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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1936-09-04 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 3000 · 2:05

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–0. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 2nd. Larry French earned the win. Billy Herman went 2-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	1	3	0	0	1	0	0	2	1	8	14
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7

W: Larry French L: Bill Swift SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Ernie Quigley · 1B: George Magerkurth · 2B: (none) · 3B: Charlie Moran · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Ethan Allen	4	2	3	2	1
Phil Cavarretta	4	1	0	0	1
Billy Herman	5	0	2	3	0
Frank Demaree	5	0	1	1	0
Stan Hack	4	1	2	0	1
Johnny Gill	5	0	1	1	0
Gabby Hartnett	5	2	2	0	0
Woody English	4	2	1	0	0
Larry French	3	0	2	1	1

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Fred Schulte	4	1	1	0
Woody Jensen	4	1	0	0
Paul Waner	3	0	1	1
Arky Vaughan	4	1	0	0
Gus Suhr	4	0	0	1
Bill Brubaker	3	0	1	0
Pep Young	4	2	0	0
Tom Padden	4	0	0	1
Bill Swift	3	1	0	0
Al Todd	1	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry French	9.0	7	3	3

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Swift	7.1	12	4	0
Mace Brown	1.2	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Ethan Allen: S8/F
Phil Cavarretta: 6/P
Billy Herman: SB2
Billy Herman: S7.2-H
Frank Demaree: 54(1)/FO
Stan Hack: S9.1-3
Johnny Gill: 9/F

Bot 1

Fred Schulte: 53
Woody Jensen: S5/BG
Paul Waner: 7/F
Arky Vaughan: 4/P

Top 2

Gabby Hartnett: S9
Woody English: S9.1-3
Larry French: 63.3-H;1-2
Ethan Allen: W
Phil Cavarretta: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Billy Herman: S9.3-H;2-H
Frank Demaree: 43

Bot 2

Gus Suhr: K
Bill Brubaker: 53/BG
Pep Young: 3/FL

Top 3

Stan Hack: W
Johnny Gill: 6(1)3/GDP
Gabby Hartnett: 53

Bot 3

Tom Padden: 53/BG
Bill Swift: 4/L
Fred Schulte: S5
Woody Jensen: 4/F

Top 4

Woody English: 9/F
Larry French: W
Ethan Allen: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Paul Waner: W
Arky Vaughan: S8.1-2
Gus Suhr: 43.2-3;1-2
Bill Brubaker: W
Pep Young: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Phil Cavarretta: W
Billy Herman: SB2
Billy Herman: 63
Frank Demaree: S9.2-H
Stan Hack: 7/F
Johnny Gill: 3/FL

Bot 5

Tom Padden: K
Bill Swift: 63
Fred Schulte: W
Woody Jensen: E3.1-2
Paul Waner: E7/F.2-3;1-2
Arky Vaughan: 6(1)/FO

Top 6

Gabby Hartnett: 13
Woody English: 4/L
Larry French: S7
Ethan Allen: S9.1-3
Phil Cavarretta: 9/F

Bot 6

Gus Suhr: 53/BG
Bill Brubaker: 7/F
Pep Young: D7
Tom Padden: 8/F

Top 7

Billy Herman: 43
Frank Demaree: 4/P
Stan Hack: 4/P

Bot 7

Bill Swift: S7
Fred Schulte: 64(1)/FO
Woody Jensen: 6(1)/FO
Paul Waner: K/C

Top 8

Johnny Gill: 7/F
Gabby Hartnett: D7/L
Woody English: HP
Larry French: S3/BG.2-3;1-2
Ethan Allen: D4.3-H;2-H;1-3
Phil Cavarretta: 6/P
Billy Herman: 63

Bot 8

Arky Vaughan: 8/F
Gus Suhr: 43
Bill Brubaker: 4/L

Top 9

Frank Demaree: 53
Stan Hack: S8
Johnny Gill: SB2
Johnny Gill: S7.2-H;B-2(TH)
Gabby Hartnett: 53
Woody English: 43

Bot 9

Pep Young: S6
Tom Padden: 54(1)3/GDP
Al Todd: S9
Fred Schulte: 9/F