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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 23, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Chicago Cubs and the New York Giants, played on July 23, 1938 at Wrigley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 23, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Chicago Cubs
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 23, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Chicago Cubs |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Gumbert |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Lee |
| Ballpark | Wrigley Field |
| City | Chicago |
| State | IL |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Dolly Stark |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Alex Kampouris | Second Baseman |
| Sam Leslie | First Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
| Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
| Jimmy Ripple | Right Fielder |
| Bob Seeds | Left Fielder |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Harry Gumbert | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
Chicago Cubs Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Billy Herman | Second Baseman |
| Stan Hack | Third Baseman |
| Ken O'Dea | Catcher |
| Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
| Carl Reynolds | Center Fielder |
| Frank Demaree | Right Fielder |
| Ripper Collins | First Baseman |
| Bill Lee | Pitcher |
| Gabby Hartnett | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Cubs
Wrigley Field
July 23, 1938
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Lee
Bartell hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Demaree. Bartell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kampouris vs. Lee
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and has Bartell trapped. There's the throw to Hack who throws to Jurges, who tags Bartell for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leslie vs. Lee
Leslie hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Lee
Ott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Demaree. Ott reaches second base with a double. Kampouris goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leiber vs. Lee
Leiber 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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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Gumbert
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Gumbert
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Gumbert
Hack is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Lee
Ripple hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Lee
Seeds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Lee
Mancuso hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Seeds moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gumbert vs. Lee
Gumbert is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Bartell vs. Lee
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Gumbert
O'Dea hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Gumbert
Galan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. O'Dea moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reynolds vs. Gumbert
Reynolds hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ripple. Reynolds reaches second base with a double. O'Dea scores. Galan moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Demaree vs. Gumbert
Demaree takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Collins vs. Gumbert
Collins hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Galan scores. Reynolds scores. Demaree moves to third. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lee vs. Coffman
Dick Coffman now pitching.
Lee hits a line drive into right center field, beyond the reach of Leiber who is chasing the ball. Lee reaches third base with a triple. Demaree scores. Collins scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jurges vs. Coffman
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Herman vs. Coffman
Herman hits a fly ball into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lee scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Coffman
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leslie fields the ball and throws to Coffman covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
O'Dea vs. Coffman
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Lee
Kampouris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leslie vs. Lee
Leslie hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Lee
Ott takes first base on ball four. Kampouris moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leiber vs. Lee
Leiber hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. O'Dea settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ripple vs. Lee
Ripple hits a line drive into right field. Demaree picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Demaree. Kampouris scores. Ott moves to third. Ripple moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Seeds vs. Lee
Seeds strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Coffman
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Coffman
Reynolds hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Coffman
Demaree hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Lee
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coffman vs. Lee
Coffman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Lee
Bartell bunts towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kampouris vs. Lee
Kampouris hits a popup towards first. Collins settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Collins vs. Coffman
Collins hits a fly ball towards center. Leiber settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Leiber. Collins moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lee vs. Coffman
Lee bunts towards the mound. Coffman fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Coffman
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Lee
Leslie hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Lee
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Lee
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Coffman
Herman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Coffman
Hack hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Coffman
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leslie scoops it up and throws to first, with Coffman covering, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Lee
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Lee
Seeds is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Lee
Mancuso hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coffman vs. Lee
Coffman 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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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Coffman
Galan hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ripple. Galan reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reynolds vs. Coffman
Reynolds hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Demaree vs. Coffman
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Coffman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Galan moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Collins vs. Coffman
Collins hits a fly ball into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Galan scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lee vs. Coffman
Lee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Lee
Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. Reynolds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Lee
Kampouris hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leslie vs. Lee
Leslie hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kampouris moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Lee
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kampouris scores. There goes Leslie trying to get to third. Demaree throws the ball in to Jurges, who relays the ball to Hack who tags Leslie for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Lee
Leiber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Galan. Leiber reaches second base with a double. Ott goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ripple vs. Lee
Ripple 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 7
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Coffman
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Herman vs. Coffman
Herman hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hack vs. Coffman
Hack strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Lee
Seeds hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Lee
Mancuso strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Lee
Jo-Jo Moore pinch hits for Dick Coffman.
Moore strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Lee
Bartell hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Herman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
O'Dea vs. Brown
Jumbo Brown now pitching.
O'Dea hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Brown
Galan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reynolds vs. Brown
Reynolds hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Brown
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Lee
Joe Marty now playing center field. Carl Reynolds now playing left field.
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Lee
Leslie hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hack fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Lee
Ott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Cubs, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Lee
Leiber hits a fly ball into center field. Marty settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/23/1938, game 1 -- New York at Chicago (D)
New York AB R H RBI Chicago AB R H RBI
Bartell D, ss 4 0 1 0 Jurges B, ss 4 0 0 0
Kampouris A, 2b 5 3 2 0 Herman B, 2b 4 0 0 1
Leslie S, 1b 5 0 1 0 Hack S, 3b 4 0 1 0
Ott M, 3b 4 1 3 2 O'Dea K, c 4 1 1 0
Leiber H, cf 5 0 1 1 Galan A, lf 4 2 2 0
Ripple J, rf 4 0 1 1 Marty J, cf 0 0 0 0
Seeds B, lf 4 0 2 0 Reynolds C, cf-lf 4 1 2 1
Mancuso G, c 4 0 3 0 Demaree F, rf 3 1 1 0
Gumbert H, p 1 0 0 0 Collins R, 1b 3 1 1 3
Coffman D, p 2 0 0 0 Lee B, p 3 1 1 2
Moore J, ph 1 0 0 0
Brown J, p 0 0 0 0
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39 4 14 4 33 7 9 7
New York 101 000 200 -- 4
Chicago 060 001 00x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Gumbert H (L)* 1.0 4 5 5 1 1
Coffman D 6.0 4 2 2 0 1
Brown J 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
Chicago IP H R ER BB SO
Lee B (W) 9.0 14 4 4 1 6
* Pitched to 5 batters in 2nd
E -- Demaree F, Leiber H
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- New York 10, Chicago 3
2B -- Bartell D, Ott M, Reynolds C, Galan A, Leiber H
3B -- Lee B
SH -- Bartell D
T -- 2:04
A -- 0
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