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August 9, 1939

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Bottom 2	R	H	E
Reds	2	4	0
Cubs	0	0	0

Bottom 2	R	H	E
Reds	2	4	0
Cubs	0	0	0

Gabby Hartnett Season Stats

	Game	Season
Average	.000	.289
OBP	.000	.369
At Bats	0	173
Hits	0	50
• Singles	0	31
• Doubles	0	11
• Triples	0	1
• Home Runs	0	7
Walks	0	22
RBI’s	0	31

Johnny Vander Meer Season Stats

Wins	Losses	Saves
5	8	0

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Wrigley Field - August 9, 1939

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Out

Johnny Vander Meer

Ernie Lombardi

Frank McCormick

Lonny Frey

Billy Werber

Billy Myers

Lee Gamble

Wally Berger

Ival Goodman

Gabby Hartnett

Hank Leiber

Count: - , 1 Out

Count: - , 0 Outs

Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

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PRIOR PLAYS:

Bottom 2 Nicholson strikes out.

Bottom 2 Leiber takes first base on ball four.

Top 2 Werber hits a popup, foul, towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Vander Meer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Leiber. Vander Meer reaches second base with a double.

Top 2 Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Mattick scoops it up and throws to first for the out.

Top 2 Gamble hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 2 Berger hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run.

Bottom 1 Galan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play.

Bottom 1 Herman strikes out.

Bottom 1 Hack takes first base on ball four.

Top 1 Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 McCormick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Galan. McCormick reaches second base with a double. Frey goes all the way around to score.

Top 1 Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

Top 1 Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.

Top 1 Werber hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.

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