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OCTOBER
1939

Sunday, October 1st

SCOREBOARD: OCTOBER 1, 1939
New York Giants 5, Boston Braves 0 at Braves Field
Brooklyn Dodgers 3, Philadelphia Phillies 2 at Ebbets Field
Chicago Cubs 2, St. Louis Cardinals 1 at Wrigley Field
Cincinnati Reds 9, Pittsburgh Pirates 1 at Forbes Field
Pittsburgh Pirates 8, Cincinnati Reds 0 at Forbes Field
Cleveland Indians 8, Detroit Tigers 3 at Tiger Stadium
Detroit Tigers 1, Cleveland Indians 0 at Tiger Stadium
St. Louis Browns 4, Chicago White Sox 3 at Sportsman's Park III
Compiled by Retrosheet (www.retrosheet.org)

Tuesday, October 3rd

IN THE NEWS: Frank Frisch abandons the broadcasting booth to return to managing, signing for 2 years with the Pirates.

Wednesday, October 4th

IN THE NEWS: The WS, with the Yankees as heavy favorites, begins in New York. The pitching of Red Ruffing for New York and Paul Derringer for Cincinnati produces a tense, low-scoring duel that is tied 1-1 until the last of the 9th, when Yankees C Bill Dickey singles home the winning run.

Thursday, October 5th

IN THE NEWS: The Yankees P Monte Pearson does not allow a base hit until one out in the 8th. The Reds are shut out 4-0. Babe Dahlgren hits a HR and double.

Saturday, October 7th

IN THE NEWS: The Series resumes at Crosley Field, and Yankee power proves too much for the Reds. Bump Hadley pitches well enough in relief of Lefty Gomez to wrap up a 7-3 victory. Yankees OFCharlie Keller hits 2 HRs.

Sunday, October 8th

IN THE NEWS: In the 10th inning of game 4, the Reds make 3 errors and watch in shock as the Yankees run wild. The inning is climaxed by Joe DiMaggio's slide across the plate left unguarded by Ernie Lombardi, who was stunned by a kick in the groin by the preceding runner, Charlie Keller. The Yankees sweep the Reds and win their 4th straight World Championship.

Wednesday, October 11th

IN THE NEWS: Bucky Harris signs to manage Washington again.

Tuesday, October 17th

IN THE NEWS: Bucky Walters is voted NL MVP by the BBWAA, with Johnny Mize 2nd.

Tuesday, October 24th

IN THE NEWS: The AL MVP is Joe DiMaggio, with Jimmie Foxx the runner-up, in the BBWAA poll.