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Chicago Cubs @ Philadelphia Phillies

1939-07-15 · Day game · Shibe Park · Att: 3000 · 2:06

Philadelphia Phillies defeated Chicago Cubs 8–5. Philadelphia Phillies put up 5 in the 8th. Syl Johnson earned the win and Boom-Boom Beck picked up the save. Pinky May went 4-for-5 with 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	3	1	5	13
PHI	0	0	2	0	0	0	1	5		8	14

W: Syl Johnson L: Bill Lee SV: Boom-Boom Beck

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	5	1	1	1	0	0
Billy Herman	4	1	2	1	1	0
Augie Galan	4	0	2	0	1	1
Jim Gleeson	4	0	1	1	1	0
Carl Reynolds	5	1	2	0	0	0
Gabby Hartnett	5	0	1	1	0	0
Rip Russell	4	1	2	0	1	0
Dick Bartell	5	1	2	1	0	0
Bill Lee	3	0	0	0	0	0
Hank Leiber	1	0	0	0	0	0

Philadelphia Phillies — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Jack Bolling	4	1	3	0	1	0
Hersh Martin	5	3	3	2	0	0
Gibby Brack	5	1	0	0	0	1
Morrie Arnovich	4	1	2	3	1	0
Pinky May	5	0	4	3	0	0
Roy Hughes	5	0	0	0	0	0
George Scharein	5	0	1	0	0	2
Wally Millies	3	0	1	0	0	0
Kirby Higbe	3	0	0	0	0	0
Heinie Mueller	0	1	0	0	1	0
LeGrant Scott	0	1	0	0	1	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lee	7.0	12	4	1
Charlie Root	1.0	2	0	2

Philadelphia Phillies — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Kirby Higbe	7.1	11	4	1
Syl Johnson	0.2	0	0	0
Boom-Boom Beck	1.0	2	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: 63
Billy Herman: 63
Augie Galan: D/89
Jim Gleeson: W
Carl Reynolds: 64(1)/FO

Bot 1

Jack Bolling: D7
Hersh Martin: S9.2-3
Gibby Brack: FC5.3XH(52);1-2
Morrie Arnovich: 9/F.2-3
Pinky May: 13

Top 2

Gabby Hartnett: 7/F
Rip Russell: 63
Dick Bartell: S9
Bill Lee: 8/F

Bot 2

Roy Hughes: 53
George Scharein: S1
Wally Millies: 7/F
Kirby Higbe: 13

Top 3

Stan Hack: 9/F
Billy Herman: 9/F
Augie Galan: W
Jim Gleeson: 3/G

Bot 3

Jack Bolling: W
Hersh Martin: FC6.1-2(E6/TH);B-1
Gibby Brack: 15(2)/FO.1-2
Morrie Arnovich: S8.2-H;1-3
Pinky May: S7.3-H;1-2
Roy Hughes: 5(2)/FO.1-2
George Scharein: 64(1)/FO

Top 4

Carl Reynolds: 4/P
Gabby Hartnett: 9/F
Rip Russell: S7
Dick Bartell: 8/L

Bot 4

Wally Millies: S9
Kirby Higbe: 26(1)/FO/BG
Jack Bolling: S9.1-2
Hersh Martin: 3/P
Gibby Brack: 7/F

Top 5

Bill Lee: 2/FL
Stan Hack: 2/FL
Billy Herman: W
Augie Galan: S9.1-3
Jim Gleeson: S9.3-H;1-2
Carl Reynolds: 3/P

Bot 5

Morrie Arnovich: 53
Pinky May: S8
Roy Hughes: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Gabby Hartnett: 53
Rip Russell: W
Dick Bartell: 6/P
Bill Lee: E6.1-2#
Stan Hack: 46(1)/FO

Bot 6

George Scharein: K
Wally Millies: 63
Kirby Higbe: 43

Top 7

Billy Herman: S6
Augie Galan: K/C
Jim Gleeson: 4/P
Carl Reynolds: S5.1-2
Gabby Hartnett: 53

Bot 7

Jack Bolling: 6/P
Hersh Martin: S7
Gibby Brack: 7/F
Morrie Arnovich: W.1-2
Pinky May: S7.2-H;1-2
Roy Hughes: 6E3.2-3;1-2
George Scharein: 43

Top 8

Rip Russell: D7
Dick Bartell: S7.2-H
Bill Lee: 14/SH.1-2
Stan Hack: D9.2-H
Billy Herman: D7.2-H
Augie Galan: 8/F
Jim Gleeson: 53

Bot 8

Heinie Mueller: W
LeGrant Scott: PB.1-2
LeGrant Scott: W
Jack Bolling: S/BG15.2-3;1-2
Hersh Martin: S9.3-H;2-H;1-3
Gibby Brack: K
Morrie Arnovich: D7.3-H;1-H
Pinky May: D7.2-H
Roy Hughes: 2/FL
George Scharein: K

Top 9

Carl Reynolds: D
Gabby Hartnett: S.2-H
Rip Russell: 7
Dick Bartell: 4/P
Hank Leiber: 5/L