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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1939-06-08 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 5914 · 2:00

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 5–3. New York Giants put up 2 in the 1st. Harry Gumbert earned the win and Jumbo Brown picked up the save. Zeke Bonura went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	3	7
NY1	2	0	1	0	0	2	0	0		5	7

W: Harry Gumbert L: Bill Lee SV: Jumbo Brown

Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Beans Reardon · 2B: (none) · 3B: Babe Pinelli · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	5	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Herman	3	1	0	0	1	0
Jim Gleeson	4	0	1	0	0	1
Augie Galan	4	0	0	1	0	0
Carl Reynolds	4	0	0	0	0	1
Gabby Hartnett	4	2	3	0	0	0
Rip Russell	2	0	1	0	2	1
Dick Bartell	4	0	2	1	0	1
Bill Lee	2	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Leiber	0	0	0	1	0	0
Steve Mesner	1	0	0	0	0	1

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jo-Jo Moore	4	1	1	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	4	1	1	0	0	0
Harry Danning	4	1	2	2	0	1
Mel Ott	1	1	0	1	1	0
Zeke Bonura	3	1	2	2	0	0
Frank Demaree	3	0	1	0	0	0
Lou Chiozza	3	0	0	0	0	0
Burgess Whitehead	3	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Gumbert	2	0	0	0	0	2
Jumbo Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lee	6.0	7	1	3
Charlie Root	2.0	0	0	0

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Gumbert	6.0	5	3	3
Jumbo Brown	3.0	2	0	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: 5/FL
Billy Herman: 9/F
Jim Gleeson: 31

Bot 1

Jo-Jo Moore: S6/G
Billy Jurges: S.1-3
Harry Danning: D7.3-H;1-3
Mel Ott: 8/SF.3-H
Zeke Bonura: 9/F
Frank Demaree: 9/F

Top 2

Augie Galan: 8/F
Carl Reynolds: K
Gabby Hartnett: 9/F

Bot 2

Lou Chiozza: 2/FL
Burgess Whitehead: 13
Harry Gumbert: K

Top 3

Rip Russell: K
Dick Bartell: 63
Bill Lee: 7/F

Bot 3

Jo-Jo Moore: 4/P
Billy Jurges: 43
Harry Danning: HR/9
Mel Ott: 8/F

Top 4

Stan Hack: 43
Billy Herman: 8/F
Jim Gleeson: 8/F

Bot 4

Zeke Bonura: S
Frank Demaree: CS2(26)
Frank Demaree: S
Lou Chiozza: 16(1)/FO
Burgess Whitehead: CS2(26)

Top 5

Augie Galan: 9/F
Carl Reynolds: 53
Gabby Hartnett: D8/8D
Rip Russell: W
Dick Bartell: S7.2-H;1-2
Bill Lee: K

Bot 5

Burgess Whitehead: 43
Harry Gumbert: K
Jo-Jo Moore: 7/F

Top 6

Stan Hack: 13
Billy Herman: W
Jim Gleeson: S/78.1-3;B-2(TH)
Augie Galan: 43.3-H;2-3
Carl Reynolds: 7/L

Bot 6

Billy Jurges: 63
Harry Danning: K
Mel Ott: W
Zeke Bonura: HR/7.1-H
Frank Demaree: 53

Top 7

Gabby Hartnett: S7
Rip Russell: W.1-2
Dick Bartell: S5.2-3;1-2
Hank Leiber: 7/L/SF.3-H
Stan Hack: 6/P
Billy Herman: 3/FL

Bot 7

Lou Chiozza: 7/F
Burgess Whitehead: 43
Jumbo Brown: 43

Top 8

Jim Gleeson: K
Augie Galan: 3/G
Carl Reynolds: 2/FL

Bot 8

Jo-Jo Moore: 8/F
Billy Jurges: 43
Harry Danning: 53

Top 9

Gabby Hartnett: S/L
Rip Russell: S/L.1-3
Dick Bartell: K
Steve Mesner: K
Stan Hack: 6/P

Notes & reviews

Members of Jersey City Giants attended the ball game. Bartell was presented a diamond ring by 76-year-old ex-Oriole John Upton on behalf of Bartell's friends in NY.
Reynolds complained his bat was tipped by C on third strike and Goetz motioned him to 1B.Terry protested and went to Reardon and Pinelli. The 3 umps conferred and ruled Reynolds out.
Brown hit the ball but his swing continued into Gabby's toe. Herman fumbled the ball and Brown would have been safe but Brown was still at home plate apologizing to Gabby.

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