG
  1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
New York Giants (71-51) 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 7 16 1
Chicago Cubs (51-74) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 9 1
Stone Goes 5-for-5 Against Chicago
It was a parade of hits for John Stone of the New York Giants at Wrigley Field today.

Connecting almost every time he went to the plate, Stone finished the day with a total of 5 hits in 5 at-bats. His strong individual effort propelled the Giants to a 7-3 victory.

"Stone was really good and we were really bad," groaned Cubs manager . "Next time he's that hot, we'll just walk him."

John Stone singled in the 1st, singled in the 3rd, singled in the 5th, hit an RBI single in the 6th and hit a two-run single in the 8th.

This season Stone is batting .356 with 47 hits, 5 home runs, 25 RBIs, 15 walks, .419 OBP and has scored 27 runs. He has played in 65 games.
NEW YORK BATTING LINESCORE CHICAGO BATTING LINESCORE
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
J. Stone LF 5 1 5 3 0 0 0 .356 5 25
T. Wright RF 4 1 1 0 1 0 3 .332 7 54
M. Ott 3B 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .295 32 85
H. Leiber CF 5 1 3 1 0 0 2 .274 19 75
H. Danning C 4 0 0 1 0 1 6 .292 3 52
B. Hassett 1B 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 .299 1 10
T. Cuccinello 2B 5 2 4 2 0 0 0 .246 5 44
L. Durocher SS 4 1 0 0 1 0 4 .244 2 43
K. Heintzelman P 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 .103 0 2
   H. Gumbert P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .250 0 0
Totals 38 7 16 7 3 2 19      
BATTING
Doubles: T. Cuccinello 2 (23, 8th Inning off K. Higbe, 0 on, 1 out; 9th Inning off H. Fink, 2 on, 2 outs)
Total Bases: T. Wright , B. Hassett , H. Leiber 3 , J. Stone 5 , M. Ott 2 , T. Cuccinello 6
2-out RBI: , J. Stone 2 , T. Cuccinello
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: , L. Durocher 2 , B. Hassett , H. Danning
GIDP: H. Danning
Sac Bunt: K. Heintzelman 2
Sac Fly: H. Danning
Team LOB: 10

BASERUNNING
SB: J. Stone (3)

FIELDING
Errors: T. Cuccinello (13)
Double Plays: 2 (Durocher-Cuccinello-Hassett, Durocher-Cuccinello-Hassett)
Player AB R H RBI BB K LOB AVG HR RBI
F. Bordagaray 3B 5 0 0 0 0 0 3 .295 1 27
L. Appling SS 5 0 2 0 0 0 2 .307 2 58
J. Hill RF 4 0 0 0 1 0 3 .291 3 37
B. Herman 2B 4 0 1 0 0 0 2 .258 2 50
A. Galan 1B 4 1 1 0 0 0 4 .259 8 45
J. Moore LF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .300 6 53
P. Cavarretta CF 3 1 1 0 1 1 1 .293 5 48
C. McCullough C 2 0 1 1 1 0 0 .255 3 16
   a-G. Hartnett PH, C 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 .271 14 47
K. Higbe P 3 0 1 2 0 0 1 .150 0 4
   H. Fink P 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000 0 0
   b-L. Finney PH 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .265 5 78
Totals 35 3 9 3 4 2 19      
a - G. Hartnett pinch hit for C. McCullough in the 8th
b - L. Finney pinch hit for H. Fink in the 9th

BATTING
Total Bases: K. Higbe , C. McCullough , P. Cavarretta , A. Galan , B. Herman , L. Appling 2 , J. Moore , L. Finney
Runners left in scoring position, 2 outs: J. Hill , G. Hartnett
GIDP: A. Galan , F. Bordagaray
Team LOB: 9

FIELDING
Errors: A. Galan (18)
Double Plays: 2 (Cavarretta-McCullough, Bordagaray-Herman-Galan)
OF assists: 2 (Cavarretta (Stone at home), Cavarretta (Stone at home))
NEW YORK PITCHING LINESCORE CHICAGO PITCHING LINESCORE
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Heintzelman W (7-5) 8.2 9 3 3 4 2 0 142 89 4.43   
H. Gumbert 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 4.54   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Heintzelman 52
Batters Faced: K. Heintzelman 38, H. Gumbert 1
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Heintzelman 14-8, H. Gumbert 0-1
Pitches - Strikes: K. Heintzelman 142-89, H. Gumbert 2-2
Inherited Runners - Scored: H. Gumbert 1-0
Player IP H R ER BB K HR PI PS ERA   
K. Higbe L (11-16) 8.0 13 5 5 3 2 0 139 83 4.41   
H. Fink 1.0 3 2 2 0 0 0 21 12 3.60   
PITCHING
Game Score: K. Higbe 35
Batters Faced: K. Higbe 38, H. Fink 6
Ground Outs - Fly Outs: K. Higbe 9-10, H. Fink 0-3
Pitches - Strikes: K. Higbe 139-83, H. Fink 21-12
GAME NOTES
Player of the Game: John Stone
Ballpark: Wrigley Field
Weather: Clear skies (78 degrees), wind blowing in from center at 10 mph
Start Time: 2:05 PM CT
Time: 2:47
Attendance: 2703
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