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Scores
Standings
NYY
@CHW		5
8
NYY
@CHW		5
4
WSH
@CLE		2
11
WSH
@CLE		3
4
PHA
@DET		3
16
BOS
@SLB		13
5
BOS
@SLB		11
3
STL
@BRO		12
0
STL
@BRO		8
2
PIT
@BSN		3
2
PIT
@BSN		0
1
CHC
@NYG		7
5
CIN
@PHI		5
2		 
(11)
CIN
@PHI		4
0
Sunday, July 23, 1939,
, Polo Grounds V
Attendance: 14,975, Time of Game: 2:20
Cubs
7
46-41
⇐ Won 3 ⇒
 at Giants
5
41-43
⇐ Lost 9 ⇒
W: Bill Lee (10-10)
L: Harry Gumbert (11-5)
 
                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Cubs            1  0  0   1  0  1   0  0  4    7 13  1
Giants          1  1  1   0  0  1   1  0  0    5 11  1

Chicago Cubs

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Stan Hack 3B 4 1 2 0 1 0 .296 .774 2 2
Billy Herman 2B 5 2 2 1 0 0 .272 .772 3 4 2B,GDP
Augie Galan LF 5 1 2 1 0 0 .298 .806 0 0 2B
Jim Gleeson RF 4 1 1 1 1 0 .238 .693 1 0
Carl Reynolds CF 4 1 2 1 0 1 .245 .685 1 0 3B,SH
Gabby Hartnett C 4 0 2 2 0 0 .284 .889 2 0 2B,SH
Rip Russell 1B 4 0 1 1 0 2 .246 .640 15 0 SH
Dick Bartell SS 3 0 1 0 1 0 .253 .736 3 2
Bill Lee P 3 0 0 0 0 0 .158 .397 0 2
   Hank Leiber 0 0 0 0 1 0 .296 .919
   Clay Bryant 0 1 0 0 0 0 .167 .481
   Claude Passeau P 0 0 0 0 0 0 .245 .593 0 0
Team Totals 36 7 13 7 4 3 .361 .925 27 10
2B: G Hartnett (11); A Galan (17); B Herman (20).
3B: C Reynolds (6).
SH: C Reynolds (10); R Russell (13); G Hartnett (4).
TB: C Reynolds 4; G Hartnett 3; B Herman 3; A Galan 3; S Hack 2; D Bartell; J Gleeson; R Russell.
GIDP: B Herman (13).
RBI: G Hartnett 2 (35); R Russell (41); B Herman (35); C Reynolds (36); A Galan (42); J Gleeson (39).
Team LOB: 9.
Fielding
E: D Bartell (24).

New York Giants

Batting AB R H RBI BB SO BA OPS PO A
Jo-Jo Moore LF 5 0 0 0 0 0 .246 .642 0 0
Burgess Whitehead 2B 5 1 2 0 0 0 .236 .602 1 4
Frank Demaree CF 4 0 0 0 1 0 .312 .761 4 0
Mel Ott RF 5 2 2 1 0 0 .326 1.027 5 0 HR
Zeke Bonura 1B 4 0 1 1 0 0 .341 .937 9 2
Ken O'Dea C 3 0 1 1 1 0 .194 .623 3 1 2B
Tom Hafey 3B 4 1 1 0 0 0 .231 .692 0 3
Skeeter Scalzi SS 4 0 2 0 0 0 .364 .780 4 3
Bill Lohrman P 2 1 1 1 0 0 .143 .512 1 0 HR
   Jimmy Ripple 1 0 0 0 0 0 .258 .645
   Harry Gumbert P 1 0 1 0 0 0 .148 .330 0 0
Team Totals 38 5 11 4 2 0 .289 .799 27 13
2B: K O'Dea (1).
HR: M Ott (16); B Lohrman (1).
TB: M Ott 5; B Lohrman 4; K O'Dea 2; B Whitehead 2; S Scalzi 2; T Hafey; H Gumbert; Z Bonura.
RBI: M Ott (56); K O'Dea (11); Z Bonura (63); B Lohrman (2).
Team LOB: 8.
Fielding
DP: 1. T Hafey-B Whitehead-Z Bonura.
E: Z Bonura (9).

Chicago Cubs

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bill Lee, W (10-10) 8 11 5 4 2 0 2 4.05 37 40
Claude Passeau, S (1) 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3.52 3
Team Totals 9 11 5 4 2 0 2 4.00 40 40

New York Giants

Pitching IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA BF GSc
Bill Lohrman 6 8 3 3 2 1 0 3.25 27 43
Harry Gumbert, L (11-5) 3 5 4 4 2 2 0 4.26 16
Team Totals 9 13 7 7 4 3 0 7.00 43 43
Balks: None.
WP: None.
HBP: None.
IBB: None.
Pickoffs: None.

Other Info

Umpires: HP - Dolly Stark, 1B - Larry Goetz, 2B - (none), 3B - Bick Campbell.
Time of Game: 2:20.
Attendance: 14,975.
Field Condition: Unknown.
Start Time Weather: Unknown.

Starting Lineups

Chicago Cubs         New York Giants
1 Stan Hack 3B 1 Jo-Jo Moore LF
2 Billy Herman 2B 2 Burgess Whitehead 2B
3 Augie Galan LF 3 Frank Demaree CF
4 Jim Gleeson RF 4 Mel Ott RF
5 Carl Reynolds CF 5 Zeke Bonura 1B
6 Gabby Hartnett C 6 Ken O'Dea C
7 Rip Russell 1B 7 Tom Hafey 3B
8 Dick Bartell SS 8 Skeeter Scalzi SS
9 Bill Lee P 9 Bill Lohrman P

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