Cincinnati Reds vs Boston Bees
June 3, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on June 3, 1939 at Braves Field. The Boston Bees defeated the Cincinnati Reds and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Cincinnati Reds 3, Boston Bees 4

Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 4 1 0 0
Frey 2b 3 0 0 0
  Joost ph 1 0 0 0
Goodman rf 4 1 3 0
McCormick 1b 4 1 3 1
Lombardi c 3 0 2 1
  Gamble pr 0 0 0 0
  Hershberger c 0 0 0 0
Craft cf 4 0 0 0
Berger lf 4 0 0 0
Myers ss 3 0 1 0
Grissom p 2 0 0 0
  Davis p 0 0 0 0
  Bordagaray ph 1 0 0 0
  Livengood p 0 0 0 0
  Wilson ph 0 0 0 0
Totals 33 3 9 2
Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Garms rf 3 0 2 0
  Cooney rf 0 0 0 0
Outlaw cf 2 0 0 0
Hassett 1b 4 0 0 0
  Fletcher 1b 0 0 0 0
Simmons lf 4 0 0 0
Majeski 3b 4 0 1 0
Miller ss 4 2 2 0
Lopez c 4 2 3 2
Warstler 2b 4 0 0 0
Turner p 2 0 1 2
  Sullivan p 2 0 1 0
Totals 33 4 10 4
Cincinnati 000 101 010391
Boston 000 202 00x4101
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Grissom  L(5-2) 5.2 9 4 4 1 3
  Davis   0.1 0 0 0 1 1
  Livengood   2.0 1 0 0 0 1
Totals
8.0
10
4
4
2
5
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
Turner   5.1 5 2 2 1 3
  Sullivan  W(2-1) 3.2 4 1 0 2 4
Totals
9.0
9
3
2
3
7

  E–Frey (5), Lopez (2).  DP–Cincinnati 1. Werber-Frey-McCormick, Boston 1. Majeski-Warstler-Hassett.  2B–Cincinnati McCormick 2 (9); Myers (4), Boston Turner (1).  HR–Boston Lopez (3,6th inning off Grissom 1 on).  SH–Frey (6); Wilson (1); Outlaw (1).  Team LOB–8.  Team–8.  U–Larry Goetz, Beans Reardon, Babe Pinelli.  T–2:05.  A–5,906.
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