Top 1

• Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Grissom
  
  Hack hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Herman vs. Grissom
  
  Herman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Galan vs. Grissom
  
  Galan strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hartnett vs. Grissom
  
  Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 1

• Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Werber vs. Passeau
  
  Werber hits a line drive into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Frey vs. Passeau
  
  Frey hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bongiovanni vs. Passeau
  
  Bongiovanni hits a popup towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 2

• Cubs, 0 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gleeson vs. Grissom
  
  Gleeson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reynolds vs. Grissom
  
  Reynolds hits a fly ball into right field. Bongiovanni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Grissom
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bartell vs. Grissom
  
  Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 2

• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCormick vs. Passeau
  
  McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lombardi vs. Passeau
  
  Lombardi hits a fly ball into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Craft vs. Passeau
  
  Craft hits a popup, foul, towards first. Russell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 3

• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Passeau vs. Grissom
  
  Passeau hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Grissom
  
  Hack hits a line drive into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Herman vs. Grissom
  
  Herman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Galan vs. Grissom
  
  There goes Herman. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Myers applying the tag. View Play 

Bottom 3

• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hafey vs. Passeau
  
  Hafey hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Myers vs. Passeau
  
  Myers hits a line drive into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Grissom vs. Passeau
  
  Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 4

• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Galan vs. Grissom
  
  Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hartnett vs. Grissom
  
  There goes Galan. The throw from Lombardi and he is safe. Galan steals second. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hartnett vs. Grissom
  
  Hartnett hits a fly ball into left field. Hafey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Gleeson vs. Grissom
  
  Gleeson takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Reynolds vs. Grissom
  
  Reynolds hits a line drive towards first. McCormick catches it and throws to second to double up Galan. View Play 

Bottom 4

• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Werber vs. Passeau
  
  Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Frey vs. Passeau
  
  Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bongiovanni vs. Passeau
  
  Bongiovanni hits a fly ball into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCormick vs. Passeau
  
  McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Passeau fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Top 5

• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Grissom
  
  Russell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hafey. Russell reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Bartell vs. Grissom
  
  Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Passeau vs. Grissom
  
  Passeau bunts towards first. McCormick fields it and throws to third for the out. Bartell moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 1 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hack vs. Grissom
  
  Hack hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bongiovanni who is chasing the ball. Hack reaches third base with a triple. Bartell scores. Passeau goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Cubs, 3 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Herman vs. Moore
  
  Whitey Moore now pitching.
  
  Herman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hack scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Galan vs. Moore
  
  Galan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Herman moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 4 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Hartnett vs. Moore
  
  Hartnett hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bongiovanni. Hartnett reaches second base with a double. Herman scores. Galan goes all the way around to score. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Gleeson vs. Moore
  
  Gleeson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Reynolds vs. Moore
  
  Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 5

• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lombardi vs. Passeau
  
  Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Craft vs. Passeau
  
  Craft hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Galan. Craft reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hafey vs. Passeau
  
  Hafey strikes out. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Myers vs. Passeau
  
  Myers hits a fly ball into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 6

• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Russell vs. Thompson
  
  Junior Thompson now pitching.
  
  Russell is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bartell vs. Thompson
  
  Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Passeau vs. Thompson
  
  Passeau is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Hack vs. Thompson
  
  There goes Bartell. The throw from Lombardi and he is safe. Bartell steals second. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hack vs. Thompson
  
  Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 6

• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Thompson vs. Passeau
  
  Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Werber vs. Passeau
  
  Werber hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Frey vs. Passeau
  
  Frey hits a fly ball into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bongiovanni vs. Passeau
  
  Bongiovanni hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Werber moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 0
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  McCormick vs. Passeau
  
  McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Werber scores. Bongiovanni moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Lombardi vs. Passeau
  
  Lombardi hits a line drive into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 7

• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Herman vs. Thompson
  
  Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Galan vs. Thompson
  
  Galan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hartnett vs. Thompson
  
  Hartnett strikes out. View Play 

Bottom 7

• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Craft vs. Passeau
  
  Craft is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hafey vs. Passeau
  
  Hafey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Myers vs. Passeau
  
  Myers is called out on strikes. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Thompson vs. Passeau
  
  Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hafey moves to third. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
  Werber vs. Passeau
  
