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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 26, 1942
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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 August 26, 1942 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | August 26, 1942 |
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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 | August 26, 1942 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lohrman |
Home Starting Pitcher | Elmer Riddle |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 1,672 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Babe Young | Center Fielder |
Babe Barna | Left Fielder |
Harry Danning | Catcher |
Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
Bill Lohrman | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
Max Marshall | Right Fielder |
Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
Gee Walker | Center Fielder |
Bert Haas | Third Baseman |
Ray Lamanno | Catcher |
Elmer Riddle | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 26, 1942
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Riddle
Werber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Riddle
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haas throws to second for one, and Frey throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Riddle
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Witek scores. Ott moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Riddle
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Riddle
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Lohrman
Joost hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lohrman
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Lohrman covering, for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Riddle
Barna takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Riddle
Danning strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Riddle
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Barna moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lohrman vs. Riddle
Lohrman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Lohrman
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lohrman fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Lohrman
There goes Tipton. The throw from Danning and he is out, Jurges applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lohrman
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Lohrman
Haas hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Riddle
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Riddle
Witek bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Frey covering, for the out. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Riddle
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Riddle
Mize hits a line drive to center field. Walker throws towards the plate. Lamanno fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lamanno. Werber scores. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Riddle
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barna vs. Riddle
Barna hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Walker. Barna reaches second base with a double. Mize scores. Young goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Danning vs. Riddle
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Lohrman
Lamanno hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lohrman
Ival Goodman pinch hits for Elmer Riddle.
Goodman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Lohrman
Joost hits a fly ball into center field. Young settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Lohrman
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Thompson
Junior Thompson now pitching.
Jurges hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Thompson
Lohrman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Thompson
Werber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Barna. McCormick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Tipton vs. Lohrman
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Lohrman
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haas vs. Lohrman
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Thompson
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost misplays the ball. That's an error on Joost. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Thompson
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Witek moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mize vs. Thompson
Mize takes first base on ball four. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Thompson
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. Witek scores. Ott moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Barna vs. Thompson
Barna hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost misplays the ball. That's an error on Joost. Ott scores. Young moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Thompson
Danning hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. Thompson
The ball gets by Lamanno for a passed ball. Young moves to third. Barna moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jurges vs. Thompson
Jurges is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lohrman vs. Thompson
Lohrman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Lohrman
Lamanno hits a fly ball into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lohrman
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Lohrman
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Thompson
Werber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Thompson
Witek hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tipton. Witek reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Thompson
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Thompson
Mize hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tipton. Mize reaches second base with a double. Witek scores. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Thompson
Young strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lohrman
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Thompson
Barna takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Thompson
Danning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Barna moves to third. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 7 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Jurges vs. Thompson
Jurges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Barna scores. Danning scores. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrman vs. Thompson
Lohrman bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Frey covering, for the out. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Werber vs. Thompson
Werber hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 9 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witek vs. Thompson
Witek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Witek reaches second base with a double. Jurges scores. View Play -
Giants, 10 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Thompson
Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Witek scores. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Shoun
Clyde Shoun now pitching.
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Shoun
Young hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Lohrman
Tipton hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lohrman
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Lohrman
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lohrman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Shoun
Barna hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shoun fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Shoun
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Shoun
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Shoun fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Lohrman
Al Lakeman pinch hits for Ray Lamanno.
Lakeman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shoun vs. Lohrman
Shoun hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Lohrman
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Shoun
Al Lakeman now catching.
Lohrman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Shoun
Werber hits a line drive into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Shoun
Witek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Shoun
Ott hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Young. Frey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Lohrman
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Frey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Frey scores. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Lohrman
Tipton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 11 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Lohrman
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 8/26/1942 -- New York at Cincinnati (D) New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Werber B, 3b 6 1 2 0 Joost E, ss 4 0 0 0 Witek M, 2b 5 4 3 1 Frey L, 2b 4 1 2 0 Ott M, rf 6 1 3 2 Marshall M, rf 4 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 4 1 3 2 McCormick F, 1b 4 0 2 1 Young B, cf 4 1 0 1 Tipton E, lf 4 0 1 0 Barna B, lf 3 1 2 3 Walker G, cf 4 0 1 0 Danning H, c 5 1 1 0 Haas B, 3b 3 0 0 0 Jurges B, ss 4 1 1 2 Lamanno R, c 2 1 1 1 Lohrman B, p 4 0 0 0 Lakeman A, ph-c 1 0 0 0 Riddle E, p 0 0 0 0 Goodman I, ph 1 0 0 0 Thompson J, p 1 0 1 0 Shoun C, p 1 0 1 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 41 11 15 11 33 2 9 2 New York 103 021 400 -- 11 Cincinnati 001 000 001 -- 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Lohrman B (W) 9.0 9 2 2 0 2 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Riddle E (L) 3.0 5 4 3 2 3 Thompson J 3.2 7 7 5 3 3 Shoun C 2.1 3 0 0 0 0 E -- Frey L, Lamanno R, Joost E 2 DP -- New York 2, Cincinnati 1 LOB -- New York 10, Cincinnati 4 2B -- Barna B, McCormick F, Witek M 2, Mize J, Frey L HR -- Lamanno R CS -- Tipton E SH -- Witek M, Lohrman B PB -- Lamanno R T -- 2:06 A -- 1672
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