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Cincinnati Reds @ Chicago Cubs

1941-09-02 · Day game · Wrigley Field · Att: 2331 · cloudy, dry · 1:42

Chicago Cubs defeated Cincinnati Reds 3–1. Chicago Cubs put up 2 in the 3rd. Charlie Root earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Charlie Root L: Junior Thompson SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Lloyd Waner	4	0	2	1	0	0
Ernie Koy	3	0	1	0	1	1
Lonny Frey	4	0	1	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	0	0	0	0	0
Billy Werber	3	0	0	0	1	1
Ernie Lombardi	3	0	0	0	1	0
Harry Craft	4	0	1	0	0	1
Eddie Joost	2	1	0	0	2	1
Gene Thompson	2	0	0	0	0	0
Chuck Aleno	1	0	0	0	0	1

Chicago Cubs — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Stan Hack	4	0	1	1	0	0
Phil Cavarretta	3	1	1	1	1	0
Barney Olsen	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dom Dallessandro	4	0	1	1	0	0
Babe Dahlgren	3	0	0	0	1	0
Bob Scheffing	3	0	0	0	0	1
Lou Stringer	2	1	1	0	1	0
Bobby Sturgeon	1	1	0	0	1	0
Charlie Root	3	0	0	0	0	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gene Thompson	8.0	4	4	2

Chicago Cubs — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Charlie Root	9.0	5	5	5

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lloyd Waner: 3/G
Ernie Koy: K
Lonny Frey: D9
Frank McCormick: 63

Bot 1

Stan Hack: 43
Phil Cavarretta: 31
Barney Olsen: 3

Top 2

Billy Werber: 63
Ernie Lombardi: 53
Harry Craft: 6

Bot 2

Dom Dallessandro: 8
Babe Dahlgren: 7
Bob Scheffing: K

Top 3

Eddie Joost: W
Gene Thompson: 14/SH.1-2
Lloyd Waner: D8.2-H
Ernie Koy: W
Lonny Frey: 3
Frank McCormick: 2/FL

Bot 3

Lou Stringer: D7
Bobby Sturgeon: W
Charlie Root: K
Stan Hack: S9.2-H;1-3
Phil Cavarretta: 9.3-H
Barney Olsen: 9

Top 4

Billy Werber: W
Ernie Lombardi: W.1-2
Harry Craft: K+SB3
Eddie Joost: W.1-2
Gene Thompson: 12(3)3/GDP

Bot 4

Dom Dallessandro: 5/FL
Babe Dahlgren: W
Bob Scheffing: 64(1)/FO
Lou Stringer: 53

Top 5

Lloyd Waner: 8
Ernie Koy: S8
Lonny Frey: 43.1-2
Frank McCormick: 53

Bot 5

Bobby Sturgeon: 43
Charlie Root: 5/FL
Stan Hack: 3

Top 6

Billy Werber: K/C
Ernie Lombardi: 3
Harry Craft: D7
Eddie Joost: K/C

Bot 6

Phil Cavarretta: W
Barney Olsen: 34/SH.1-2
Dom Dallessandro: S8.2-H
Babe Dahlgren: 3
Bob Scheffing: 54(1)/FO

Top 7

Gene Thompson: 4/L
Lloyd Waner: S4
Ernie Koy: 4
Lonny Frey: 3/G

Bot 7

Lou Stringer: W
Bobby Sturgeon: 34/SH.1-2
Charlie Root: 6/L
Stan Hack: 3

Top 8

Frank McCormick: 8
Billy Werber: 5
Ernie Lombardi: 8

Bot 8

Phil Cavarretta: S8
Barney Olsen: 6
Dom Dallessandro: 53.1-2
Babe Dahlgren: 23

Top 9

Harry Craft: 4
Eddie Joost: 53
Chuck Aleno: K