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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1937-07-04 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 2:03

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 8–5. Chicago Cubs put up 5 in the 4th. Charlie Root earned the win. Curt Davis went 2-for-2 with 1 HR and 4 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PIT	0	2	0	0	3	0	0	0	0	5	12
CHN	2	1	0	5	0	0	0	0		8	12

W: Charlie Root L: Cy Blanton SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Dolly Stark · 1B: Bill Stewart · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Barr · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lee Handley	5	1	1	0	0	0
Lloyd Waner	4	1	1	0	1	0
Paul Waner	5	1	3	1	0	0
Arky Vaughan	4	0	1	0	1	0
Gus Suhr	4	0	2	2	0	0
Al Todd	4	0	1	0	0	1
Johnny Dickshot	4	1	1	0	0	1
Pep Young	4	1	2	2	0	0
Cy Blanton	1	0	0	0	1	0
Mace Brown	1	0	0	0	0	0
Red Lucas	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Augie Galan	4	1	1	0	0	0
Stan Hack	4	0	1	1	0	0
Ripper Collins	3	2	2	1	1	0
Frank Demaree	4	1	2	2	0	0
Billy Herman	4	0	0	0	0	0
Ken O'Dea	4	2	2	0	0	1
Billy Jurges	3	1	1	0	0	1
Joe Marty	4	0	1	0	0	0
Curt Davis	2	1	2	4	0	0
Charlie Root	2	0	0	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Cy Blanton	3.1	9	0	0
Mace Brown	3.2	3	1	2
Jim Tobin	1.0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Curt Davis	4.0	9	2	0
Clyde Shoun	0.0	1	1	0
Charlie Root	5.0	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lee Handley: 99
Lloyd Waner: W
Paul Waner: 8
Arky Vaughan: S7.1-2
Gus Suhr: 8/8XD

Bot 1

Augie Galan: 99
Stan Hack: 99
Ripper Collins: S8
Frank Demaree: HR/7.1-H
Billy Herman: 8

Top 2

Al Todd: 99
Johnny Dickshot: S8
Pep Young: HR/7.1-H
Cy Blanton: W
Lee Handley: 4/P
Lloyd Waner: 99(1)/FO

Bot 2

Ken O'Dea: S7
Billy Jurges: 99/SH.1-2
Joe Marty: S6.2-3
Curt Davis: S7.3-H;1-2
Augie Galan: 99(1)/FO.2-3
Stan Hack: 3/G

Top 3

Paul Waner: S7
Arky Vaughan: 64(1)3/GDP
Gus Suhr: 8

Bot 3

Ripper Collins: 99
Frank Demaree: 99
Billy Herman: 99

Top 4

Al Todd: S8
Johnny Dickshot: 43(B)63(1)/GDP
Pep Young: S8
Cy Blanton: 53

Bot 4

Ken O'Dea: S
Billy Jurges: S8.1-3;B-2(TH)
Joe Marty: 3/FL
Curt Davis: HR/7.3-H;2-H
Augie Galan: T/89
Stan Hack: 8.3-H
Ripper Collins: HR/9
Frank Demaree: S8
Billy Herman: 64(1)/FO

Top 5

Lee Handley: D/78
Lloyd Waner: S9.2-3
Paul Waner: S9.3-H;1-2
Arky Vaughan: W.2-3;1-2
Gus Suhr: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3
Al Todd: K
Johnny Dickshot: K
Pep Young: 2/G

Bot 5

Ken O'Dea: K
Billy Jurges: K
Joe Marty: 99

Top 6

Mace Brown: 99
Lee Handley: 99
Lloyd Waner: 99

Bot 6

Charlie Root: 99
Augie Galan: 99
Stan Hack: S
Ripper Collins: CS2(99)

Top 7

Paul Waner: S
Arky Vaughan: 99
Gus Suhr: S.1-2
Al Todd: 99
Johnny Dickshot: 99

Bot 7

Ripper Collins: W
Frank Demaree: 99(1)/FO
Billy Herman: SB2.1-3(E2/TH)
Billy Herman: 99
Ken O'Dea: 99

Top 8

Pep Young: 99
Red Lucas: 99
Lee Handley: 99

Bot 8

Billy Jurges: 99
Joe Marty: 99
Charlie Root: 99

Top 9

Lloyd Waner: 99
Paul Waner: 99
Arky Vaughan: 99

Notes & reviews

Game delayed for one hour at this point due to heavy rain
2bman tried to tage runner but missed, throwing to 1st to retire batter; runner had fallen down and was then run down

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