October 4, 1939 World Series Game 1 at Yankee Stadium Box Score and Play by Play

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1939 World Series Game 1

Game 1
NYY  2
CIN  1
Game 2
NYY  4
CIN  0
Game 3
NYY  7
@CIN  3
Game 4
NYY  7
@CIN  4
(10)

Yankee Stadium, Attendance: 58,541

Wednesday, October 4, 1939
Time of Game: 1:33

Reds

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Reds            0  0  0   1  0  0   0  0  0    1  4  0
Yankees         0  0  0   0  1  0   0  0  1    2  6  0

W: R Ruffing (1-0), L: P Derringer (0-1)

Winning Run scored with 1 out

Yankees

Joe McCarthy

BATTING

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Werber 3B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   1   
L Frey 2B                     4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   2   
I Goodman RF                  2   1   0   0    1   1  .000  .333    0    4   0   SB
F McCormick 1B                3   0   2   1    0   0  .667 1.334    0    9   1   
E Lombardi C                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    7   0   GDP
H Craft CF                    3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    2   0   
W Berger LF                   3   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    1   0   
B Myers SS                    3   0   1   0    0   0  .333  .666    0    0   1   GDP
P Derringer P                 3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   GDP
Totals                       28   1   4   1    1   4                    25   5

BATTING

TB: F McCormick 2; H Craft; B Myers.

GIDP: P Derringer (1); B Myers (1); E Lombardi (1).

RBI: F McCormick (1).

2-out RBI: F McCormick.

Team LOB: 1.

With RISP: 1 for 1.

BASERUNNING

SB: I Goodman (1, 2nd base off R Ruffing/B Dickey).

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Crosetti SS                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    1   7   
R Rolfe 3B                    4   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   2   
C Keller RF                   4   1   1   0    0   1  .250 1.000    0    1   0   3B
J DiMaggio CF                 3   0   1   0    1   0  .333  .833    0    2   0   IW
B Dickey C                    4   0   1   1    0   1  .250  .500    0    4   0   
G Selkirk LF                  3   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    3   0   
J Gordon 2B                   3   1   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    2   4   
B Dahlgren 1B                 3   0   1   1    0   1  .333 1.000    0   13   0   2B
R Ruffing P                   3   0   1   0    0   1  .333  .666    0    0   3   
Totals                       31   2   6   2    1   7                    27  16

BATTING

2B: B Dahlgren (1, off P Derringer).

3B: C Keller (1, off P Derringer).

IBB: J DiMaggio (1, by P Derringer).

TB: C Keller 3; B Dahlgren 2; J Gordon; R Ruffing; B Dickey; J DiMaggio.

RBI: B Dahlgren (1); B Dickey (1).

Team LOB: 5.

With RISP: 1 for 3.

FIELDING

DP: 3. R Rolfe-J Gordon-B Dahlgren; R Ruffing-F Crosetti-J Gordon-B Dahlgren; J Gordon-F Crosetti-B Dahlgren.

PITCHING

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
P Derringer, L (0-1)           8.1   6   2   2    1   7   0   2.16   32     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1· 5     69    -     1.33   0.10
Totals                         8.1   6   2   2    1   7   0          32     -       ·  ·      9· 9· 1· 5           -

New York Yankees              IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
R Ruffing, W (1-0)             9     4   1   1    1   4   0   1.00   29     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0· 3     78    -     1.12   0.60
Totals                         9     4   1   1    1   4   0          29     -       ·  ·     13· 8· 0· 3           -

Balks: None.

WP: None.

IBB: P Derringer (1; J DiMaggio).

HBP: None.

OTHER

Umpires: HP - McGowan, 1B - Reardon, 2B - Summers, 3B - Pinelli.

Time of Game: 1:33.

Attendance: 58,541.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

   Cincinnati Reds               New York Yankees                     
1. B Werber             3B    1. F Crosetti           SS 
2. L Frey               2B    2. R Rolfe              3B 
3. I Goodman            RF    3. C Keller             RF 
4. F McCormick          1B    4. J DiMaggio           CF 
5. E Lombardi           C     5. B Dickey             C  
6. H Craft              CF    6. G Selkirk            LF 
7. W Berger             LF    7. J Gordon             2B 
8. B Myers              SS    8. B Dahlgren           1B 
9. P Derringer          P     9. R Ruffing            P

