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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
June 15, 1938
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Brooklyn Dodgers and the Cincinnati Reds, played on June 15, 1938 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | June 15, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Brooklyn Dodgers
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 15, 1938 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Max Butcher |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 38,748 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 23 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Dolly Stark 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Wally Berger | Left Fielder |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Lew Riggs | Third Baseman |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kiki Cuyler | Right Fielder |
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Hassett | Left Fielder |
| Babe Phelps | Catcher |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
| Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
| Ernie Koy | Center Fielder |
| Leo Durocher | Shortstop |
| Max Butcher | Pitcher |
| Burleigh Grimes | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
June 15, 1938
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Butcher
Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Butcher
Berger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Butcher
Goodman takes first base on ball four. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Butcher
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to second for the out. Frey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lombardi vs. Butcher
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Vander Meer
Cuyler hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Vander Meer
Coscarart strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Vander Meer
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Vander Meer, and towards Frey, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Butcher
Craft hits a fly ball into left field. Hassett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Butcher
Riggs hits a line drive into left field. Hassett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Butcher
Myers hits a fly ball into center field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Vander Meer
Phelps hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Vander Meer
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Vander Meer
Camilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Koy vs. Vander Meer
Koy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Butcher
Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Butcher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Butcher
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frey for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Butcher
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Lavagetto. Berger moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Butcher
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Butcher
McCormick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Butcher
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Butcher
Craft hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Riggs vs. Butcher
Riggs hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lombardi scores. Craft moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Myers vs. Pressnell
Tot Pressnell now pitching.
Myers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Vander Meer
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pressnell vs. Vander Meer
Pressnell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Vander Meer
Cuyler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Vander Meer
Coscarart hits a fly ball into left field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Pressnell
Vander Meer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Pressnell
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Pressnell
Berger hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Hassett. Berger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Pressnell
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Vander Meer
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Vander Meer covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Vander Meer
Phelps strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Vander Meer
Lavagetto hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Pressnell
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Pressnell
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Pressnell
Craft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hassett throws the ball in to Coscarart who tags Craft, trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Vander Meer
Camilli hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Vander Meer
Koy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Vander Meer
Durocher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Pressnell
Riggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Pressnell
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Pressnell
Vander Meer bunts towards the right side of the infield. Coscarart fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Pressnell
Frey hits a fly ball into center field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pressnell vs. Vander Meer
Pressnell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Vander Meer
Cuyler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brack vs. Vander Meer
Gibby Brack pinch hits for Pete Coscarart.
Brack is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassett vs. Vander Meer
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Pressnell
Johnny Hudson now playing second base.
Berger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hudson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Pressnell
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pressnell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Hamlin
Luke Hamlin now pitching.
McCormick strikes out. There goes Goodman. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Hamlin
Lombardi is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Craft vs. Hamlin
Craft hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodman scores. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Riggs vs. Hamlin
Riggs hits a fly ball into right field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Vander Meer
Phelps hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Phelps for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Vander Meer
Lavagetto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Vander Meer
Camilli takes first base on ball four. Lavagetto moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Koy vs. Vander Meer
Koy strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Durocher vs. Vander Meer
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Frey fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Hamlin
Myers bunts towards third. Lavagetto fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lavagetto. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vander Meer vs. Hamlin
Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hamlin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Hamlin
Frey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Hamlin
Berger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Koy who is chasing the ball. Berger reaches third base with a triple. Vander Meer goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Goodman vs. Hamlin
Goodman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
English vs. Vander Meer
Woody English pinch hits for Luke Hamlin.
English strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Vander Meer
Cuyler hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hudson vs. Vander Meer
Hudson strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Tamulis
Vito Tamulis now pitching.
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Hassett settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Tamulis
Lombardi strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Tamulis
Craft hits a fly ball into center field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Vander Meer
Hassett hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Vander Meer scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hassett for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Vander Meer
Phelps takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Vander Meer
Lavagetto takes first base on ball four. Phelps moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Camilli vs. Vander Meer
Goody Rosen pinch runs for Babe Phelps.
Camilli takes first base on ball four. Rosen moves to third. Lavagetto moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Koy vs. Vander Meer
Koy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields it and throws to home to get Rosen. Lavagetto moves to third. Camilli moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Durocher vs. Vander Meer
Durocher hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/15/1938 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Frey L, 2b 5 0 1 0 Cuyler K, rf 2 0 0 0
Berger W, lf 5 1 3 1 Coscarart P, 2b 2 0 0 0
Goodman I, rf 3 2 1 0 Brack G, ph 1 0 0 0
McCormick F, 1b 5 1 1 3 Hudson J, 2b 1 0 0 0
Lombardi E, c 3 1 0 0 Hassett B, lf 4 0 0 0
Craft H, cf 5 0 3 1 Phelps B, c 3 0 0 0
Riggs L, 3b 4 0 1 1 Rosen G, pr 0 0 0 0
Myers B, ss 4 0 0 0 Lavagetto C, 3b 2 0 0 0
Vander Meer J, p 4 1 1 0 Camilli D, 1b 1 0 0 0
Koy E, cf 4 0 0 0
Durocher L, ss 4 0 0 0
Butcher M, p 0 0 0 0
Pressnell T, p 2 0 0 0
Hamlin L, p 0 0 0 0
English W, ph 1 0 0 0
Tamulis V, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 6 11 6 27 0 0 0
Cincinnati 004 000 110 -- 6
Brooklyn 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (W) 9.0 0 0 0 8 7
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Butcher M (L) 2.2 5 4 4 3 1
Pressnell T 3.2 4 1 1 0 3
Hamlin L 1.2 2 1 0 1 3
Tamulis V 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
E -- Lavagetto C 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, Brooklyn 8
2B -- Berger W
3B -- Berger W
HR -- McCormick F
SB -- Goodman I
T -- 2:23
A -- 38748
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