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New York Giants @ Chicago Cubs

1939-09-19 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 4549 · 2:00

Chicago Cubs defeated New York Giants 3–2. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 6th. Larry French earned the win and Charlie Root picked up the save. Hank Leiber went 1-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
NY1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2	11
CHN	0	0	0	0	0	2	1	0		3	7

W: Larry French L: Harry Gumbert SV: Charlie Root

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

New York Giants — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jo-Jo Moore	5	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Jurges	5	1	1	0	0	0
Frank Demaree	4	0	3	0	0	1
Zeke Bonura	4	0	2	1	0	0
Harry Danning	3	1	2	0	1	0
Bob Seeds	2	0	0	0	1	0
Tom Hafey	3	0	0	0	0	0
Alex Kampouris	4	0	1	1	0	1
Harry Gumbert	3	0	0	0	0	0
Mel Ott	1	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny McCarthy	1	0	0	0	0	1
Ken O'Dea	1	0	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — batting

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

New York Giants — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Harry Gumbert	8.0	7	2	7

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry French	7.1	10	2	2
Charlie Root	1.2	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Jo-Jo Moore: 7
Billy Jurges: 9
Frank Demaree: D9
Zeke Bonura: 9/L

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 63
Billy Herman: 63
Augie Galan: 6/P

Top 2

Harry Danning: S8/78
Bob Seeds: W.1-2
Tom Hafey: 14(1)3/GDP.2-3
Alex Kampouris: S7.3-H
Harry Gumbert: WP.1-2
Harry Gumbert: 43

Bot 2

Hank Leiber: 13
Bill Nicholson: S8
Rip Russell: K
Bobby Mattick: S9.1-3
Gus Mancuso: 54(1)/FO

Top 3

Jo-Jo Moore: D7.BX3(756)
Billy Jurges: 43
Frank Demaree: S7
Zeke Bonura: 6/L

Bot 3

Larry French: K
Stan Hack: S7
Billy Herman: S6.1-2
Augie Galan: 64(1)/FO.2-3
Hank Leiber: 8

Top 4

Harry Danning: 3/G
Bob Seeds: 63
Tom Hafey: 53

Bot 4

Bill Nicholson: 3/G
Rip Russell: 13
Bobby Mattick: K

Top 5

Alex Kampouris: K
Harry Gumbert: 43
Jo-Jo Moore: 8

Bot 5

Gus Mancuso: 9
Larry French: K/C
Stan Hack: 63

Top 6

Billy Jurges: 63
Frank Demaree: K
Zeke Bonura: S7
Harry Danning: S7.1-2
Bob Seeds: 5(2)/FO

Bot 6

Billy Herman: 13
Augie Galan: S7
Hank Leiber: HR/7.1-H
Bill Nicholson: 4/P
Rip Russell: K

Top 7

Tom Hafey: 63
Alex Kampouris: 13
Harry Gumbert: 63

Bot 7

Bobby Mattick: 53
Gus Mancuso: 63
Larry French: E1
Stan Hack: BK.1-2
Stan Hack: IW
Billy Herman: S8.2-H(UR);1-3
Augie Galan: SB2
Augie Galan: W
Hank Leiber: K

Top 8

Jo-Jo Moore: 43
Billy Jurges: S9
Frank Demaree: S9.1-3
Zeke Bonura: D9.3-H;1-3
Harry Danning: IW
Mel Ott: 5/P
Johnny McCarthy: K

Bot 8

Bill Nicholson: E3/G
Rip Russell: K
Bobby Mattick: 43.1-2
Gus Mancuso: 7/FL

Top 9

Alex Kampouris: 63
Ken O'Dea: S7
Jo-Jo Moore: 64(1)/FO
Billy Jurges: 6(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

French reached base after striking out due to a wild pitch; official scorer ruled it an E1 and no strikeout for either French as batter or Gumbert as pitcher

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