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Pittsburgh Pirates @ Chicago Cubs

1939-09-04 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 1:31

Pittsburgh Pirates defeated Chicago Cubs 2–1. Max Butcher earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Max Butcher L: Dizzy Dean SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Charlie Moran · 1B: Ziggy Sears · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Barr · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Paul Waner	5	1	2	1	0	0
Arky Vaughan	3	0	1	0	1	0
Bob Elliott	4	0	1	0	1	0
Johnny Rizzo	3	0	1	0	1	1
Elbie Fletcher	4	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Handley	4	0	0	0	0	1
Pep Young	4	0	1	0	0	0
George Susce	4	0	2	0	0	0
Max Butcher	3	1	2	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	SO
Stan Hack	4	0	1	1
Billy Herman	4	0	0	0
Augie Galan	4	1	2	0
Jim Gleeson	4	0	0	0
Bill Nicholson	4	0	1	1
Gabby Hartnett	4	0	1	0
Rip Russell	4	0	3	1
Dick Bartell	4	0	0	0
Dizzy Dean	3	0	0	0

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Max Butcher	9.0	8	0	3

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Dizzy Dean	9.0	10	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Paul Waner: S7/78
Arky Vaughan: HP.1-2
Bob Elliott: W.2-3;1-2
Johnny Rizzo: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H;2-3
Elbie Fletcher: FLE3
Elbie Fletcher: 43

Bot 1

Stan Hack: K
Billy Herman: 53
Augie Galan: 8

Top 2

Lee Handley: 9
Pep Young: 53
George Susce: S9
Max Butcher: S8.1-2
Paul Waner: 43

Bot 2

Jim Gleeson: 43
Bill Nicholson: K
Gabby Hartnett: S8
Rip Russell: S8.1-2
Dick Bartell: 43

Top 3

Arky Vaughan: S4/BG
Bob Elliott: S7.1-2
Johnny Rizzo: W.2-3;1-2
Elbie Fletcher: 3/FL
Lee Handley: K/C
Pep Young: 7

Bot 3

Dizzy Dean: 63
Stan Hack: S6
Billy Herman: 54(1)/FO
Augie Galan: S7.1-3
Jim Gleeson: 143

Top 4

George Susce: S8
Max Butcher: 164/SH.1-2
Paul Waner: 5/P
Arky Vaughan: 3/G

Bot 4

Bill Nicholson: 43
Gabby Hartnett: 63
Rip Russell: S6
Dick Bartell: 4(1)/FO

Top 5

Bob Elliott: 53
Johnny Rizzo: K/C
Elbie Fletcher: 43

Bot 5

Dizzy Dean: 31
Stan Hack: 9/L
Billy Herman: 63

Top 6

Lee Handley: 7
Pep Young: S5/BG
George Susce: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Augie Galan: S7
Jim Gleeson: 8
Bill Nicholson: 7
Gabby Hartnett: E7/F.1-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Rip Russell: K

Top 7

Max Butcher: 63
Paul Waner: 7/L
Arky Vaughan: 9

Bot 7

Dick Bartell: 53
Dizzy Dean: 53
Stan Hack: 13

Top 8

Bob Elliott: 7
Johnny Rizzo: S
Elbie Fletcher: 36(1)/FO
Lee Handley: 64(1)/FO

Bot 8

Billy Herman: 63
Augie Galan: 7
Jim Gleeson: 6/P

Top 9

Pep Young: 53
George Susce: 3/P
Max Butcher: D/78
Paul Waner: D/78.2-H
Arky Vaughan: W
Bob Elliott: 8

Bot 9

Bill Nicholson: S
Gabby Hartnett: 16(1)4/BG/GDP
Rip Russell: S
Dick Bartell: 7