CIN @ NYA

October 04, 1939

Final Score: CIN 1 - NYA 2

Game Information

Ballpark
Yankee Stadium I
Attendance
58,541
Game Duration
93 minutes
Day/Night
Day
Winning Pitcher
Red Ruffing
Losing Pitcher
Paul Derringer

Umpires

Home Plate
Bill McGowan
First Base
Beans Reardon
Second Base
Bill Summers
Third Base
Babe Pinelli

Weather & Field Conditions

Sky
Sunny

Line Score

CIN @ NYA — Line Score
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 R H E
CIN 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 4 0
NYA 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 6 0

CIN Batting

CIN @ NYA — CIN Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Wally Berger 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 .000
Harry Craft 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Paul Derringer 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Lonny Frey 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Ival Goodman 2 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 .000
Ernie Lombardi 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Frank McCormick 3 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 .667
Billy Myers 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Billy Werber 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 28 1 4 1 1 4 0 0 0 1 .143

NYA Batting

CIN @ NYA — NYA Batting
Player AB R H RBI BB SO 2B 3B HR SB AVG
Frankie Crosetti 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Babe Dahlgren 3 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 .333
Bill Dickey 4 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 .250
Joe DiMaggio 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 .333
Joe Gordon 3 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
Charlie Keller 4 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 .250
Red Rolfe 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .000
Red Ruffing 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .333
George Selkirk 3 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 .000
Team Totals 31 2 6 2 1 7 1 1 0 0 .194

CIN Pitching

CIN @ NYA — CIN Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Paul Derringer (L) L 8.1 6 2 2 1 7 0 2.16
Team Totals 8.1 6 2 2 1 7 0 2.16

NYA Pitching

CIN @ NYA — NYA Pitching
Pitcher Dec IP H R ER BB SO HR ERA
Red Ruffing (W) W 9.0 4 1 1 1 4 0 1.00
Team Totals 9.0 4 1 1 1 4 0 1.00

Cincinnati Reds at New York Yankees, October 4, 1939

The New York Yankees beat the Cincinnati Reds 2-1 at Yankee Stadium I on October 4, 1939, a World Series game. The margin was one run. The game information lists a crowd of 58,541, a running time of 93 minutes, and a day start. The weather notes give sunny skies. The Cincinnati Reds' only run came in the fourth inning. The New York Yankees' runs came one at a time, in the fifth and ninth. Hits were 4 for the Cincinnati Reds and 6 for the New York Yankees, with 0 and 0 errors. The win went to Red Ruffing, allowing 1 earned run on 4 hits in 9.0 innings. The loss was charged to Paul Derringer after 8.1 innings and 2 runs. Paul Derringer led all pitchers with 7 strikeouts. Frank McCormick led the Cincinnati Reds at the plate: 2 for 3 and 1 RBI. Behind the plate was umpire Bill McGowan.

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