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Scores
Standings
PHA
@BOS		2
9
CHW
@DET		5
3
NYY
@WSH		4
7
CIN
@CHC		3
7
CIN
@CHC		7
5		 
(10)
BRO
@PHI		2
3
Tuesday, August 8, 1939,
, Wrigley Field
Attendance: 30,000, Time of Game: 2:03
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Reds
3
62-35
⇐ Lost 1 ⇒
 at Cubs
7
54-46
⇐ Won 1 ⇒
W: Bill Lee (13-10)
L: Bucky Walters (19-7)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   0  0  1   0  1  1    3  7  2
Cubs            0  0  3   3  0  1   0  0  X    7 12  0

Cincinnati Reds

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Billy Werber 3B 3 1 1 0 1 1 .285 .764 0 1 SB
Lonny Frey 2B 2 1 1 0 2 1 .294 .870 2 1
Ival Goodman RF 4 0 1 1 0 0 .324 .904 4 0 GDP
Frank McCormick 1B 4 0 2 1 0 0 .332 .914 8 2 GDP
Ernie Lombardi C 4 0 0 0 0 0 .289 .841 6 0
Harry Craft CF 1 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .686 0 0
   Wally Berger CF 2 1 1 1 1 1 .221 .684 1 0 HR
Lee Gamble LF 4 0 1 0 0 0 .247 .558 2 0 2B
Billy Myers SS 4 0 0 0 0 0 .278 .763 1 3
Bucky Walters P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .329 .754 0 0
   Nino Bongiovanni 1 0 0 0 0 1 .283 .658
   Hank Johnson P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 0
   Lew Riggs 1 0 0 0 0 1 .077 .297
Team Totals 32 3 7 3 4 7 .219 .649 24 7
2B: L Gamble (5).
HR: W Berger (7).
TB: W Berger 4; L Gamble 2; F McCormick 2; L Frey; B Werber; I Goodman.
GIDP: F McCormick (16); I Goodman (3).
RBI: W Berger (17); I Goodman (51); F McCormick (85).
Team LOB: 6.
Fielding
E: B Walters (2); B Werber (21).
Baserunning
SB: B Werber (10, -1st base off  POCS).

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Stan Hack 3B 5 2 4 1 0 0 .302 .786 0 0 2B
Billy Herman 2B 4 0 0 1 0 1 .288 .796 0 5 SH
Augie Galan LF 4 2 2 3 0 0 .297 .815 1 0 HR,2B
Hank Leiber CF 3 1 0 0 1 1 .284 .877 2 0
Bill Nicholson RF 4 0 1 2 0 1 .360 1.200 2 0 3B
Gabby Hartnett C 3 0 1 0 1 1 .274 .853 7 0
Rip Russell 1B 4 0 2 0 0 1 .248 .657 11 1 3B,2B
Bobby Mattick SS 4 2 2 0 0 1 .467 1.100 3 6
Bill Lee P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .134 .339 1 1 SH
Team Totals 34 7 12 7 2 6 .353 1.036 27 13
2B: R Russell (16); A Galan (21); S Hack (18).
3B: R Russell (3); B Nicholson (4).
HR: A Galan (4).
SH: B Herman (14); B Lee (6).
TB: A Galan 6; S Hack 5; R Russell 5; B Nicholson 3; B Mattick 2; G Hartnett.
RBI: A Galan 3 (50); B Nicholson 2 (11); B Herman (42); S Hack (40).
Team LOB: 7.
Fielding
DP: 2. B Herman-B Mattick-R Russell; B Lee-B Mattick-R Russell.

Cincinnati Reds

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bucky Walters, L (19-7) 4 8 6 6 2 5 1 2.41 22 25
Hank Johnson 4 4 1 1 0 1 0 1.54 16
Team Totals 8 12 7 7 2 6 1 7.88 38 25

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bill Lee, W (13-10) 9 7 3 3 4 7 1 3.93 36 64
Team Totals 9 7 3 3 4 7 1 3.00 36 64
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Babe Pinelli, 1B - Beans Reardon, 2B - (none), 3B - Larry Goetz.
Time of Game: 2:03.
Attendance: 30,000.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Cincinnati Reds         Chicago Cubs
1 Billy Werber 3B 1 Stan Hack 3B
2 Lonny Frey 2B 2 Billy Herman 2B
3 Ival Goodman RF 3 Augie Galan LF
4 Frank McCormick 1B 4 Hank Leiber CF
5 Ernie Lombardi C 5 Bill Nicholson RF
6 Harry Craft CF 6 Gabby Hartnett C
7 Lee Gamble LF 7 Rip Russell 1B
8 Billy Myers SS 8 Bobby Mattick SS
9 Bucky Walters P 9 Bill Lee P

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