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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 7, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 7, 1939 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 7, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 7, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Claude Passeau |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Cliff Melton |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 7,058 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 35 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Jim Gleeson | Right Fielder |
| Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
| Carl Reynolds | Center Fielder |
| Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
| Rip Russell | First Baseman |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Claude Passeau | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
| Frank Demaree | Center Fielder |
| Tony Lazzeri | Third Baseman |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Cliff Melton | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 7, 1939
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Melton
Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Melton
Herman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Melton
Gleeson hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Melton
Galan strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Passeau
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Passeau
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Passeau
Danning hits a popup, foul, towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Passeau
Ott hits a ball on the ground that hits Jurges. Jurges is out and Ott is safe at first. There goes Jurges trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Melton
Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Melton
Hartnett hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Melton
Russell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes Hartnett trying to get to third. Ott throws the ball in to Lazzeri, who tags Hartnett for the out. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bartell vs. Melton
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Passeau
Bonura hits a popup, foul, towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Passeau
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Demaree for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Passeau
Lazzeri strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Passeau vs. Melton
Passeau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Melton
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Melton
There goes Hack. The throw from Danning and he is out, Jurges applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Melton
Herman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Melton
Melton fires to first and picks off Herman. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Passeau
Whitehead hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gleeson who is chasing the ball. Whitehead reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Melton vs. Passeau
Melton 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 -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moore vs. Passeau
Moore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Galan. Moore reaches second base with a double. Whitehead scores. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jurges vs. Passeau
Jurges strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Danning vs. Passeau
Danning strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Melton
Gleeson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Melton
Galan hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Melton
Reynolds hits a popup towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Melton
Hartnett strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Passeau
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Passeau
Bonura hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Passeau
Demaree strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Melton
Russell hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Melton
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Passeau vs. Melton
Passeau hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Melton
Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bartell scores. Passeau moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herman vs. Melton
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lazzeri fields it and throws to first for the out. Passeau moves to third. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Gleeson vs. Melton
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Passeau scores. Hack moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Galan vs. Melton
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lazzeri fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Passeau
Lazzeri hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Passeau
Whitehead hits a fly ball into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Melton vs. Passeau
Melton bunts in front of the plate. Hartnett fields it and throws to first for the out. Lazzeri moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Passeau
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
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Melton
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Melton
Hartnett hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Melton
Russell strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Passeau
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Passeau
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell scoops it up and throws to first, with Passeau covering, for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Passeau
Ott 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
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Melton
Bartell hits a fly ball into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Passeau vs. Melton
Passeau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Jurges. Bartell moves to third. Passeau moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hack vs. Melton
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Herman vs. Melton
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lazzeri fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bartell scores. Passeau moves to third. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gleeson vs. Melton
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lazzeri juggles the ball. That's an error on Lazzeri. Passeau scores. Hack scores. Herman moves to third. Gleeson moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Galan vs. Melton
Galan strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Reynolds vs. Melton
Reynolds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hartnett vs. Melton
Hartnett hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Passeau
Bonura hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Passeau
Demaree strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lazzeri vs. Passeau
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brown
Jumbo Brown now pitching.
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lazzeri juggles the ball. That's an error on Lazzeri. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Brown
Bartell bunts towards the mound. Brown fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Passeau vs. Brown
Passeau hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to third for the out. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Brown
Hack strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herman vs. Brown
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Brown can't make a play. That's a base hit. Bartell moves to third. Passeau moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gleeson vs. Brown
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Passeau
Whitehead 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 -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Passeau
Jimmy Ripple pinch hits for Jumbo Brown.
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Passeau
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Whitehead moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jurges vs. Passeau
Jurges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Danning vs. Passeau
Danning hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Lynn
Red Lynn now pitching.
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reynolds vs. Lynn
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Lynn
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Cubs, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Russell vs. Lynn
Russell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Demaree who is chasing the ball. Russell reaches third base with a triple. Galan goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bartell vs. Lynn
Bartell hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Passeau
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Passeau
Bonura hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Passeau
Demaree strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lazzeri vs. Passeau
Lazzeri hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/7/1939 -- Chicago at New York (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 4 1 2 1 Moore J, lf 3 0 1 1
Herman B, 2b 4 0 2 1 Jurges B, ss 3 0 0 0
Gleeson J, rf 5 1 1 2 Danning H, c 4 0 0 0
Galan A, lf 4 1 0 0 Ott M, rf 4 0 1 0
Reynolds C, cf 5 0 0 0 Bonura Z, 1b 4 0 1 0
Hartnett G, c 5 0 1 0 Demaree F, cf 4 0 0 0
Russell R, 1b 5 0 2 1 Lazzeri T, 3b 4 0 1 0
Bartell D, ss 4 2 2 0 Whitehead B, 2b 3 1 1 0
Passeau C, p 4 2 2 0 Melton C, p 1 0 0 0
Brown J, p 0 0 0 0
Ripple J, ph 1 0 0 0
Lynn R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 7 12 5 31 1 5 1
Chicago 000 120 301 -- 7
New York 001 000 000 -- 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Passeau C (W) 9.0 5 1 1 2 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Melton C (L) 7.0 9 6 3 3 4
Brown J 1.0 2 0 0 0 1
Lynn R 1.0 1 1 1 1 1
E -- Bonura Z, Jurges B, Lazzeri T 2, Herman B
LOB -- Chicago 10, New York 6
2B -- Moore J
3B -- Whitehead B, Russell R
HR -- Gleeson J
CS -- Hack S
SH -- Melton C
T -- 2:35
A -- 7058
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