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Chicago Cubs @ Pittsburgh Pirates

1939-08-19 · Day game · Forbes Field · Att: 3126 · 1:52

Chicago Cubs defeated Pittsburgh Pirates 5–0. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 3rd. Bill Lee earned the win. Augie Galan went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CHN	0	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	0	5	15
PIT	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6

W: Bill Lee L: Jim Tobin SV: (none)

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

Chicago Cubs — batting

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

Pittsburgh Pirates — batting

Batter	AB	H	BB	SO
Fern Bell	4	2	0	0
Paul Waner	4	2	0	0
Arky Vaughan	4	1	0	0
Chuck Klein	4	0	0	0
Elbie Fletcher	3	1	1	0
Lee Handley	4	0	0	0
Pep Young	3	0	0	1
George Susce	2	0	0	1
Jim Tobin	2	0	0	0
Lloyd Waner	1	0	0	0
Joe Bowman	1	0	0	0

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bill Lee	9.0	6	1	2

Pittsburgh Pirates — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Jim Tobin	6.2	15	4	1
Ken Heintzelman	1.1	0	1	0
Cy Blanton	1.0	0	0	0

Play-by-play

Top 1

Stan Hack: 63
Billy Herman: 7/L
Augie Galan: W
Hank Leiber: S8/8S.1-3
Bill Nicholson: K/C

Bot 1

Fern Bell: S7
Paul Waner: S9/9S.1-2
Arky Vaughan: 4/P
Chuck Klein: 36(1)/FO
Elbie Fletcher: 9/F

Top 2

Rip Russell: S
Bobby Mattick: 3/G.1-2
Gabby Hartnett: W
Bill Lee: 5/FL
Stan Hack: 3/G

Bot 2

Lee Handley: 9/F
Pep Young: 63
George Susce: K/C

Top 3

Billy Herman: S8/8S
Augie Galan: HR/9.1-H
Hank Leiber: D7
Bill Nicholson: 43.2-3
Rip Russell: S6/G.3-3
Bobby Mattick: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 3

Jim Tobin: 63
Fern Bell: 9/F
Paul Waner: S9
Arky Vaughan: S.1-2
Chuck Klein: 2/FL

Top 4

Gabby Hartnett: 8/F
Bill Lee: S8
Stan Hack: S9.1-3
Billy Herman: FC1.3XH(12);1-2
Augie Galan: W.2-3;1-2
Hank Leiber: 64(1)/FO

Bot 4

Elbie Fletcher: W
Lee Handley: 46(1)3/GDP
Pep Young: K

Top 5

Bill Nicholson: D9/9D
Rip Russell: 2/FL
Bobby Mattick: 8/F
Gabby Hartnett: S9/9D.2-H;B-2(TH)
Bill Lee: 63

Bot 5

George Susce: 13
Jim Tobin: 3/FL
Fern Bell: 9/F

Top 6

Stan Hack: W
Billy Herman: 46(1)3/GDP
Augie Galan: S4.B-2(E4/TH)
Hank Leiber: 6/P

Bot 6

Paul Waner: 63
Arky Vaughan: 3/G
Chuck Klein: 9/F

Top 7

Bill Nicholson: 9/F
Rip Russell: 7/F
Bobby Mattick: S9/9S
Gabby Hartnett: D9/L.1-H
Bill Lee: S5.2-3
Stan Hack: S9.3-H;1-2
Billy Herman: W.2-3;1-2
Augie Galan: 64(1)/FO

Bot 7

Elbie Fletcher: 43
Lee Handley: 43
Pep Young: 9/F

Top 8

Hank Leiber: 5/FL
Bill Nicholson: 5/BP
Rip Russell: 53

Bot 8

Lloyd Waner: 13
Joe Bowman: 6/P
Fern Bell: S8
Paul Waner: 9/F

Top 9

Bobby Mattick: 7/F
Gabby Hartnett: 6/P
Bill Lee: 7/F

Bot 9

Arky Vaughan: 7/F
Chuck Klein: 43
Elbie Fletcher: S9/9D
Lee Handley: 46(1)/FO

Notes & reviews

Chi. Tribune reported Cubs 3B Coach Red Corriden missed game to see dentist in Indianapolis. 1B Coach Roy Johnson manned 3B. Root coached 1B today. Tribune reported some of the Pirates out with whooping cough. Pirates down to third string catcher. Tobin had missed 3 weeks.

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