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Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 29, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the St. Louis Cardinals, played on April 29, 1939 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
Date | April 29, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
St. Louis Cardinals
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Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | April 29, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | St. Louis Cardinals |
Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Lon Warneke |
Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
City | Chicago |
State | IL |
Attendance | 11,479 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 34 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
St. Louis Cardinals Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jimmy Brown | Second Baseman |
Don Gutteridge | Third Baseman |
Enos Slaughter | Right Fielder |
Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Terry Moore | Center Fielder |
Mickey Owen | Catcher |
Lynn Myers | Shortstop |
Lon Warneke | Pitcher |
Ray Blades | 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 |
Bill Lee | Pitcher |
Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Cardinals
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
April 29, 1939
Top 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lee
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Lee
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Lee
Medwick takes first base on ball four. Gutteridge moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Warneke
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Warneke
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Warneke
Gleeson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lee
Moore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Lee
Owen hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Lee
Myers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warneke vs. Lee
Warneke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Warneke for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Warneke
Leiber hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marty vs. Warneke
Marty hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Warneke
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Brown scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lee
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Lee
Gutteridge hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. Gutteridge moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Lee
Medwick hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Warneke
Mancuso hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Warneke
Bartell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gutteridge settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Warneke
Lee hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Lee
Moore 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 -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Lee
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Warneke
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Warneke
Herman is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Warneke
Gleeson hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Warneke
There goes Herman. The throw from Owen and he is out, Brown applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Lee
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warneke vs. Lee
Warneke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lee
Brown 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
Bottom 5
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Warneke
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marty vs. Warneke
Marty hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Warneke
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Lee
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into left field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Slaughter for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Lee
Medwick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Warneke
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Warneke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Warneke
Bartell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lee vs. Warneke
Lee strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lee
Mize hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Lee
Moore hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gleeson. Moore reaches second base with a double. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Owen vs. Lee
Owen hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mize tags and scores. Moore tags and moves to third. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Myers vs. Lee
Myers hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Warneke vs. Lee
Warneke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Warneke
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize fields the ball and throws to Warneke covering. Safe. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Herman vs. Warneke
Herman bunts towards the mound. Warneke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Warneke
Gleeson hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Warneke
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brown vs. Lee
Brown hits a ball on the ground towards first. Cavarretta scoops it up and throws to first, with Lee covering, for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gutteridge vs. Lee
Gutteridge hits a fly ball into left field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Slaughter vs. Lee
Slaughter hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Lee
Medwick hits a fly ball towards right. Marty settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Marty. Slaughter goes all the way around to score. Medwick moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Lee
Mize is walked intentionally. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Lee
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marty vs. Warneke
Marty hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Warneke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cavarretta vs. Warneke
Cavarretta hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Warneke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Warneke
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Owen vs. Lee
Owen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Lee
Myers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warneke vs. Lee
Warneke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brown vs. Lee
Brown hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Warneke moves to second. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gutteridge vs. Lee
Gutteridge hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Warneke
Bartell strikes out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Warneke
Augie Galan pinch hits for Bill Lee.
Galan hits a fly ball into right field. Slaughter settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Cardinals, 2 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Warneke
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gutteridge fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 4/29/1939 -- St.Louis at Chicago (D) St.Louis AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI Brown J, 2b 5 0 1 0 Hack S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Gutteridge D, 3b 5 0 2 0 Herman B, 2b 2 0 0 0 Slaughter E, rf 4 1 1 0 Gleeson J, lf 3 0 0 0 Medwick J, lf 3 0 0 0 Leiber H, cf 3 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 3 1 1 0 Marty J, rf 3 0 0 0 Moore T, cf 4 0 1 0 Cavarretta P, 1b 3 0 0 0 Owen M, c 3 0 0 1 Mancuso G, c 3 0 0 0 Myers L, ss 3 0 0 0 Bartell D, ss 3 0 0 0 Warneke L, p 4 0 1 0 Lee B, p 2 0 0 0 Galan A, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 2 7 1 27 0 1 0 St.Louis 000 000 110 -- 2 Chicago 000 000 000 -- 0 St.Louis IP H R ER BB SO Warneke L (W) 9.0 1 0 0 0 3 Chicago IP H R ER BB SO Lee B (L) 9.0 7 2 1 3 1 E -- Marty J LOB -- St.Louis 9, Chicago 1 2B -- Moore T CS -- Herman B SF -- Owen M HBP -- by Warneke L (Herman B) T -- 1:34 A -- 11479
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