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Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs

1939-09-15 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 4481 · 1:44

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 6–1. Chicago Cubs put up 4 in the 1st. Vance Page earned the win and Claude Passeau picked up the save. Billy Herman went 3-for-5 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
PHI	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	4
CHN	4	1	0	0	0	0	1	0		6	14

W: Vance Page L: Bill Kerksieck SV: Claude Passeau

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

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Joe Marty	4	0	1	0	0
Jim Shilling	4	0	0	0	0
Bud Hafey	4	0	0	0	1
Morrie Arnovich	3	0	0	0	0
Gus Suhr	3	0	0	0	0
Bennie Warren	3	1	1	1	0
Pinky May	3	0	1	0	0
George Scharein	3	0	0	0	0
Bill Kirksieck	3	0	1	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

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

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Kirksieck	8.0	14	3	3

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Vance Page	2.0	2	0	0
Claude Passeau	7.0	2	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Joe Marty: 7
Jim Shilling: 63
Bud Hafey: 43

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 43
Billy Herman: HR/7
Augie Galan: S7
Hank Leiber: S7.1-3
Bill Nicholson: W.1-2
Rip Russell: D7.3-H;2-H;1-3
Bobby Mattick: IW
Gus Mancuso: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Vance Page: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 2

Morrie Arnovich: 13
Gus Suhr: 9
Bennie Warren: HR/7
Pinky May: S1
George Scharein: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Stan Hack: S
Billy Herman: T.1-H
Augie Galan: K
Hank Leiber: K
Bill Nicholson: 8

Top 3

Bill Kirksieck: S
Joe Marty: 99
Jim Shilling: 14(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Rip Russell: 99
Bobby Mattick: S
Gus Mancuso: 99/SH.1-2
Claude Passeau: 99

Top 4

Bud Hafey: K
Morrie Arnovich: E5
Gus Suhr: 99
Bennie Warren: 99

Bot 4

Stan Hack: S
Billy Herman: 99
Augie Galan: 99
Hank Leiber: K

Top 5

Pinky May: 99
George Scharein: 99
Bill Kirksieck: 99

Bot 5

Bill Nicholson: S
Rip Russell: S9.1X3(95)
Bobby Mattick: 99
Gus Mancuso: 99

Top 6

Joe Marty: S
Jim Shilling: 64(1)3/GDP
Bud Hafey: 99

Bot 6

Claude Passeau: S
Stan Hack: 99
Billy Herman: 99
Augie Galan: 99

Top 7

Morrie Arnovich: 99
Gus Suhr: 99
Bennie Warren: 99

Bot 7

Hank Leiber: S
Bill Nicholson: D9.1-3
Rip Russell: E5
Bobby Mattick: 99/SF.3-H
Gus Mancuso: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 8

Pinky May: 63
George Scharein: 63
Bill Kirksieck: 13

Bot 8

Claude Passeau: 99
Stan Hack: 99
Billy Herman: D
Augie Galan: 99

Top 9

Joe Marty: 99
Jim Shilling: 99
Bud Hafey: 99

Notes & reviews

Page left the game with a bad back

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