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Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 24, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the Pittsburgh Pirates, played on April 24, 1939 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 24, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 24, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Mon |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Pittsburgh Pirates |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jim Tobin |
Home Starting Pitcher | Earl Whitehill |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 15,844 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bick Campbell 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
Pittsburgh Pirates Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lloyd Waner | Center Fielder |
Fern Bell | Right Fielder |
Johnny Rizzo | Left Fielder |
Arky Vaughan | Shortstop |
Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
Pep Young | Second Baseman |
Bill Brubaker | Third Baseman |
Ray Mueller | Catcher |
Jim Tobin | Pitcher |
Pie Traynor | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
Name | Position |
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Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
Jim Gleeson | Left Fielder |
Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
Joe Marty | Right Fielder |
Phil Cavarretta | First Baseman |
Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
Earl Whitehill | Pitcher |
Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Pirates
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 24, 1939
Top 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Whitehill
Waner 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 -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Whitehill
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Whitehill
Rizzo takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vaughan vs. Whitehill
Vaughan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Herman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suhr vs. Whitehill
Suhr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Tobin
Hack hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bell who is chasing the ball. Hack reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herman vs. Tobin
Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hack tags and scores. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Tobin
Gleeson strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Tobin
Leiber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marty vs. Tobin
Marty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Whitehill
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brubaker vs. Whitehill
Brubaker strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Whitehill
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tobin vs. Whitehill
Tobin strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Waner vs. Whitehill
Waner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Whitehill, and towards Bartell, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Tobin
Cavarretta hits a fly ball towards right. Bell settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Bell. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Tobin
Mancuso hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Tobin
Bartell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rizzo. Bartell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehill vs. Tobin
Whitehill hits a ball on the ground towards first. Suhr scoops it up and throws to first, with Tobin covering, for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Whitehill
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Whitehill
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Whitehill
Vaughan hits a fly ball into left field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Tobin
Hack hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Tobin
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Vaughan fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Tobin
Gleeson hits a line drive into right field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Tobin
Leiber strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Whitehill
Suhr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Whitehill
Young strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Whitehill
Brubaker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Whitehill
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marty vs. Tobin
Marty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan misplays the ball. That's an error on Vaughan. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cavarretta vs. Tobin
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound, off Tobin's glove, towards Young, who fields it, throws to second, with Vaughan covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Tobin
Mancuso hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Pirates, 0 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tobin vs. Whitehill
Tobin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Whitehill
Waner strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Whitehill
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Whitehill
Rizzo hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Whitehill
There goes Bell. The throw from Mancuso and he is out, Bartell applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Tobin
Bartell strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehill vs. Tobin
Whitehill hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hack vs. Tobin
Hack hits a fly ball into left field. Rizzo settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Tobin
Herman takes first base on ball four. Whitehill moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gleeson vs. Tobin
Gleeson hits a fly ball into left field, out of the reach of Rizzo. Gleeson reaches second base with a double. Whitehill scores. Herman goes all the way around to score. Gleeson moves to third. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leiber vs. Tobin
Leiber hits a line drive into left field. Rizzo picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rizzo. Gleeson scores. Leiber moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marty vs. Tobin
Marty hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brubaker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vaughan vs. Whitehill
Vaughan hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Whitehill
Suhr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Whitehill
There's a wild pitch. Suhr moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Whitehill
Young is called out on strikes. View Play -
Pirates, 1 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brubaker vs. Whitehill
Brubaker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Suhr scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Whitehill
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Brubaker moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tobin vs. Whitehill
Tobin hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Whitehill fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Tobin
Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rizzo. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mancuso vs. Tobin
Mancuso strikes out. There goes Cavarretta. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bartell vs. Tobin
Bartell hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rizzo. Bartell reaches second base with a double. Cavarretta scores. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehill vs. Brown
Mace Brown now pitching.
Whitehill strikes out. The ball gets by Mueller. He chases the ball to the backstop. There goes Bartell. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hack vs. Brown
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Bartell scores. Whitehill moves to second. That run is unearned. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Herman vs. Brown
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Whitehill moves to third. Hack moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gleeson vs. Brown
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Young fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Whitehill
Waner 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 -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Whitehill
Bell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Whitehill
Rizzo hits a popup towards first. Cavarretta settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vaughan vs. Whitehill
Vaughan takes first base on ball four. Bell moves to second. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suhr vs. Whitehill
Suhr hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Brown
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Vaughan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marty vs. Brown
Marty hits a popup towards the mound. Brown settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Brown
Cavarretta hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Rizzo. Cavarretta reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mancuso vs. Brown
Mancuso hits a fly ball into center field. Waner settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Russell
Jack Russell now pitching.
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brubaker vs. Russell
Brubaker strikes out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Russell
Mueller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Brown
Bartell hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Russell vs. Brown
Russell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brubaker fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Brown
Hack hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Brown
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Brubaker fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Russell
Paul Waner pinch hits for Mace Brown.
Waner 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 -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waner vs. Russell
Waner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Manush vs. Russell
Heinie Manush pinch hits for Fern Bell.
Manush hits a popup in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Pirates, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rizzo vs. Russell
Rizzo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/24/1939 -- Pittsburgh at Chicago (D) Pittsburgh AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Waner L, cf 5 0 1 0 Hack S, 3b 5 1 3 1 Bell F, rf 1 0 1 0 Herman B, 2b 3 1 1 1 Manush H, ph 1 0 0 0 Gleeson J, lf 4 1 1 2 Rizzo J, lf 4 0 0 0 Leiber H, cf 4 0 2 1 Vaughan A, ss 3 0 0 0 Marty J, rf 4 0 0 0 Suhr G, 1b 4 1 1 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 4 1 2 0 Young P, 2b 3 0 0 0 Mancuso G, c 4 0 0 0 Brubaker B, 3b 3 0 1 1 Bartell D, ss 4 1 2 1 Mueller R, c 4 0 2 0 Whitehill E, p 3 1 1 0 Tobin J, p 3 1 1 1 Russell J, p 1 0 0 0 Brown M, p 0 0 0 0 Waner P, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 7 2 36 6 12 6 Pittsburgh 000 011 000 -- 2 Chicago 100 032 00x -- 6 Pittsburgh IP H R ER BB SO Tobin J (L) 5.1 9 6 5 1 4 Brown M 2.2 3 0 0 0 1 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Whitehill E (W) 7.0 6 2 2 7 5 Russell J (S) 2.0 1 0 0 0 2 E -- Bell F, Vaughan A, Rizzo J, Mueller R DP -- Pittsburgh 2, Chicago 1 LOB -- Pittsburgh 10, Chicago 8 2B -- Bartell D 2, Gleeson J, Cavarretta P 2 3B -- Hack S HR -- Tobin J SB -- Cavarretta P CS -- Bell F SF -- Herman B WP -- Whitehill E T -- 2:18 A -- 15844
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