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Brooklyn Dodgers @ Cincinnati Reds

1940-07-13 · Day game · Crosley Field · Att: 27466 · 2:03

Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Cincinnati Reds 3–1. Brooklyn Dodgers put up 2 in the 9th. Curt Davis earned the win.

Line score

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

W: Curt Davis L: Junior Thompson SV: (none)

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

Brooklyn Dodgers — batting

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

Cincinnati Reds — batting

Batter	AB	H	RBI	BB	SO
Billy Werber	5	1	0	0	0
Lonny Frey	3	0	0	1	0
Ival Goodman	4	0	0	0	0
Frank McCormick	4	1	0	0	0
Willard Hershberger	4	3	0	0	0
Harry Craft	4	0	0	0	0
Morrie Arnovich	4	2	0	0	0
Eddie Joost	3	0	0	0	0
Gene Thompson	3	0	0	0	2
Ernie Lombardi	1	1	1	0	0
Mike Dejan	0	0	0	1	0

Brooklyn Dodgers — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Curt Davis	9.0	8	2	2

Cincinnati Reds — pitching

Pitcher	IP	H	BB	SO
Gene Thompson	9.0	10	1	2

Play-by-play

Top 1

Charlie Gilbert: S
Jimmy Wasdell: 13/SH.1-2
Joe Medwick: 7
Babe Phelps: 63

Bot 1

Billy Werber: 63
Lonny Frey: W
Ival Goodman: 7
Frank McCormick: D.1-3
Willard Hershberger: 8

Top 2

Dixie Walker: 53
Leo Durocher: E4
Cookie Lavagetto: CS2(24)
Cookie Lavagetto: E6
Pete Coscarart: 63

Bot 2

Harry Craft: 53
Morrie Arnovich: S.B-2(E8)
Eddie Joost: 8.2-3
Gene Thompson: K/C

Top 3

Curt Davis: 13
Charlie Gilbert: E5
Jimmy Wasdell: 8
Joe Medwick: S.1-2
Babe Phelps: 9

Bot 3

Billy Werber: 4
Lonny Frey: 53
Ival Goodman: 8

Top 4

Dixie Walker: 5/FL
Pee Wee Reese: S
Cookie Lavagetto: BK.1-2
Cookie Lavagetto: 8
Pete Coscarart: K

Bot 4

Frank McCormick: 53
Willard Hershberger: S
Harry Craft: 7
Morrie Arnovich: 7

Top 5

Curt Davis: 3/FL
Charlie Gilbert: S
Jimmy Wasdell: D.1-3
Joe Medwick: 63.3-H
Babe Phelps: IW
Dixie Walker: 8

Bot 5

Eddie Joost: 63
Gene Thompson: 53
Billy Werber: S
Lonny Frey: 3/G

Top 6

Pee Wee Reese: 63
Cookie Lavagetto: 13
Pete Coscarart: E6
Curt Davis: S.1-2
Charlie Gilbert: 6

Bot 6

Ival Goodman: 5
Frank McCormick: 7
Willard Hershberger: S
Harry Craft: 6

Top 7

Jimmy Wasdell: 13
Joe Medwick: 53
Babe Phelps: 43

Bot 7

Morrie Arnovich: 43
Eddie Joost: 63
Gene Thompson: K

Top 8

Dixie Walker: 43
Pee Wee Reese: 7
Cookie Lavagetto: K/C

Bot 8

Billy Werber: 63
Lonny Frey: 13
Ival Goodman: 7

Top 9

Pete Coscarart: 7
Curt Davis: 563
Charlie Gilbert: S
Jimmy Wasdell: S.1-2
Joe Medwick: S.2-3;1-2
Babe Phelps: D.3-H;2-H;1XH(842)

Bot 9

Frank McCormick: 63
Willard Hershberger: S
Harry Craft: 7
Morrie Arnovich: S.1-2
Ernie Lombardi: S.2-H;1-2
Mike Dejan: W.2-3;1-2
Billy Werber: 4

Notes & reviews

Dodgers Manager Leo Durocher ejected by 1B umpire Ziggy Sears; when Durocher failed to leave, Sears pulled his watch and Durocher left; then Dolph Camilli yelled from the bullpen and was ejected by Sears
arbitrary 63 to 13
arbitrary 3/G to 53

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