Cincinnati Reds vs Chicago Cubs
August 8, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on August 8, 1939 at Wrigley Field. The Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 3, Chicago Cubs 7

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 3 1 1 0
Frey 2b 2 1 1 0
Goodman rf 4 0 1 1
McCormick 1b 4 0 2 1
Lombardi c 4 0 0 0
Craft cf 1 0 0 0
  Berger cf 2 1 1 1
Gamble lf 4 0 1 0
Myers ss 4 0 0 0
Walters p 1 0 0 0
  Bongiovanni ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 1 0 0 0
  Riggs ph 1 0 0 0
Totals 32 3 7 3
Chicago Cubs ab   r   h rbi
Hack 3b 5 2 4 1
Herman 2b 4 0 0 1
Galan lf 4 2 2 3
Leiber cf 3 1 0 0
Nicholson rf 4 0 1 2
Hartnett c 3 0 1 0
Russell 1b 4 0 2 0
Mattick ss 4 2 2 0
Lee p 3 0 0 0
Totals 34 7 12 7
Cincinnati 000 001 011372
Chicago 003 301 00x7120
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Walters  L(19-7) 4.0 8 6 6 2 5
  Johnson   4.0 4 1 1 0 1
Totals
8.0
12
7
7
2
6
  Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO
Lee  W(13-10) 9.0 7 3 3 4 7
Totals
9.0
7
3
3
4
7

  E–Werber (21), Walters (2).  DP–Chicago 2. Lee-Mattick-R. Russell, Herman-Mattick-R. Russell.  2B–Cincinnati Gamble (5), Chicago Hack (18); Galan (21); R. Russell (16).  3B–Chicago Nicholson (4); R. Russell (3).  HR–Cincinnati Berger (7,9th inning off Lee 0 on), Chicago Galan (4,4th inning off Walters 2 on).  Team LOB–6.  SH–Herman (14); Lee (6).  Team–7.  SB–Werber (10).  U–Babe Pinelli, Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz.  T–2:03.  A–30,000.
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