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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
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| 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 | Whitey Moore |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Claude Passeau |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 40,887 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Willard Hershberger | Catcher |
| Wally Berger | Center Fielder |
| Lee Gamble | Left Fielder |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Whitey Moore | 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 |
| Rip Russell | First Baseman |
| Bobby Mattick | Shortstop |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Claude Passeau | 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. Passeau
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman misplays the ball. That's an error on Herman. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Passeau
There goes Werber. The throw from Mancuso and he is safe. Werber steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Passeau
Frey hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Passeau
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Passeau
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Moore
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Moore
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Moore
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Passeau
Hershberger hits a popup, foul, towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Passeau
Berger strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Passeau
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Moore
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Moore
Nicholson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Moore
Russell hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Passeau
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Passeau
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Passeau
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Moore
Mattick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Moore
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Moore
Passeau hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Passeau for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Passeau
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Passeau
The ball gets by Mancuso for a passed ball. Frey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Goodman vs. Passeau
Goodman hits a popup towards short. Mattick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCormick vs. Passeau
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields it and throws to home to get Frey. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershberger vs. Passeau
Hershberger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Galan. Hershberger reaches second base with a double. McCormick goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berger vs. Passeau
Berger hits a popup towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Moore
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Moore
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Moore
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Passeau
Gamble bunts towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Passeau
Myers hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Nicholson. Gamble goes all the way around to score. Myers moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moore vs. Passeau
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Werber vs. Passeau
Werber hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Leiber. Werber reaches second base with a double. Myers scores. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Frey vs. Passeau
Frey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber. Frey reaches second base with a double. Moore scores. Werber scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Whitehill
Earl Whitehill now pitching.
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Whitehill
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Frey scores. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hershberger vs. Whitehill
Hershberger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goodman scores. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Berger vs. Lillard
Gene Lillard now pitching.
Berger hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Lillard
Gamble hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Lillard
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Lillard
Moore bunts towards the mound. Lillard settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Lillard
Werber takes first base on ball four. Gamble moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Lillard
Frey takes first base on ball four. Gamble moves to third. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goodman vs. Dean
Dizzy Dean now pitching.
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Moore
Leiber hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Moore
Nicholson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Moore
Russell hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Dean
Jim Gleeson now playing left field.
McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Dean
Hershberger hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Dean
Berger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Dean
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Moore
Mattick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Goodman who is chasing the ball. Mattick reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mancuso vs. Moore
There's a wild pitch. Mattick scores. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Moore
Mancuso hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gamble. Mancuso reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Dean vs. Moore
Dean hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Moore
Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Mancuso trying to get to third. Gamble throws the ball in to Werber who tags Mancuso for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Moore
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Dean
Bob Garbark now catching.
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Dean
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Dean
Werber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Dean
Frey 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
Bottom 7
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Reds, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Moore
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Moore
Leiber hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Moore
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Moore
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mattick vs. Moore
Mattick strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Dean
Goodman 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, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Dean
McCormick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. McCormick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hershberger vs. Dean
Hershberger hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berger vs. Dean
Berger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garbark vs. Moore
Garbark hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dean vs. Moore
Dean hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Moore
Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Garbark moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herman vs. Moore
Herman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Garbark moves to third. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gleeson vs. Moore
Gleeson takes first base on ball four. Garbark scores. Hack moves to third. Herman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Leiber vs. Moore
Leiber 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 9
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Reds, 10 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Dean
Gamble hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Dean
Myers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Dean
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Dean
Werber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gleeson. Werber reaches second base with a double. Moore goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Dean
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Dean fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Moore
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Goodman who is chasing the ball. Nicholson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Moore
There's a wild pitch. Nicholson scores. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Moore
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mattick vs. Moore
Mattick hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garbark vs. Moore
Garbark hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 11 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Moore
Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Dizzy Dean.
Cavarretta hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/9/1939, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Chicago (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 5 1 3 2 Hack S, 3b 4 0 2 0
Frey L, 2b 4 1 1 2 Herman B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Goodman I, rf 4 1 0 0 Galan A, lf 2 0 0 0
McCormick F, 1b 5 2 2 1 Gleeson J, lf 1 0 0 1
Hershberger W, c 5 1 2 2 Leiber H, cf 4 0 0 0
Berger W, cf 5 1 2 3 Nicholson B, rf 4 1 2 0
Gamble L, lf 5 1 3 0 Russell R, 1b 4 0 2 0
Myers B, ss 5 1 1 0 Mattick B, ss 4 1 1 0
Moore W, p 4 2 0 0 Mancuso G, c 2 0 1 0
Garbark B, c 2 1 1 0
Passeau C, p 1 0 0 0
Whitehill E, p 0 0 0 0
Lillard G, p 0 0 0 0
Dean D, p 2 0 0 0
Cavarretta P, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
42 11 14 10 35 3 10 1
Cincinnati 000 190 001 -- 11
Chicago 000 001 011 -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Moore W (W) 9.0 10 3 3 1 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Passeau C (L)* 4.0 5 6 6 2 2
Whitehill E+ 0.0 2 3 3 1 0
Lillard G 0.2 2 1 1 2 1
Dean D 4.1 5 1 1 0 3
* Pitched to 5 batters in 5th
+ Pitched to 3 batters in 5th
E -- Herman B, Mancuso G, Nicholson B
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Chicago 6
2B -- Hershberger W, Werber B 2, Frey L, Mancuso G, McCormick F
3B -- Mattick B, Nicholson B
HR -- Berger W
SB -- Werber B
WP -- Moore W 2
PB -- Mancuso G
T -- 2:25
A -- 40887
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