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Chicago Cubs @ New York Giants

1940-07-28 · Day game · Polo Grounds V · Att: 6576 · 1:58

New York Giants defeated Chicago Cubs 8–4. New York Giants put up 3 in the 2nd. Harry Gumbert earned the win. Harry Gumbert went 3-for-4 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	4	8
NY1	0	3	1	1	3	0	0	0		8	10

W: Harry Gumbert L: Jake Mooty SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Bick Campbell · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bill Klem · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Stan Hack	4	1	1	3	0
Billy Herman	4	0	3	0	0
Augie Galan	4	0	1	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	1	1	1	0
Hank Leiber	4	0	0	0	0
Zeke Bonura	4	0	0	0	0
Al Todd	4	0	0	0	0
Rabbit Warstler	3	1	0	0	1
Jake Mooty	2	1	1	0	0
Vance Page	1	0	1	0	0

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Bob Seeds	3	0	0	0	2	0
Burgess Whitehead	5	0	1	0	0	0
Mel Ott	4	0	2	0	1	0
Harry Danning	3	2	1	1	1	0
Babe Young	3	1	2	0	2	0
Frank Demaree	5	1	1	2	0	0
Tony Cuccinello	4	1	0	0	1	1
Mickey Witek	4	1	0	0	0	0
Harry Gumbert	4	2	3	3	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jake Mooty	4.1	7	5	0
Vance Page	3.2	3	2	1

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Gumbert	9.0	8	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: 99
Billy Herman: S
Augie Galan: S.1-2
Bill Nicholson: 3(B)3(1)/LDP

Bot 1

Bob Seeds: 99
Burgess Whitehead: 99
Mel Ott: S
Harry Danning: CS2(99)

Top 2

Hank Leiber: 99
Zeke Bonura: 99
Al Todd: 99

Bot 2

Harry Danning: W
Babe Young: S8.1-3;B-2(TH)
Frank Demaree: 8/F.3-H;2-3
Tony Cuccinello: 9/F
Mickey Witek: E4/P.3-H(UR)(NR)
Harry Gumbert: T9.1-H(UR)
Bob Seeds: 8/F

Top 3

Rabbit Warstler: W
Jake Mooty: S5/G.1-2
Stan Hack: HR/9.2-H;1-H
Billy Herman: S
Augie Galan: 99
Bill Nicholson: 99
Hank Leiber: 99

Bot 3

Burgess Whitehead: 99
Mel Ott: 99
Harry Danning: HR/9/P
Babe Young: W
Frank Demaree: E3/G.1-2
Tony Cuccinello: 99

Top 4

Zeke Bonura: 99
Al Todd: 99
Rabbit Warstler: 99

Bot 4

Mickey Witek: 99
Harry Gumbert: S
Bob Seeds: W.1-2
Burgess Whitehead: 99
Mel Ott: W.2-3;1-2
Harry Danning: E6/TH.3-H(UR)(NR);2-3;1-2
Babe Young: 99

Top 5

Jake Mooty: 99
Stan Hack: 99
Billy Herman: S
Augie Galan: 99

Bot 5

Frank Demaree: HR/9/P
Tony Cuccinello: W
Mickey Witek: 99
Harry Gumbert: HR/7/P.1-H
Bob Seeds: W
Burgess Whitehead: 99
Mel Ott: 99

Top 6

Bill Nicholson: HR/9
Hank Leiber: 99
Zeke Bonura: 99
Al Todd: 99

Bot 6

Harry Danning: 99
Babe Young: S
Frank Demaree: 99
Tony Cuccinello: 99

Top 7

Rabbit Warstler: 99
Vance Page: S
Stan Hack: 99
Billy Herman: 9/F

Bot 7

Mickey Witek: 99
Harry Gumbert: 99
Bob Seeds: 99

Top 8

Augie Galan: 99
Bill Nicholson: 99
Hank Leiber: 99

Bot 8

Burgess Whitehead: S
Mel Ott: S.1-2
Harry Danning: 99/SH.2-3;1-2
Babe Young: W
Frank Demaree: 99
Tony Cuccinello: K

Top 9

Zeke Bonura: 99
Al Todd: 99
Rabbit Warstler: 99