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Chicago Cubs @ Boston Braves

1939-08-26 · Day game · Braves Field · 2:05

Chicago Cubs defeated Boston Bees 8–1. Chicago Cubs put up 5 in the 3rd. Larry French earned the win. Hank Leiber went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Larry French L: Lou Fette SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

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

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Jimmy Outlaw	4	0	1	0	1
Johnny Cooney	4	0	1	0	0
Buddy Hassett	3	1	2	0	0
Al Simmons	4	0	1	1	0
Tony Cuccinello	3	0	0	0	1
Hank Majeski	4	0	1	0	1
Rabbit Warstler	4	0	1	0	1
Al Lopez	1	0	0	0	0
Lou Fette	1	0	0	0	0
Phil Masi	3	0	0	0	1
Dick Errickson	2	0	0	0	0
Sibby Sisti	1	0	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry French	9.0	8	0	5

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lou Fette	2.0	3	4	0
Dick Errickson	7.0	9	3	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: 7/F
Billy Herman: 53
Augie Galan: 6/L

Bot 1

Jimmy Outlaw: 31
Johnny Cooney: 7/F/7D
Buddy Hassett: S8
Al Simmons: D8/78.1-H
Tony Cuccinello: K

Top 2

Hank Leiber: W
Bill Nicholson: 6/P
Rip Russell: 3/FL
Bobby Mattick: D9.1-H
Gus Mancuso: W
Larry French: 43

Bot 2

Hank Majeski: K
Rabbit Warstler: E6/TH.B-2
Al Lopez: 43.2-3
Lou Fette: 13

Top 3

Stan Hack: S7
Billy Herman: W.1-2
Augie Galan: S5/BG.1-2;2-3
Hank Leiber: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Bill Nicholson: S8.1-3;2-H;3-H
Rip Russell: 9/FL
Bobby Mattick: D7.1-3;3-H
Gus Mancuso: IW
Larry French: K
Stan Hack: WP.1-2;2-3;3-H
Stan Hack: K/C

Bot 3

Jimmy Outlaw: 4/P
Johnny Cooney: S7/78
Buddy Hassett: 53/SH.1-2
Al Simmons: 8/F

Top 4

Billy Herman: 3/FL
Augie Galan: 9/F/9D
Hank Leiber: W
Bill Nicholson: 9/F

Bot 4

Tony Cuccinello: 63
Hank Majeski: 8/F
Rabbit Warstler: S7
Phil Masi: K

Top 5

Rip Russell: 8/F
Dick Bartell: S8
Gus Mancuso: S8.1-2
Larry French: K/C
Stan Hack: S8.1-2;2-H
Billy Herman: 43

Bot 5

Dick Errickson: 3/G
Jimmy Outlaw: K/C
Johnny Cooney: 8/F

Top 6

Augie Galan: 31
Hank Leiber: K
Bill Nicholson: S7
Rip Russell: CS2(24)

Bot 6

Buddy Hassett: S4
Al Simmons: 46(1)3/GDP
Tony Cuccinello: E6/TH
Hank Majeski: 7/F

Top 7

Rip Russell: K
Dick Bartell: 6/P
Gus Mancuso: W
Larry French: S8.1-2
Stan Hack: 7/L

Bot 7

Rabbit Warstler: 13/BG
Phil Masi: 43
Dick Errickson: 13

Top 8

Billy Herman: 43
Augie Galan: 2/FL
Hank Leiber: HR/7
Bill Nicholson: S9
Rip Russell: 54(1)/FO

Bot 8

Jimmy Outlaw: S7
Johnny Cooney: 64(1)3/GDP
Buddy Hassett: 5/FL

Top 9

Dick Bartell: 3/P
Gus Mancuso: 6/P
Larry French: 43

Bot 9

Al Simmons: 53
Sibby Sisti: S8
Hank Majeski: S/89.1-2
Rabbit Warstler: K/C
Phil Masi: 6/P

Notes & reviews

Mattick pulled up lame as he reached second base.

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