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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 18, 1951
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants, played on May 18, 1951 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 16,488 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 26 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Monte Irvin | First Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Clint Hartung | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Lloyd Merriman | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Pramesa | Catcher |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 18, 1951
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Maglie
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Maglie
Ryan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Maglie
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Maglie
Adcock hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Raffensberger
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartung vs. Raffensberger
Hartung hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Maglie
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pramesa vs. Maglie
Pramesa hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Maglie
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Raffensberger
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Raffensberger
Maglie hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Maglie
Raffensberger hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Maglie
Hatton hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Maglie
Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Maglie
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Maglie
Adcock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Adcock reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
The umpire calls a balk on Maglie Adcock scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops it up and throws to first, with Maglie covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Maglie
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merriman for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pramesa vs. Maglie
Pramesa hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Maglie
Stallcup bunts towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pramesa moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Raffensberger vs. Maglie
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Raffensberger
Westrum hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartung vs. Raffensberger
Hartung hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Maglie
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Maglie
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Maglie
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Raffensberger
Jack Lohrke pinch hits for Hank Thompson.
Lohrke takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maglie vs. Raffensberger
Maglie bunts towards the mound. Raffensberger fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Raffensberger. Thomson scores. Lohrke moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lohrke scores. Maglie moves to third. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wyrostek who is chasing the ball. Dark reaches third base with a triple. Maglie scores. Stanky scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Irvin vs. Byerly
Bud Byerly now pitching.
Irvin hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Westrum vs. Byerly
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Maglie
Jack Lohrke now playing third base.
Adcock hits a line drive towards first. Irvin reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Maglie
Merriman strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Byerly
Hartung hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Byerly
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Byerly
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pramesa vs. Maglie
Pramesa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Maglie
Roy McMillan pinch runs for Johnny Pramesa.
Stallcup hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCosky vs. Maglie
Barney McCosky pinch hits for Bud Byerly.
McCosky hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Maglie
Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McMillan scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Maglie
Ryan takes first base on ball four. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wyrostek vs. Maglie
Wyrostek strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maglie vs. Erautt
Bob Scheffing now catching. Eddie Erautt now pitching.
Maglie hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Erautt
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Erautt
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. There goes Stanky trying to get to second. Kluszewski throws to second, with Ryan covering, who tags Stanky for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Erautt
Dark strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Maglie
Adcock hits a popup in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merriman vs. Maglie
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scheffing vs. Maglie
Scheffing takes first base on ball four. Merriman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stallcup vs. Maglie
Bob Usher pinch runs for Bob Scheffing.
Stallcup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Merriman scores. Usher moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Spencer
George Spencer now pitching. Bobby Adams pinch hits for Eddie Erautt.
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Usher moves to third. Stallcup moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hatton vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Smith
Dixie Howell now catching. Frank Smith now pitching.
Irvin strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Smith
Westrum hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Smith
Hartung hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Smith
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Koslo
Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek bunts towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Koslo
Adcock strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Koslo
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1951 -- New York at Cincinnati (N)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Stanky E, 2b 3 1 1 1 Hatton G, 3b 5 0 1 1
Lockman W, lf 4 0 1 0 Ryan C, 2b 2 0 1 0
Dark A, ss 4 0 1 2 Wyrostek J, rf 4 0 0 0
Irvin M, 1b 3 0 0 0 Adcock J, lf 5 1 2 0
Westrum W, c 3 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 5 0 1 0
Hartung C, rf 4 0 1 0 Merriman L, cf 4 1 0 0
Thomson B, cf 2 1 0 0 Pramesa J, c 3 0 1 0
Thompson H, 3b 1 0 0 0 McMillan R, pr 0 1 0 0
Lohrke J, ph-3b 1 1 0 0 Scheffing B, c 0 0 0 0
Maglie S, p 2 1 0 0 Usher B, pr 0 0 0 0
Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0 Howell D, c 0 0 0 0
Koslo D, p 0 0 0 0 Stallcup V, ss 4 0 2 1
Raffensberger K, p 2 0 0 0
Byerly B, p 0 0 0 0
McCosky B, ph 1 0 0 0
Erautt E, p 0 0 0 0
Adams B, ph 1 0 1 0
Smith F, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
27 4 4 3 36 3 9 2
New York 000 004 000 -- 4
Cincinnati 000 100 110 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S (W) 7.2 8 3 3 3 3
Spencer G* 0.0 1 0 0 0 0
Koslo D (S) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger K (L) 5.1 2 4 4 4 0
Byerly B 1.2 0 0 0 0 0
Erautt E 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
Smith F 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Thompson H, Raffensberger K
DP -- Cincinnati 3
LOB -- New York 3, Cincinnati 11
3B -- Adcock J, Dark A
SH -- Maglie S, Wyrostek J
HBP -- by Raffensberger K (Irvin M)
Balk -- Maglie S
T -- 2:26
A -- 16488
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