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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Cincinnati Reds

1940-07-13 · Day game · Crosley Field · 2:09

Cincinnati Reds defeated Brooklyn Dodgers 7–6. Cincinnati Reds put up 4 in the 4th. Paul Derringer earned the win. Joe Medwick went 2-for-5 with 1 HR and 3 RBI.

Line score

	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	R	H	E
BRO	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	4	6	13
CIN	2	1	0	4	0	0	0	0		7	8

W: Paul Derringer L: Tex Carleton SV: (none)

Umpires — HP: Tom Dunn · 1B: Lou Jorda · 2B: (none) · 3B: Ziggy Sears · LF: (none) · RF: (none)

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Charlie Gilbert	5	1	3	0	0	0
Jimmy Wasdell	5	1	2	2	0	0
Joe Medwick	5	1	2	3	0	0
Babe Phelps	2	0	0	0	1	0
Dixie Walker	5	0	1	0	0	1
Cookie Lavagetto	5	0	1	0	0	1
Pete Coscarart	4	0	1	1	0	0
Leo Durocher	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tex Carleton	2	0	0	0	0	1
Joe Vosmik	1	1	1	0	0	0
Herman Franks	2	1	1	0	0	0
Pee Wee Reese	0	1	0	0	1	0

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	R	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	3	2	1	0	2	0
Lonny Frey	3	2	1	1	2	0
Ival Goodman	4	0	1	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	2	1	1	3	3	1
Ernie Lombardi	5	0	3	3	0	0
Harry Craft	4	0	1	0	0	1
Morrie Arnovich	4	0	0	0	0	0
Eddie Joost	2	1	0	0	2	0
Paul Derringer	4	1	0	0	0	1

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Tex Carleton	3.0	4	6	2
Newt Kimball	3.0	3	1	1
Lou Fette	2.0	1	2	0

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Paul Derringer	9.0	13	2	3

Play-by-play

Top 1

Charlie Gilbert: S
Jimmy Wasdell: 9
Joe Medwick: D.1-3
Babe Phelps: W
Dixie Walker: K
Cookie Lavagetto: 53

Bot 1

Billy Werber: W
Lonny Frey: W.1-2
Ival Goodman: 13/SH.1-2;2-3
Frank McCormick: IW
Ernie Lombardi: S6/G5L/R2.1-2;2-H;3-H
Harry Craft: K
Morrie Arnovich: 3

Top 2

Pete Coscarart: 43
Leo Durocher: S
Tex Carleton: K
Charlie Gilbert: S.1-2
Jimmy Wasdell: S.1-2;2-3
Joe Medwick: 64(1)/FO

Bot 2

Eddie Joost: W
Paul Derringer: K
Billy Werber: 63.1-2
Lonny Frey: S/89S.2-H;B-2(THH)
Ival Goodman: 8

Top 3

Babe Phelps: 8
Dixie Walker: 4
Cookie Lavagetto: 7

Bot 3

Frank McCormick: W
Ernie Lombardi: 63.1-2
Harry Craft: S.2-2
Morrie Arnovich: 5(2)/FO.1-2
Eddie Joost: 54(1)/FO

Top 4

Pete Coscarart: 8
Leo Durocher: 6
Tex Carleton: 4

Bot 4

Paul Derringer: E8/F
Billy Werber: D.1-3
Lonny Frey: W
Ival Goodman: 7
Frank McCormick: D.1-H;2-H;3-H(UR)
Ernie Lombardi: S.2-H
Harry Craft: 64(1)/FO
Morrie Arnovich: 2

Top 5

Charlie Gilbert: 7/L
Jimmy Wasdell: 9
Joe Medwick: 8

Bot 5

Eddie Joost: 43
Paul Derringer: 7
Billy Werber: W
Lonny Frey: 2

Top 6

Babe Phelps: 43
Dixie Walker: 13
Cookie Lavagetto: S
Pete Coscarart: S.1-2
Leo Durocher: 9

Bot 6

Ival Goodman: 9
Frank McCormick: K
Ernie Lombardi: S
Harry Craft: 5

Top 7

Joe Vosmik: D
Charlie Gilbert: 13.2-3
Jimmy Wasdell: 8.3-H
Joe Medwick: 63

Bot 7

Morrie Arnovich: 7
Eddie Joost: W
Paul Derringer: 23.1-2
Billy Werber: 9

Top 8

Herman Franks: S
Dixie Walker: S.1-3
Cookie Lavagetto: K
Pete Coscarart: 8.3-H
Leo Durocher: 8

Bot 8

Lonny Frey: 9
Ival Goodman: S
Frank McCormick: SB2
Frank McCormick: W
Ernie Lombardi: 46(1)3/GDP

Top 9

Pee Wee Reese: W
Charlie Gilbert: S.1-2
Jimmy Wasdell: S.1-2;2-H
Joe Medwick: HR.2-H;1-H
Herman Franks: 3/G
Dixie Walker: 43
Cookie Lavagetto: 7

Notes & reviews

the ball struck the 3B bag and went over Cookie Lavagetto's head; Leo Durocher retrieved the ball and threw to HP too late to get Lonny Frey; Joe Gallagher ejected by HP umpire Tom Dunn

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