1939 World Series
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| Dates: | October 4–8 | |||||||||
| Radio: | Mutual | |||||||||
| Radio announcers: | Red Barber and Bob Elson | |||||||||
| Umpires: | Bill McGowan (AL), Beans Reardon (NL), Bill Summers (AL), Babe Pinelli (NL) | |||||||||
| Hall of Famers: | Yankees: Joe McCarthy (mgr.), Bill Dickey, Joe DiMaggio, Lefty Gomez, Joe Gordon, Red Ruffing. Reds: Bill McKechnie (mgr.), Ernie Lombardi, Al Simmons. |
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The 1939 World Series featured the three-time defending champion New York Yankees against the Cincinnati Reds, who were making their first Series appearance since the scandal-tainted 1919 World Series. The Yankees swept the Series in four games for the second time in a row, winning their record fourth consecutive title (they would later win five straight from 1949–1953). Yankee manager Joe McCarthy won his fifth title, tying the record held by Connie Mack.
The Reds had made it to the Series despite finishing last in the National League in 1937 (56–98, .364) and then fourth in 1938 (82–68, .547).
In the tenth inning of the final game, a famous play at the plate typified the Series. Charlie Keller scored when he and the ball both collided with catcher Ernie Lombardi and then Joe DiMaggio also scored while Lombardi, rolling on the ground, tried in vain to retrieve the ball. Lombardi had been smacked in the groin, but the puritanical press reported it as if Lombardi was "napping" at the plate.
The Yankees matched the Reds in hits with twenty-seven but out-homered the Reds seven to none. Charlie "King Kong" Keller led the Yanks with eight runs, seven hits, three home runs, six runs batted in, a .438 batting average, and a 1.188 slugging percentage.
Keller broke the record for most homers by a rookie in a World Series game, during Game 3 when he went deep twice. Also in Game 3, Junior Thompson gave up five hits in 4 2⁄3 innings worked. Four of those five hits were home runs tying the record for long balls allowed during a Series game set by Charlie Root during the 1932 World Series.
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[edit] Summary
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Cincinnati Reds (0)
| Game | Date | Score | Location | Time | Attendance |
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| 1 | October 4 | Cincinnati Reds – 1, New York Yankees – 2 | Yankee Stadium (I) | 1:33 | 58,541[1] |
| 2 | October 5 | Cincinnati Reds – 0, New York Yankees – 4 | Yankee Stadium (I) | 1:27 | 59,791[2] |
| 3 | October 7 | New York Yankees – 7, Cincinnati Reds – 3 | Crosley Field | 2:01 | 32,723[3] |
| 4 | October 8 | New York Yankees – 7, Cincinnati Reds – 4 (10 innings) | Crosley Field | 2:04 | 32,794[4] |
[edit] Matchups
[edit] Game 1
Wednesday, October 4, 1939 at Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | |||||||||||
| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 | |||||||||||
| WP: Red Ruffing (1–0) LP: Paul Derringer (0–1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
In the opener, both Ruffing and Derringer put on a fine show. In the bottom of the ninth with one out and the score tied 1–1, Charlie Keller tripled, the Reds walked Joe DiMaggio, but Bill Dickey ended it with a single to center.
[edit] Game 2
Thursday, October 5, 1939 at Yankee Stadium (I) in Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||||||||||
| New York | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 | 9 | 0 | |||||||||||
| WP: Monte Pearson (1–0) LP: Bucky Walters (0–1) Home runs: CIN: None NYY: Babe Dahlgren (1) |
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[edit] Game 3
Saturday, October 7, 1939 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |||||||||||
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| New York | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 | |||||||||||
| WP: Bump Hadley (1–0) LP: Junior Thompson (0–1) Home runs: NYY: Charlie Keller 2 (2), Joe DiMaggio (1), Bill Dickey (1) CIN: None |
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[edit] Game 4
Sunday, October 8, 1939 at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E | ||||||||||
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| New York | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 | ||||||||||
| Cincinnati | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 | ||||||||||
| WP: Johnny Murphy (1–0) LP: Bucky Walters (0–2) Home runs: NYY: Charlie Keller (3), Bill Dickey (2) CIN: None |
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[edit] Composite box
1939 World Series (4–0): New York Yankees (A.L.) over Cincinnati Reds (N.L.)
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
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| New York Yankees | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 20 | 27 | 2 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 27 | 4 |
| Total attendance: 183,849 Average attendance: 45,962 | |||||||||||||
| Winning player’s share: $5,542 Losing player’s share: $4,193[5] | |||||||||||||
[edit] Notes
- ^ "1939 World Series Game 1 - Cincinnati Reds vs. New York Yankees". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1939/B10040NYA1939.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "1939 World Series Game 2 - Cincinnati Reds vs. New York Yankees". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1939/B10050NYA1939.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "1939 World Series Game 3 - New York Yankees vs. Cincinnati Reds". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1939/B10070CIN1939.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
- ^ "1939 World Series Game 4 - New York Yankees vs. Cincinnati Reds". Retrosheet. http://www.retrosheet.org/boxesetc/1939/B10080CIN1939.htm. Retrieved 2009-09-13.
[edit] References
- Cohen, Richard M.; Neft, David S. (1990). The World Series: Complete Play-By-Play of Every Game, 1903–1989. New York: St. Martin's Press. pp. 175–178. ISBN 0-312-03960-3.
- Forman, Sean L., ed. "1939 World Series". Baseball-Reference.com — Major League Baseball Statistics and History. Sports Reference LLC. http://www.baseball-reference.com/postseason/1939_WS.shtml. Retrieved 2007-12-09.
- Reichler, Joseph (1982). The Baseball Encyclopedia (5th ed.). MacMillian Publishing. p. 2147. ISBN 0-02-579010-2.
[edit] External links
- 1939 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
- 1939 World Series at Baseball Almanac
- 1939 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
- The 1939 Post-Season Games (box scores and play-by-play) at Retrosheet
- History of the World Series - 1939 at The SportingNews. Archived from the original on 2008.
- Cincinnati Reds History
- Audio - Mel Allen's Play-by-Play of the Lombardi Snooze
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