Top 1

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• 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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         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   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     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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