St. Louis Cardinals 6 – 4 Chicago Cubs
4 July 1939 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 53 | Three-Homer Game · 3 | Hank Leiber | 1 in 321 games |
| 19 | final score 6–4 | 1 in 43 games | |
| 11 | 5 walks allowed | Earl Whitehill | 1 in 30 pitcher-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis Cardinals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
Box score
St. Louis Cardinals batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stu Martin | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Jimmy Brown | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Enos Slaughter | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Johnny Mize | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Joe Medwick | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Terry Moore | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mickey Owen | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Don Gutteridge | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Bill McGee | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Mort Cooper | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Totals | 34 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
St. Louis Cardinals pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill McGee | 6.0 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Mort Cooper | 3.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Hack | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Herman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Augie Galan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hank Leiber | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 HR |
| Carl Reynolds | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gabby Hartnett | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3B |
| Rip Russell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dick Bartell | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Earl Whitehill | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Gus Mancuso | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 32 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Earl Whitehill | 9.0 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |