Chicago Cubs 10, Chicago White Sox 9
Game Played on Wednesday, October 4, 1939 (N) at Comiskey Park I
CHI N 0 1 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 1 - 10 17 2
CHI A 0 0 0 0 3 0 5 1 0 0 - 9 11 3
BATTING
Chicago Cubs AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Hack 3b 6 1 1 0 0 0 1 2
Herman 2b 6 1 2 0 0 1 2 7
Galan lf 6 1 3 2 0 0 1 0
Leiber cf 5 3 3 0 0 0 0 0
Nicholson rf 4 3 3 3 1 0 1 0
R. Russell 1b 4 1 2 1 0 0 15 1
Bartell ss 3 0 1 1 1 0 3 4
Mancuso c 4 0 1 2 1 0 7 0
French p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Page p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Gleeson ph 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Passeau p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Russell p 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Cavarretta ph 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Bryant pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Whitehill p 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Totals 43 10 17 10 3 1 30 17
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Herman-Bartell-R. Russell.
E: Hack (1), R. Russell (1).
BATTING -
2B: R. Russell 2 (2,off Rigney 2); Herman (1,off Rigney); Cavarretta (1,off
Brown).
3B: Nicholson (1,off Rigney).
HR: Nicholson (1,9th inning off Brown 1 on 0 out).
SH: R. Russell (1,off Rigney); Leiber (1,off Rigney).
HBP: Bartell (1,by Rigney).
IBB: Mancuso (1,by Rigney); Bartell (1,by Rigney).
Team LOB: 9.
BASERUNNING -
CS: Galan (1,2nd base by Rigney/Tresh).
Chicago White Sox AB R H RBI BB SO PO A
Bejma 2b 5 1 1 0 1 2 3 5
Kuhel 1b 5 1 2 3 0 0 16 0
Kreevich cf 4 1 1 0 1 0 2 0
Appling ss 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 4
McNair 3b 5 1 1 0 0 0 1 2
Walker lf 5 2 2 3 0 0 3 0
Rosenthal rf 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1
Tresh c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
Radcliff ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Schlueter c 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Rigney p 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 2
Brown p 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 1
Rensa ph 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Totals 40 9 11 8 5 4 30 16
FIELDING -
DP: 1. Bejma-Appling-Kuhel.
E: Bejma (1), Walker 2 (2).
BATTING -
2B: Rigney (1,off French); Kuhel (1,off Passeau); Brown (1,off Whitehill).
HR: Walker (1,7th inning off J. Russell 2 on 2 out).
SH: Appling (1,off J. Russell).
IBB: Bejma (1,by French).
Team LOB: 7.
BASERUNNING -
SB: Appling (1,2nd base off Passeau/Mancuso).
PITCHING
Chicago Cubs IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
French 4.1 6 3 3 1 2 0 20
Page 0.2 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Passeau 1 2 4 4 4 0 0 9
J. Russell 1 2 1 1 0 0 1 5
Whitehill W(1-0) 3 1 1 0 0 2 0 11
Totals 10 11 9 8 5 4 1 46
Passeau faced 4 batters in the 7th inning
IBB: French (1,Bejma).
Chicago White Sox IP H R ER BB SO HR BFP
Rigney 6.1 11 7 6 3 1 0 33
Brown L(0-1) 3.2 6 3 3 0 0 1 16
Totals 10 17 10 9 3 1 1 49
HBP: Rigney (1,Bartell).
IBB: Rigney 2 (2,Mancuso,Bartell).
Umpires: HP - Steve Basil, 1B - Lee Ballanfant, 2B - Joe Rue, 3B - Larry Goetz
Time of Game: 2:52 Attendance: 42767
Starting Lineups:
Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox
1. Hack 3b Bejma 2b
2. Herman 2b Kuhel 1b
3. Galan lf Kreevich cf
4. Leiber cf Appling ss
5. Nicholson rf McNair 3b
6. R. Russell 1b Walker lf
7. Bartell ss Rosenthal rf
8. Mancuso c Tresh c
9. French p Rigney p
CUBS 1ST: S.Hack grounded out (O.Bejma to J.Kuhel); B.Herman
grounded out (O.Bejma to J.Kuhel); A.Galan grounded out (J.Kuhel
unassisted); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 0, White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 1ST: O.Bejma struck out; J.Kuhel grounded out
(B.Herman to R.Russell); M.Kreevich singled to left field;
L.Appling popped to D.Bartell; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 0,
White Sox 0.
