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Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs

1939-09-14 · Day game · Wrigley Field · 1:43

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 13–1. Chicago Cubs put up 7 in the 7th. Charlie Root earned the win. Charlie Root went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	8
CHN	0	0	0	3	3	0	7	0		13	15

W: Charlie Root L: Boom-Boom Beck SV: (none)

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hersh Martin	4	1	2	0	1	0
Roy Hughes	4	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Marty	4	0	1	0	0	1
Heinie Mueller	3	0	1	1	0	0
Gus Suhr	2	0	0	0	2	0
Pinky May	4	0	0	0	0	0
George Scharein	4	0	1	0	0	0
Spud Davis	4	0	3	0	0	0
Boom-Boom Beck	3	0	0	0	0	0
Del Young	1	0	0	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	2	3	0	1	0
Billy Herman	5	2	2	1	0	1
Augie Galan	5	1	1	1	0	0
Hank Leiber	4	3	3	1	1	0
Bill Nicholson	4	2	1	1	1	0
Gabby Hartnett	4	0	1	1	0	0
Rip Russell	4	1	1	3	0	0
Bobby Mattick	4	1	2	2	0	0
Charlie Root	3	1	1	2	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Boom-Boom Beck	8.0	15	3	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Root	9.0	8	3	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Hersh Martin: S9
Roy Hughes: 13.1-2
Joe Marty: S5/G.2-3
Heinie Mueller: 9/SF.3-H
Gus Suhr: W.1-2
Pinky May: 54(1)/FO

Bot 1

Stan Hack: W
Billy Herman: 54(1)3/GDP
Augie Galan: 8/F

Top 2

George Scharein: 9/F
Spud Davis: S8
Boom-Boom Beck: 9/L
Hersh Martin: S9.1-3
Roy Hughes: K

Bot 2

Hank Leiber: W
Bill Nicholson: 3/G.1-2
Gabby Hartnett: 8/F8D.2-3
Rip Russell: 7/F

Top 3

Joe Marty: 5/P
Heinie Mueller: S7
Gus Suhr: W.1-2
Pinky May: 4/F
George Scharein: 8/L

Bot 3

Bobby Mattick: S8
Charlie Root: 34/SH.1-2
Stan Hack: FC1.2X3(156);B-1
Billy Herman: CS2(26)

Top 4

Spud Davis: 63
Boom-Boom Beck: 8/F
Hersh Martin: W
Roy Hughes: SB2
Roy Hughes: 8/F

Bot 4

Billy Herman: S7
Augie Galan: 3/FL
Hank Leiber: S8.1-3
Bill Nicholson: S8.3-H;1-3
Gabby Hartnett: S9.3-H;1-3
Rip Russell: 54(1)/FO.3-H
Bobby Mattick: 43

Top 5

Joe Marty: K/C
Heinie Mueller: 9/F
Gus Suhr: 7/F

Bot 5

Charlie Root: 13
Stan Hack: S9
Billy Herman: 6/P
Augie Galan: SB2
Augie Galan: S9.2-H;B-2(TH)
Hank Leiber: D7.2-H
Bill Nicholson: PB.2-3
Bill Nicholson: 3E1.3-H(NR)(UR);B-1
Gabby Hartnett: 43

Top 6

Pinky May: 99
George Scharein: S
Spud Davis: S.1-2
Boom-Boom Beck: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Rip Russell: 99
Bobby Mattick: 99
Charlie Root: 99

Top 7

Hersh Martin: 99
Roy Hughes: 99
Joe Marty: 99

Bot 7

Stan Hack: S.B-2(E7)
Billy Herman: S.2-H
Augie Galan: 99/P
Hank Leiber: S.1-3;B-2(TH)
Bill Nicholson: IW
Gabby Hartnett: 99/F/FL
Rip Russell: D.3-H;2-H;1-3
Bobby Mattick: S.3-H;2-H
Charlie Root: HR/7.1-H
Stan Hack: S
Billy Herman: K

Top 8

Heinie Mueller: 99
Gus Suhr: 99
Pinky May: 99

Bot 8

Augie Galan: 99
Hank Leiber: 99
Bill Nicholson: 99

Top 9

George Scharein: 99
Spud Davis: S
Del Young: 99
Hersh Martin: 99