New York Giants vs Chicago Cubs
July 29, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on July 29, 1939 at Wrigley Field. The New York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."
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New York Giants 5, Chicago Cubs 2
New York Giants ab   r   h rbi
Moore lf 5 1 1 0
Jurges ss 5 2 2 0
Danning c 5 1 2 1
Ott rf 3 0 0 1
Bonura 1b 4 1 3 1
Demaree cf 2 0 1 1
Hafey 3b 4 0 1 0
Whitehead 2b 4 0 1 1
Gumbert p 4 0 1 0
  Melton p 0 0 0 0
  Lynn p 0 0 0 0
Totals 36 5 12 5
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 4 0 0 0
Herman 2b 4 1 1 0
Galan lf 3 0 0 0
Leiber cf 3 0 0 1
Gleeson rf 3 0 0 0
  Reynolds ph,rf 0 0 0 1
Hartnett c 4 0 1 0
Russell 1b 3 0 0 0
Bartell ss 3 0 0 0
Root p 2 0 0 0
  Cavarretta ph 1 0 1 0
  Bryant pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 30 2 3 2
New York 100 030 010–5120
Chicago 000 000 002–232
  New York Giants IP H R ER BB SO
Gumbert  W(12-6) 8.2 3 2 2 3 3
  Melton   0.0 0 0 0 0 0
  Lynn  SV(1) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Totals
9.0
3
2
2
3
3
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Root  L(4-5) 9.0 12 5 2 1 0
Totals
9.0
12
5
2
1
0
  E–Galan (4), Bartell (28).  2B–New York Jurges (14).  3B–New York Jurges (7).  SH–Ott (10); Demaree (7).  Team LOB–7.  Team–4.  U–George Barr, Charlie Moran, Bill Stewart.  T–1:42.  A–12,158.
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