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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 17, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Boston Braves and the Cincinnati Reds, played on July 17, 1939 at Braves Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 17, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Boston Braves
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 17, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Boston Braves |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bucky Walters |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Danny MacFayden |
| Ballpark | Braves Field |
| City | Boston |
| State | MA |
| Attendance | 3,272 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lee Gamble | Left Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Nino Bongiovanni | Right Fielder |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Bucky Walters | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Boston Braves Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Debs Garms | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Cooney | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Hassett | First Baseman |
| Max West | Left Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Second Baseman |
| Hank Majeski | Third Baseman |
| Rabbit Warstler | Shortstop |
| Al Lopez | Catcher |
| Danny MacFayden | Pitcher |
| Casey Stengel | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Braves
Braves Field
July 17, 1939
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. MacFayden
Gamble hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. MacFayden
Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gamble moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Werber vs. MacFayden
Werber hits a line drive into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. MacFayden
McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gamble tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. MacFayden
MacFayden fires over to first and throws the ball away. That's an error on MacFayden. Frey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lombardi vs. MacFayden
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. MacFayden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Walters
Garms strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Walters
Cooney 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, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Walters
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. MacFayden
Craft hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bongiovanni vs. MacFayden
Bongiovanni hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. MacFayden
Myers hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. MacFayden
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Majeski fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Bongiovanni moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gamble vs. MacFayden
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett scoops it up and throws to first, with MacFayden covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Walters
West 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, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Walters
Cuccinello hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Walters
Majeski hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. MacFayden
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Hassett scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frey for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. MacFayden
Werber is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. MacFayden
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Walters
Warstler 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, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Walters
Lopez hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
MacFayden vs. Walters
MacFayden bunts between the mound and first base. Walters scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats MacFayden for the out. Lopez moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Garms vs. Walters
Garms hits a fly ball into right field. Bongiovanni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. MacFayden
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. MacFayden
Craft hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bongiovanni vs. MacFayden
Bongiovanni hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. MacFayden
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. MacFayden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooney vs. Walters
Cooney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassett vs. Walters
Hassett hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Walters
West hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. MacFayden
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. MacFayden
Gamble hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. MacFayden
Frey hits a popup towards first. Hassett settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Walters
Cuccinello hits a popup in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Walters
Willard Hershberger now catching.
Majeski hits a fly ball into right field. Bongiovanni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Walters
Warstler hits a fly ball into right field. Bongiovanni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. MacFayden
Werber hits a fly ball into right field. Garms settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. MacFayden
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler misplays the ball. That's an error on Warstler. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershberger vs. MacFayden
Hershberger hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. MacFayden
Craft strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Walters
Lopez hits a fly ball into right field. Bongiovanni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
MacFayden vs. Walters
MacFayden hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Garms vs. Walters
Garms hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Craft. Garms reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cooney vs. Walters
Cooney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bongiovanni vs. MacFayden
Bongiovanni hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. MacFayden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. MacFayden
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. MacFayden fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. MacFayden
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hassett vs. Walters
Hassett hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Walters
West hits a fly ball into right field. Bongiovanni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Walters
Cuccinello hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Craft throws the ball in to Frey who tags Cuccinello trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. MacFayden
Gamble hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. MacFayden
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. MacFayden
Werber hits a fly ball into center field. Cooney settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. MacFayden
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Warstler misplays the ball. That's an error on Warstler. Frey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hershberger vs. MacFayden
Hershberger takes first base on ball four. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Craft vs. MacFayden
Craft hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of West. Craft reaches second base with a double. Frey scores. McCormick scores. Hershberger goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bongiovanni vs. MacFayden
Bongiovanni hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Majeski vs. Walters
Majeski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warstler vs. Walters
Warstler hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lopez vs. Walters
Lopez hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. MacFayden
Myers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walters vs. MacFayden
The ball gets by Lopez for a passed ball. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walters vs. MacFayden
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Myers moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Gamble vs. MacFayden
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Frey vs. MacFayden
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cuccinello scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Walters
Jimmy Outlaw pinch hits for Danny MacFayden.
Outlaw takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Garms vs. Walters
Garms hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooney vs. Walters
Cooney hits a fly ball into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Braves, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hassett vs. Walters
Hassett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Walters, and towards Frey, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/17/1939 -- Cincinnati at Boston (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Boston AB R H RBI
Gamble L, lf 5 1 1 0 Garms D, rf 4 0 1 0
Frey L, 2b 5 1 2 0 Cooney J, cf 4 0 1 0
Werber B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Hassett B, 1b 4 0 0 0
McCormick F, 1b 3 1 0 1 West M, lf 3 0 0 0
Lombardi E, c 2 0 0 0 Cuccinello T, 2b 3 0 1 0
Hershberger W, c 1 1 0 0 Majeski H, 3b 3 0 0 0
Craft H, cf 4 0 1 3 Warstler R, ss 3 0 0 0
Bongiovanni N, rf 4 0 2 0 Lopez A, c 3 0 1 0
Myers B, ss 4 0 1 0 MacFayden D, p 1 0 0 0
Walters B, p 4 0 1 0 Outlaw J, ph 0 0 0 0
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36 4 8 4 28 0 4 0
Cincinnati 100 000 030 -- 4
Boston 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Walters B (W) 9.0 4 0 0 1 1
Boston IP H R ER BB SO
MacFayden D (L) 9.0 8 4 1 1 2
E -- MacFayden D, Warstler R 2
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Boston 3
2B -- Garms D, Craft H
SH -- MacFayden D
SF -- McCormick F
PB -- Lopez A
T -- 1:37
A -- 3272
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