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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

1939-06-18 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 27192 · 2:19

Chicago Cubs defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 9–1. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 8th. Bill Lee earned the win. Rip Russell went 3-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	8
CHN	1	0	0	1	3	0	0	4		9	13

W: Bill Lee L: Vito Tamulis SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mel Almada	5	0	1	0	0	1
Cookie Lavagetto	4	0	2	0	0	0
Gene Moore	4	1	1	0	0	1
Dolph Camilli	4	0	1	1	0	0
Babe Phelps	4	0	0	0	0	1
Ernie Koy	4	0	0	0	0	1
Leo Durocher	3	0	1	0	0	0
Johnny Hudson	3	0	1	0	1	0
Vito Tamulis	2	0	1	0	0	0
Lyn Lary	1	0	0	0	0	1
Goody Rosen	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	2	1	0	1	1
Billy Herman	4	2	2	0	1	0
Augie Galan	3	1	1	2	1	0
Carl Reynolds	5	1	3	2	0	0
Rip Russell	5	2	3	3	0	0
Jim Gleeson	5	0	1	1	0	0
Dick Bartell	3	0	0	0	0	0
Gus Mancuso	4	1	2	1	0	0
Bill Lee	2	0	0	0	1	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vito Tamulis	8.0	13	4	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lee	9.0	8	1	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mel Almada: K
Cookie Lavagetto: S7
Gene Moore: 46(1)/FO
Dolph Camilli: 7

Bot 1

Stan Hack: S7
Billy Herman: 8/F
Augie Galan: W.1-2
Carl Reynolds: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Rip Russell: S7.3-H;1-2
Jim Gleeson: 3/FL

Top 2

Babe Phelps: 6/P
Ernie Koy: K
Leo Durocher: 3

Bot 2

Dick Bartell: 3/P
Gus Mancuso: 5/P
Bill Lee: 8/F

Top 3

Johnny Hudson: W
Vito Tamulis: 13/SH.1-2
Mel Almada: FC1.2X3(15)
Cookie Lavagetto: CS2(26)

Bot 3

Stan Hack: 63
Billy Herman: 7/F
Augie Galan: 9/F

Top 4

Cookie Lavagetto: S
Gene Moore: 7/F
Dolph Camilli: 7/F
Babe Phelps: K

Bot 4

Carl Reynolds: S
Rip Russell: 14(1)/FO
Jim Gleeson: 53.1-2
Dick Bartell: HP
Gus Mancuso: D7.2-H;1-3
Bill Lee: W
Stan Hack: K/C

Top 5

Ernie Koy: 53
Leo Durocher: S9
Johnny Hudson: E3.1-2
Vito Tamulis: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Mel Almada: 3

Bot 5

Billy Herman: S7
Augie Galan: 13/SH.1-2
Carl Reynolds: S.2-H
Rip Russell: D8.1-H
Jim Gleeson: S7.2-H
Dick Bartell: 7/F
Gus Mancuso: 9/F

Top 6

Cookie Lavagetto: 13
Gene Moore: S9
Dolph Camilli: BK.1-2
Dolph Camilli: S9.2-H
Babe Phelps: 3
Ernie Koy: 8/F

Bot 6

Bill Lee: 3/P
Stan Hack: 53
Billy Herman: S7
Augie Galan: SB2
Augie Galan: 43

Top 7

Leo Durocher: 31
Johnny Hudson: 9/F
Vito Tamulis: S
Mel Almada: S9.1-2
Cookie Lavagetto: E1.2-3;1-2
Gene Moore: K

Bot 7

Carl Reynolds: 8/F
Rip Russell: 3/FL
Jim Gleeson: 8/F

Top 8

Dolph Camilli: 3
Babe Phelps: 6/P
Ernie Koy: 9/F

Bot 8

Dick Bartell: 13
Gus Mancuso: S7
Bill Lee: 13/SH.1-2
Stan Hack: W
Billy Herman: W.2-3;1-2
Augie Galan: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2#
Carl Reynolds: S7.2-H;1-2#
Rip Russell: S7.2-H;1-2
Jim Gleeson: 53

Top 9

Lyn Lary: K
Johnny Hudson: D9
Goody Rosen: 63
Mel Almada: 43

Notes & reviews

Due to sore shoulder Galan batted LH vs LHP Tamulis except for sacrifice bunt.
Bartell hit on point of L elbow by pitch.
Tribune says hit ends Herman's 0-for-20 slump.
Only PA Galan batted RH vs LHP Tamulis for bunt.

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