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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 19, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on May 19, 1939 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 19, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 19, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Gumbert |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Gene Lillard |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 26,151 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Charlie Moran 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Ziggy Sears |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Alex Kampouris | Third Baseman |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Frank Demaree | Center Fielder |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Harry Gumbert | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Jim Gleeson | Right Fielder |
| Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
| Rip Russell | First Baseman |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Gene Lillard | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
May 19, 1939
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Lillard
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Lillard
Jurges hits a fly ball towards right. Gleeson catches it and throws to first to double up Kampouris. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Lillard
Danning hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Gumbert
Herman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Gumbert
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Gumbert
Gleeson hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Gumbert
There goes Hack. The throw from Danning and he is safe. Hack steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Galan vs. Gumbert
Galan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Demaree throws the ball in to Whitehead who tags Galan trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Hack scores. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Lillard
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Lillard
Bonura takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Lillard
Moore hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gleeson. Moore reaches second base with a double. Bonura moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Demaree vs. Lillard
Demaree is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Whitehead vs. Lillard
Whitehead hits a fly ball towards center. Leiber settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Leiber. Bonura tags and scores. Moore tags and moves to third. Demaree tags and moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gumbert vs. Lillard
Gumbert takes first base on ball four. Moore scores. Demaree moves to third. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kampouris vs. Root
Charlie Root now pitching.
Kampouris takes first base on ball four. Demaree scores. Whitehead moves to third. Gumbert moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jurges vs. Root
Jurges hits a popup towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Danning vs. Root
Danning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitehead scores. Gumbert scores. Kampouris moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Root
Ott takes first base on ball four. Kampouris moves to third. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bonura vs. Root
Bonura hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Gumbert
Leiber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Gumbert
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Gumbert
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Leiber moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bartell vs. Gumbert
Bartell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Bartell reaches second base with a double. Leiber scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Root vs. Gumbert
There goes Bartell. The throw from Danning and he is safe. Bartell steals third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Root vs. Gumbert
Root takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herman vs. Gumbert
Herman strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Root
Moore hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Root
Demaree strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Root
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Gumbert
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Gumbert
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Gumbert
Galan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Galan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leiber vs. Gumbert
Leiber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Galan scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Gumbert
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kampouris juggles the ball. That's an error on Kampouris. Leiber moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Russell vs. Gumbert
Russell takes first base on ball four. Leiber moves to third. Hartnett moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bartell vs. Gumbert
Bartell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumbert vs. Root
Gumbert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Root
Kampouris strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Root
Jurges hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Root vs. Gumbert
Root hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Gumbert
Herman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Gumbert
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Root
Danning hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Root
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Root
Bonura takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Root
Moore hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Gumbert
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Gumbert
Galan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Gumbert
Leiber hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Gumbert
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Root
Demaree hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Root
Whitehead hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Demaree moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gumbert vs. Root
Gumbert bunts towards the mound. Root juggles the ball. That's an error on Root. Demaree moves to third. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kampouris vs. Root
Kampouris hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jurges vs. Root
Jurges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Demaree scores. Whitehead scores. Gumbert moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Root
Danning is hit by the pitch. Gumbert moves to third. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ott vs. Root
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gumbert tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bonura vs. Root
Bonura hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Gumbert
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Gumbert
Bartell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Root vs. Gumbert
Root hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Root
Moore hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Root
Demaree hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitehead vs. Root
Whitehead hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Moore scores. Demaree moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gumbert vs. Russell
Jack Russell now pitching.
Gumbert bunts for an out with unknown description. Demaree moves to third. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kampouris vs. Russell
Kampouris strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jurges vs. Russell
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack juggles the ball. That's an error on Hack. Demaree scores. Whitehead moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Danning vs. Russell
Danning strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Gumbert
Herman hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Gumbert
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Gumbert
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Russell
Ott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. Russell
Bonura hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Russell
Moore hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. Bonura moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Demaree vs. Russell
Demaree hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber. Demaree reaches second base with a double. Bonura scores. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehead vs. Russell
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Gumbert
Galan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Gumbert
Leiber takes first base on ball four. Galan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hartnett vs. Gumbert
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kampouris throws to second for one, and Whitehead throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Galan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Gumbert
Clay Bryant pinch runs for Gabby Hartnett.
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kampouris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 11 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumbert vs. Russell
Bob Garbark now catching.
Gumbert hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Russell
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Russell
Jurges hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 11 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Gumbert
Bartell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marty vs. Gumbert
Joe Marty pinch hits for Jack Russell.
Marty hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Gumbert
Herman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Gumbert
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/19/1939 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Kampouris A, 3b 5 0 1 1 Herman B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Jurges B, ss 6 0 1 2 Hack S, 3b 5 1 0 0
Danning H, c 4 0 1 2 Gleeson J, rf 4 0 0 0
Ott M, rf 3 0 1 1 Galan A, lf 4 2 3 1
Bonura Z, 1b 3 2 0 0 Leiber H, cf 3 2 3 2
Moore J, lf 5 2 2 0 Hartnett G, c 4 0 0 0
Demaree F, cf 4 3 3 1 Bryant C, pr 0 0 0 0
Whitehead B, 2b 4 2 2 2 Garbark B, c 0 0 0 0
Gumbert H, p 3 2 0 1 Russell R, 1b 3 0 0 0
Bartell D, ss 4 0 1 1
Lillard G, p 0 0 0 0
Root C, p 2 0 0 0
Russell J, p 0 0 0 0
Marty J, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 11 11 10 34 5 8 4
New York 050 003 210 -- 11
Chicago 111 010 010 -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gumbert H (W) 9.0 8 5 4 4 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lillard G (L) 1.1 2 5 2 3 0
Root C* 4.2 7 5 3 3 3
Russell J 3.0 2 1 1 0 2
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Leiber H, Kampouris A, Root C, Hack S, Whitehead B
DP -- New York 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- New York 9, Chicago 6
2B -- Moore J, Bartell D, Galan A, Demaree F
HR -- Leiber H
SB -- Hack S, Bartell D
SH -- Gumbert H
SF -- Whitehead B, Ott M
HBP -- by Root C (Danning H)
T -- 2:30
A -- 26151
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