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Cincinnati Reds @ 
Chicago Cubs
1939-08-09 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 2:08
Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 7–5. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 7th. Junior Thompson earned the win. Wally Berger went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 11 | |
| CHN | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10 |
W: Junior Thompson L: Charlie Root SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Larry Goetz · 1B: Babe Pinelli · 2B: (none) · 3B: Beans Reardon · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Werber | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lonny Frey | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Ival Goodman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
 Frank McCormick | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
 Ernie Lombardi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 Wally Berger | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Lee Gamble | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Myers | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Johnny Vander Meer | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Gene Thompson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Chicago Cubs — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Stan Hack | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Billy Herman | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Augie Galan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Hank Leiber | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
 Bill Nicholson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
 Gabby Hartnett | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Rip Russell | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bobby Mattick | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Root | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Phil Cavarretta | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Jim Gleeson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Carl Reynolds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnny Vander Meer | 2.2 | 4 | 4 | 3 |
| Gene Thompson | 6.1 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
Chicago Cubs — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlie Root | 6.2 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
 Jack Russell | 0.1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Earl Whitehill | 2.0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Billy Werber: 8/F
- Lonny Frey: S8
- Ival Goodman: 8/F
- Frank McCormick: D7/7LD.1-H
- Ernie Lombardi: 8/F
Bot 1
- Stan Hack: W
- Billy Herman: K
- Augie Galan: 54(1)3/GDP
Top 2
- Wally Berger: HR/8
- Lee Gamble: 7/F
- Billy Myers: 63
- Johnny Vander Meer: D8
- Billy Werber: 3/FL
Bot 2
- Hank Leiber: W
- Bill Nicholson: K
- Gabby Hartnett: 46(1)3/GDP
Top 3
- Lonny Frey: 5/P
- Ival Goodman: 63
- Frank McCormick: W
- Ernie Lombardi: 64(1)/FO
Bot 3
- Rip Russell: S7
- Bobby Mattick: S8.1-2
- Charlie Root: K
- Stan Hack: S8.2-H;1-2
- Billy Herman: D9/9D.2-H;1-3
- Augie Galan: 8/SF.3-H;2-3
- Hank Leiber: IW
- Bill Nicholson: W.1-2
- Gabby Hartnett: 64(1)/FO
Top 4
- Wally Berger: 53
- Lee Gamble: 43
- Billy Myers: K
Bot 4
- Rip Russell: S
- Bobby Mattick: S.1-2#
- Charlie Root: K
- Stan Hack: 64(1)3/GDP
Top 5
- Gene Thompson: 43
- Billy Werber: S9
- Lonny Frey: 9/F
- Ival Goodman: T9.1-H
- Frank McCormick: 7/F
Bot 5
- Billy Herman: 7/F
- Augie Galan: 9/F
- Hank Leiber: HR/78
- Bill Nicholson: 8/F
Top 6
- Ernie Lombardi: 3/P
- Wally Berger: S7
- Lee Gamble: 6(1)3/GDP#
Bot 6
- Gabby Hartnett: 7
- Rip Russell: 53
- Bobby Mattick: 3/FL
Top 7
- Billy Myers: S9
- Gene Thompson: K
- Billy Werber: 8/L
- Lonny Frey: S8.1-2#
- Ival Goodman: W.2-3;1-2
- Frank McCormick: S8.3-H;2-H;1-2#
- Ernie Lombardi: D7/7D.2-H;1-H
- Wally Berger: K
Bot 7
- Phil Cavarretta: K
- Stan Hack: 6/P
- Billy Herman: S8
- Augie Galan: K
Top 8
- Lee Gamble: W
- Billy Myers: K
- Gene Thompson: PO1(23)#
- Gene Thompson: 5/P
Bot 8
- Hank Leiber: 2/FL
- Bill Nicholson: W
- Jim Gleeson: K
- Rip Russell: 3
Top 9
- Billy Werber: 3/G
- Lonny Frey: 7/F
- Ival Goodman: 6/P
Bot 9
- Bobby Mattick: D7
- Carl Reynolds: E4.2-3
- Stan Hack: 7/SF.3-H
- Billy Herman: K
- Augie Galan: S9.1-2#
- Hank Leiber: 53