Boston Bees vs Brooklyn Dodgers
September 4, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 4, 1939 at Ebbets Field. The Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Boston Bees and the box score is "ready to surrender its truth to the knowing eye."

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Boston Bees 4, Brooklyn Dodgers 5

Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Sisti 2b 5 1 1 1
Garms lf 5 0 1 0
Hassett 1b 4 0 1 0
West rf 4 1 1 1
Rowell cf 4 1 1 0
Majeski 3b 3 1 2 0
Lopez c 4 0 2 0
Warstler ss 4 0 1 0
Turner p 4 0 1 1
Totals 37 4 11 3
Brooklyn Dodgers ab   r   h rbi
Coscarart 2b 5 0 0 1
Lavagetto 3b 5 0 3 2
Walker cf 4 0 0 0
Camilli 1b 3 0 1 0
Parks rf 4 0 1 0
Koy lf 4 2 3 1
Todd c 3 0 0 0
Durocher ss 4 1 2 0
  Hudson pr 0 0 0 0
Pressnell p 1 0 0 0
  Hutchinson p 0 0 0 0
  Moore ph 1 1 1 0
  Hamlin p 2 0 0 0
  Hollingsworth pr 0 1 0 0
Totals 36 5 11 4
Boston 020 000 1014114
Brooklyn 000 030 0115114
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
Turner  L(4-9) 8.1 11 5 2 2 3
Totals
8.1
11
5
2
2
3
  Brooklyn Dodgers IP H R ER BB SO
Pressnell   3.1 5 2 1 2 1
  Hutchinson   1.2 0 0 0 1 0
  Hamlin  W(16-11) 4.0 6 2 2 0 2
Totals
9.0
11
4
3
3
3

  E–Hassett 2 (15), Warstler 2 (20), Camilli (14), Durocher 3 (25).  DP–Boston 2. Warstler-Hassett, Warstler-Sisti-Hassett, Warstler-Sisti-Hassett, Brooklyn 1. Todd-Camilli.  2B–Boston Lopez 2 (19), Brooklyn Lavagetto (19); Koy (31).  HR–Boston Sisti (1,9th inning off Hamlin 0 on); West (19,7th inning off Hamlin 0 on), Brooklyn Koy (8,8th inning off Turner 0 on).  Team LOB–9.  Team–8.  U–Babe Pinelli, Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz.
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