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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 7, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on September 7, 1939 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 7, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | September 7, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Mort Cooper |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | 6,680 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Tom Dunn 2B: Dolly Stark 3B: Bill Klem |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | Shortstop |
| Stu Martin | Second Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Don Gutteridge | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Mort Cooper | Pitcher |
| Ray Blades | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
| Jim Gleeson | Center Fielder |
| Bill Nicholson | Right Fielder |
| Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
| Rip Russell | First Baseman |
| Bobby Mattick | Shortstop |
| Bill Lee | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
September 7, 1939
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lee
Brown hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lee
Martin hits a popup in front of the plate. Hartnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Lee
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Medwick for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Cooper
Hack hits a fly ball towards right. Slaughter settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Slaughter. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Herman vs. Cooper
Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hack moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Galan vs. Cooper
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gleeson vs. Cooper
Gleeson hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hack tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Nicholson vs. Cooper
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lee
Moore 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Lee
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Cooper
Hartnett hits a line drive into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Cooper
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Cooper
Mattick strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Lee
Owen hits a line drive into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Lee
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lee
Brown 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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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Cooper
Lee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Cooper
Hack hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Cooper
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lee
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick misplays the ball. That's an error on Mattick. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Lee
Medwick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Martin scores. Medwick moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman misplays the ball. That's an error on Herman. Medwick moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Lee
Moore hits a popup towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gutteridge vs. Lee
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Cooper
Galan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Cooper
Gleeson takes first base on ball four. Galan moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Cooper
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Galan moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hartnett vs. Cooper
Hartnett hits a line drive into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Galan tags and scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Cooper
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Lee
Owen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Lee
Cooper hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Lee
Brown hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Martin vs. Lee
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields it and throws to second for the out. Cooper scores. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Cooper
Mattick strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Cooper
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Cooper
Hack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Cooper
Herman hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Lee
Medwick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lee
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Cooper
Galan hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Cooper
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Cooper
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Cooper
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Lee
Gutteridge hits a line drive into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Lee
Owen takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Lee
Cooper bunts in front of the plate. Hartnett fields it and throws to first for the out. Owen moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Lee
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Cooper
Russell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mattick vs. Cooper
Mattick bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Martin covering, for the out. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Cooper
Lee hits a popup towards short. Brown catches it and throws to second to double up Russell. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lee
Martin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Lee
Medwick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Cooper
Hack hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Cooper
Herman bunts towards the mound. Cooper fields it and throws to first for the out. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Galan vs. Cooper
Galan is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gleeson vs. Cooper
Gleeson hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Nicholson vs. Cooper
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Nicholson for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lee
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Lee
Gutteridge bunts towards third. Hack fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hack. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Owen vs. Lee
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Padgett vs. Lee
Don Padgett pinch hits for Mort Cooper.
Padgett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Lee
Lyn Lary pinch runs for Don Padgett.
Brown hits a fly ball into center field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Warneke
Lon Warneke now pitching.
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Warneke
Russell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Warneke
Mattick strikes out. View Play
Top 10
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lee
Martin hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lee. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Medwick vs. Lee
Medwick hits a fly ball into center field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Slaughter tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Nicholson. Mize reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 3 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Lee
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mize scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Lee
Gutteridge strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Warneke
Carl Reynolds pinch hits for Bill Lee.
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Warneke
Hack hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Warneke
Herman 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 9/7/1939 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Brown J, ss 5 0 1 0 Hack S, 3b 5 1 2 0
Martin S, 2b 5 1 1 1 Herman B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Slaughter E, rf 5 1 1 0 Galan A, lf 2 1 1 0
Medwick J, lf 4 0 1 2 Gleeson J, cf 2 0 0 1
Mize J, 1b 5 1 1 0 Nicholson B, rf 4 0 1 0
Moore T, cf 4 0 1 1 Hartnett G, c 3 0 0 1
Gutteridge D, 3b 5 0 0 0 Russell R, 1b 4 0 1 0
Owen M, c 3 0 0 0 Mattick B, ss 3 0 0 0
Cooper M, p 2 1 1 0 Lee B, p 3 0 1 0
Padgett D, ph 0 0 0 0 Reynolds C, ph 1 0 0 0
Lary L, pr 0 0 0 0
Warneke L, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 4 7 4 31 2 6 2
St.Louis 000 110 000 2 -- 4
Chicago 100 100 000 0 -- 2
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper M 8.0 6 2 1 3 3
Warneke L (W) 2.0 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B (L) 10.0 7 4 1 3 3
E -- Slaughter E, Mattick B, Herman B, Hack S, Lee B
DP -- St.Louis 2, Chicago 1
LOB -- St.Louis 9, Chicago 6
2B -- Mize J
SH -- Cooper M, Mattick B, Herman B
SF -- Gleeson J, Hartnett G, Medwick J
T -- 2:01
A -- 6680
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