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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 26, 1939
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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 August 26, 1939 at Ebbets Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 1939 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 26, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Brooklyn Dodgers |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Niggeling |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hugh Casey |
| Ballpark | Ebbets Field |
| City | Brooklyn |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 33,535 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 1 minute |
| Umpires | HP: Bick Campbell 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Joost | Second Baseman |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Willard Hershberger | Catcher |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Nino Bongiovanni | Left Fielder |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Johnny Niggeling | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Pete Coscarart | Second Baseman |
| Cookie Lavagetto | Third Baseman |
| Dixie Walker | Center Fielder |
| Art Parks | Right Fielder |
| Dolph Camilli | First Baseman |
| Babe Phelps | Catcher |
| Ernie Koy | Left Fielder |
| Leo Durocher | Shortstop |
| Hugh Casey | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Dodgers
Ebbets Field
August 26, 1939
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Casey
Werber hits a popup towards third. Lavagetto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Casey
Joost 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, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Casey
Goodman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Casey
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Walker 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: ---
Coscarart vs. Niggeling
Coscarart hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Niggeling
Lavagetto hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Niggeling
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Casey
Hershberger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Casey
Craft strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bongiovanni vs. Casey
Bongiovanni hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Casey fields it and throws to first for the out. Hershberger moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Myers vs. Casey
Myers hits a fly ball into center field. Walker 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: ---
Parks vs. Niggeling
Parks hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Camilli vs. Niggeling
Camilli hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Phelps vs. Niggeling
Phelps hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Niggeling
Koy hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Durocher vs. Niggeling
Durocher hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Casey vs. Niggeling
Casey hits a fly ball into left field. Bongiovanni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niggeling vs. Casey
Niggeling hits a popup towards short. Durocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Casey
Werber hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Casey
Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Casey
Al Todd now catching.
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 3
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Niggeling
Coscarart hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lavagetto vs. Niggeling
Lavagetto hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Bongiovanni. Lavagetto reaches second base with a double. Coscarart goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Niggeling
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niggeling fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Parks vs. Niggeling
Parks hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lavagetto moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Camilli vs. Niggeling
Camilli hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Goodman. Camilli reaches second base with a double. Lavagetto scores. Parks moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Todd vs. Moore
Whitey Moore now pitching.
Todd takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Koy vs. Moore
Koy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Parks scores. Camilli scores. Todd moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Durocher vs. Moore
Durocher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to home to get Todd. Koy moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Casey vs. Moore
Casey strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Casey
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Casey
Hershberger hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Casey
Craft strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Moore
Coscarart hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Moore
Lavagetto hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Moore
Walker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hershberger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bongiovanni vs. Casey
Bongiovanni hits a popup towards short. Durocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Casey
Myers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Casey
Moore hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Todd fields it and throws to first for the out. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Werber vs. Casey
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto juggles the ball. That's an error on Lavagetto. Myers moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Joost vs. Casey
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Durocher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Parks vs. Moore
Parks hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hershberger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Camilli vs. Moore
Camilli strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Todd vs. Moore
Todd hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Casey
Goodman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Casey
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lavagetto fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Casey
Hershberger hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Casey
Craft hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Todd settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Moore
Koy hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Moore
Durocher hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Moore
Casey strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bongiovanni vs. Casey
Bongiovanni hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bongiovanni for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Casey
Myers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Casey
Lee Gamble pinch hits for Whitey Moore.
Gamble hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lavagetto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Casey
Werber takes first base on ball four. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Casey
Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Coscarart vs. Grissom
Lee Grissom now pitching.
Coscarart hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lavagetto vs. Grissom
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers misplays the ball. That's an error on Myers. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Grissom
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Parks vs. Grissom
Parks takes first base on ball four. Lavagetto moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Camilli vs. Grissom
There go the runners. Both runners are safe. A double steal. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Camilli vs. Grissom
Camilli takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Todd vs. Grissom
Todd hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Casey
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Camilli fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Camilli. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Casey
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hershberger vs. Casey
Hershberger hits a fly ball into left field. Koy settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Craft vs. Casey
Craft hits a popup, foul, towards first. Camilli settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bongiovanni vs. Casey
Bongiovanni hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodman scores. McCormick moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Casey
Myers hits a popup towards short. Durocher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koy vs. Grissom
Koy hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Durocher vs. Grissom
Durocher hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Casey vs. Grissom
Casey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Coscarart vs. Grissom
Coscarart hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Casey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lavagetto vs. Grissom
Lavagetto hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Casey
Lew Riggs pinch hits for Lee Grissom.
Riggs hits a fly ball into right field. Parks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Casey
Werber hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Casey
Joost hits a fly ball into right field. Parks settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Dodgers, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Casey
Goodman hits a fly ball into right field. Parks 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 8/26/1939, game 2 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Brooklyn AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 4 0 2 0 Coscarart P, 2b 5 1 2 0
Joost E, 2b 5 0 0 0 Lavagetto C, 3b 5 1 1 1
Goodman I, rf 5 1 1 0 Walker D, cf 4 0 0 0
McCormick F, 1b 4 0 1 0 Parks A, rf 3 2 2 0
Hershberger W, c 4 0 2 0 Camilli D, 1b 3 2 2 3
Craft H, cf 4 0 0 0 Phelps B, c 1 0 0 0
Bongiovanni N, lf 4 0 1 1 Todd A, c 2 0 0 0
Myers B, ss 3 0 1 0 Koy E, lf 4 0 2 2
Niggeling J, p 1 0 0 0 Durocher L, ss 4 0 0 0
Moore W, p 1 0 0 0 Casey H, p 3 0 0 0
Gamble L, ph 1 0 0 0
Grissom L, p 0 0 0 0
Riggs L, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 1 8 1 34 6 9 6
Cincinnati 000 000 010 -- 1
Brooklyn 024 000 00x -- 6
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Niggeling J (L) 2.1 7 6 6 0 0
Moore W 3.2 1 0 0 1 3
Grissom L 2.0 1 0 0 3 1
Brooklyn IP H R ER BB SO
Casey H (W) 9.0 8 1 0 2 3
E -- Lavagetto C, Myers B, Camilli D
LOB -- Cincinnati 11, Brooklyn 8
2B -- Lavagetto C, Camilli D
HR -- Camilli D
SB -- Parks A, Lavagetto C
T -- 2:01
A -- 33535
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