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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Chicago Cubs

1939-07-25 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 2:20

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Chicago Cubs 8–6. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 3 in the 1st. Ira Hutchinson earned the win and Tot Pressnell picked up the save. Cookie Lavagetto went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Ira Hutchinson L: Charlie Root SV: Tot Pressnell

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Mel Almada	5	1	2	1	0	0
Cookie Lavagetto	5	2	2	2	0	0
Art Parks	5	2	3	1	0	0
Dolph Camilli	4	1	1	2	1	2
Babe Phelps	4	0	2	0	0	0
Gene Moore	4	0	1	1	0	1
Pete Coscarart	5	0	1	0	0	2
Leo Durocher	3	0	0	0	0	0
Luke Hamlin	2	0	0	0	0	1
Dixie Walker	1	0	0	0	0	1
Al Todd	1	0	1	0	0	0
Ernie Koy	1	1	1	0	0	0
Johnny Hudson	1	0	0	1	0	0
Tuck Stainback	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	1	1	0	1	0
Billy Herman	4	1	1	2	0	0
Augie Galan	3	1	1	0	1	0
Jim Gleeson	3	1	1	0	1	0
Carl Reynolds	4	1	1	2	0	0
Gabby Hartnett	4	0	0	0	0	0
Rip Russell	4	1	2	2	0	0
Dick Bartell	3	0	0	0	0	2
Charlie Root	3	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Leiber	1	0	0	0	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	0	0	0	0	1	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luke Hamlin	5.1	4	3	1
Red Evans	0.2	2	0	1
Ira Hutchinson	2.0	0	0	1
Tot Pressnell	1.0	1	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Root	8.0	12	0	6
Claude Passeau	0.1	2	0	0
Larry French	0.0	0	1	0
Jack Russell	0.2	0	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Mel Almada: S8/L
Cookie Lavagetto: HR/7.1-H
Art Parks: D8/78D
Dolph Camilli: K/C
Babe Phelps: 63.2-3
Gene Moore: D7.3-H
Pete Coscarart: 43

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 43
Billy Herman: 7
Augie Galan: W
Jim Gleeson: 3

Top 2

Leo Durocher: 8
Luke Hamlin: 6/P
Mel Almada: 63

Bot 2

Carl Reynolds: 63
Gabby Hartnett: 31
Rip Russell: 8

Top 3

Cookie Lavagetto: 5/P
Art Parks: S9
Dolph Camilli: 6(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Dick Bartell: 63
Charlie Root: 63
Stan Hack: W
Billy Herman: 46(1)/FO

Top 4

Babe Phelps: D7
Gene Moore: K
Pete Coscarart: K
Leo Durocher: 9

Bot 4

Augie Galan: 3/P
Jim Gleeson: W
Carl Reynolds: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Luke Hamlin: K
Mel Almada: 8
Cookie Lavagetto: 6/P

Bot 5

Gabby Hartnett: 8
Rip Russell: 2/FL
Dick Bartell: K

Top 6

Art Parks: E4/G
Dolph Camilli: HR/9.1-H(UR)
Babe Phelps: 7
Gene Moore: 5/P
Pete Coscarart: D7
Leo Durocher: 3/FL

Bot 6

Charlie Root: 4/P
Stan Hack: S8/78
Billy Herman: HR/7.1-H
Augie Galan: S9
Jim Gleeson: D8/78D.1-3
Carl Reynolds: S8.3-H;2-H
Gabby Hartnett: 163.1-2
Rip Russell: HR/7.2-H
Dick Bartell: K

Top 7

Dixie Walker: K
Mel Almada: 5/P
Cookie Lavagetto: S7
Art Parks: 9

Bot 7

Charlie Root: K
Stan Hack: 63
Billy Herman: 4

Top 8

Dolph Camilli: K
Babe Phelps: D9
Gene Moore: 3
Pete Coscarart: 4/P

Bot 8

Augie Galan: 3
Jim Gleeson: 63
Carl Reynolds: 63

Top 9

Al Todd: S7
Ernie Koy: S8.1-2#
Mel Almada: S7.2-H;1-2
Cookie Lavagetto: 36(1)/FO.2-3
Art Parks: S9.3-H;1-2#
Dolph Camilli: W.2-3;1-2
Johnny Hudson: E5/TH2.3-H(RBI);2-3;1-2
Tuck Stainback: 6/P
Pete Coscarart: K

Bot 9

Gabby Hartnett: 63
Rip Russell: S8
Hank Leiber: 8
Phil Cavarretta: W.1-2
Stan Hack: 8

Notes & reviews

Russell's drive hit the short protective screen on the LF wall and bounced back into field. Ump Pinelli ruled HR which was ground rule when screen was recently erected. Dodgers argued and Durocher played under protest.

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