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Cincinnati Reds @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1939-08-26 · Day game · Ebbets Field · Att: 33535 · 2:01

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Cincinnati Reds 6–1. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 4 in the 3rd. Hugh Casey earned the win. Dolph Camilli went 2-for-3 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Hugh Casey L: Johnny Niggeling SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	4	0	2	0	1	0
Eddie Joost	5	0	0	0	0	0
Ival Goodman	5	1	1	0	0	1
Frank McCormick	4	0	1	0	0	0
Willard Hershberger	4	0	2	0	0	0
Harry Craft	4	0	0	0	0	2
Nino Bongiovanni	4	0	1	1	0	0
Billy Myers	3	0	1	0	1	0
Johnny Niggeling	1	0	0	0	0	0
Whitey Moore	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lee Gamble	1	0	0	0	0	0
Lew Riggs	1	0	0	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pete Coscarart	5	1	2	0	0	0
Cookie Lavagetto	5	1	1	1	0	0
Dixie Walker	4	0	0	0	0	1
Art Parks	3	2	2	0	1	0
Dolph Camilli	3	2	2	3	1	1
Babe Phelps	1	0	0	0	0	0
Ernie Koy	4	0	2	2	0	0
Leo Durocher	4	0	0	0	0	0
Hugh Casey	3	0	0	0	1	2
Al Todd	2	0	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Niggeling	2.1	7	0	0
Whitey Moore	3.2	1	1	3
Lee Grissom	2.0	1	3	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Hugh Casey	9.0	8	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Werber: 5
Eddie Joost: 43
Ival Goodman: S7
Frank McCormick: 8

Bot 1

Pete Coscarart: 4
Cookie Lavagetto: 5/FL
Dixie Walker: 8

Top 2

Willard Hershberger: S7
Harry Craft: K
Nino Bongiovanni: 13.1-2
Billy Myers: 8

Bot 2

Art Parks: S9
Dolph Camilli: HR/9D.1-H
Babe Phelps: 8
Ernie Koy: S7
Leo Durocher: 6
Hugh Casey: 7

Top 3

Johnny Niggeling: 6
Billy Werber: S
Eddie Joost: 8
Ival Goodman: 43

Bot 3

Pete Coscarart: S7
Cookie Lavagetto: D7.1-H
Dixie Walker: 13
Art Parks: S.2-3
Dolph Camilli: D9.3-H;1-3
Al Todd: W#
Ernie Koy: S8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Leo Durocher: FC5.3XH(52);1-2
Hugh Casey: K

Top 4

Frank McCormick: 53
Willard Hershberger: 8
Harry Craft: K

Bot 4

Pete Coscarart: 3/FL
Cookie Lavagetto: 9/FL
Dixie Walker: 2/FL

Top 5

Nino Bongiovanni: 6
Billy Myers: S7
Whitey Moore: 23.1-2
Billy Werber: E5.2-3
Eddie Joost: 63

Bot 5

Art Parks: 2/FL
Dolph Camilli: K
Al Todd: 8

Top 6

Ival Goodman: K
Frank McCormick: 53
Willard Hershberger: S9
Harry Craft: 2/FL

Bot 6

Ernie Koy: 53
Leo Durocher: 8
Hugh Casey: K

Top 7

Nino Bongiovanni: 3/G
Billy Myers: W
Lee Gamble: 5/FL
Billy Werber: W.1-2
Eddie Joost: 8

Bot 7

Pete Coscarart: 43
Cookie Lavagetto: E6
Dixie Walker: K
Art Parks: W.1-2
Dolph Camilli: SB3;SB2
Dolph Camilli: W
Al Todd: 64(1)/FO

Top 8

Ival Goodman: E3/TH1
Frank McCormick: S9.1-2
Willard Hershberger: 7
Harry Craft: 3/FL
Nino Bongiovanni: S9.2-H(UR);1-2
Billy Myers: 6

Bot 8

Ernie Koy: 3/FL
Leo Durocher: 9
Hugh Casey: W
Pete Coscarart: S8.1-2
Cookie Lavagetto: 53

Top 9

Lew Riggs: 9
Billy Werber: S9
Eddie Joost: 9
Ival Goodman: 9

Notes & reviews

In honor of memory of Alexander Cartwright, between games at home plate a pineapple-drinking ceremony was held then native HI girls hung leis around the necks of players of both tteams.
It is unclear exactly when Todd entered the game.
This may have been an intentional walk.

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