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Reds
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
August 21, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Philadelphia Phillies and the Cincinnati Reds, played on August 21, 1939 at Shibe Park.
Game Summary
| Date | August 21, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 21, 1939 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Niggeling |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ike Pearson |
| Ballpark | Shibe Park |
| City | Philadelphia |
| State | PA |
| Attendance | 1,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Eddie Joost | Second Baseman |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Willard Hershberger | Catcher |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Dick West | Left Fielder |
| Lew Riggs | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Niggeling | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Joe Marty | Center Fielder |
| Roy Hughes | Second Baseman |
| Gibby Brack | Right Fielder |
| Morrie Arnovich | Left Fielder |
| Gus Suhr | First Baseman |
| Pinky May | Third Baseman |
| George Scharein | Shortstop |
| Spud Davis | Catcher |
| Ike Pearson | Pitcher |
| Doc Prothro | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Phillies
Shibe Park
August 21, 1939
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Pearson
Myers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Pearson
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pearson fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Pearson
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Pearson
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hershberger vs. Pearson
Hershberger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hughes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marty vs. Niggeling
Marty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hughes vs. Niggeling
Hughes bunts towards the mound. Niggeling fields it and throws to first for the out. Marty moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Brack vs. Niggeling
Brack strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Arnovich vs. Niggeling
Arnovich hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Pearson
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scharein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Pearson
West hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Pearson
Riggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scharein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Suhr vs. Niggeling
Suhr hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
May vs. Niggeling
May hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scharein vs. Niggeling
Scharein hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of West. Scharein reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Davis vs. Niggeling
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pearson vs. Niggeling
Pearson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niggeling vs. Pearson
Niggeling hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hughes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Pearson
Myers hits a popup towards short. Scharein settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Pearson
Joost hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Pearson
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marty vs. Niggeling
Marty hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Niggeling
Hughes hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brack vs. Niggeling
Brack strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Pearson
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershberger vs. Pearson
Hershberger hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Craft vs. Pearson
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Pearson fields it and throws to third for the out. Hershberger moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
West vs. Pearson
West hits a popup towards the mound. Pearson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Riggs vs. Pearson
Riggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Niggeling
Arnovich hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Niggeling
Suhr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Arnovich moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
May vs. Niggeling
May hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields it and throws to home to get Arnovich. Suhr moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scharein vs. Niggeling
Scharein hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niggeling vs. Pearson
Niggeling hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Pearson
Myers bunts towards the mound. Pearson juggles the ball. That's an error on Pearson. Niggeling moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Pearson
Joost bunts towards first. Suhr scoops it up and throws to first, with Hughes covering, for the out. Niggeling moves to third. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Goodman vs. Pearson
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. Pearson
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Niggeling scores. Myers scores. Goodman moves to third. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hershberger vs. Pearson
Hershberger hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Goodman scores. McCormick scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Harrell
Ray Harrell now pitching.
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards third. May fields it and throws to first for the out. Hershberger moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Harrell
West hits a fly ball into right field. Brack settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Niggeling
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harrell vs. Niggeling
Harrell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marty vs. Niggeling
Marty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Craft throws the ball in to Myers who tags Marty trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Harrell
Riggs hits a popup in front of the plate. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Niggeling vs. Harrell
Niggeling strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Harrell
Myers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Niggeling
Hughes takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Brack vs. Niggeling
Brack strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnovich vs. Niggeling
Arnovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hughes moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Suhr vs. Niggeling
Suhr hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Niggeling
May hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Niggeling, and towards Joost, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Harrell
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hughes scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Harrell
Goodman hits a popup towards third. May settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Harrell
McCormick hits a popup in front of the plate. Davis settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scharein vs. Niggeling
Scharein hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Niggeling
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harrell vs. Niggeling
Harrell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marty vs. Niggeling
Marty hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Harrell
Hershberger hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Marty. Hershberger reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Craft vs. Harrell
Craft takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
West vs. Harrell
West bunts towards third. May fields it and throws to first for the out. Hershberger moves to third. Craft moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Riggs vs. Harrell
Riggs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Niggeling vs. Harrell
Niggeling takes first base on ball four. Hershberger scores. Craft moves to third. Riggs moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Myers vs. Harrell
Myers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Craft scores. Riggs scores. Niggeling moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Harrell
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scharein fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hughes vs. Niggeling
Hughes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Brack vs. Niggeling
Brack takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Arnovich vs. Niggeling
Arnovich hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Suhr vs. Niggeling
Suhr is hit by the pitch. Brack moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
May vs. Niggeling
May hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Harrell
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Harrell
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Harrell
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Scharein scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scharein vs. Niggeling
Scharein hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Niggeling
Davis hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Niggeling fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Phillies, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Niggeling
Heinie Mueller pinch hits for Ray Harrell.
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/21/1939 -- Cincinnati at Philadelphia (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI Philadelphia AB R H RBI
Myers B, ss 3 1 1 2 Marty J, cf 4 0 2 0
Joost E, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hughes R, 2b 2 0 0 0
Goodman I, rf 3 1 0 0 Brack G, rf 3 0 0 0
McCormick F, 1b 5 1 3 2 Arnovich M, lf 4 0 2 0
Hershberger W, c 5 1 3 2 Suhr G, 1b 3 0 1 0
Craft H, cf 3 1 0 0 May P, 3b 4 0 0 0
West D, lf 3 0 0 0 Scharein G, ss 4 0 2 0
Riggs L, 3b 3 1 0 0 Davis S, c 2 0 0 0
Niggeling J, p 3 1 1 1 Pearson I, p 1 0 0 0
Harrell R, p 2 0 0 0
Mueller H, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 7 9 7 30 0 7 0
Cincinnati 000 040 030 -- 7
Philadelphia 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Niggeling J (W) 9.0 7 0 0 4 7
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Pearson I (L) 4.1 7 4 4 3 0
Harrell R 4.2 2 3 3 3 2
E -- Pearson I
DP -- Cincinnati 2, Philadelphia 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, Philadelphia 9
2B -- Scharein G, Hershberger W
SH -- Hughes R, Myers B, Joost E, West D
HBP -- by Niggeling J (Suhr G)
T -- 1:57
A -- 1000
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