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Chicago Cubs @ 
New York Giants
1939-08-23 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 5897 · 2:11
Chicago Cubs defeated New York Giants 8–3. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 4th. Bill Lee earned the win and Charlie Root picked up the save. Billy Herman went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 12 | |
| NY1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
W: Bill Lee L: Harry Gumbert SV: Charlie Root
Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: George Magerkurth · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Barr · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stan Hack | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Herman | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Augie Galan | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Hank Leiber | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Bill Nicholson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Gabby Hartnett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Rip Russell | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
 Bobby Mattick | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Lee | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Charlie Root | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
New York Giants — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Burgess Whitehead | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jo-Jo Moore | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank Demaree | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Mel Ott | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Harry Danning | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Zeke Bonura | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Jurges | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Tom Hafey | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Harry Gumbert | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Red Lynn | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Dick Coffman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Jimmy Ripple | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lee | 5.0 | 6 | 2 | 0 |
| Charlie Root | 4.0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
New York Giants — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harry Gumbert | 3.0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Red Lynn | 1.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Dick Coffman | 5.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Stan Hack: 43
- Billy Herman: K/C
- Augie Galan: 3/FL
Bot 1
- Burgess Whitehead: 63
- Jo-Jo Moore: S9/L
- Frank Demaree: 43.1-2
- Mel Ott: 63
Top 2
- Hank Leiber: W
- Bill Nicholson: 16(1)3/GDP
- Gabby Hartnett: 63
Bot 2
- Harry Danning: 63
- Zeke Bonura: 63
- Billy Jurges: 3/G
Top 3
- Rip Russell: 53
- Bobby Mattick: S5/BG
- Bill Lee: 8/L
- Stan Hack: 3/G
Bot 3
- Tom Hafey: D7
- Harry Gumbert: FC1/BG.2X3(15);B-1
- Burgess Whitehead: 13.1-2
- Jo-Jo Moore: 2/FL
Top 4
- Billy Herman: HR/9
- Augie Galan: S7/L
- Hank Leiber: D.1-3
- Bill Nicholson: IW
- Gabby Hartnett: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
- Rip Russell: S8/G.3-H;2-H;1-2
- Bobby Mattick: 64(1)3/GDP.2-3
- Bill Lee: W
- Stan Hack: 43
Bot 4
- Frank Demaree: S8/L
- Mel Ott: W.1-2
- Harry Danning: 8.2-3
- Zeke Bonura: T/L89.3-H;1-H
- Billy Jurges: 1/L
- Tom Hafey: S7/L.3-H
- Red Lynn: 6(1)/FO
Top 5
- Billy Herman: S7/L
- Augie Galan: S4.1-2
- Hank Leiber: W.2-3;1-2
- Bill Nicholson: 32(3)/FO.2-3;1-2
- Gabby Hartnett: S9/L.3-H;2-H;1-3
- Rip Russell: 54(1)/FO.3-H
- Bobby Mattick: 54(1)/FO
Bot 5
- Burgess Whitehead: 8
- Jo-Jo Moore: W
- Frank Demaree: 7
- Mel Ott: E5/G.1-2
- Harry Danning: 6/P
Top 6
- Bill Lee: 5/FL
- Stan Hack: 9
- Billy Herman: S7
- Augie Galan: 8
Bot 6
- Zeke Bonura: S9/L
- Billy Jurges: 8
- Tom Hafey: K
- Dick Coffman: 5/P
Top 7
- Hank Leiber: 53
- Bill Nicholson: S9
- Gabby Hartnett: 64(1)3/GDP
Bot 7
- Burgess Whitehead: S9
- Jo-Jo Moore: 4/P
- Frank Demaree: 5/FL
- Mel Ott: 7
Top 8
- Rip Russell: 7
- Bobby Mattick: 63
- Charlie Root: S7
- Stan Hack: 46(1)/FO
Bot 8
- Harry Danning: S7
- Zeke Bonura: 64(1)/FO
- Billy Jurges: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 9
- Billy Herman: 4/P
- Augie Galan: 8
- Hank Leiber: HR/7
- Bill Nicholson: 2/FL
Bot 9
- Tom Hafey: 8
- Jimmy Ripple: S8
- Burgess Whitehead: 54(1)3/GDP