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Philadelphia Phillies @ Chicago Cubs

1939-09-16 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 4418 · 1:49

Chicago Cubs defeated Philadelphia Phillies 8–2. Chicago Cubs put up 3 in the 5th. Bill Lee earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Bill Lee L: Ray Harrell 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
Jim Shilling	4	0	2	1	1	0
Bud Bates	5	0	1	0	0	0
Stan Benjamin	5	0	1	0	0	0
Gus Suhr	3	1	1	0	1	0
Joe Marty	4	0	1	1	0	0
Pinky May	3	0	1	0	0	0
George Scharein	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bennie Warren	4	0	0	0	0	2
Ray Harrell	3	0	1	0	0	2
Charlie Letchas	1	0	0	0	0	0
Heinie Mueller	1	1	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

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

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Ray Harrell	8.0	10	2	4

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lee	9.0	9	3	4

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jim Shilling: 13
Bud Bates: 6/P
Stan Benjamin: 63

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 63
Billy Herman: 3/P
Augie Galan: S6/G
Hank Leiber: 13

Top 2

Gus Suhr: W
Joe Marty: 8/F
Pinky May: S7.1-3
George Scharein: W.1-2
Bennie Warren: K/C
Ray Harrell: K

Bot 2

Bill Nicholson: 8/F
Rip Russell: S8
Bobby Mattick: WP.1-2
Bobby Mattick: 63
Gus Mancuso: D7/7L.2-H
Bill Lee: WP.2-3
Bill Lee: K

Top 3

Jim Shilling: W
Bud Bates: 9/F
Stan Benjamin: S4.1-2
Gus Suhr: 46(1)/FO.2-3
Joe Marty: 8/F

Bot 3

Stan Hack: 3/G
Billy Herman: 7/F
Augie Galan: D7
Hank Leiber: E5/G.2-3
Bill Nicholson: K+E2.3-H(NR)(UR);1-3;B-1
Rip Russell: 54(1)/FO

Top 4

Pinky May: 63
George Scharein: E9/F
Bennie Warren: 6/P
Ray Harrell: S8.1-2
Jim Shilling: S5/G.2-3;1-2
Bud Bates: 8/F

Bot 4

Bobby Mattick: S6/G
Gus Mancuso: 64(1)/FO
Bill Lee: 6(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Stan Benjamin: 63
Gus Suhr: 8/F
Joe Marty: 63

Bot 5

Stan Hack: E6/TH1.B-2
Billy Herman: S7.2-H(UR);BX2(74)
Augie Galan: E6/TH1
Hank Leiber: K
Bill Nicholson: SB2
Bill Nicholson: S9.2-H(UR);B-2(TH)
Rip Russell: D9/F/9S.2-H(UR)
Bobby Mattick: K

Top 6

Pinky May: 8/F
George Scharein: 53
Bennie Warren: 8/F

Bot 6

Gus Mancuso: S9
Bill Lee: 3/SH.1-2
Stan Hack: 9/F
Billy Herman: W
Augie Galan: E4/P.2-H(NR)(UR);1-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Hank Leiber: W
Bill Nicholson: E6/G.2-H(NR)(UR);1-3
Rip Russell: 6/P

Top 7

Ray Harrell: K
Jim Shilling: 53
Bud Bates: 53

Bot 7

Bobby Mattick: 4/L
Gus Mancuso: 8/F
Bill Lee: 43

Top 8

Stan Benjamin: 63
Gus Suhr: S6/G.B-3(E6/TH)
Joe Marty: S7.3-H(UR)
Charlie Letchas: 64(1)3/GDP

Bot 8

Stan Hack: S7
Billy Herman: 7/F
Jim Gleeson: 8/F
Hank Leiber: 8/F

Top 9

George Scharein: 63
Bennie Warren: K
Heinie Mueller: D7
Jim Shilling: DI.2-3
Jim Shilling: S8.3-H
Bud Bates: S6/G.1-3(E3)
Stan Benjamin: 64(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Trying for force SS overthrew 2B. Russell was slow retrieving ball letting Shilling go to 3B so E3.

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