1938 NL Game Stories September 23th

 After taking both games of a doubleheader against the Philadelphia Phillies yesterday, the Chicago Cubs repeated the feat today, winning 5-3 and 6-1. Chicago has now won 12 in a row and moved into 3rd place in the standings, only 3 games behind slumping New York.
The Cincinnati Reds defeated the struggling Pittsburgh Pirates in today's other scheduled game and are now 2 games behind NY. Pittsburgh dropped to 4th in the standings with the loss and are now 5 games out.

NEWSPAPER GAME STORIES FOR 1938 National League                Date: 9/24/1938
 
CHICAGO AT PHILADELPHIA
Cubs............ 0 0 0  0 1 0  0 4 0  -  5  7  1
Phillies........ 0 2 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  3  8  1
Win:Higbe(1-1) Loss:Mulcahy(9-18) Save:Russell(9th)
 
Stan Hack had 2 base hits as the blistering-hot Chicago Cubs defeated the
Philadelphia Phillies by a score of 5 to 3 at Baker/Shibe.
 
Kirby Higbe(1-1) pitched well for Chicago in their victory.  He went 7 innings
allowing 7 hits and 1 walk.  Philadelphia went down quietly in the bottom of
the 9th.  
 
Jack Russell recorded his 9th save.  Hugh Mulcahy(9-18) was the loser.  He
pitched 7 and 2/3 innings and surrendered 7 hits and 3 walks.Chicago added
another win to their mounting winning streak.
 
CHICAGO AT PHILADELPHIA
Cubs............ 0 0 2  0 1 0  3 0 0  -  6  8  2
Phillies........ 0 0 0  1 0 0  0 0 0  -  1  9  3
Win:Carleton(5-13) Loss:Hollingsworth(6-17) Save:Root(9th)
 
At Baker/Shibe the hapless Philadelphia Phillies were battered 6 to 1 by the
smoking-hot Chicago Cubs.
 
Philadelphia was unable to recover after Chicago went ahead in the top of the
3rd inning plating 2 runs.  Stan Hack led off and started the attack as he
drew a walk.  Billy Herman followed and he drew a walk.  Frank Demaree then
reached on an error.  Augie Galan came up and he hit a deep fly.  Carl
Reynolds came up to bat and drew a walk.  Gabby Hartnett was the next batter,
but he struck out.  That early scoring was all that Tex Carleton(5-13)
needed.  Chicago totaled 8 hits on the afternoon.  
 
Charlie Root earned the save, his 9th.  Al Hollingsworth(6-17) was tagged with
the loss.  For Chicago, the victory kept their winning streak on the march.
 
CINCINNATI AT PITTSBURGH
Reds............ 0 1 3  0 4 0  0 1 2  - 11 16  0
Pirates......... 0 2 0  0 0 0  0 1 1  -  4  8  2
Win:Walters(14-15) Loss:Blanton(14-11)
Homeruns- E.Lombardi(19th)
 
Ernie Lombardi slammed a homerun and had 2 RBI at Forbes Field as the
Cincinnati Reds beat the floundering Pittsburgh Pirates 11 to 4.
 
Pittsburgh was unable to claim the lead after Cincinnati went ahead in the 3rd
inning scoring 3 runners on 3 hits.  The biggest moment was provided by Frank
McCormick who deflated the mood of the partisan fans when he doubled plating
two runs.  Cincinnati out-hit Pittsburgh for the game, 16 hits to 8.  
 
The victory went to Bucky Walters(14-15) who went 8 innings, allowing 4 runs.
The loss was charged to Cy Blanton(14-11).  He was knocked around,
surrendering 8 runs in 4 and 2/3 innings.