1939 World Series
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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 their record fourth consecutive title, their eighth in 17 seasons. Yankee manager Joe McCarthy won his fifth title, tying the record held by Connie Mack.
In the 9th 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. For the fourth consecutive year, every game was won by a team from New York.
Managers: Joe McCarthy (New York), Bill McKechnie (Cincinnati)
Umpires: Bill McGowan (AL), Beans Reardon (NL), Bill Summers (AL), Babe Pinelli (NL)
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[edit] Summary
AL New York Yankees (4) vs. NL Cincinnati Reds (0)
| Game | Score | Date | Location | Attendance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Reds – 1, Yankees – 2 | October 4 | Yankee Stadium | 58,541 |
| 2 | Reds – 0, Yankees – 4 | October 5 | Yankee Stadium | 59,791 |
| 3 | Yankees – 7, Reds – 3 | October 7 | Crosley Field | 32,723 |
| 4 | Yankees – 7, Reds – 4 (10 innings) | October 8 | Crosley Field | 32,794 |
[edit] Matchups
[edit] Game 1
October 4: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
| New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| W: Red Ruffing (1-0) L: Paul Derringer (0-1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 2
October 5: Yankee Stadium, Bronx, New York
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | x | 4 | 9 | 0 |
| W: Monte Pearson (1-0) L: Bucky Walters (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: : NYY – Babe Dahlgren (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 3
October 7: Crosley Field, Cincinnati, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (A) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
| Cincinnati (N) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| W: Bump Hadley (1-0) L: Junior Thompson (0-1) | ||||||||||||
| HR: NYY – Charlie Keller (1, 2), Joe DiMaggio (1), Bill Dickey (1) | ||||||||||||
[edit] Game 4
October 8: Crosley Field, Cincinnati, Ohio
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | R | H | E |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York (A) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 1 |
| Cincinnati (N) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 4 |
| W: Johnny Murphy (1-0) L: Bucky Walters (0-2) | |||||||||||||
| HR: NYY – Charlie Keller (3), Bill Dickey (2) | |||||||||||||
[edit] Trivia
- The New York Yankees became the first team to win four consecutive World Series.
- Charlie Keller broke the record for most homers by a rookie in a World Series game during Game 3 when he went deep twice.
[edit] External links
- 1939 World Series at Baseball-Reference.com
- 1939 World Series at WorldSeries.com (MLB.com)
- 1939 World Series at Baseball-Almanac.com
- 1939 World Series box scores and play-by-play at Retrosheet.org
- Cincinnati Reds History
- Audio - Mel Allen's Play-by-Play of the Lombardi Snooze
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