October 7, 1939 World Series Game 3 at Crosley Field Box Score and Play by Play

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1939 World Series Game 3

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)

Crosley Field, Attendance: 32,723

Saturday, October 7, 1939
Time of Game: 2:01

Yankees

                1  2  3   4  5  6   7  8  9    R  H  E
                -  -  -   -  -  -   -  -  -    -  -  -
Yankees         2  0  2   0  3  0   0  0  0    7  5  1
Reds            1  2  0   0  0  0   0  0  0    3 10  0

W: B Hadley (1-0), L: J Thompson (0-1)

Reds

Bill McKechnie

BATTING

New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
F Crosetti SS                 4   1   0   0    1   1  .083  .237    0    2   2   
R Rolfe 3B                    4   1   1   0    0   0  .167  .334    0    0   2   
C Keller RF                   3   3   2   4    1   1  .455 1.773    0    2   0   2·HR
J DiMaggio CF                 4   1   1   2    0   1  .273  .878    0    2   0   HR
B Dickey C                    3   1   1   1    1   0  .300  .964    0    5   1   HR
G Selkirk LF                  2   0   0   0    2   0  .125  .425    0    3   0   
J Gordon 2B                   4   0   0   0    0   0  .100  .200    0    2   5   
B Dahlgren 1B                 4   0   0   0    0   1  .300 1.100    0   10   2   
L Gomez P                     1   0   0   0    0   1  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  B Hadley P                  3   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   1   
Totals                       32   7   5   7    5   5                    27  13

BATTING

HR: J DiMaggio (1, off J Thompson; 3rd inn, 1 on, 2 outs to Deep CF); B Dickey (1, off J Thompson; 5th inn, 0 on, 2 outs to Deep RF); C Keller 2 (2, 2 off J Thompson; 1st inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF; 5th inn, 1 on, 1 out to Deep RF).

TB: C Keller 8; J DiMaggio 4; B Dickey 4; R Rolfe.

RBI: C Keller 4 (5); J DiMaggio 2 (2); B Dickey (3).

2-out RBI: J DiMaggio 2; B Dickey.

Team LOB: 3.

With RISP: 1 for 2.

FIELDING

DP: 1. R Rolfe-J Gordon-B Dahlgren.

E: B Hadley (1).

Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI   BB  SO    BA   OPS  Pit   PO   A  Details
B Werber 3B                   4   1   1   1    1   0  .182  .490    0    3   2   
L Frey 2B                     4   0   0   0    1   0  .000  .077    0    3   1   
I Goodman RF                  5   1   3   1    0   0  .300  .664    0    2   0   
F McCormick 1B                5   0   2   0    0   0  .364  .728    0    9   0   
E Lombardi C                  3   0   1   1    0   0  .222  .522    0    5   0   HBP
  F Bordagaray PR             0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  W Hershberger C             1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    1   0   
H Craft CF                    4   0   0   0    0   1  .100  .200    0    2   0   GDP
W Berger LF                   4   0   0   0    0   2  .000  .000    0    2   0   
B Myers SS                    3   1   2   0    1   0  .333  .733    0    0   4   
J Thompson P                  1   0   1   0    0   0 1.000 2.000    0    0   0   SH
  L Grissom P                 0   0   0   0    0   0                     0   0   
  N Bongiovanni PH            1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   0   
  W Moore P                   1   0   0   0    0   0  .000  .000    0    0   2   
Totals                       36   3  10   3    3   3                    27   9

BATTING

SH: J Thompson (1, off B Hadley).

HBP: E Lombardi (1, by B Hadley).

TB: I Goodman 3; B Myers 2; F McCormick 2; J Thompson; B Werber; E Lombardi.

GIDP: H Craft (1).

RBI: I Goodman (1); E Lombardi (1); B Werber (1).

2-out RBI: E Lombardi; I Goodman.

Team LOB: 11.

With RISP: 3 for 12.

PITCHING

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
L Gomez                        1     3   1   1    0   1   0   9.00    6     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 1     44    -     1.03  -0.05
B Hadley, W (1-0)              8     7   2   2    3   2   0   2.25   35     -       ·  ·     13·11· 1· 4          0-0    0.97   0.11
Totals                         9    10   3   3    3   3   0          41     -       ·  ·     15·13· 1· 5           -

Cincinnati Reds               IP     H   R  ER   BB  SO  HR    ERA   BF  Pit-Str  Ct·Sw·Lk   GB·FB·LD· ?   GmSc  IR-IS   LevI    WPA
J Thompson, L (0-1)            4.2   5   7   7    4   3   4  13.50   23     -       ·  ·      7· 5· 0· 4     25    -     0.82  -0.48
L Grissom                      1.1   0   0   0    1   0   0   0.00    5     -       ·  ·      2· 2· 0· 0          0-0    0.24   0.02
W Moore                        3     0   0   0    0   2   0   0.00    9     -       ·  ·      3· 4· 0· 0          0-0    0.12   0.02
Totals                         9     5   7   7    5   5   4          37     -       ·  ·     12·11· 0· 4           -

Balks: None.

