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Reds 5 @ Dodgers 6
Ebbets Field
May 14, 1940

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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 May 14, 1940 at Ebbets Field. The home team Dodgers beat the visiting Reds with a score of 6 to 5.

Game Summary

DateMay 14, 1940 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 5 H: 13 E: 2 LOB: 12
Runs: 5
Hits: 13
Errors: 2
Left On Base: 12
Home Team
Brooklyn Dodgers
R: 6 H: 11 E: 3 LOB: 11
Runs: 6
Hits: 11
Errors: 3
Left On Base: 11
Winning PitcherTot Pressnell  
Losing PitcherJoe Beggs  
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Game Winning RBIGus Mancuso 

Game Info

DateMay 14, 1940 
Day of WeekTue 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamBrooklyn Dodgers 
Visiting Starting PitcherBucky Walters  
Home Starting PitcherTex Carleton  
BallparkEbbets Field 
CityBrooklyn 
StateNY 
Attendance21,533 
Time of Game3 hours 11 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Bick Campbell
1B: Bill Klem
2B: (none)
3B: Lee Ballanfant

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Werber  Third Baseman 
Lonny Frey  Second Baseman 
Ival Goodman  Right Fielder 
Frank McCormick  First Baseman 
Ernie Lombardi  Catcher 
Johnny Rizzo  Left Fielder 
Mike McCormick  Center Fielder 
Eddie Joost  Shortstop 
Bucky Walters  Pitcher 
Bill McKechnie  Manager 

Brooklyn Dodgers Lineup 

Name  Position 
Charlie Gilbert  Center Fielder 
Pete Coscarart  Second Baseman 
Dixie Walker  Left Fielder 
Babe Phelps  Catcher 
Dolph Camilli  First Baseman 
Cookie Lavagetto  Third Baseman 
Gene Moore  Right Fielder 
Leo Durocher  Shortstop 
Tex Carleton  Pitcher 
Leo Durocher  Manager 

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Reds 5 @ Dodgers 6
Ebbets Field
May 14, 1940

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/14/1940 -- Cincinnati at Brooklyn (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    Brooklyn           AB  R  H RBI
Werber B, 3b          5  0  0  0   Gilbert C, cf         6  1  2  0   
Frey L, 2b            5  0  2  0   Coscarart P, 2b       5  0  1  0   
Goodman I, rf         5  0  1  1   Walker D, lf          4  1  2  1   
McCormick F, 1b       6  0  1  0   Koy E, pr-lf          1  1  0  0   
Lombardi E, c         6  2  3  0   Phelps B, c           2  1  0  0   
Rizzo J, lf           6  0  1  0   Franks H, ph-c        3  0  0  1   
McCormick M, cf       6  2  3  2   Camilli D, 1b         6  0  2  2   
Joost E, ss           5  0  1  1   Lavagetto C, 3b       4  0  1  1   
Walters B, p          3  0  0  0   Moore G, rf           5  1  1  0   
Hershberger W, ph     1  0  1  0   Durocher L, ss        6  1  2  0   
Gamble L, pr          0  1  0  0   Carleton T, p         2  0  0  0   
Moore W, p            1  0  0  0   Cullenbine R, ph      1  0  0  0   
Beggs J, p            1  0  0  0   Kimball N, p          0  0  0  0   
                                   Pressnell T, p        1  0  0  0   
                                   Mancuso G, ph         1  0  0  1   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     50  5 13  4                        47  6 11  6

Cincinnati       000 200 011 100 0 --  5
Brooklyn         200 000 200 100 1 --  6
  1 out when winning run was scored.

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Walters B             8.0  7  4  4  5  2
Moore W*              1.0  1  1  1  0  1
Beggs J (L)           3.1  3  1  1  1  0

  Brooklyn             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Carleton T            9.0 12  4  2  2  7
Kimball N+            1.0  1  1  1  2  1
Pressnell T (W)       3.0  0  0  0  0  2
  * Pitched to 1 batter in 10th
  + Pitched to 1 batter in 11th

E -- Frey L, Coscarart P 2, Werber B, Durocher L
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 12, Brooklyn 11
2B -- Frey L, Gilbert C, Goodman I, Lombardi E, Moore G
3B -- Camilli D 2
HR -- McCormick M
CS -- Joost E
SH -- Carleton T, Werber B, Frey L
T -- 3:11
A -- 21533

    

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