CUBS 2ND: H.Leiber singled to pitcher; B.Nicholson walked
[H.Leiber to second]; R.Russell flied to G.Walker; D.Bartell
singled to left field [H.Leiber scored, B.Nicholson to third
(error by G.Walker), D.Bartell to second]; G.Mancuso was walked
intentionally; L.French grounded into a double play (O.Bejma to
L.Appling to J.Kuhel) [G.Mancuso out at second]; 1 R, 2 H, 1 E,
2 LOB. Cubs 1, White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 2ND: E.McNair grounded out (D.Bartell to R.Russell);
G.Walker grounded out (B.Herman to R.Russell); L.Rosenthal
grounded out (B.Herman to R.Russell); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB.
Cubs 1, White Sox 0.
CUBS 3RD: S.Hack flied to L.Rosenthal; B.Herman flied to
G.Walker; A.Galan popped to J.Kuhel in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H,
0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 3RD: M.Tresh grounded out (S.Hack to R.Russell);
J.Rigney struck out; O.Bejma grounded out (D.Bartell to
R.Russell); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 1, White Sox 0.
CUBS 4TH: H.Leiber grounded out (E.McNair to J.Kuhel);
B.Nicholson grounded out (J.Kuhel unassisted); R.Russell doubled
to right-center; D.Bartell was hit by a pitch; G.Mancuso singled
to left field [R.Russell scored, D.Bartell to third (error by
G.Walker), G.Mancuso to second]; L.French popped to L.Appling; 1
R, 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 4TH: J.Kuhel grounded out (B.Herman to R.Russell);
M.Kreevich flied to B.Nicholson; L.Appling grounded out
(D.Bartell to R.Russell); 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, White
Sox 0.
CUBS 5TH: S.Hack grounded out (O.Bejma to J.Kuhel); B.Herman
struck out; A.Galan singled; A.Galan was caught stealing second
(M.Tresh to O.Bejma); 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 2, White Sox 0.
WHITE SOX 5TH: E.McNair singled to center field; G.Walker
singled to center field [E.McNair to second]; L.Rosenthal
singled to right-center [E.McNair scored, G.Walker to third];
M.Tresh popped to S.Hack in foul territory; J.Rigney doubled to
left field [G.Walker scored, L.Rosenthal to third]; O.Bejma was
walked intentionally; J.Kuhel singled to center field
[L.Rosenthal scored, J.Rigney to third, O.Bejma to second];
V.PAGE REPLACED L.FRENCH (PITCHING); M.Kreevich grounded into a
double play (B.Herman to D.Bartell to R.Russell) [J.Kuhel out at
second]; 3 R, 5 H, 0 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 2, White Sox 3.
CUBS 6TH: H.Leiber singled to center field; B.Nicholson singled
to center field [H.Leiber to second]; R.Russell out on a
sacrifice bunt (J.Rigney to J.Kuhel) [H.Leiber to third,
B.Nicholson to second]; D.Bartell was walked intentionally;
G.Mancuso reached on an error by O.Bejma [H.Leiber scored (RBI),
B.Nicholson to third, D.Bartell to second, G.Mancuso to first];
J.GLEESON BATTED FOR V.PAGE; J.Gleeson forced G.Mancuso
(L.Appling to O.Bejma) [B.Nicholson scored (unearned), D.Bartell
to third, J.Gleeson to first]; S.Hack lined to J.Kuhel; 2 R (1
ER), 2 H, 1 E, 2 LOB. Cubs 4, White Sox 3.
WHITE SOX 6TH: C.PASSEAU REPLACED J.GLEESON (PITCHING);
L.Appling walked; L.Appling stole second [L.Appling to third
(error by R.Russell)]; Seems to be a botched pick off with a bad
throw by Russell. One box shows error by catcher, but three
others show Russell error; Play may have been with Walker batting;
E.McNair flied to A.Galan; G.Walker popped to D.Bartell;
L.Rosenthal walked; R.RADCLIFF BATTED FOR M.TRESH; R.Radcliff
popped to G.Mancuso in foul territory; 0 R, 0 H, 1 E, 2 LOB.
