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Cincinnati Reds @ Brooklyn Dodgers

1940-07-23 · Day game · Ebbets Field · 11 innings · 2:50

Cincinnati Reds defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 4–3. Joe Beggs earned the win.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	R	H	E
CIN	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	4	8
BRO	0	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10

W: Joe Beggs L: Whit Wyatt SV: (none)

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	5	1	3	0	0	0
Harry Craft	3	0	0	0	1	1
Lonny Frey	4	1	1	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	5	0	0	1	0	0
Ernie Lombardi	5	0	1	0	0	1
Ival Goodman	4	0	0	0	0	2
Mike McCormick	5	0	1	1	0	1
Billy Myers	5	1	1	0	0	2
Gene Thompson	3	0	0	0	0	2
Joe Beggs	1	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Joost	1	0	1	0	0	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Pee Wee Reese	4	1	1	0	1	1
Cookie Lavagetto	4	1	1	0	1	0
Joe Medwick	5	1	2	0	0	1
Babe Phelps	4	0	1	1	1	0
Dolph Camilli	3	0	2	2	2	0
Pete Reiser	3	0	0	0	0	0
Dixie Walker	4	0	2	0	1	0
Pete Coscarart	3	0	0	0	0	0
Whit Wyatt	4	0	0	0	0	2
Jimmy Wasdell	2	0	0	0	0	0
Leo Durocher	1	0	0	0	0	0
Joe Gallagher	1	0	1	0	0	0
Herman Franks	1	0	0	0	0	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gene Thompson	7.0	7	5	2
Joe Beggs	4.0	3	1	2

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Whit Wyatt	11.0	8	1	9

Play-by-play

Top 1

Billy Werber: 9
Harry Craft: 3/FL
Lonny Frey: S8
Frank McCormick: E8/F.1-H(NR)(UR);B-2
Ernie Lombardi: K/C

Bot 1

Pee Wee Reese: 53
Cookie Lavagetto: W
Joe Medwick: S5.1-2
Babe Phelps: 31.2-3;1-2
Dolph Camilli: W
Pete Reiser: 6(1)/G/FO

Top 2

Ival Goodman: K
Mike McCormick: K
Billy Myers: K

Bot 2

Dixie Walker: S9
Pete Coscarart: 3
Whit Wyatt: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 3

Gene Thompson: 13
Billy Werber: S8
Harry Craft: SB2#
Harry Craft: K
Lonny Frey: 3/G

Bot 3

Pee Wee Reese: S7
Cookie Lavagetto: S9.1-2
Joe Medwick: 7.2-3;1-2
Babe Phelps: IW
Dolph Camilli: D8.3-H;2-H;1-3
Pete Reiser: 2
Dixie Walker: IW
Pete Coscarart: 53

Top 4

Frank McCormick: 2/FL
Ernie Lombardi: 6
Ival Goodman: K

Bot 4

Whit Wyatt: K
Pee Wee Reese: K
Cookie Lavagetto: 7

Top 5

Mike McCormick: 63
Billy Myers: D8
Gene Thompson: K
Billy Werber: S6.2-H(E6/TH)(UR);B-2
Harry Craft: 63

Bot 5

Joe Medwick: D7
Babe Phelps: S9.2-H
Dolph Camilli: CS2(26)
Dolph Camilli: W
Pete Reiser: 64(1)3/GDP

Top 6

Lonny Frey: 3/G
Frank McCormick: E6/TH
Ernie Lombardi: 53.1-2
Ival Goodman: 5/FL

Bot 6

Dixie Walker: 31
Pete Coscarart: 8
Whit Wyatt: 7

Top 7

Mike McCormick: 4
Billy Myers: 8
Gene Thompson: K/C

Bot 7

Pee Wee Reese: 8
Cookie Lavagetto: 63
Joe Medwick: 53

Top 8

Billy Werber: S7
Harry Craft: 14/SH.1-2
Lonny Frey: E4.2-3
Frank McCormick: 64(1)/FO.3-H(UR)
Ernie Lombardi: 8

Bot 8

Babe Phelps: 9/FL
Dolph Camilli: S8
Jimmy Wasdell: 4/FL
Dixie Walker: 8

Top 9

Ival Goodman: 6
Mike McCormick: 8
Billy Myers: K/C

Bot 9

Leo Durocher: 43
Whit Wyatt: K/C
Pee Wee Reese: W
Cookie Lavagetto: 63

Top 10

Joe Beggs: 3/G
Billy Werber: 8
Harry Craft: W
Eddie Joost: D9.1-3
Frank McCormick: 43

Bot 10

Joe Medwick: K
Babe Phelps: 43
Dolph Camilli: 13

Top 11

Ernie Lombardi: D7/7L
Ival Goodman: 53/SH.2-3
Mike McCormick: S7/78.3-H
Billy Myers: 54(1)3/GDP

Bot 11

Jimmy Wasdell: 2/FL
Dixie Walker: D9
Joe Gallagher: S7.2-3
Herman Franks: 16(1)3/GDP

Notes & reviews

Lonny Frey slid high into Pete Coscarart and the two came to blows; both benches emptied and both players were ejected by HP umpire Bick Campbell; Junior Thompson was spiked on the ankle and left the game

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