The last game of the 1939 World Series had a very odd ending. The "Lombardi Snooze" The New York Yankees swept the Cincinnati Reds as a result. But the ending was sort of inevitable given the Yankee firepower and pitching.
New York, up 3-0 in the top of the tenth inning of game four, found themselves tied at four. They'd scored twice in the top of the ninth to tie it, and were now looking to put the Reds away. The home team, playing in Crosley Field, was trying to stay alive. But as it turns out, Cincy needed to stay more alert and aware.
Frank Crosetti drew a walk. A sac bunt moved Cro into scoring position. A grounder by Charlie Keller was muffed by Billy Myers, and that put runners on the corner. For The Yankee Clipper himself. So Joe DiMaggio singled to right, scoring Cro withe go-ahead run. But more problems awaited the Reds.
Ival Goodman could not handle Joe's single, and bobbled it, which made Keller head towards home. Ernie Lombardi got the throw, couldn't quite hold on, and for good measure was bowled over by Keller. DiMaggio seeing all this, made it all the way around the bases. He scored to make it 7-4, New York.
The Reds didn't exactly go away quietly in the bottom of the frame. Two straight singles started the inning, but Lombardi fouled out. The next two batters were also retired, and the 1939 Fall Classic was over.
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Baseball Almanac, Inc. “Baseball Almanac: Baseball History, Baseball Records and Baseball Research. Baseball Almanac, Inc. Web. 19 May 2015, <http://www.baseball-almanac.com/>.
Enders, Eric. 100 Years Of The World Series. New York: Sterling Publishing Co., Inc. 2005. Print.
Neft, David S., Richard M. Cohen, and Michael L. Neft. The Sports Encyclopedia: Baseball, 1992. 12th ed. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1992. Print.
Nemec, David et all. 20th Century Baseball Chronicle: A Year-by-year History of Major League Baseball. Collector's Edition. Lincolnwood, Ill: Publications International, 1993. Print.
Retrosheet. Web. 19 May. 2015. <www.retrosheet.org>
Sports Reference LLC. Baseball-Reference.com - Major League Statistics and Information. http://www.baseball-reference.com/. Web. 19 May. 2015.
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