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Boston Braves @ Chicago Cubs

1939-09-13 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 2999 · 1:50

Chicago Cubs defeated Boston Bees 15–4. Chicago Cubs put up 5 in the 1st. Claude Passeau earned the win. Hank Leiber went 4-for-4 with 2 HR and 6 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BSN	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	4	7
CHN	5	0	2	1	1	4	0	2		15	19

W: Claude Passeau L: Dick Errickson SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Magerkurth · 1B: Bill Stewart · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bick Campbell · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Boston Braves — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Sibby Sisti	3	1	2	0	0	1
Debs Garms	1	0	0	0	0	0
Buddy Hassett	3	1	1	0	0	0
Max West	3	1	1	1	1	0
Hank Majeski	2	0	0	1	0	0
Bama Rowell	4	0	1	1	0	1
Al Lopez	4	0	1	1	0	0
Rabbit Warstler	1	0	0	0	0	0
Hiker Moran	1	0	0	0	0	0
Chet Ross	4	1	1	0	0	3
Bill Schuster	3	0	0	0	0	1
Danny MacFayden	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ralph Hodgin	1	0	0	0	0	0
Whitey Wietelmann	2	0	0	0	0	0
Red Barkley	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB
Stan Hack	3	0	0	0	2
Billy Herman	4	1	0	0	1
Augie Galan	4	3	3	0	0
Hank Leiber	4	4	4	6	1
Bill Nicholson	4	3	3	1	1
Gabby Hartnett	4	2	2	0	0
Rip Russell	5	1	3	2	0
Bobby Mattick	5	0	3	3	0
Claude Passeau	4	0	0	0	0
Jim Gleeson	1	1	1	0	0
Bob Garbark	1	0	0	0	0

Boston Braves — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB
Dick Errickson	0.2	5	2
Hiker Moran	2.0	3	1
Danny MacFayden	3.1	8	1
Joe Callahan	2.0	3	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Claude Passeau	9.0	7	1	6

Play-by-play

Top 1

Sibby Sisti: S8
Debs Garms: E6/G.1-2
Buddy Hassett: 53/SH.2-3;1-2
Max West: IW
Hank Majeski: 8/SF.3-H(UR)
Bama Rowell: K/C

Bot 1

Stan Hack: W
Billy Herman: 54(1)3/GDP
Augie Galan: S9
Hank Leiber: HR/7.1-H
Bill Nicholson: W
Gabby Hartnett: S7.1-2
Rip Russell: D7.2-H;1-3
Bobby Mattick: S8.3-H;2-H;B-2(THH)
Claude Passeau: 3/L

Top 2

Al Lopez: 3/G
Rabbit Warstler: 43
Hiker Moran: 9

Bot 2

Stan Hack: W
Billy Herman: 36(1)3/GDP
Augie Galan: 43

Top 3

Sibby Sisti: K
Chet Ross: K
Buddy Hassett: 43

Bot 3

Hank Leiber: HR/7
Bill Nicholson: S3
Gabby Hartnett: 2/FL
Rip Russell: 8
Bobby Mattick: D9/89.1-H
Claude Passeau: 63

Top 4

Max West: 63
Hank Majeski: 4/P
Bama Rowell: 4/P

Bot 4

Stan Hack: 43
Billy Herman: 7
Augie Galan: D7
Hank Leiber: S9.2-H;B-2(E9)
Bill Nicholson: 3/G

Top 5

Al Lopez: S8
Bill Schuster: 46(1)/FO
Danny MacFayden: 9
Sibby Sisti: S5.1-2
Chet Ross: K

Bot 5

Gabby Hartnett: S8/89
Rip Russell: E6/G.1-2
Bobby Mattick: S9.2-3;1-2
Claude Passeau: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H(UR);2-3
Stan Hack: 31

Top 6

Buddy Hassett: D9
Max West: 6/P
Hank Majeski: 8
Bama Rowell: D8/89.2-H
Al Lopez: 8

Bot 6

Billy Herman: W
Augie Galan: S8.1-3;B-2(TH)
Hank Leiber: S7.3-H;2-H;B-2(THH)
Bill Nicholson: D9.2-H
Gabby Hartnett: 6/P
Rip Russell: S8.2-H
Bobby Mattick: 4(B)3(1)/LDP

Top 7

Bill Schuster: 8
Ralph Hodgin: 9
Whitey Wietelmann: 43

Bot 7

Claude Passeau: 53
Stan Hack: 63
Billy Herman: 6/P

Top 8

Chet Ross: D7
Buddy Hassett: 8.2-3
Max West: S7.3-H
Hank Majeski: HP.1-2
Bama Rowell: FC3.2-3;1-2(E3/TH2);B-1
Al Lopez: 46(1)/FO.3-H(UR);2-3
Bill Schuster: K

Bot 8

Jim Gleeson: T8
Hank Leiber: PO3(E2).3-H
Hank Leiber: W
Bill Nicholson: S8.1-3(E8)
Bob Garbark: 64(1)3/GDP.3-H
Rip Russell: S5
Bobby Mattick: 6/P

Top 9

Red Barkley: 9
Whitey Wietelmann: 9
Chet Ross: K