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Giants 5 @ Cubs 2
Wrigley Field
July 29, 1939

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on July 29, 1939 at Wrigley Field. The home team Cubs were bested by the visiting Giants with a score of 5 to 2.

Game Summary

DateJuly 29, 1939 
Visiting Team
New York Giants
R: 5 H: 12 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 5
Hits: 12
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 2 H: 3 E: 2 LOB: 4
Runs: 2
Hits: 3
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 4
Winning PitcherHarry Gumbert  
Losing PitcherCharlie Root  
SaveRed Lynn  
Game Winning RBIHarry Danning 

Game Info

DateJuly 29, 1939 
Day of WeekSat 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamNew York Giants 
Home TeamChicago Cubs 
Visiting Starting PitcherHarry Gumbert  
Home Starting PitcherCharlie Root  
BallparkWrigley Field 
CityChicago 
StateIL 
Attendance12,158 
Time of Game1 hour 42 minutes 
UmpiresHP: George Barr
1B: Charlie Moran
2B: (none)
3B: Bill Stewart

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Jo-Jo Moore  Left Fielder 
Billy Jurges  Shortstop 
Harry Danning  Catcher 
Mel Ott  Right Fielder 
Zeke Bonura  First Baseman 
Frank Demaree  Center Fielder 
Tom Hafey  Third Baseman 
Burgess Whitehead  Second Baseman 
Harry Gumbert  Pitcher 
Bill Terry  Manager 

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Stan Hack  Third Baseman 
Billy Herman  Second Baseman 
Augie Galan  Left Fielder 
Hank Leiber  Center Fielder 
Jim Gleeson  Right Fielder 
Gabby Hartnett  Catcher 
Rip Russell  First Baseman 
Dick Bartell  Shortstop 
Charlie Root  Pitcher 
Gabby Hartnett  Manager 

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Giants 5 @ Cubs 2
Wrigley Field
July 29, 1939

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 7/29/1939 -- New York at Chicago (D)

  New York           AB  R  H RBI    Chicago            AB  R  H RBI
Moore J, lf           5  1  1  0   Hack S, 3b            4  0  0  0   
Jurges B, ss          5  2  2  0   Herman B, 2b          4  1  1  0   
Danning H, c          5  1  2  1   Galan A, lf           3  0  0  0   
Ott M, rf             3  0  0  1   Leiber H, cf          3  0  0  1   
Bonura Z, 1b          4  1  3  1   Gleeson J, rf         3  0  0  0   
Demaree F, cf         2  0  1  1   Reynolds C, ph        0  0  0  1   
Hafey T, 3b           4  0  1  0   Hartnett G, c         4  0  1  0   
Whitehead B, 2b       4  0  1  1   Russell R, 1b         3  0  0  0   
Gumbert H, p          4  0  1  0   Bartell D, ss         3  0  0  0   
Melton C, p           0  0  0  0   Root C, p             2  0  0  0   
Lynn R, p             0  0  0  0   Cavarretta P, ph      1  0  1  0   
                                   Bryant C, pr          0  1  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     36  5 12  5                        30  2  3  2

New York         100 030 010 --  5
Chicago          000 000 002 --  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gumbert H (W)         8.2  3  2  2  3  3
Melton C              0.0  0  0  0  0  0
Lynn R (S)            0.1  0  0  0  0  0

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Root C (L)            9.0 12  5  2  1  0

E -- Galan A, Bartell D
LOB -- New York 7, Chicago 4
2B -- Jurges B
3B -- Jurges B
CS -- Hafey T
SH -- Demaree F
SF -- Ott M
T -- 1:42
A -- 12158

    

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