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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 12, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on August 12, 1939 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 12, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mace Brown |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Clay Bryant |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 9,223 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
| Paul Waner | Right Fielder |
| Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
| Chuck Klein | Left Fielder |
| Elbie Fletcher | First Baseman |
| Lee Handley | Third Baseman |
| Pep Young | Second Baseman |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Mace Brown | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | 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 |
| Clay Bryant | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
August 12, 1939
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Bryant
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell scoops it up and throws to first, with Bryant covering, for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Bryant
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Bryant
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Klein vs. Bryant
Klein takes first base on ball four. Vaughan moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Bryant
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Brown
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Brown
Herman hits a line drive into left field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Brown
Galan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Brown
There goes Galan. The throw from Mueller and he is out, Young applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Bryant
Handley hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bryant
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bryant
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Bryant
Brown hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Bryant
Waner hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Brown
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Brown
Nicholson hits a popup towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brown
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Bryant
Waner hits a fly ball towards left. Galan settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Galan. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Vaughan vs. Bryant
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bryant fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Klein vs. Bryant
Klein hits a popup towards short. Mattick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Bryant
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Waner tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Bryant
There goes Vaughan. The throw from Mancuso and he is safe. Vaughan steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Handley vs. Bryant
Handley hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Vaughan scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Bryant
There's a wild pitch. Handley moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Bryant
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Brown
Mattick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Brown
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Brown
Bryant hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Bryant
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bryant
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Bryant
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Bryant
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vaughan vs. Bryant
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Klein vs. Bryant
Klein strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Brown
Hack hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Brown
Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Brown
Galan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Brown
Leiber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Brown
Nicholson strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Bryant
Fletcher 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 -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Bryant
Handley hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Bryant
There goes Handley. The throw from Mancuso and he is safe. Handley steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Bryant
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Bryant
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Mattick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brown
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Brown
Mattick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Brown
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bryant
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Bryant
Waner hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Bryant
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Bryant
Vaughan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Klein vs. Bryant
Klein hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bryant vs. Brown
Bryant hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Brown
Hack is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Brown
Herman hits a line drive towards short. Vaughan catches it and throws to first to double up Bryant. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Bryant
Fletcher hits a line drive towards first. Russell reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Bryant
Handley hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Bryant
Young bunts towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Bryant
Mueller hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Bryant
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Brown
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Brown
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Brown
Nicholson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Brown
Russell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Nicholson moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mattick vs. Brown
Mattick hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. Nicholson scores. Russell moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gleeson vs. Brown
Jim Gleeson pinch hits for Gus Mancuso.
Gleeson strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Bryant
Bob Garbark now catching.
Waner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Bryant
Waner takes first base on ball four. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Bryant
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to second for the out. Waner moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Klein vs. Bryant
Klein hits a popup towards short. Mattick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Bryant
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Brown
Phil Cavarretta pinch hits for Clay Bryant.
Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Brown
Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Brown
Herman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Klein. Herman reaches second base with a double. Hack goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Galan vs. Swift
Bill Swift now pitching.
Galan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herman scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Swift
Leiber hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Swift
There goes Galan. The throw from Mueller and he is safe. Galan steals second. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Swift
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. Galan scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Swift
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Nicholson scores. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mattick vs. Swift
Mattick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Passeau
Claude Passeau now pitching.
Handley 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 -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Passeau
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 4 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Passeau
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/12/1939 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D)
Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Waner L, cf 5 0 2 0 Hack S, 3b 4 2 2 1
Waner P, rf 4 1 3 0 Herman B, 2b 4 1 1 1
Vaughan A, ss 4 1 2 0 Galan A, lf 4 1 2 1
Klein C, lf 4 0 0 0 Leiber H, cf 4 0 1 0
Fletcher E, 1b 4 0 0 1 Nicholson B, rf 4 2 2 1
Handley L, 3b 5 0 2 1 Russell R, 1b 4 0 2 1
Young P, 2b 5 1 1 0 Mattick B, ss 4 0 1 1
Mueller R, c 5 1 2 2 Mancuso G, c 2 0 0 0
Brown M, p 4 0 1 0 Gleeson J, ph 1 0 0 0
Swift B, p 0 0 0 0 Garbark B, c 0 0 0 0
Bryant C, p 2 0 1 0
Cavarretta P, ph 1 0 0 0
Passeau C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 4 13 4 34 6 12 6
Pittsburgh 002 000 200 -- 4
Chicago 000 100 14x -- 6
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Brown M 7.1 9 4 4 0 3
Swift B (L) 0.2 3 2 2 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Bryant C (W) 8.0 13 4 2 3 1
Passeau C (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Galan A
DP -- Pittsburgh 1
LOB -- Pittsburgh 13, Chicago 4
2B -- Herman B, Nicholson B
HR -- Hack S, Mueller R
SB -- Vaughan A, Handley L, Galan A
CS -- Galan A
SF -- Fletcher E
WP -- Bryant C
T -- 2:01
A -- 9223
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