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Reds
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
October 5, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Yankees and the Cincinnati Reds, played on October 5, 1939 at Yankee Stadium.
Game Summary
| Date | October 5, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
New York Yankees
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | October 5, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Yankees |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bucky Walters |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Monte Pearson |
| Ballpark | Yankee Stadium |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 59,791 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 27 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Bill Summers 2B: Babe Pinelli 3B: Bill McGowan |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Wally Berger | Left Fielder |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Bucky Walters | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Yankees Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frankie Crosetti | Shortstop |
| Red Rolfe | Third Baseman |
| Charlie Keller | Right Fielder |
| Joe DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Bill Dickey | Catcher |
| George Selkirk | Left Fielder |
| Joe Gordon | Second Baseman |
| Babe Dahlgren | First Baseman |
| Monte Pearson | Pitcher |
| Joe McCarthy | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Yankees
Yankee Stadium
October 5, 1939
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Pearson
Werber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Pearson
Frey hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Pearson
Goodman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Walters
Crosetti hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rolfe vs. Walters
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Walters
Keller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Walters
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Pearson
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Pearson
Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Pearson
Craft strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Walters
Dickey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Walters
Selkirk hits a fly ball into center field for a base hit. Craft throws the ball in to Myers who tags Selkirk trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Walters
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Pearson
Berger hits a line drive into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Pearson
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Pearson
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rolfe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Walters
Dahlgren hits a line drive into left field. The ball bounces into the stands for a ground rule double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pearson vs. Walters
Pearson bunts towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. Dahlgren moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Crosetti vs. Walters
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. Dahlgren scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Walters
Rolfe hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Keller vs. Walters
Keller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Berger. Keller reaches second base with a double. Rolfe goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
DiMaggio vs. Walters
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dickey vs. Walters
Dickey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Keller scores. DiMaggio moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Selkirk vs. Walters
Selkirk hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Pearson
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Pearson
Frey strikes out. There goes Werber. The throw from Dickey to Crosetti, and Werber is out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Pearson
Goodman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Walters
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Walters
Dahlgren hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Walters
Pearson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Walters
Crosetti hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lombardi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Pearson
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Pearson
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pearson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Pearson
Craft strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Walters
Rolfe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Walters
Keller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Walters
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Pearson
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pearson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Pearson
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Pearson
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pearson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dickey vs. Walters
Dickey hits a line drive into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Selkirk vs. Walters
Selkirk is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Walters
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Pearson
Werber hits a popup into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Pearson
Frey hits a popup towards third. Rolfe settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Pearson
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dahlgren vs. Walters
Dahlgren strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pearson vs. Walters
Pearson hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Crosetti vs. Walters
Crosetti hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Pearson
McCormick hits a line drive into left field. Selkirk settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Pearson
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Pearson
Frenchy Bordagaray pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi.
Craft strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Pearson
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pearson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rolfe vs. Walters
Willard Hershberger now catching.
Rolfe hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Keller vs. Walters
Keller hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Walters
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Pearson
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pearson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Pearson
Lee Gamble pinch hits for Bucky Walters.
Gamble strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Pearson
Werber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Yankees, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Pearson
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Crosetti fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 10/5/1939 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 3 0 1 0 Crosetti F, ss 4 0 1 1
Frey L, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rolfe R, 3b 4 1 1 0
Goodman I, rf 3 0 0 0 Keller C, rf 4 1 2 1
McCormick F, 1b 3 0 0 0 DiMaggio J, cf 4 0 1 0
Lombardi E, c 3 0 1 0 Dickey B, c 3 0 1 1
Bordagaray F, pr 0 0 0 0 Selkirk G, lf 3 0 1 0
Hershberger W, c 0 0 0 0 Gordon J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Craft H, cf 3 0 0 0 Dahlgren B, 1b 3 2 2 1
Berger W, lf 3 0 0 0 Pearson M, p 2 0 0 0
Myers B, ss 3 0 0 0
Walters B, p 2 0 0 0
Gamble L, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
28 0 2 0 30 4 9 4
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 003 100 00x -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Walters B (L) 8.0 9 4 4 0 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Pearson M (W) 9.0 2 0 0 1 8
DP -- Cincinnati 1, New York 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 2, New York 3
2B -- Dahlgren B, Keller C
HR -- Dahlgren B
CS -- Werber B
SH -- Pearson M
T -- 1:27
A -- 59791
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