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Cubs 3 @ Giants 5
Polo Grounds
June 8, 1939

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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Chicago Cubs, played on June 8, 1939 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Cubs with a score of 5 to 3.

Game Summary

DateJune 8, 1939 
Visiting Team
Chicago Cubs
R: 3 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 7
Runs: 3
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 7
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 5 H: 7 E: 0 LOB: 1
Runs: 5
Hits: 7
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 1
Winning PitcherHarry Gumbert  
Losing PitcherBill Lee  
SaveJumbo Brown  
Game Winning RBIHarry Danning 

Game Info

DateJune 8, 1939 
Day of WeekThu 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamChicago Cubs 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherBill Lee  
Home Starting PitcherHarry Gumbert  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance5,914 
Time of Game2 hours 
UmpiresHP: Larry Goetz
1B: Beans Reardon
2B: (none)
3B: Babe Pinelli

Chicago Cubs Lineup 

Name  Position 
Stan Hack  Third Baseman 
Billy Herman  Second Baseman 
Jim Gleeson  Right Fielder 
Augie Galan  Left Fielder 
Carl Reynolds  Center Fielder 
Gabby Hartnett  Catcher 
Rip Russell  First Baseman 
Dick Bartell  Shortstop 
Bill Lee  Pitcher 
Gabby Hartnett  Manager 

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 
Lou Chiozza  Third Baseman 
Burgess Whitehead  Second Baseman 
Harry Gumbert  Pitcher 
Bill Terry  Manager 

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Cubs 3 @ Giants 5
Polo Grounds
June 8, 1939

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         Game of 6/8/1939 -- Chicago at New York (D)

  Chicago            AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Hack S, 3b            5  0  0  0   Moore J, lf           4  1  1  0   
Herman B, 2b          3  1  0  0   Jurges B, ss          4  1  1  0   
Gleeson J, rf         4  0  1  0   Danning H, c          4  1  2  2   
Galan A, lf           4  0  0  1   Ott M, rf             1  1  0  1   
Reynolds C, cf        4  0  0  0   Bonura Z, 1b          3  1  2  2   
Hartnett G, c         4  2  3  0   Demaree F, cf         3  0  1  0   
Russell J, pr         0  0  0  0   Chiozza L, 3b         3  0  0  0   
Russell R, 1b         2  0  1  0   Whitehead B, 2b       3  0  0  0   
Bartell D, ss         4  0  2  1   Gumbert H, p          2  0  0  0   
Lee B, p              2  0  0  0   Brown J, p            1  0  0  0   
Leiber H, ph          0  0  0  1                                      
Root C, p             0  0  0  0                                      
Mesner S, ph          1  0  0  0                                      
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     33  3  7  3                        28  5  7  5

Chicago          000 011 100 --  3
New York         201 002 00x --  5

  Chicago              IP  H  R ER BB SO
Lee B (L)             6.0  7  5  5  1  3
Root C                2.0  0  0  0  0  0

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Gumbert H (W)*        6.0  5  3  3  3  3
Brown J (S)           3.0  2  0  0  0  3
  * Pitched to 3 batters in 7th

LOB -- Chicago 7, New York 1
2B -- Danning H, Hartnett G
HR -- Danning H, Bonura Z
CS -- Bonura Z, Chiozza L
SF -- Ott M, Leiber H
T -- 2:00
A -- 5914

    

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