WP: J Thompson (1).

IBB: None.

HBP: B Hadley (1; E Lombardi).

OTHER

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

Time of Game: 2:01.

Attendance: 32,723.

Field Condition: Unknown.

Weather: Unknown.

LINEUPS

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

TOP 5 PLAYS (wpa explanation)

   Inn Out Score RoB  Pt wWPA  wWE  Batter          Pitcher         Play Detail
  +---+---+-----+---+---+----+----++---------------+---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
   t 3   2  3-2  1--      22%  58% J DiMaggio      J Thompson      Home Run (Deep CF); Keller Scores
   t 5   1  3-4  1--      18%  83% C Keller        J Thompson      Home Run (Deep RF); Rolfe Scores
   t 1   1  0-0  -2-      15%  67% C Keller        J Thompson      Home Run (Deep RF); Crosetti Scores
   b 2   1  2-1  12-     -14%  38% B Werber        B Hadley        Single to CF; Myers Scores; Thompson to 3B
   b 2   2  2-2  12-     -11%  35% I Goodman       B Hadley        Single to RF; Werber Scores; Frey to 2B

PLAY BY PLAY (explanation)

Top of the 1st, Yankees Batting, Tied 0-0, Junior Thompson facing 1-2-3
  Scr/Out RoB  Pt  wWE  Batter          Play Detail
  +------+---+---+----++---------------+--------------------------------------------------------------+
          ---      53%  F Crosetti      Walk
   O      1--      52%  R Rolfe         Groundout: 1B unassisted; Crosetti to 2B
   RR     -2-      67%  C Keller        Home Run (Deep RF); Crosetti Scores
   O      ---      66%  J DiMaggio      Strikeout
          ---      68%  B Dickey        Walk, Wild Pitch; Dickey to 3B
   O      --3      65%  G Selkirk       Bunt Groundout: 3B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 2, Reds 0.

Bottom of the 1st, Reds Batting, Behind 0-2, Lefty Gomez facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      67%  B Werber        Groundout: 2B-1B
   O      ---      69%  L Frey          Flyball: CF
          ---      68%  I Goodman       Single (Ground Ball)
          1--      65%  F McCormick     Single to RF (Fly Ball to Short RF); Goodman to 3B
   R      1-3      56%  E Lombardi      Single to CF; Goodman Scores; McCormick to 2B
   O      12-      60%  H Craft         Strikeout
                  1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Reds 1.

Top of the 2nd, Yankees Batting, Ahead 2-1, Junior Thompson facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      58%  J Gordon        Foul Flyball: C
   O      ---      57%  B Dahlgren      Popfly: 2B
   O      ---      56%  L Gomez         Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 2, Reds 1.

Bottom of the 2nd, Reds Batting, Behind 1-2, Bump Hadley facing 7-8-9
                  Bump Hadley replaces Lefty Gomez pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      58%  W Berger        Strikeout
          ---      56%  B Myers         Single to LF
          1--      52%  J Thompson      Single (Fly Ball to Short LF); Myers to 2B
   R      12-      38%  B Werber        Single to CF; Myers Scores; Thompson to 3B
   O      1-3      45%  L Frey          Fielder's Choice 1B; Thompson out at Hm/1B-C; Werber to 2B; Frey to 1B
   R      12-      35%  I Goodman       Single to RF; Werber Scores; Frey to 2B
   O      12-      39%  F McCormick     Popfly: 2B (Deep 2B-1B)
                  2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 2, Reds 3.

Top of the 3rd, Yankees Batting, Behind 2-3, Junior Thompson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      36%  F Crosetti      Foul Flyball: 3B
   O      ---      34%  R Rolfe         Foul Flyball: RF
          ---      36%  C Keller        Walk
   RR     1--      58%  J DiMaggio      Home Run (Deep CF); Keller Scores
   O      ---      57%  B Dickey        Groundout: 2B-1B
                  2 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 3rd, Reds Batting, Behind 3-4, Bump Hadley facing 5-6-7
   O      ---      59%  E Lombardi      Flyball: LF
   O      ---      61%  H Craft         Flyball: CF
   O      ---      62%  W Berger        Popfly: SS
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 4, Reds 3.

