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Chicago Cubs @ Cincinnati Reds

1939-05-29 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 9616 · cloudy, dry · 1:44

Cincinnati Reds defeated Chicago Cubs 6–3. Cincinnati Reds put up 5 in the 8th. Lee Grissom earned the win and Peaches Davis picked up the save. Gabby Hartnett went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Lee Grissom L: Bill Lee SV: Peaches Davis

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	0	1	0	0	0
Billy Herman	3	0	1	0	1	0
Jim Gleeson	4	0	0	0	0	1
Augie Galan	4	0	0	0	0	1
Carl Reynolds	4	1	1	0	0	0
Gabby Hartnett	3	2	1	1	0	0
Rip Russell	4	0	1	1	0	0
Dick Bartell	2	0	0	0	2	0
Bill Lee	3	0	0	0	0	0
Bob Garbark	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Billy Werber	4	0	1	1	1
Lonny Frey	4	1	2	1	0
Ival Goodman	4	1	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	1	0	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	0	2	0	0
Harry Craft	4	1	2	1	0
Frenchy Bordagaray	4	0	2	0	0
Billy Myers	1	1	1	1	0
Lee Grissom	3	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	SO
Bill Lee	7.2	8	1
Earl Whitehill	0.0	1	0
Jack Russell	0.1	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Lee Grissom	8.2	5	2	2
Peaches Davis	0.1	0	1	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: 5/FL
Billy Herman: W
Jim Gleeson: CS2(26)
Jim Gleeson: K

Bot 1

Billy Werber: 53
Lonny Frey: 3
Ival Goodman: 31

Top 2

Augie Galan: 53
Carl Reynolds: 63
Gabby Hartnett: 5

Bot 2

Frank McCormick: 53
Ernie Lombardi: 7
Harry Craft: 6

Top 3

Rip Russell: 8
Dick Bartell: W
Bill Lee: 6
Stan Hack: SB2
Stan Hack: 7

Bot 3

Frenchy Bordagaray: S9
Billy Myers: 23/SH.1-2
Lee Grissom: 13
Billy Werber: WP.2-3
Billy Werber: K/C

Top 4

Billy Herman: T9
Jim Gleeson: 3
Augie Galan: 63
Carl Reynolds: 7/L

Bot 4

Lonny Frey: S8
Ival Goodman: 6
Frank McCormick: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Gabby Hartnett: HR/8
Rip Russell: 8
Dick Bartell: 9
Bill Lee: 5

Bot 5

Ernie Lombardi: D7
Harry Craft: S8.2-3
Frenchy Bordagaray: FC4.3XH(425);1-2
Billy Myers: D7.2-H;1-3
Lee Grissom: 8/FDP.3XH(82)

Top 6

Stan Hack: S1
Billy Herman: PB.1-2
Billy Herman: 3/L
Jim Gleeson: 13
Augie Galan: K

Bot 6

Billy Werber: 2/FL
Lonny Frey: 9
Ival Goodman: 7

Top 7

Carl Reynolds: 8
Gabby Hartnett: HP
Rip Russell: 7
Dick Bartell: 4

Bot 7

Frank McCormick: 8
Ernie Lombardi: 63
Harry Craft: 2/FL

Top 8

Bill Lee: 53
Stan Hack: 7
Billy Herman: 53

Bot 8

Frenchy Bordagaray: S8
Billy Myers: FC3/SH.1-2
Lee Grissom: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Billy Werber: S8.2-H;1-2
Lonny Frey: S9.2-H;1-3
Ival Goodman: FC3.3XH(32);1-2
Frank McCormick: WP.2-H;1-2
Frank McCormick: E6.2-H(NR)(UR)
Ernie Lombardi: S9.1-2
Harry Craft: S8.2-H(UR);1-2
Frenchy Bordagaray: 9/L

Top 9

Jim Gleeson: 4
Augie Galan: 53
Carl Reynolds: D8
Gabby Hartnett: E6.2-H(UR)(NR);B-2
Rip Russell: S8.2-H(UR)
Dick Bartell: W.1-2
Bob Garbark: 4

Notes & reviews

Protest=V
on a tag play at 2B, 3B umpire Bill Stewart ruled Ernie Lombardi out; 1B umpire George Magerkurth ruled Lombardi safe; Magerkurth prevailed and the Cubs protested the game

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