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Cincinnati Reds @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1939-06-10 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 9498 · 2:14

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Cincinnati Reds 7–6. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 3 in the 3rd. Tot Pressnell earned the win. Frank McCormick went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 2 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
CIN	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	4	0	6	12
BRO	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	2		7	6

W: Tot Pressnell L: Lee Grissom SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Lee Ballanfant · 1B: Bill Klem · 2B: (none) · 3B: Bick Campbell · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	SO
Billy Werber	5	1	1	1	0
Lonny Frey	5	2	3	1	1
Ival Goodman	4	1	1	1	0
Frank McCormick	4	1	2	2	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	1	1	1	2
Harry Craft	4	0	2	0	1
Wally Berger	4	0	0	0	0
Billy Myers	4	0	1	0	1
Johnny Vander Meer	2	0	1	0	0
Nino Bongiovanni	1	0	0	0	0
Lee Gamble	1	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Goody Rosen	3	0	0	0	1	2
Cookie Lavagetto	2	2	0	0	2	0
Fred Sington	3	2	1	0	1	1
Dolph Camilli	2	2	0	0	2	1
Ernie Koy	4	0	2	5	0	0
Leo Durocher	3	0	0	0	0	0
Johnny Hudson	3	0	1	2	1	0
Al Todd	4	0	1	0	0	0
Luke Hamlin	3	0	0	0	0	0
Pete Coscarart	1	1	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Vander Meer	6.0	4	4	4
Gene Thompson	1.2	0	3	0
Lee Grissom	0.0	1	0	0
Whitey Moore	0.1	1	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luke Hamlin	7.0	10	0	3
Tot Pressnell	2.0	2	0	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Werber: 7/F
Lonny Frey: T
Ival Goodman: 2/FL
Frank McCormick: 43

Bot 1

Goody Rosen: K
Cookie Lavagetto: W
Fred Sington: W.1-2
Dolph Camilli: K
Ernie Koy: D9.2-H;1-H;BX3(965)

Top 2

Ernie Lombardi: HR/7
Harry Craft: K
Wally Berger: 5/FL
Billy Myers: 63

Bot 2

Leo Durocher: 7/L
Johnny Hudson: 4/P
Al Todd: S
Luke Hamlin: PB.1X3(25)

Top 3

Johnny Vander Meer: 13
Billy Werber: 7/L
Lonny Frey: 3/G

Bot 3

Luke Hamlin: 5/P
Goody Rosen: 43
Cookie Lavagetto: W
Fred Sington: S.1-2
Dolph Camilli: W.2-3;1-2
Ernie Koy: D.3-H;2-H;1-H
Leo Durocher: 43

Top 4

Ival Goodman: 31
Frank McCormick: S
Ernie Lombardi: 46(1)3/GDP

Bot 4

Johnny Hudson: 63
Al Todd: 9/F
Luke Hamlin: 63

Top 5

Harry Craft: 43
Wally Berger: 63
Billy Myers: S
Johnny Vander Meer: S.1-3
Billy Werber: 2/FL

Bot 5

Goody Rosen: K
Cookie Lavagetto: 63
Fred Sington: K

Top 6

Lonny Frey: HR/9
Ival Goodman: 9/F
Frank McCormick: 8/F
Ernie Lombardi: K

Bot 6

Dolph Camilli: 5/FL
Ernie Koy: 13
Leo Durocher: 4/L

Top 7

Harry Craft: S
Wally Berger: 9/F
Billy Myers: K
Nino Bongiovanni: 36(1)/FO

Bot 7

Johnny Hudson: W
Al Todd: 63.1-2
Luke Hamlin: 63.2-3
Goody Rosen: W
Cookie Lavagetto: 9/L

Top 8

Billy Werber: HR/7
Lonny Frey: S
Ival Goodman: T.1-H
Frank McCormick: HR/7.3-H
Ernie Lombardi: K
Harry Craft: S
Wally Berger: 2/FL
Billy Myers: 13

Bot 8

Fred Sington: 53
Dolph Camilli: W
Ernie Koy: 3/FL
Pete Coscarart: S.1-3;B-2(TH)
Johnny Hudson: S.3-H;2-H;B-2(TH)
Al Todd: 9/F

Top 9

Lee Gamble: 63
Billy Werber: 53
Lonny Frey: K

Notes & reviews

Vander Meer knocked ball down with bare hand and had to take a few practice pitches.

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