Cubs 4, White Sox 3.
CUBS 7TH: N.SCHLUETER REPLACED R.RADCLIFF (PLAYING C); B.Herman
doubled to left field; A.Galan singled to left field [B.Herman
scored]; H.Leiber out on a sacrifice bunt (J.Rigney to J.Kuhel)
[A.Galan to second]; B.Nicholson tripled to center field
[A.Galan scored]; R.Russell doubled to left-center [B.Nicholson
scored]; C.BROWN REPLACED J.RIGNEY (PITCHING); D.Bartell lined
to M.Kreevich; G.Mancuso grounded out (O.Bejma to J.Kuhel); 3 R,
4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, White Sox 3.
WHITE SOX 7TH: C.Brown walked; O.Bejma singled to right field
[C.Brown to second]; J.Kuhel doubled to left field [C.Brown
scored, O.Bejma scored]; Russell relieves Passeau with 3-0
count on Kreevich; M.Kreevich walked; J.RUSSELL REPLACED
C.PASSEAU (PITCHING); L.Appling out on a sacrifice bunt
(R.Russell to B.Herman) [J.Kuhel to third, M.Kreevich to second];
E.McNair popped to G.Mancuso in foul territory; G.Walker homered
to leftfield [J.Kuhel scored, M.Kreevich scored]; L.Rosenthal
singled to right field; N.Schlueter popped to B.Herman;
5 R, 4 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, White Sox 8.
CUBS 8TH: P.CAVARRETTA BATTED FOR J.RUSSELL; P.Cavarretta
doubled to right-center; C.BRYANT RAN FOR P.CAVARRETTA; S.Hack
popped to N.Schlueter in foul territory; B.Herman popped to
E.McNair; A.Galan flied to M.Kreevich; 0 R, 1 H, 0 E, 1 LOB.
Cubs 7, White Sox 8.
WHITE SOX 8TH: E.WHITEHILL REPLACED C.BRYANT (PITCHING);
C.Brown doubled to left field; O.Bejma grounded out (E.Whitehill
to R.Russell) [C.Brown to third]; J.Kuhel grounded out
(E.Whitehill to R.Russell); M.Kreevich reached on an error by
S.Hack [C.Brown scored (unearned), M.Kreevich to first];
L.Appling grounded out (S.Hack to R.Russell); 1 R (0 ER), 1 H, 1
E, 1 LOB. Cubs 7, White Sox 9.
CUBS 9TH: H.Leiber singled to left field; B.Nicholson homered
to rightfield [H.Leiber scored]; R.Russell grounded out
(E.McNair to J.Kuhel); D.Bartell popped to J.Kuhel; G.Mancuso
grounded out (L.Appling to J.Kuhel); 2 R, 2 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs
9, White Sox 9.
WHITE SOX 9TH: E.McNair grounded out (B.Herman to R.Russell);
G.Walker grounded out (B.Herman to R.Russell); L.Rosenthal
struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E, 0 LOB. Cubs 9, White Sox 9.
CUBS 10TH: E.Whitehill grounded out (C.Brown to J.Kuhel);
S.Hack singled to left field; B.Herman singled to left field
[S.Hack to third]; A.Galan singled to right field (L.Rosenthal
to L. Appling to O.Bejma) [S.Hack scored, B.Herman to third,
A.Galan out at second]; H.Leiber flied to G.Walker;
1 R, 3 H, 0 E, 1 LOB. Cubs 10, White Sox 9.
WHITE SOX 10TH: N.Schlueter grounded out (E.Whitehill to
R.Russell); T.RENSA BATTED FOR C.BROWN; T.Rensa popped to
G.Mancuso in foul territory; O.Bejma struck out; 0 R, 0 H, 0 E,
0 LOB. Cubs 10, White Sox 9.
Sources: Chicago Tribune and other newspaper accounts, boxes,
and historic scorecard
Final Totals R H E LOB
Cubs 10 17 2 9
White Sox 9 11 3 7
Data Limitations