  Werber hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hack settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 8

• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Gleeson vs. Thompson
  
  Gleeson hits a fly ball into right field. Bongiovanni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Reynolds vs. Thompson
  
  Reynolds hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers misplays the ball. That's an error on Myers. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Russell vs. Thompson
  
  Russell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Bartell vs. Thompson
  
  Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Bottom 8

• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Frey vs. Passeau
  
  Frey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Gleeson who is chasing the ball. Frey reaches third base with a triple. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 1
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
  Bongiovanni vs. Passeau
  
  Bongiovanni hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frey scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 2
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  McCormick vs. Passeau
  
  McCormick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lombardi vs. Root
  
  Charlie Root now pitching.
  
  Lombardi hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Reynolds. Lombardi reaches second base with a double. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 4
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Craft vs. Root
  
  Craft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lombardi scores. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Goodman vs. Root
  
  Ival Goodman pinch hits for Bud Hafey.
  
  Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Craft moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Myers vs. Root
  
  Myers bunts towards the mound. Root fields it and throws to third for the out. Goodman moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Hershberger vs. Root
  
  Willard Hershberger pinch hits for Junior Thompson.
  
  Hershberger hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 5
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Werber vs. Root
  
  Werber hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. Goodman scores. Myers moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
  Frey vs. Root
  
  Frey hits a fly ball into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 

Top 9

• Cubs, 6 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Root vs. Johnson
  
  Frenchy Bordagaray now playing left field. Hank Johnson now pitching.
  
  Root hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play 
• Cubs, 7 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Hack vs. Johnson
  
  Hack hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play 
• Cubs, 7 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
  Herman vs. Johnson
  
  Herman bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Frey covering, for the out. Hack moves to second. View Play 
• Cubs, 7 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Galan vs. Johnson
  
  Galan hits a line drive into right field. Bongiovanni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 7 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
  Hartnett vs. Johnson
  
  Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

Bottom 9

• Cubs, 7 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Bongiovanni vs. Root
  
  Hank Leiber now playing center field.
  
  Bongiovanni hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 7 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  McCormick vs. Root
  
  McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play 
• Cubs, 7 - Reds, 6
  Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
  Lombardi vs. Root
  
  Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play 

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         Game of 7/8/1939 -- Chicago at Cincinnati (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI
Hack S, 3b            5  1  2  2   Werber B, 3b          5  1  2  1   
Herman B, 2b          4  1  3  1   Frey L, 2b            5  1  2  0   
Galan A, lf           4  1  1  0   Bongiovanni N, rf     5  1  2  1   
Hartnett G, c         5  0  1  2   McCormick F, 1b       5  1  2  3   
Gleeson J, rf         3  1  1  1   Lombardi E, c         5  1  1  0   
Reynolds C, cf        4  0  0  0   Craft H, cf           4  0  2  1   
Leiber H, cf          0  0  0  0   Hafey B, lf           3  0  1  0   
Russell R, 1b         4  0  1  0   Goodman I, ph         1  1  1  0   
Bartell D, ss         2  1  0  0   Bordagaray F, lf      0  0  0  0   
Passeau C, p          3  1  0  0   Myers B, ss           4  0  0  0   
Root C, p             1  1  1  1   Grissom L, p          1  0  0  0   
                                   Moore W, p            0  0  0  0   
                                   Thompson J, p         2  0  1  0   
                                   Hershberger W, ph     1  0  0  0   
                                   Johnson H, p          0  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     35  7 10  7                        41  6 14  6

Chicago          010 050 001 --  7
Cincinnati       000 001 050 --  6

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Passeau C*            7.0 10  4  4  0  3
Root C (W)            2.0  4  2  2  0  0

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Grissom L             4.1  5  4  4  3  1
Moore W               0.2  3  2  2  0  0
Thompson J            3.0  0  0  0  1  3
Johnson H (L)         1.0  2  1  1  0  0
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 8th

E -- Myers B
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Chicago 6, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Russell R, Hartnett G, Craft H, Lombardi E
3B -- Hack S, Frey L
HR -- Gleeson J, McCormick F, Root C
SB -- Galan A, Bartell D
CS -- Herman B
SH -- Herman B
T -- 2:05
A -- 9229

    

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