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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 3, 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 July 3, 1939 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 3, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
|
| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 3, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| 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 | 12,749 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 59 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Ziggy Sears |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lynn King | Center Fielder |
| Jimmy Brown | Shortstop |
| Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Don Padgett | Catcher |
| Stu Martin | Second Baseman |
| Lynn Myers | Third Baseman |
| Mort Cooper | Pitcher |
| Ray Blades | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Jim Gleeson | Right Fielder |
| Gabby Hartnett | Catcher |
| Rip Russell | First Baseman |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Bill Lee | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 3, 1939
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Lee
King strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lee
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first 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 takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Cooper
Herman hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Cooper
There goes Hack. The throw from Padgett and he is safe. Hack steals second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Galan vs. Cooper
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leiber vs. Cooper
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cooper picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Cooper. Hack scores. Galan goes all the way around to score. Leiber moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
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, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hartnett vs. Cooper
Hartnett hits a popup towards third. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Galan. Mize reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Lee
Medwick hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Gleeson chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards Herman. Herman fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Herman. Mize scores. Medwick moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Padgett vs. Lee
Padgett 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, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Martin vs. Lee
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell has Medwick trapped. There's the throw to Hartnett and over to Hack, who tags Medwick for the out. Martin moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myers vs. Lee
Myers 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, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Cooper
Russell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Cooper
Bartell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Cooper
Lee strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Cooper
There goes Bartell. The throw from Padgett and he is out, Martin applying the tag. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Lee
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Lee
King 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, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lee
Brown 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 -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Cooper
Hack hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hack is thrown out after the base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Cooper
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Brown misplays the ball. That's an error on Brown. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Cooper
Galan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Herman moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leiber vs. Cooper
Leiber hits a line drive into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gleeson vs. Cooper
Gleeson strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Lee
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards second. Herman can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Padgett vs. Lee
Padgett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lee
Martin hits a ball on the ground towards first. Russell scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Cooper
Mickey Owen now catching.
Hartnett is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Cooper
Russell hits a popup beyond first. Mize can't reach the ball in time. That's a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Cooper
Bartell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Slaughter. Bartell reaches second base with a double. Russell goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Cooper
Lee hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Cooper
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Lee
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Lee
Cooper strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Lee
King hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Cooper
Herman hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Cooper
Galan hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Cooper
Leiber hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
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 -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gleeson who is chasing the ball. Mize reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Medwick vs. Lee
Medwick hits a line drive into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Cooper
Gleeson hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Cooper
Hartnett hits a popup towards short. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Cooper
Russell hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Lee
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lee
Martin 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, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Lee
Don Gutteridge pinch hits for Lynn Myers.
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Lee
Terry Moore pinch hits for Mort Cooper.
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gutteridge moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
King vs. Lee
Pepper Martin pinch runs for Terry Moore.
King 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
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Bowman
Bob Bowman now pitching. Don Gutteridge now playing third base.
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Bowman
Lee bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Martin covering, for the out. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hack vs. Bowman
Hack is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herman vs. Bowman
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Martin fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lee
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter bunts towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. Brown moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Lee
Medwick hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Lee
Owen 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
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Bowman
Galan hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Bowman
Leiber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Martin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Bowman
Gleeson hits a fly ball into center field. King settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 4 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Martin vs. Lee
Martin hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, 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 -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bowman vs. Lee
Bowman strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
King vs. Lee
King hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Lee
There's a wild pitch. King moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brown vs. Lee
Brown hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartnett vs. Bowman
Hartnett hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of King. Hartnett reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Russell vs. Bowman
Clay Bryant pinch runs for Gabby Hartnett.
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bowman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bartell vs. Bowman
Bartell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bryant moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reynolds vs. Davis
Bobby Mattick pinch runs for Dick Bartell. Carl Reynolds pinch hits for Bill Lee. Curt Davis now pitching.
Reynolds strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 5 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hack vs. Davis
Hack hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter 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 7/3/1939 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D)
St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
King L, cf 5 0 1 0 Hack S, 3b 3 1 1 0
Brown J, ss 5 1 2 0 Herman B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Slaughter E, rf 3 0 0 0 Galan A, lf 3 1 1 0
Mize J, 1b 4 3 4 3 Leiber H, cf 4 0 1 0
Medwick J, lf 4 0 2 1 Gleeson J, rf 4 0 0 0
Padgett D, c 2 0 0 0 Hartnett G, c 4 0 1 0
Owen M, c 2 0 0 0 Bryant C, pr 0 0 0 0
Martin S, 2b 4 1 1 1 Russell R, 1b 4 1 1 0
Myers L, 3b 2 0 0 0 Bartell D, ss 3 0 3 1
Gutteridge D, ph-3b 2 0 1 0 Mattick B, pr 0 0 0 0
Cooper M, p 2 0 0 0 Lee B, p 2 0 0 0
Moore T, ph 1 0 1 0 Reynolds C, ph 1 0 0 0
Martin P, pr 0 0 0 0
Bowman B, p 1 0 0 0
Davis C, p 0 0 0 0
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37 5 12 5 32 3 8 1
St.Louis 010 100 021 -- 5
Chicago 200 100 000 -- 3
St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO
Cooper M 6.0 6 3 2 2 4
Bowman B (W) 2.1 2 0 0 2 0
Davis C (S) 0.2 0 0 0 0 1
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B (L) 9.0 12 5 5 0 6
E -- Cooper M, Herman B, Brown J
DP -- St.Louis 1, Chicago 1
LOB -- St.Louis 6, Chicago 7
2B -- Mize J, Medwick J, Bartell D, Hartnett G
3B -- Mize J
HR -- Mize J 2, Martin S
SB -- Hack S
CS -- Bartell D
SH -- Lee B, Slaughter E
WP -- Lee B
T -- 1:59
A -- 12749
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