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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 19, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Chicago Cubs, played on August 19, 1939 at Forbes Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 19, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Home Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 19, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Tobin |
| Ballpark | Forbes Field |
| City | Pittsburgh |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 3,126 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Magerkurth 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
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 |
| Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
| Bill Lee | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Fern Bell | 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 |
| George Susce | Catcher |
| Jim Tobin | Pitcher |
| Pie Traynor | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Pirates
Forbes Field
August 19, 1939
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Tobin
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Tobin
Herman hits a line drive into left field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Tobin
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Tobin
Leiber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Galan moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Nicholson vs. Tobin
Nicholson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lee
Bell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Lee
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Lee
Vaughan hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klein vs. Lee
Klein hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Lee
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Tobin
Russell hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mattick vs. Tobin
Mattick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mattick for the out. Russell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hartnett vs. Tobin
Hartnett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lee vs. Tobin
Lee hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hack vs. Tobin
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fletcher scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hack for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Lee
Handley hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Lee
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Susce vs. Lee
Susce is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Tobin
Herman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-1, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Tobin
Galan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Tobin
Leiber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Klein. Leiber reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Nicholson vs. Tobin
Nicholson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Leiber moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Russell vs. Tobin
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mattick vs. Tobin
Mattick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Lee
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lee
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Lee
Waner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Lee
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Waner moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Klein vs. Lee
Klein hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hartnett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Tobin
Hartnett hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Tobin
Lee hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Tobin
Hack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lee moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Herman vs. Tobin
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Tobin fields it and throws to home to get Lee. Hack moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Galan vs. Tobin
Galan takes first base on ball four. Hack moves to third. Herman moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Leiber vs. Tobin
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Lee
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Lee
Handley hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Lee
Young strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Tobin
Nicholson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Nicholson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Tobin
Russell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Susce settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mattick vs. Tobin
Mattick hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hartnett vs. Tobin
Hartnett hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Nicholson scores. Hartnett moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Tobin
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Susce vs. Lee
Susce hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Lee
Tobin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lee
Bell hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Tobin
Hack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Tobin
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Tobin
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards second. Young picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Young. Galan moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leiber vs. Tobin
Leiber hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Lee
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Lee
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Vaughan for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Lee
Klein hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Tobin
Nicholson hits a fly ball into right field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Tobin
Russell hits a fly ball into left field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Tobin
Mattick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Tobin
Hartnett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Waner. Hartnett reaches second base with a double. Mattick goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Tobin
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Hartnett moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hack vs. Tobin
Hack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hartnett scores. Lee moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herman vs. Heintzelman
Ken Heintzelman now pitching.
Herman takes first base on ball four. Lee moves to third. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Galan vs. Heintzelman
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Lee
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 -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Handley vs. Lee
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 -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Lee
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Heintzelman
Leiber hits a popup, foul, towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Nicholson vs. Heintzelman
Nicholson bunts towards third. Handley settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Heintzelman
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Handley fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Lee
Lloyd Waner pinch hits for George Susce.
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Lee
Joe Bowman pinch hits for Ken Heintzelman.
Bowman hits a popup towards short. Mattick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Lee
Bell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Waner vs. Lee
Waner hits a fly ball into right field. Nicholson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mattick vs. Blanton
Ray Mueller now catching. Cy Blanton now pitching.
Mattick hits a fly ball into left field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Blanton
Hartnett hits a popup towards short. Vaughan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Blanton
Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Klein settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Lee
Vaughan hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Klein vs. Lee
Klein 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, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Lee
Fletcher hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 5 - Pirates, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Handley vs. Lee
Handley 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/19/1939 -- Chicago at Pittsburgh (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI Pittsburgh AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 4 0 2 1 Bell F, cf 4 0 2 0
Herman B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Waner P, rf 4 0 2 0
Galan A, lf 3 1 2 2 Vaughan A, ss 4 0 1 0
Leiber H, cf 5 0 2 0 Klein C, lf 4 0 0 0
Nicholson B, rf 5 1 1 0 Fletcher E, 1b 3 0 1 0
Russell R, 1b 5 0 2 0 Handley L, 3b 4 0 0 0
Mattick B, ss 5 1 1 0 Young P, 2b 3 0 0 0
Hartnett G, c 4 1 2 2 Susce G, c 2 0 0 0
Lee B, p 5 0 2 0 Waner L, ph 1 0 0 0
Mueller R, c 0 0 0 0
Tobin J, p 2 0 0 0
Heintzelman K, p 0 0 0 0
Bowman J, ph 1 0 0 0
Blanton C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
40 5 15 5 32 0 6 0
Chicago 002 010 200 -- 5
Pittsburgh 000 000 000 -- 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 2
Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO
Tobin J (L) 6.2 15 5 5 4 1
Heintzelman K 1.1 0 0 0 1 0
Blanton C 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Young P
DP -- Chicago 1, Pittsburgh 2
LOB -- Chicago 13, Pittsburgh 6
2B -- Leiber H, Nicholson B, Hartnett G
HR -- Galan A
T -- 1:52
A -- 3126
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