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Cincinnati Reds @ 
New York Yankees
1939-10-05 · 1939 World Series · Game 2 of 4 ◀ Game 1 Game 3 ▶ · Day game · Yankee Stadium I · Att: 59791 · 1:27
New York Yankees defeated Cincinnati Reds 4–0. New York Yankees put up 3 in the 3rd. Monte Pearson earned the win.
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CIN | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| NYA | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
W: Monte Pearson L: Bucky Walters SV: (none)
Umpires — HP: Beans Reardon · 1B: Bill Summers · 2B: Babe Pinelli · 3B: Bill McGowan · LF: (none) · RF: (none)
Cincinnati Reds — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Billy Werber | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Lonny Frey | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ival Goodman | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Frank McCormick | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Ernie Lombardi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Harry Craft | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Wally Berger | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Billy Myers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Bucky Walters | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Lee Gamble | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
New York Yankees — batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Frankie Crosetti | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Red Rolfe | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Charlie Keller | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
 Joe DiMaggio | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Bill Dickey | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 George Selkirk | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Joe Gordon | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Babe Dahlgren | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Monte Pearson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Cincinnati Reds — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bucky Walters | 8.0 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
New York Yankees — pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Pearson | 9.0 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
Play-by-play
Top 1
- Billy Werber: 4/P4MS
- Lonny Frey: 8/F89
- Ival Goodman: 5/P5DF/FL
Bot 1
- Frankie Crosetti: S7/F78S
- Red Rolfe: 16(1)/FO
- Charlie Keller: 4(1)/FO
- Joe DiMaggio: 7/F78XD
Top 2
- Frank McCormick: 8/F78
- Ernie Lombardi: 7/F78XD
- Harry Craft: K
Bot 2
- Bill Dickey: K/C
- George Selkirk: S8/F8S.BX2(86)
- Joe Gordon: 8/F8
Top 3
- Wally Berger: 7/L7D
- Billy Myers: K
- Bucky Walters: 53
Bot 3
- Babe Dahlgren: DGR/F7LD
- Monte Pearson: 14/BG25/SH.2-3
- Frankie Crosetti: 63.3-H
- Red Rolfe: S9/L9S
- Charlie Keller: D7/F7LS.1-H
- Joe DiMaggio: S1/G5S.2-3
- Bill Dickey: S9/L.3-H;1-3
- George Selkirk: 43
Top 4
- Billy Werber: W
- Lonny Frey: K+CS2(26)/DP
- Ival Goodman: K
Bot 4
- Joe Gordon: 53
- Babe Dahlgren: HR/F7D
- Monte Pearson: K/C
- Frankie Crosetti: 23/G2
Top 5
- Frank McCormick: K
- Ernie Lombardi: 13
- Harry Craft: K
Bot 5
- Red Rolfe: 43/G34
- Charlie Keller: S7/L7
- Joe DiMaggio: 16(1)3/GDP
Top 6
- Wally Berger: 13
- Billy Myers: 63
- Bucky Walters: 13
Bot 6
- Bill Dickey: 9/L9DW
- George Selkirk: K/C
- Joe Gordon: K
Top 7
- Billy Werber: 8/F78XD
- Lonny Frey: 3/P
- Ival Goodman: 8/F78XD
Bot 7
- Babe Dahlgren: K
- Monte Pearson: 6/P56D
- Frankie Crosetti: 6/P56D
Top 8
- Frank McCormick: 7/L7D
- Ernie Lombardi: S8/L8S
- Harry Craft: K
- Wally Berger: 13/G34S
Bot 8
- Red Rolfe: 8/F78
- Charlie Keller: 8/L8XD
- Joe DiMaggio: 63/G6S
Top 9
- Billy Myers: 13/G1
- Lee Gamble: K
- Billy Werber: S7/G56
- Lonny Frey: 64(1)/FO/G56
Notes & reviews
- Pitch-by-pitch courtesy of Classic Baseball on the Radio
- Rolfe: running catch
- Rolfe beat relay to 1B
- Frey couldn't get it out of his glove so he rushed to 2B
- Close to 402' sign
- Selkirk: running catch
- Bounced into left wing of lower LF stands
- Myers knocked it down
- Berger tried a shoestring catch after a hard run but it went off his glove.
- Walters wanted to throw to 3B but no one covered
- Into the lower LF stands, about four rows back
- Berger tried to pull away from an inside pitch
- Vehement protest by Selkirk to Ump Reardon
- DiMaggio: nice running catch
- DiMaggio: nice running catch
- Craft: running catch (~435' away)