Chicago Cubs 9 – 5 Pittsburgh Pirates
27 September 1939 · PIT06
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60 | 9-17-5 runs-hits-errors line | Chicago Cubs | 1 in 73,834 games |
| 27 | final score 9–5 | 1 in 125 games | |
| 12 | 4 hits | Augie Galan | 1 in 138 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chicago Cubs | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 5 |
| Pittsburgh Pirates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 10 | 1 |
Box score
Chicago Cubs batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stan Hack | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2B |
| Billy Herman | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3B |
| Augie Galan | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3B, 2B |
| Hank Leiber | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | HR |
| Bill Nicholson | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Rip Russell | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bobby Mattick | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Gus Mancuso | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Vance Page | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Jim Gleeson | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Totals | 46 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 5 |
Chicago Cubs pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vance Page | 7.0 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| Jack Russell | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Earl Whitehill | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Pittsburgh Pirates batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Waner | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2B |
| Arky Vaughan | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Bob Elliott | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Maurice Van Robays | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Elbie Fletcher | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | HR |
| Bill Brubaker | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Joe Bowman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frankie Gustine | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joe Schultz | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | |
| Bill Swift | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 42 | 5 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
Pittsburgh Pirates pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bob Klinger | 2.1 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Bill Swift | 7.2 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 |