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Scores
Standings
PHA
@CHW		4
8
PHA
@CHW		4
7
BOS
@CLE		4
5
NYY
@DET		3
7
WSH
@SLB		10
9
WSH
@SLB		11
1		 
(6)
PIT
@BSN		2
1
CHC
@NYG		4
0
CHC
@NYG		4
2		 
(7)
Saturday, September 17, 1938,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: Not Given, Time of Game: 2:08
First game of doubleheader, see Second game.
Cubs
4
77-60
⇐ Won 2 ⇒
2nd, 2½ GB
 at Giants
0
75-63
⇐ Lost 2 ⇒
4th, 6 GB
W: Bill Lee (19-9)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            0  0  0   1  0  0   1  0  2    4  7  0
Giants          0  0  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    0 13  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Stan Hack 3B 3 2 0 0 2 0 .308 .811 0 2 SB
Billy Herman 2B 5 0 2 2 0 0 .268 .677 3 8 2·2B
Frank Demaree RF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .257 .707 1 0
Augie Galan LF 3 0 2 0 1 0 .286 .786 0 0
Carl Reynolds CF 4 0 0 0 0 1 .301 .743 3 0
Gabby Hartnett C 3 0 0 1 1 0 .279 .818 6 0 GDP
Ripper Collins 1B 4 1 1 1 0 0 .255 .748 11 0 HR
Billy Jurges SS 3 1 2 0 1 0 .240 .624 2 2 SB
Bill Lee P 3 0 0 0 0 1 .204 .476 1 1 SH
Team Totals 33 4 7 4 5 2 .212 .679 27 13
2B: B Herman 2 (32).
HR: R Collins (13).
SH: B Lee (4).
TB: B Herman 4; R Collins 4; B Jurges 2; A Galan 2.
GIDP: G Hartnett (7).
RBI: B Herman 2 (47); G Hartnett (53); R Collins (53).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 3. B Jurges-B Herman-R Collins; B Lee-B Herman-R Collins; B Herman-R Collins.
Baserunning
SB: B Jurges (3, -1st base off  POCS); S Hack (15, -1st base off  POCS).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Mickey Haslin 3B 5 0 4 0 0 0 .314 .736 1 3
George Myatt SS 4 0 2 0 0 1 .325 .799 1 5 SH,GDP
Jo-Jo Moore LF 4 0 1 0 0 1 .312 .799 1 0 2B,GDP
Mel Ott RF 3 0 0 0 1 0 .313 1.030 2 0
Harry Danning C 4 0 1 0 0 1 .308 .787 6 0
Bob Seeds CF 4 0 3 0 0 0 .273 .731 3 0
Johnny McCarthy 1B 4 0 1 0 0 0 .273 .693 11 2
Alex Kampouris 2B 4 0 1 0 0 2 .249 .667 2 2
Johnnie Wittig P 1 0 0 0 0 1 .000 .000 0 0
   Sam Leslie 1 0 0 0 0 0 .252 .638 GDP
   Jumbo Brown P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .561 0 0
   Jimmy Ripple 1 0 0 0 0 0 .262 .708
   Dick Coffman P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .077 .154 0 1
   Les Powers 1 0 0 0 0 0 .000 .000
Team Totals 36 0 13 0 1 6 .361 .767 27 13
2B: J Moore (20).
SH: G Myatt (4).
TB: M Haslin 4; B Seeds 3; G Myatt 2; J Moore 2; J McCarthy; A Kampouris; H Danning.
GIDP: S Leslie (4); J Moore (2); G Myatt (5).
Team LOB: 11.
Fielding
DP: 1. G Myatt-A Kampouris-J McCarthy.
E: M Haslin (5).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bill Lee, W (19-9) 9 13 0 0 1 6 0 2.81 38 66
Team Totals 9 13 0 0 1 6 0 0.00 38 66

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Johnnie Wittig, L (2-3) 4 1 1 1 3 1 0 3.55 16 54
Jumbo Brown 3 3 1 1 1 1 1 1.89 13
Dick Coffman 2 3 2 2 1 0 0 3.67 10
Team Totals 9 7 4 4 5 2 1 4.00 39 54
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Beans Reardon, 1B - Babe Pinelli, 2B - (none), 3B - Larry Goetz.
Time of Game: 2:08.
Attendance: 0.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         New York Giants
1 Stan Hack 3B 1 Mickey Haslin 3B
2 Billy Herman 2B 2 George Myatt SS
3 Frank Demaree RF 3 Jo-Jo Moore LF
4 Augie Galan LF 4 Mel Ott RF
5 Carl Reynolds CF 5 Harry Danning C
6 Gabby Hartnett C 6 Bob Seeds CF
7 Ripper Collins 1B 7 Johnny McCarthy 1B
8 Billy Jurges SS 8 Alex Kampouris 2B
9 Bill Lee P 9 Johnnie Wittig P

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