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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 21, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the St. Louis Cardinals and the Chicago Cubs, played on April 21, 1939 at Sportsman's Park.
Game Summary
| Date | April 21, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Home Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | April 21, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Home Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Curt Davis |
| Ballpark | Sportsman's Park |
| City | St. Louis |
| State | MO |
| Attendance | 10,372 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bick Campbell 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Jim Gleeson | Left Fielder |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Joe Marty | Right Fielder |
| Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Bill Lee | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Brown | Second Baseman |
| Don Gutteridge | Third Baseman |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
| Mickey Owen | Catcher |
| Lynn Myers | Shortstop |
| Curt Davis | Pitcher |
| Ray Blades | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cubs
@ Cardinals
Sportsman's Park
April 21, 1939
Top 1
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Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Davis
Hack hits a popup towards third. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Davis
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown misplays the ball. That's an error on Brown. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Davis
Gleeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herman moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leiber vs. Davis
Leiber is hit by the pitch. Gleeson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 0 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marty vs. Davis
Marty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it and throws to second for the out. Herman scores. Gleeson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cavarretta vs. Davis
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Lee
Gutteridge hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Davis
Mancuso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Davis
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Davis
Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Lee
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. There goes Medwick trying to get to third. Leiber throws the ball in to Hack, who tags Medwick for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Lee
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Lee
Owen hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Lee
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Davis
Hack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Davis
Herman hits a line drive into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Davis
Gleeson hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Davis
Leiber hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Lee
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lee
Brown hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marty. Brown reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gutteridge vs. Lee
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gutteridge moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Lee
Medwick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gutteridge scores. Slaughter moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mize vs. Lee
Mize strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cubs, 1 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marty vs. Davis
Marty hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Davis
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Davis
There goes Cavarretta. The throw from Owen and he is out, Myers applying the tag. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Davis
Mancuso hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Davis
Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lee
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Owen vs. Lee
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Lee
Myers 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 -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Lee
Davis strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Davis
Lee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 2 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Davis
Hack hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Davis
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Davis
Gleeson hits a popup towards short. Myers misplays the ball. That's an error on Myers. Gleeson moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 3 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leiber vs. Davis
Leiber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gleeson scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marty vs. Davis
Marty hits a popup towards third. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lee
Brown 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, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gutteridge vs. Lee
Gutteridge hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Brown moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Medwick vs. Lee
Medwick hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Brown tags and scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Davis
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Davis
Mancuso hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Davis
Bartell hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lee
Moore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gleeson. Moore reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Owen vs. Lee
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Padgett vs. Lee
Don Padgett pinch hits for Lynn Myers.
Padgett takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Martin vs. Lee
Joe Orengo pinch runs for Don Padgett. Stu Martin pinch hits for Curt Davis.
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Brown vs. Lee
Brown takes first base on ball four. Martin moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gutteridge vs. Lee
Gutteridge hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Bowman
Joe Orengo now playing shortstop. Bob Bowman now pitching.
Lee hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Bowman
Hack strikes out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Bowman
Herman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick. Herman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gleeson vs. Bowman
Gleeson hits a popup towards short. Orengo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Lee
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a line drive towards first. Cavarretta catches it and steps on first to double up Medwick. View Play
Top 8
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Bowman
Leiber hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marty vs. Bowman
Marty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Bowman
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Gutteridge. Cavarretta moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mancuso vs. Bowman
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lee
Moore hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Lee
Owen hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Lee
Orengo strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Bowman
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Bowman
Lee bunts towards the mound. Bowman fields it and throws to first for the out. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Bowman
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hack for the out. Bartell moves to third. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herman vs. Bowman
Herman hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lee
Pepper Martin pinch hits for Bob Bowman.
Martin hits a fly ball into right field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lee
Brown hits a line drive into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Lee
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cubs, 4 - Cardinals, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter 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
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Box Score
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Game of 4/21/1939 -- Chicago at St.Louis (D)
Chicago AB R H RBI St.Louis AB R H RBI
Hack S, 3b 5 1 2 1 Brown J, 2b 4 1 1 0
Herman B, 2b 5 1 1 0 Gutteridge D, 3b 5 1 1 0
Gleeson J, lf 4 1 1 0 Slaughter E, rf 5 0 3 0
Leiber H, cf 3 0 1 1 Medwick J, lf 3 0 2 2
Marty J, rf 4 1 1 2 Mize J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Cavarretta P, 1b 4 0 2 0 Moore T, cf 4 0 2 0
Mancuso G, c 4 0 1 0 Owen M, c 4 0 1 0
Bartell D, ss 3 0 0 0 Myers L, ss 2 0 0 0
Lee B, p 3 0 0 0 Padgett D, ph 0 0 0 0
Orengo J, pr-ss 1 0 0 0
Davis C, p 2 0 0 0
Martin S, ph 1 0 0 0
Bowman B, p 0 0 0 0
Martin P, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 9 4 36 2 11 2
Chicago 100 120 000 -- 4
St.Louis 001 010 000 -- 2
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B (W) 9.0 11 2 1 2 4
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Davis C (L) 6.0 7 4 2 0 0
Bowman B 3.0 2 0 0 1 1
E -- Brown J, Myers L, Herman B, Gutteridge D
DP -- Chicago 1, St.Louis 1
LOB -- Chicago 7, St.Louis 10
2B -- Brown J, Moore T, Herman B
HR -- Marty J, Hack S
CS -- Cavarretta P
SH -- Lee B
SF -- Medwick J
HBP -- by Davis C (Leiber H)
T -- 2:10
A -- 10372
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