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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

1939-08-08 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 10 innings · Att: 28478 · cloudy, dry · 2:16

Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 7–5. Cincinnati Reds put up 2 in the 4th. Paul Derringer earned the win. Rip Russell went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Paul Derringer L: Larry French SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lee Gamble	4	3	1	0	1	1
Lonny Frey	5	2	3	0	0	1
Billy Werber	2	1	0	1	2	0
Frank McCormick	4	1	3	4	1	0
Willard Hershberger	4	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Berger	5	0	0	1	0	1
Frenchy Bordagaray	5	0	0	0	0	1
Billy Myers	4	0	1	0	0	0
Lee Grissom	2	0	1	0	0	1
Eddie Joost	1	0	0	0	0	0
Paul Derringer	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

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

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lee Grissom	7.0	6	2	2
Peaches Davis	0.2	0	0	0
Paul Derringer	2.1	1	0	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry French	9.0	8	4	4
Jack Russell	1.0	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lee Gamble: E6/TH1.B-2
Lonny Frey: 9.2-3
Billy Werber: 3/G.3-H(UR)
Frank McCormick: 9

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 63
Billy Herman: 4
Augie Galan: 53

Top 2

Willard Hershberger: 43
Wally Berger: 5/L
Frenchy Bordagaray: 8

Bot 2

Hank Leiber: 4
Bill Nicholson: 3/G
Rip Russell: 8

Top 3

Billy Myers: 8
Lee Grissom: S8
Lee Gamble: K/C
Lonny Frey: K

Bot 3

Bobby Mattick: S5
Gus Mancuso: W.1-2
Larry French: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Stan Hack: D9.3-H;2-H
Billy Herman: S7.2-H;B-2(E5)
Augie Galan: 8
Hank Leiber: 53

Top 4

Billy Werber: W
Frank McCormick: D9.1-3
Willard Hershberger: E5/G.3-H(NR);2-3
Wally Berger: 64(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Frenchy Bordagaray: K+CS2(24)/DP

Bot 4

Bill Nicholson: 5/FL
Rip Russell: 7
Bobby Mattick: 63

Top 5

Billy Myers: 13
Lee Grissom: K
Lee Gamble: 8

Bot 5

Gus Mancuso: 43
Larry French: 2/FL
Stan Hack: K/C

Top 6

Lonny Frey: D8
Billy Werber: 14/SH.2-3
Frank McCormick: IW
Willard Hershberger: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Billy Herman: 163
Augie Galan: 5
Hank Leiber: 43

Top 7

Wally Berger: 5/FL
Frenchy Bordagaray: 53
Billy Myers: 53

Bot 7

Bill Nicholson: K
Rip Russell: HR/7
Bobby Mattick: S9
Gus Mancuso: S7.1-2
Larry French: 3/SH.2-3;1-2
Stan Hack: W
Billy Herman: 8

Top 8

Eddie Joost: 13
Lee Gamble: W
Lonny Frey: S7.1-2
Billy Werber: 5/FL
Frank McCormick: T9.2-H;1-H
Willard Hershberger: 8

Bot 8

Augie Galan: E4
Hank Leiber: PB.1-2
Hank Leiber: 5
Bill Nicholson: 8
Rip Russell: S7.2-H(UR);BX2(754)

Top 9

Wally Berger: 7
Frenchy Bordagaray: 63
Billy Myers: S9
Paul Derringer: 5

Bot 9

Bobby Mattick: K
Gus Mancuso: 3/L
Larry French: K

Top 10

Lee Gamble: S9
Lonny Frey: S7.1-3
Billy Werber: W.1-2
Frank McCormick: S7.3-H;2-H;1-3
Ernie Lombardi: FC5.3XH(5252);1-3
Wally Berger: K
Frenchy Bordagaray: 9

Bot 10

Stan Hack: 9
Billy Herman: 43
Augie Galan: 9

Notes & reviews

Billy Werber muffed the throw in
rain started
7 minute rain delay

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