Boston Bees vs Cincinnati Reds
September 18, 1939 Box Score

The box score below is an accurate record of events for the baseball contest played on September 18, 1939 at Crosley 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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Boston Bees 5, Cincinnati Reds 4

Boston Bees ab   r   h rbi
Outlaw lf 4 0 1 0
Cooney cf 3 1 0 0
Hassett 1b 4 1 2 0
West rf 2 0 0 0
Majeski 3b 2 0 1 2
  Barkley 3b 2 0 0 0
Lopez c 4 0 0 0
Sisti 2b 4 1 1 0
Wietelmann ss 4 1 1 0
MacFayden p 2 1 1 2
  Barnicle p 2 0 0 0
Totals 33 5 7 4
Cincinnati Reds ab   r   h rbi
Werber 3b 5 0 1 0
Joost 2b 4 1 1 0
Goodman rf 4 2 2 1
McCormick 1b 4 1 1 2
Lombardi c 4 0 2 1
Craft cf 3 0 1 0
Gamble lf 3 0 0 0
Myers ss 4 0 0 0
Shoffner p 0 0 0 0
  Grissom p 2 0 0 0
  DiMaggio ph 1 0 0 0
  Johnson p 0 0 0 0
Totals 34 4 8 4
Boston 230 000 000570
Cincinnati 100 020 001483
  Boston Bees IP H R ER BB SO
MacFayden   4.2 7 3 3 5 1
  Barnicle  W(1-1) 4.1 1 1 1 1 5
Totals
9.0
8
4
4
6
6
  Cincinnati Reds IP H R ER BB SO
Shoffner  L(5-8) 1.0 5 5 3 1 0
  Grissom   7.0 2 0 0 2 3
  Johnson   1.0 0 0 0 0 1
Totals
9.0
7
5
3
3
4

  E–Werber (29), Goodman (4), Myers (34).  DP–Boston 1. Barkley-Sisti-Hassett, Cincinnati 2. Joost-Myers-McCormick, Werber-Joost-McCormick.  HR–Cincinnati Goodman (7,9th inning off Barnicle 0 on); McCormick (18,5th inning off MacFayden 1 on).  Team LOB–4.  Team–9.  U–Beans Reardon, Larry Goetz, Babe Pinelli.  T–2:03.  A–9,249.
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