Top of the 4th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Junior Thompson facing 6-7-8
          ---      66%  G Selkirk       Walk
   O      1--      63%  J Gordon        Groundout: SS-2B/Forceout at 2B
   O      1--      60%  B Dahlgren      Strikeout
   O      1--      57%  B Hadley        Groundout: 2B unassisted/Forceout at 2B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 4th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-4, Bump Hadley facing 8-9-1
          ---      53%  B Myers         Single to CF
   O      1--      55%  J Thompson      Bunt Groundout: C-1B/Sacrifice; Myers to 2B
   O      -2-      60%  B Werber        Groundout: 1B-P
   O      -2-      64%  L Frey          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 4, Reds 3.

Top of the 5th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 4-3, Junior Thompson facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      62%  F Crosetti      Groundout: SS-1B
          ---      64%  R Rolfe         Single (Ground Ball to 2B-1B)
   RR     1--      83%  C Keller        Home Run (Deep RF); Rolfe Scores
   O      ---      82%  J DiMaggio      Popfly: 3B
   R      ---      89%  B Dickey        Home Run (Deep RF)
                  Lee Grissom replaces Junior Thompson pitching and batting 9th
          ---      89%  G Selkirk       Walk
   O      1--      88%  J Gordon        Flyball: LF (Deep LF)
                  3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 5th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-7, Bump Hadley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      90%  I Goodman       Popfly: SS
   O      ---      91%  F McCormick     Foul Flyball: C
          ---      90%  E Lombardi      Hit By Pitch
   O      1--      92%  H Craft         Flyball: LF
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Reds 3.

Top of the 6th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-3, Lee Grissom facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      91%  B Dahlgren      Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      91%  B Hadley        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      91%  F Crosetti      Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 6th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-7, Bump Hadley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      92%  W Berger        Strikeout
          ---      90%  B Myers         Walk
                  Nino Bongiovanni pinch hits for Lee Grissom batting 9th
   O      1--      92%  N Bongiovanni   Groundout: P-1B; Myers to 2B
          -2-      91%  B Werber        Walk
   O      12-      94%  L Frey          Groundout: 2B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Reds 3.

Top of the 7th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-3, Whitey Moore facing 2-3-4
                  Whitey Moore replaces Nino Bongiovanni pitching and batting 9th
   O      ---      94%  R Rolfe         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      93%  C Keller        Strikeout
   O      ---      93%  J DiMaggio      Groundout: P-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 7th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-7, Bump Hadley facing 3-4-5
   O      ---      95%  I Goodman       Flyball: LF
          ---      93%  F McCormick     Single (Ground Ball to SS-3B Hole)
          1--      88%  E Lombardi      Reached on E1 (throw to 2B) (Ground Ball); McCormick to 3B; Lombardi to 1B
                  Frenchy Bordagaray pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi batting 5th
   OO     1-3      96%  H Craft         Ground Ball Double Play: 3B-2B-1B
                  0 runs, 1 hit, 1 error, 1 LOB. Yankees 7, Reds 3.

Top of the 8th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-3, Whitey Moore facing 5-6-7
                  Willard Hershberger replaces Frenchy Bordagaray playing C batting 5th
   O      ---      96%  B Dickey        Flyball: CF (Deep CF)
   O      ---      96%  G Selkirk       Flyball: LF
   O      ---      96%  J Gordon        Popfly: 3B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 8th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-7, Bump Hadley facing 7-8-9
   O      ---      97%  W Berger        Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      98%  B Myers         Groundout: SS-1B
   O      ---      99%  W Moore         Groundout: 3B-1B
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Reds 3.

Top of the 9th, Yankees Batting, Ahead 7-3, Whitey Moore facing 8-9-1
   O      ---      98%  B Dahlgren      Flyball: RF
   O      ---      98%  B Hadley        Groundout: P-1B
   O      ---      98%  F Crosetti      Strikeout
                  0 runs, 0 hits, 0 errors, 0 LOB. Yankees 7, Reds 3.

Bottom of the 9th, Reds Batting, Behind 3-7, Bump Hadley facing 1-2-3
   O      ---      99%  B Werber        Groundout: 2B-1B
          ---      98%  L Frey          Walk
          1--      96%  I Goodman       Single to RF (Fly Ball); Frey to 2B
   O      12-      99%  F McCormick     Lineout: RF
   O      12-     100%  W Hershberger   Flyball: RF
        0 runs, 1 hit, 0 errors, 2 LOB. Yankees 7, Reds 3.

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