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Chicago Cubs @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1939-09-01 · Day game · Ebbets Field · 1:44

Chicago Cubs defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 6–2. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 1st. Larry French earned the win. Hank Leiber went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Larry French L: Tot Pressnell SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	5	1	1	0	0	0
Billy Herman	5	1	2	0	0	0
Augie Galan	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Leiber	3	2	1	1	1	0
Bill Nicholson	4	1	2	2	0	0
Rip Russell	3	0	2	1	0	0
Dick Bartell	4	0	1	1	0	0
Gus Mancuso	4	1	1	1	0	1
Larry French	4	0	0	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Pete Coscarart	4	1	2	0	0
Cookie Lavagetto	4	1	2	1	0
Ernie Koy	4	0	2	1	1
Art Parks	4	0	1	0	1
Dolph Camilli	4	0	0	0	2
Tuck Stainback	4	0	1	0	0
Al Todd	4	0	0	0	0
Leo Durocher	4	0	0	0	0
Tot Pressnell	2	0	0	0	0
Johnny Hudson	1	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry French	9.0	8	0	5

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tot Pressnell	8.0	10	1	2
Al Hollingsworth	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: S8
Billy Herman: D9.1-3
Augie Galan: 5/FL
Hank Leiber: IW
Bill Nicholson: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Rip Russell: 7/SF.3-H
Dick Bartell: 4/P

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: S7
Cookie Lavagetto: D8.1-H
Ernie Koy: S8.2-H;B-2(TH)
Art Parks: 4/P
Dolph Camilli: K
Tuck Stainback: 4/P

Top 2

Gus Mancuso: 9/L
Larry French: 8/L
Stan Hack: 43

Bot 2

Al Todd: 63
Leo Durocher: 63
Tot Pressnell: 53

Top 3

Billy Herman: 4/L
Augie Galan: 2/FL
Hank Leiber: 6/P

Bot 3

Pete Coscarart: S8
Cookie Lavagetto: 2/FL
Ernie Koy: PB.1-2
Ernie Koy: K
Art Parks: K/C

Top 4

Bill Nicholson: 5/P
Rip Russell: 8/F
Dick Bartell: 63

Bot 4

Dolph Camilli: K
Tuck Stainback: 63
Al Todd: 7/F

Top 5

Gus Mancuso: HR/7
Larry French: K
Stan Hack: 43
Billy Herman: S7
Augie Galan: 4/P

Bot 5

Leo Durocher: 43
Tot Pressnell: 5/P
Pete Coscarart: 53

Top 6

Hank Leiber: 7/F
Bill Nicholson: S4/G
Rip Russell: S1/G.1-2
Dick Bartell: S7.2-H;1-2
Gus Mancuso: K
Larry French: 9/F

Bot 6

Cookie Lavagetto: 13
Ernie Koy: 43
Art Parks: S9
Dolph Camilli: 3/G

Top 7

Stan Hack: 9/F
Billy Herman: 8/F
Augie Galan: 43

Bot 7

Tuck Stainback: 4/P
Al Todd: 8/F
Leo Durocher: 8/L

Top 8

Hank Leiber: HR/7
Bill Nicholson: 6/P
Rip Russell: S8
Dick Bartell: 8/F
Gus Mancuso: 2/FL

Bot 8

Johnny Hudson: K
Pete Coscarart: 3/FL
Cookie Lavagetto: S8
Ernie Koy: S8.1-3
Art Parks: 3/P

Top 9

Larry French: 8/L
Stan Hack: 53
Billy Herman: 8/F

Bot 9

Dolph Camilli: 3/G
Tuck Stainback: S8
Al Todd: 9/F
Leo Durocher: 53