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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 9, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 9, 1939 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 9, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 9, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Charlie Root |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Wally Berger | Center Fielder |
| Lee Gamble | Left Fielder |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
| Rip Russell | First Baseman |
| Bobby Mattick | Shortstop |
| Charlie Root | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 9, 1939
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Root
Werber hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Root
Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Root
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Root
McCormick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Galan. McCormick reaches second base with a double. Frey goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Root
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Vander Meer
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Vander Meer
Herman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Vander Meer
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Root
Berger hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 3-2, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Root
Gamble hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Root
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Root
Vander Meer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber. Vander Meer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Werber vs. Root
Werber hits a popup, foul, towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Vander Meer
Leiber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Vander Meer
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Root
Frey hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Root
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Root
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Root
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Vander Meer
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mattick vs. Vander Meer
Mattick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Root vs. Vander Meer
Root strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Vander Meer
Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Russell scores. Mattick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herman vs. Vander Meer
Herman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Goodman. Herman reaches second base with a double. Mattick scores. Hack moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Galan vs. Vander Meer
Galan hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hack tags and scores. Herman tags and moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leiber vs. Vander Meer
Leiber is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nicholson vs. Vander Meer
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. Leiber moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hartnett vs. Thompson
Junior Thompson now pitching.
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Root
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Root
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Root
Myers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Thompson
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mattick vs. Thompson
Mattick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Root vs. Thompson
Root strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Thompson
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Root
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Root
Werber hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Root
Frey hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Root
Goodman hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson who is chasing the ball. Goodman reaches third base with a triple. Werber goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCormick vs. Root
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Thompson
Herman hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Thompson
Galan hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Thompson
Leiber hits a long drive deep into left center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Thompson
Nicholson hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Root
Lombardi hits a popup towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Root
Berger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Root
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Thompson
Hartnett hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Thompson
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Thompson
Mattick hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Root
Myers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Root
Thompson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Root
Werber hits a line drive into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Root
Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Goodman vs. Root
Goodman takes first base on ball four. Myers moves to third. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. Root
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Myers scores. Frey scores. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Russell
Jack Russell now pitching.
Lombardi hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Galan. Lombardi reaches second base with a double. Goodman scores. McCormick goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berger vs. Russell
Berger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Thompson
Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Jack Russell.
Cavarretta strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Thompson
Hack hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Thompson
Herman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Thompson
Galan strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Whitehill
Earl Whitehill now pitching.
Gamble takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Whitehill
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Whitehill
Hartnett fires to first and picks off Gamble. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Whitehill
Thompson hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Thompson
Leiber hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Thompson
Nicholson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Thompson
Jim Gleeson pinch hits for Gabby Hartnett.
Gleeson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Thompson
Russell hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Whitehill
Bob Garbark now catching.
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Werber for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Whitehill
Frey hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Whitehill
Goodman hits a popup towards short. Mattick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Thompson
Mattick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gamble. Mattick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Thompson
Carl Reynolds pinch hits for Earl Whitehill.
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey misplays the ball. That's an error on Frey. Mattick moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hack vs. Thompson
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mattick tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Thompson
Herman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Thompson
Galan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Reynolds moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leiber vs. Thompson
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1939, game 1 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 5 1 1 0 Hack S, 3b 3 1 1 2
Frey L, 2b 5 2 2 0 Herman B, 2b 5 0 2 1
Goodman I, rf 4 1 1 1 Galan A, lf 4 0 1 1
McCormick F, 1b 3 1 2 3 Leiber H, cf 3 1 1 1
Lombardi E, c 4 0 1 2 Nicholson B, rf 2 0 0 0
Berger W, cf 4 1 2 1 Hartnett G, c 3 0 0 0
Gamble L, lf 3 0 0 0 Gleeson J, ph 1 0 0 0
Myers B, ss 4 1 1 0 Garbark B, c 0 0 0 0
Vander Meer J, p 1 0 1 0 Russell R, 1b 4 1 2 0
Thompson J, p 3 0 0 0 Mattick B, ss 4 2 3 0
Root C, p 2 0 0 0
Russell J, p 0 0 0 0
Cavarretta P, ph 1 0 0 0
Whitehill E, p 0 0 0 0
Reynolds C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 7 11 7 33 5 10 5
Cincinnati 110 010 400 -- 7
Chicago 003 010 001 -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J 2.2 4 3 3 4 3
Thompson J (W) 6.1 6 2 2 1 5
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Root C (L) 6.2 10 7 7 2 2
Russell J 0.1 1 0 0 0 1
Whitehill E 2.0 0 0 0 1 1
E -- Frey L
DP -- Cincinnati 3, Chicago 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, Chicago 8
2B -- McCormick F, Vander Meer J, Herman B, Lombardi E, Mattick B
3B -- Goodman I
HR -- Berger W, Leiber H
SF -- Galan A, Hack S
T -- 2:08
A -- 0
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