Boston Braves 5 – 6 Cincinnati Reds
17 September 1939 · CIN07
The three rarest things in this game
| Rarity | What | Who | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 | final score 6–5 | 1 in 32 games | |
| 13 | 11 hits allowed | Paul Derringer | 1 in 41 pitcher-games |
| 8 | struck out 3 times | Hank Majeski | 1 in 65 player-games |
Line score
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | R | H | E | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boston Braves | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 1 |
| Cincinnati Reds | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | 10 | 6 |
Box score
Boston Braves batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Debs Garms | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2B |
| Johnny Cooney | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Buddy Hassett | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Max West | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Hank Majeski | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| Al Lopez | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Sibby Sisti | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Whitey Wietelmann | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Bill Posedel | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Bama Rowell | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Ralph Hodgin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals | 40 | 5 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Boston Braves pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Posedel | 4.1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 2 |
| Fred Frankhouse | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Tom Earley | 2.0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Johnny Lanning | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Cincinnati Reds batting
| Batter | AB | R | H | RBI | BB | SO | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Billy Werber | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
| Eddie Joost | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3B |
| Ival Goodman | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Frank McCormick | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3B |
| Ernie Lombardi | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Harry Craft | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2B |
| Wally Berger | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Billy Myers | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Paul Derringer | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 33 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 3 |
Cincinnati Reds pitching
| Pitcher | IP | H | R | ER | BB | SO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Derringer | 9.0 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 7 |