Lineups and Summary
(back to top)
Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 25, 1945
(No Comments)
The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants, played on May 25, 1945 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 25, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Feldman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Heusser |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 1,012 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: Butch Henline |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Nap Reyes | Third Baseman |
| Harry Feldman | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Wally Flager | Shortstop |
| Al Lakeman | Catcher |
| Ed Heusser | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
(back to top)
Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 25, 1945
Top 1
-
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Heusser
Rucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Heusser
There goes Rucker. The throw from Lakeman and he is safe. Rucker steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hausmann vs. Heusser
Hausmann hits a popup into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Heusser
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rucker moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Medwick vs. Heusser
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams misplays the ball. That's an error on Williams. Rucker scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Heusser
Weintraub hits a line drive into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
-
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feldman
Williams bunts towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Feldman
Clay bunts towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Feldman
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--
McCormick vs. Feldman
There goes Walker. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Hausmann applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
-
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Heusser
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields the ball and throws to Heusser covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Heusser
Reyes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Feldman vs. Heusser
Feldman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rucker vs. Heusser
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
-
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Feldman
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Feldman
Mesner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Feldman
Tipton hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flager vs. Feldman
Flager hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
-
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Heusser
Hausmann hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tipton. Hausmann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Heusser
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Heusser
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heusser fields it and throws to third for the out. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weintraub vs. Heusser
Weintraub hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lombardi vs. Heusser
Lombardi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lakeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
-
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Feldman
Lakeman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heusser vs. Feldman
Heusser hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feldman
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
-
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Heusser
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heusser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. Heusser
Feldman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
-
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Feldman
Clay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Feldman
Walker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Feldman
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Feldman
Mesner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Feldman
Tipton hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flager vs. Feldman
Flager hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
-
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Heusser
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Heusser
Hausmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Heusser
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hausmann moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Medwick vs. Heusser
Medwick hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hausmann scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Heusser
Weintraub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Heusser
Lombardi hits a popup towards short. Flager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
-
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Feldman
Lakeman hits a line drive into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heusser vs. Feldman
Heusser strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feldman
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
-
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tipton. Kerr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reyes vs. Heusser
Reyes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kerr moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Feldman vs. Heusser
Feldman hits a popup towards short. Flager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rucker vs. Heusser
Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kerr scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Heusser
Hausmann hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
-
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Feldman
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Feldman
Walker hits a popup towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Feldman
McCormick is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
-
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Heusser
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flager scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Heusser
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Heusser
Weintraub hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
-
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Feldman
Mesner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Feldman
Tipton hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flager vs. Feldman
Flager hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
-
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Heusser
Lombardi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Heusser
Reyes hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. Heusser
Feldman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tipton. Feldman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rucker vs. Heusser
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
-
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sipek vs. Feldman
Dick Sipek pinch hits for Al Lakeman.
Sipek hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Feldman
Al Libke pinch hits for Ed Heusser.
Libke hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feldman
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
-
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Fox
Howie Fox now pitching. Johnny Riddle now catching.
Hausmann hits a fly ball towards right. Walker settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Walker. Hausmann moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Fox
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hausmann moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Medwick vs. Fox
Medwick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hausmann scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Fox
Weintraub hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Fox
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
-
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Feldman
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Feldman
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Feldman
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Feldman
Mesner hits a line drive into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Audio Play-by-Play
(back to top)
Click the button below to listen to the audio play-by-play.
If the player above doesn’t work for you, please check to make sure that your speakers are not muted, especially if your device has a hardware "silence switch".
If that does not resolve the issue, please download the MP3 file below to play the game audio directly.
Box Score
(back to top)
Game of 5/25/1945 -- New York at Cincinnati (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Rucker J, cf 4 1 0 1 Williams W, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hausmann G, 2b 4 2 1 0 Clay D, cf 4 1 1 0
Ott M, rf 4 0 1 0 Walker G, rf 4 1 2 2
Medwick J, lf 5 0 1 2 McCormick F, 1b 4 0 1 0
Weintraub P, 1b 5 0 1 0 Mesner S, 3b 4 0 2 0
Lombardi E, c 5 1 2 1 Tipton E, lf 3 0 0 0
Kerr B, ss 4 1 1 0 Flager W, ss 3 0 0 0
Reyes N, 3b 4 0 2 0 Lakeman A, c 2 0 0 0
Feldman H, p 4 0 1 0 Sipek D, ph 1 0 0 0
Riddle J, c 0 0 0 0
Heusser E, p 2 0 0 0
Libke A, ph 1 0 0 0
Fox H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 5 10 4 32 2 6 2
New York 100 011 011 -- 5
Cincinnati 000 200 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Feldman H (W) 9.0 6 2 2 0 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Heusser E (L) 8.0 9 4 3 3 2
Fox H 1.0 1 1 0 0 0
E -- Williams W, Walker G
LOB -- New York 10, Cincinnati 3
2B -- Hausmann G, Kerr B, Feldman H
HR -- Walker G, Lombardi E
SB -- Rucker J
CS -- Walker G
A -- 1012
More Complete Baseball-Reference Box Score
