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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1939-06-05 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 1500 · 2:16

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 8–7. Philadelphia Phillies put up 4 in the 3rd. Kirby Higbe earned the win and Hugh Mulcahy picked up the save. Joe Marty went 1-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	3	0	7	10
PHI	3	0	4	0	1	0	0	0		8	13

W: Kirby Higbe L: Larry French SV: Hugh Mulcahy

Umpires — HP: Bill Klem · 1B: Bick Campbell · 2B: (none) · 3B: Lee Ballanfant · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	1	1	1	1	0
Billy Herman	3	0	0	0	2	1
Jim Gleeson	4	1	2	1	1	2
Augie Galan	4	0	0	1	0	0
Carl Reynolds	4	2	1	1	0	0
Rip Russell	4	1	1	0	0	0
Dick Bartell	4	1	3	1	0	0
Gus Mancuso	4	0	1	1	0	0
Larry French	1	0	0	0	0	1
Hank Leiber	0	0	0	0	1	0
Gene Lillard	1	0	0	0	0	0
Gabby Hartnett	1	1	1	1	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Hersh Martin	5	0	1	0	0	1
Heinie Mueller	5	0	0	0	0	0
Gibby Brack	4	1	0	0	1	1
Morrie Arnovich	3	2	3	0	1	0
Joe Marty	3	2	1	2	1	0
Pinky May	4	2	4	2	0	0
George Scharein	3	1	2	2	1	0
Spud Davis	4	0	1	1	0	1
Kirby Higbe	4	0	1	1	0	1

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Larry French	2.1	6	2	1
Charlie Root	0.2	3	0	1
Gene Lillard	4.0	4	2	2
Dizzy Dean	1.0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	7.2	9	5	3
Hugh Mulcahy	1.1	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: W
Billy Herman: K/C
Jim Gleeson: SB2
Jim Gleeson: T8/89.2-H
Augie Galan: 7/SF.3-H
Carl Reynolds: 8/F

Bot 1

Hersh Martin: K
Heinie Mueller: 53
Gibby Brack: W
Morrie Arnovich: D7.1-3
Joe Marty: IW
Pinky May: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
George Scharein: S9.3-H;1-2
Spud Davis: 9/F

Top 2

Rip Russell: 53
Dick Bartell: S7
Gus Mancuso: 9/F
Larry French: K

Bot 2

Kirby Higbe: 13
Hersh Martin: 43
Heinie Mueller: 53

Top 3

Stan Hack: 9/F
Billy Herman: 63
Jim Gleeson: K

Bot 3

Gibby Brack: 13
Morrie Arnovich: S7
Joe Marty: HR/F7D.1-H
Pinky May: T8/F8
George Scharein: D7.3-H
Spud Davis: S8.2-H
Kirby Higbe: K
Hersh Martin: D9/F9DW.1-3
Heinie Mueller: 2/FL

Top 4

Augie Galan: 6/P
Carl Reynolds: HP
Rip Russell: S.1-2
Dick Bartell: S.2-H;1-3
Gus Mancuso: S8.3-H;1-2
Hank Leiber: W.2-3;1-2
Stan Hack: 6/LDP.2X2(64)

Bot 4

Gibby Brack: 6/P
Morrie Arnovich: S
Joe Marty: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 5

Billy Herman: W
Jim Gleeson: W.1-2
Augie Galan: 3/G.2-3;1-2
Carl Reynolds: 5/LDP.2X2(54)

Bot 5

Pinky May: S
George Scharein: W.1-2
Spud Davis: 16(1)/FO.2-3
Kirby Higbe: S2/BG.3-H;1-2
Hersh Martin: 4/P
Heinie Mueller: 5/P

Top 6

Rip Russell: 8
Dick Bartell: 8
Gus Mancuso: 63

Bot 6

Gibby Brack: K
Morrie Arnovich: W
Joe Marty: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 7

Gene Lillard: 8
Stan Hack: 43
Billy Herman: W
Jim Gleeson: S.1-2
Augie Galan: 7

Bot 7

Pinky May: S
George Scharein: 6/P
Spud Davis: K
Kirby Higbe: 43

Top 8

Carl Reynolds: HR/F7D
Rip Russell: 7/F
Dick Bartell: D/89
Gus Mancuso: 9/F
Gabby Hartnett: S7.2-H
Stan Hack: T.1-H
Billy Herman: 8/F

Bot 8

Hersh Martin: 2/P
Heinie Mueller: 8
Gibby Brack: 8

Top 9

Jim Gleeson: K
Augie Galan: 8
Carl Reynolds: 63

Notes & reviews

Into LF grandstands
Texas League triple in front of Reynolds' shoelaces
Scharein: leaping 1-handed catch
Into upper LF stands
During the 8th, Ump Klem tried to slow down Dean who was pitching without wind up.

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