Boston Braves 3 – 8 Chicago Cubs
12 September 1939 · CHI11
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | final score 8–3 | 1 in 76 games | |
| 12 | 4 hits | Stan Hack | 1 in 138 player-games |
| 12 | 4 hits | Billy Herman | 1 in 138 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
| Chicago Cubs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | – | 8 | 15 | 1 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sibby Sisti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Debs Garms | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Hassett | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Max West | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Hank Majeski | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Bama Rowell | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Al Lopez | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Phil Masi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Whitey Wietelmann | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Johnny Lanning | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Hodgin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 35 | 3 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Posedel | 0.0 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Johnny Lanning | 5.0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| George Barnicle | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Earley | 2.0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Hack | 5 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Billy Herman | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Augie Galan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Hank Leiber | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | HR |
| Bill Nicholson | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Rip Russell | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | HR |
| Bobby Mattick | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| Gus Mancuso | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Bill Lee | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 38 | 8 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Lee | 9.0 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 |