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Miley BB CD 1939 World Series Game 2
Called by Bob Elson and Red Barber (Mutual Radio)

Monte Pearson tosses a two-hit shutout, with the Reds getting their first hit in the eighth inning when Ernie Lombardi singles to center.  Babe Dahlgren and Charlie Keller provide most of the offense for the Yankees.

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New York Yankees 4, Cincinnati Reds 0

World Series Game 2 Played on Thursday, October 5, 1939 (D) at Yankee Stadium I

CIN N    0  0  0    0  0  0    0  0  0  -   0  2  0
NY A 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 x - 4 9 0
BATTING
Cincinnati Reds              AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Werber 3b 3 0 1 0 1 0 0 2
Frey 2b 4 0 0 0 0 1 2 2
Goodman rf 3 0 0 0 0 1 1 0
McCormick 1b 3 0 0 0 0 1 7 0
Lombardi c 3 0 1 0 0 0 5 1
Bordagaray pr 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hershberger c 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Craft cf 3 0 0 0 0 3 3 1
Berger lf 3 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
Myers ss 3 0 0 0 0 1 5 3
Walters p 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3
Gamble ph 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0
Totals 28 0 2 0 1 8 24 12
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Walters-Myers-McCormick.
BATTING - 
Team LOB: 2.
BASERUNNING - 
CS: Werber (1,2nd base by Pearson/Dickey).
New York Yankees             AB   R   H RBI      BB  SO      PO   A
Crosetti ss 4 0 1 1 0 0 1 2
Rolfe 3b 4 1 1 0 0 0 2 1
Keller rf 4 1 2 1 0 0 0 0
DiMaggio cf 4 0 1 0 0 0 4 0
Dickey c 3 0 1 1 0 1 8 1
Selkirk lf 3 0 1 0 0 1 3 0
Gordon 2b 3 0 0 0 0 1 2 0
Dahlgren 1b 3 2 2 1 0 1 7 0
Pearson p 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 5
Totals 30 4 9 4 0 5 27 9
FIELDING - 
DP: 1. Dickey-Crosetti.
BATTING - 
2B: Dahlgren (2,off Walters); Keller (1,off Walters).
HR: Dahlgren (1,4th inning off Walters 0 on 1 out).
SH: Pearson (1,off Walters).
GDP: DiMaggio (1,off Walters).
Team LOB: 3.
PITCHING
Cincinnati Reds              IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Walters L(0-1) 8 9 4 4 0 5 1 31
New York Yankees             IP     H   R  ER  BB  SO  HR BFP
Pearson W(1-0) 9 2 0 0 1 8 0 29
Umpires: HP - Beans Reardon, 1B - Bill Summers, 2B - Babe Pinelli, 3B - Bill McGowan