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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Cincinnati Reds

1939-05-23 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 5236 · 2:09

Cincinnati Reds defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 3–2. Johnny Vander Meer earned the win. Frank McCormick went 2-for-4 with 1 HR and 1 RBI.

Line score

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

W: Johnny Vander Meer L: Van Mungo SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Tuck Stainback	4	1	1	1	1	0
Leo Durocher	4	0	1	0	0	0
Cookie Lavagetto	3	0	0	1	2	0
Dolph Camilli	4	0	1	0	1	1
Fred Sington	4	0	0	0	1	3
Ernie Koy	3	0	1	0	2	1
Pete Coscarart	3	0	1	0	1	0
Ray Hayworth	3	0	1	0	0	1
Van Mungo	3	0	0	0	0	2
Johnny Hudson	1	1	1	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Van Mungo	8.0	7	2	1

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Johnny Vander Meer	9.0	7	8	8

Play-by-play

Top 1

Tuck Stainback: 6
Leo Durocher: S
Cookie Lavagetto: W.1-2
Dolph Camilli: 8
Fred Sington: K

Bot 1

Billy Werber: 63
Lonny Frey: 31
Ival Goodman: 6

Top 2

Ernie Koy: D
Pete Coscarart: 6
Ray Hayworth: 7
Van Mungo: K

Bot 2

Frank McCormick: 53
Ernie Lombardi: 43
Harry Craft: 7

Top 3

Tuck Stainback: HR
Leo Durocher: 13
Cookie Lavagetto: W
Dolph Camilli: K
Fred Sington: K

Bot 3

Lee Gamble: S
Billy Myers: PB.1-2
Billy Myers: K
Johnny Vander Meer: S7/7S.2-H(UR);B-3(E7/THH)
Billy Werber: 6
Lonny Frey: 8

Top 4

Ernie Koy: W
Pete Coscarart: W.1-2
Ray Hayworth: 34/SH.2-3;1-2
Van Mungo: K/C
Tuck Stainback: 53

Bot 4

Ival Goodman: 4
Frank McCormick: HR
Ernie Lombardi: S
Harry Craft: 8
Lee Gamble: 3/G

Top 5

Leo Durocher: 43
Cookie Lavagetto: 2/FL
Dolph Camilli: 43

Bot 5

Billy Myers: 63
Johnny Vander Meer: 8
Billy Werber: 6

Top 6

Fred Sington: 63
Ernie Koy: W
Pete Coscarart: 5
Ray Hayworth: S.1-2
Van Mungo: 64(1)/FO

Bot 6

Lonny Frey: 8/L
Ival Goodman: 43
Frank McCormick: S
Ernie Lombardi: 5/FL

Top 7

Tuck Stainback: 2/FL
Leo Durocher: 43
Cookie Lavagetto: 13

Bot 7

Harry Craft: 63
Lee Gamble: S
Billy Myers: 54(1)/FO
Johnny Vander Meer: W.1-2
Billy Werber: WP.2-3;1-2
Billy Werber: W
Lonny Frey: HP.3-H;2-3;1-2
Ival Goodman: 3/G

Top 8

Dolph Camilli: S
Fred Sington: K
Ernie Koy: 4
Pete Coscarart: S.1-2
Ray Hayworth: K/C

Bot 8

Frank McCormick: 7/L
Ernie Lombardi: S
Harry Craft: 8
Lee Gamble: 8

Top 9

Johnny Hudson: S
Tuck Stainback: W.1-2
Leo Durocher: 14/SH.2-3;1-2
Cookie Lavagetto: 53.3-H
Dolph Camilli: W
Fred Sington: W.2-3;1-2
Ernie Koy: K