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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 2, 1939
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants, played on August 2, 1939 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 2, 1939 |
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Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | August 2, 1939 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lohrman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Junior Thompson |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 10,932 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Tom Dunn |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
Harry Danning | Catcher |
Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
Zeke Bonura | First Baseman |
Frank Demaree | Center Fielder |
Tom Hafey | Third Baseman |
Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
Bill Lohrman | Pitcher |
Bill Terry | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lew Riggs | Third Baseman |
Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
Lee Gamble | Left Fielder |
Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
Wally Berger | Center Fielder |
Nino Bongiovanni | Right Fielder |
Billy Myers | Shortstop |
Junior Thompson | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 2, 1939
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Thompson
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Thompson
Jurges is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Thompson
Danning strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Lohrman
Riggs hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Lohrman
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Thompson
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bonura vs. Thompson
Bonura hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Demaree vs. Thompson
Demaree hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berger. Demaree reaches second base with a double. Ott scores. Bonura moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hafey vs. Thompson
Hafey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitehead vs. Thompson
Whitehead strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lohrman vs. Thompson
Lohrman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gamble. Lohrman reaches second base with a double. Bonura scores. Demaree scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Thompson
Moore 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
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Lohrman
Lombardi hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Lohrman
Berger hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bongiovanni vs. Lohrman
Bongiovanni hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Bongiovanni for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Thompson
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Bongiovanni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Thompson
Danning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Thompson
Ott 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
Bottom 3
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Lohrman
Myers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lohrman
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Lohrman
Riggs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Thompson
Bonura takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Thompson
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields it and throws to first for the out. Bonura moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hafey vs. Thompson
Hafey is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Whitehead vs. Thompson
Whitehead hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bonura scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrman vs. Thompson
Lohrman 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
Bottom 4
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey strikes out. Danning drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Frey out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Lohrman
Gamble hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Lohrman
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Thompson
Moore hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Thompson
Jurges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Thompson
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Thompson
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Lohrman
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lohrman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bongiovanni vs. Lohrman
Bongiovanni hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Lohrman
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Lohrman
Thompson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Bonura settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Thompson
Bonura hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Thompson
Demaree hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Thompson
Hafey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berger. Hafey reaches second base with a double. Demaree moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Whitehead vs. Thompson
Whitehead is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lohrman vs. Thompson
Lohrman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Demaree scores. Hafey scores. Whitehead moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Thompson
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick races to the bag, beating Moore for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Whitehead scores. Lohrman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Jurges vs. Thompson
Jurges hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berger who is chasing the ball. Jurges reaches third base with a triple. Lohrman scores. View Play -
Giants, 8 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Danning vs. Davis
Peaches Davis now pitching.
Danning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jurges scores. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Davis
Ott hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Bongiovanni. Ott reaches second base with a double. Danning goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bonura vs. Davis
Bonura takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Demaree vs. Davis
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Myers fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 10 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Lohrman
Riggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Lohrman
Gamble strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 10 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Davis
Hafey hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Davis
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Davis
Lohrman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Davis
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lohrman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. Davis
Jurges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Davis
Danning hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 11 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Demaree. McCormick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Lohrman
Lombardi hits a line drive towards third. Hafey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berger vs. Lohrman
Berger strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bongiovanni vs. Lohrman
Bongiovanni hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCormick scores. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Lohrman
Myers strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Davis
Jimmie Wilson now catching.
Ott hits a line drive into right field. Bongiovanni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bonura vs. Davis
Bonura hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berger who is chasing the ball. Bonura reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Demaree vs. Davis
The ball gets by Wilson for a passed ball. Bonura scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 12 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Davis
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 12 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Davis
Hafey hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Gamble settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 12 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bordagaray vs. Lohrman
Frenchy Bordagaray pinch hits for Peaches Davis.
Bordagaray strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 12 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Lohrman
Riggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 12 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Bonura scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frey for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 12 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Johnson
Hank Johnson now pitching.
Whitehead hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 12 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Johnson
Lohrman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 12 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Johnson
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 12 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Johnson
Jurges hits a line drive into right field. Bongiovanni settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 12 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gamble vs. Lohrman
Gamble hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 12 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 12 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilson vs. Lohrman
Wilson hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 12 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Lohrman
Berger hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/2/1939 -- New York at Cincinnati (D) New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Moore J, lf 6 0 1 1 Riggs L, 3b 4 0 0 0 Jurges B, ss 6 1 2 1 Frey L, 2b 4 0 1 0 Danning H, c 5 1 2 1 Gamble L, lf 4 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 5 1 2 1 McCormick F, 1b 4 2 3 1 Bonura Z, 1b 3 3 2 0 Lombardi E, c 3 0 0 0 Demaree F, cf 5 2 2 1 Wilson J, c 1 0 0 0 Hafey T, 3b 5 2 2 1 Berger W, cf 4 0 0 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 1 1 1 Bongiovanni N, rf 3 0 2 1 Lohrman B, p 4 1 3 4 Myers B, ss 3 0 0 0 Thompson J, p 2 0 0 0 Davis P, p 0 0 0 0 Bordagaray F, ph 1 0 0 0 Johnson H, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 43 12 17 11 33 2 6 2 New York 030 106 110 -- 12 Cincinnati 000 000 101 -- 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Lohrman B (W) 9.0 6 2 2 0 6 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Thompson J (L) 5.2 11 9 9 2 4 Davis P 2.1 6 3 2 1 0 Johnson H 1.0 0 0 0 1 0 E -- McCormick F DP -- Cincinnati 1 LOB -- New York 8, Cincinnati 4 2B -- Demaree F, Lohrman B, Hafey T, Ott M, McCormick F 3B -- Jurges B, Bonura Z HR -- Hafey T, McCormick F PB -- Wilson J T -- 2:03 A -- 10932
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