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   b 9   1  1-1  ---      24%  83% C Keller        P Derringer     Triple (Deep CF-RF)
   b 9   1  1-1  1-3      17% 100% B Dickey        P Derringer     Single to CF; Keller Scores; DiMaggio to 2B
   b 5   1  1-0  1--      16%  59% B Dahlgren      P Derringer     Double to LF (LF Line); Gordon Scores
   t 4   2  0-0  -2-     -11%  41% F McCormick     R Ruffing       Single to LF; Goodman Scores
   t 2   0  0-0  1--       8%  54% E Lombardi      R Ruffing       Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Ruffing facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   O      ---      52%  B Werber        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      54%  L Frey          Flyball: CF (Short CF)
   O      ---      55%  I Goodman       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Derringer facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  F Crosetti      Popfly: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---      51%  R Rolfe         Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      50%  C Keller        Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Ruffing facing 4-5-6
          ---      46%  F McCormick     Single to LF
   OO     1--      54%  E Lombardi      Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
   O      ---      55%  H Craft         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Derringer facing 4-5-6
   O      ---      53%  J DiMaggio      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      51%  B Dickey        Strikeout Looking
   O      ---      50%  G Selkirk       Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Ruffing facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  W Berger        Strikeout
          ---      50%  B Myers         Single to CF
   OO     1--      56%  P Derringer     Ground Ball Double Play: P-SS-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 0, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Paul Derringer facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      53%  J Gordon        Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      ---      51%  B Dahlgren      Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      53%  R Ruffing       Single to LF
   O      1--      50%  F Crosetti      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 0, Yankees 0.

Top of the 4th, Reds Batting, Tied 0-0, Red Ruffing facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      53%  B Werber        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      55%  L Frey          Flyball: RF (Deep RF)
          ---      53%  I Goodman       Walk
          1--      52%  F McCormick     Goodman Steals 2B
   R      -2-      41%  " "             Single to LF; Goodman Scores
   O      1--      44%  E Lombardi      Groundout: P-1B
                  1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Derringer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      41%  R Rolfe         Flyball: RF
   O      ---      39%  C Keller        Strikeout Looking
          ---      40%  J DiMaggio      Single (Ground Ball)
   O      1--      37%  B Dickey        Groundout: 1B unassisted
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Yankees 0.

Top of the 5th, Reds Batting, Ahead 1-0, Red Ruffing facing 6-7-8
          ---      33%  H Craft         Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
   O      1--      37%  W Berger        Strikeout
   OO     1--      43%  B Myers         Ground Ball Double Play: 2B-SS-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Yankees 0.

Bottom of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Behind 0-1, Paul Derringer facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      39%  G Selkirk       Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      43%  J Gordon        Single to LF
   R      1--      59%  B Dahlgren      Double to LF (LF Line); Gordon Scores
   O      -2-      55%  R Ruffing       Foul Flyball: 1B
   O      -2-      50%  F Crosetti      Flyball: CF
                  1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Reds 1, Yankees 1.

Top of the 6th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Ruffing facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      54%  P Derringer     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      56%  B Werber        Flyball: LF
   O      ---      58%  L Frey          Flyball: CF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Paul Derringer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      54%  R Rolfe         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      52%  C Keller        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      ---      50%  J DiMaggio      Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Yankees 1.

Top of the 7th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Ruffing facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      54%  I Goodman       Groundout: 3B-1B
   O      ---      57%  F McCormick     Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      59%  E Lombardi      Foul Flyball: 1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Paul Derringer facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      55%  B Dickey        Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      52%  G Selkirk       Lineout: RF (Short RF)
   O      ---      50%  J Gordon        Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Yankees 1.

Top of the 8th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Ruffing facing 6-7-8
   O      ---      55%  H Craft         Popfly: 3B
   O      ---      59%  W Berger        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      61%  B Myers         Groundout: SS-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Paul Derringer facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      57%  B Dahlgren      Strikeout
   O      ---      53%  R Ruffing       Strikeout
   O      ---      50%  F Crosetti      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Yankees 1.

Top of the 9th, Reds Batting, Tied 1-1, Red Ruffing facing 9-1-2
   O      ---      56%  P Derringer     Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      61%  B Werber        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      65%  L Frey          Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Reds 1, Yankees 1.

Bottom of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Tied 1-1, Paul Derringer facing 2-3-4
   O      ---      59%  R Rolfe         Groundout: 1B unassisted
          ---      83%  C Keller        Triple (Deep CF-RF)
          --3      83%  J DiMaggio      Intentional Walk
   R      1-3     100%  B Dickey        Single to CF; Keller Scores; DiMaggio to 2B
        1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Reds 1, Yankees 2.

Retrosheet.org Boxscore:NYA193910040

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TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Play-by-Play Explanation