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Cincinnati Reds @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1938-09-14 · Day game · Ebbets Field · sunny, dry · 1:49

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Cincinnati Reds 6–2. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 2 in the 5th. Freddie Fitzsimmons earned the win. Cookie Lavagetto went 1-for-2 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	2	11
BRO	1	0	0	1	2	0	2	0		6	5

W: Freddie Fitzsimmons L: Johnny Vander Meer SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: George Barr · 1B: Dolly Stark · 2B: (none) · 3B: Ernie Quigley · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Lonny Frey	5	1	1	0	0
Wally Berger	4	0	1	0	0
Ival Goodman	4	0	1	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	0	1	1	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	0	0	0	0
Harry Craft	4	0	1	0	1
Lew Riggs	4	0	1	0	1
Nolen Richardson	4	1	3	0	0
Johnny Vander Meer	2	0	1	0	0
Dusty Cooke	1	0	1	1	0
Lee Gamble	1	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Kiki Cuyler	2	2	1	0	1	0
Johnny Hudson	4	1	1	0	0	0
Ernie Koy	4	0	2	3	0	0
Dolph Camilli	4	0	0	0	0	3
Fred Sington	4	0	0	0	0	0
Cookie Lavagetto	2	1	1	1	2	1
Leo Durocher	4	0	0	0	0	0
Merv Shea	2	0	0	0	2	1
Freddie Fitzsimmons	1	2	0	0	2	0
Goody Rosen	1	0	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Vander Meer	6.0	4	4	4
Red Barrett	2.0	1	4	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Freddie Fitzsimmons	9.0	11	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Lonny Frey: S4
Wally Berger: WP.1-2
Wally Berger: 4
Ival Goodman: 63.2-3
Frank McCormick: S8.3-H
Ernie Lombardi: 8

Bot 1

Kiki Cuyler: S8
Johnny Hudson: S3/BG.1-2
Ernie Koy: 9
Dolph Camilli: K+SB3;SB2.2-H(E2/TH)(NR)(UR);1-3
Fred Sington: 3/G

Top 2

Harry Craft: K/C
Lew Riggs: S6
Nolen Richardson: S6.1-2
Johnny Vander Meer: 13.2-3;1-2
Lonny Frey: 3/G

Bot 2

Cookie Lavagetto: W
Leo Durocher: 3
Merv Shea: CS2(26)
Merv Shea: W
Freddie Fitzsimmons: 4/L

Top 3

Wally Berger: 6
Ival Goodman: 43
Frank McCormick: 8

Bot 3

Kiki Cuyler: 8
Johnny Hudson: 63
Ernie Koy: 8

Top 4

Ernie Lombardi: 6
Harry Craft: 13
Lew Riggs: K

Bot 4

Dolph Camilli: K/C
Fred Sington: 43
Cookie Lavagetto: HR/7
Leo Durocher: 63

Top 5

Nolen Richardson: 13
Johnny Vander Meer: S1/BG
Lonny Frey: 46(1)/FO
Wally Berger: 64(1)/FO

Bot 5

Merv Shea: 7/L
Freddie Fitzsimmons: W
Kiki Cuyler: W.1-2
Johnny Hudson: 8
Ernie Koy: D8.2-H;1-H
Dolph Camilli: SB3
Dolph Camilli: K

Top 6

Ival Goodman: S9
Frank McCormick: 54(1)/FO
Ernie Lombardi: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 6

Fred Sington: 8
Cookie Lavagetto: K
Leo Durocher: 9

Top 7

Harry Craft: 7/L
Lew Riggs: 43
Nolen Richardson: D7
Dusty Cooke: S8.2-H
Lonny Frey: 3/G

Bot 7

Merv Shea: K/C
Freddie Fitzsimmons: W
Goody Rosen: WP.1-2
Goody Rosen: W
Johnny Hudson: E4/G.2-H(NR);1X3(95);B-2
Ernie Koy: D7.2-H
Dolph Camilli: 31

Top 8

Wally Berger: S7
Ival Goodman: 8
Frank McCormick: 9
Ernie Lombardi: 46(1)/FO

Bot 8

Fred Sington: 7
Cookie Lavagetto: W
Leo Durocher: 8
Merv Shea: W.1-2
Freddie Fitzsimmons: C/E2.2-3;1-2
Goody Rosen: 53

Top 9

Harry Craft: S8
Lew Riggs: 7
Nolen Richardson: S8.1-2
Lee Gamble: 31.2-3;1-2
Lonny Frey: 6