This day in baseball · September 16, 1871: the New York Mutuals visited the Boston Red Stockings at South End Grounds I. Boston Red Stockings 9, New York Mutuals 7. W1871 in baseball↗

From the vault · October 15, 2008 · 2008 NLCS, Game 5: The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 5–1 at Dodger Stadium to win the NL pennant, 4 games to 1. ▶ Video ↗

Cincinnati Reds @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1939-08-26 · Day game · Ebbets Field · 1:46

Cincinnati Reds defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 5–2. Cincinnati Reds put up 5 in the 8th. Bucky Walters 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	5	0	5	5
BRO	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	2

W: Bucky Walters L: Luke Hamlin SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Bill Stewart · 1B: Bick Campbell · 2B: (none) · 3B: George Magerkurth · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	4	1	1	1	0	0
Eddie Joost	3	1	1	1	1	0
Ival Goodman	3	0	0	1	0	1
Frank McCormick	4	0	2	2	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	4	0	0	0	0	0
Harry Craft	4	0	0	0	0	1
Nino Bongiovanni	3	1	0	0	0	0
Billy Myers	3	1	0	0	1	1
Bucky Walters	3	1	1	0	0	0
Frenchy Bordagaray	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	3	0	0	1	1
Cookie Lavagetto	2	0	0	2	0
Dixie Walker	4	0	1	0	0
Art Parks	4	0	0	0	0
Dolph Camilli	3	0	0	1	0
Babe Phelps	3	1	1	0	0
Gene Moore	2	1	0	1	0
Leo Durocher	3	0	0	0	0
Luke Hamlin	2	0	0	0	0
Vito Tamulis	1	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Bucky Walters	9.0	2	5	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Luke Hamlin	7.1	4	2	2
Vito Tamulis	1.2	1	0	1

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Werber: 43
Eddie Joost: S
Ival Goodman: SB2#
Ival Goodman: K
Frank McCormick: 43

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: 4
Cookie Lavagetto: W
Dixie Walker: S/BR.1X2(4)
Art Parks: 53

Top 2

Ernie Lombardi: 53
Harry Craft: 2/FL
Nino Bongiovanni: 6

Bot 2

Dolph Camilli: W
Babe Phelps: S9/9LDW.1-3
Gene Moore: W.1-2
Leo Durocher: 12(3)3/GDP.2-3;1-2
Luke Hamlin: PB.3-H(UR);2-H(E2/THH)(UR)
Luke Hamlin: 63

Top 3

Billy Myers: 63
Bucky Walters: 4
Billy Werber: 53

Bot 3

Pete Coscarart: 63
Cookie Lavagetto: W
Dixie Walker: 8
Art Parks: 43

Top 4

Eddie Joost: 63
Ival Goodman: 43
Frank McCormick: S9
Ernie Lombardi: 9

Bot 4

Dolph Camilli: 9
Babe Phelps: 4
Gene Moore: 8

Top 5

Harry Craft: K
Nino Bongiovanni: 9
Billy Myers: 3

Bot 5

Leo Durocher: 53
Luke Hamlin: 13
Pete Coscarart: W
Cookie Lavagetto: 64(1)/FO

Top 6

Bucky Walters: 3
Billy Werber: 8
Eddie Joost: 8

Bot 6

Dixie Walker: 43
Art Parks: 43
Dolph Camilli: 4

Top 7

Ival Goodman: 4
Frank McCormick: 53
Ernie Lombardi: 3/FL

Bot 7

Babe Phelps: 7
Gene Moore: 9
Leo Durocher: 23

Top 8

Harry Craft: 43
Nino Bongiovanni: E2/P
Billy Myers: W.1-2
Bucky Walters: S9.2-3;1-2
Billy Werber: S1.3-H(UR);2-3;1-2
Eddie Joost: W.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ival Goodman: 9/9S/SF.3-H(UR);2-3(E2);1-2
Frank McCormick: D8/L.3-H(UR);2-H(UR)
Ernie Lombardi: 6

Bot 8

Vito Tamulis: 43
Pete Coscarart: K
Cookie Lavagetto: 63

Top 9

Harry Craft: 8
Frenchy Bordagaray: 6
Billy Myers: K

Bot 9

Dixie Walker: 7
Art Parks: 8
Dolph Camilli: 2/FL

Notes & reviews

First televised game in history.
Phelps singled off the wall.
As Phelps started his slide Lombardi's throw hit his chest and bounded towards Dodger dugout so Moore scored.
Werber singled off Hamlin's leg.
Joost walked on four pitches.

⚾ Arcade