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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 5, 1946
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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 5, 1946 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | May 5, 1946 |
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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 | May 5, 1946 |
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Day of Week | Sun |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Joyce |
Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Heusser |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 28,072 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 57 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Al Barlick 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
Goody Rosen | Right Fielder |
Jess Pike | Left Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Bennie Warren | Catcher |
Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
Buddy Kerr | Third Baseman |
Bob Joyce | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
Mike McCormick | Center Fielder |
Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
Al Libke | Right Fielder |
Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
Bert Haas | First Baseman |
Max West | Left Fielder |
Ray Lamanno | Catcher |
Ed Heusser | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 5, 1946
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Heusser
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Heusser
Rosen hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pike vs. Heusser
Pike hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of McCormick. Pike reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Heusser
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Warren vs. Heusser
Warren strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Joyce
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Joyce fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Joyce
McCormick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Joyce
Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Libke vs. Joyce
Libke hits a line drive into center field. DiMaggio picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on DiMaggio. Hatton goes all the way around to score. Libke moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Joyce
Miller strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Heusser
DiMaggio strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Heusser
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heusser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joyce vs. Heusser
Joyce hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Joyce
Haas bunts towards third. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Joyce
There goes Haas. The throw from Warren and he is out, Blattner applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Joyce
West hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Pike. West reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lamanno vs. Joyce
Lamanno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. West scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heusser vs. Joyce
Heusser bunts between the mound and first base. Joyce scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Heusser for the out. Lamanno moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Joyce
Frey hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Heusser
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Heusser
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pike vs. Heusser
Pike takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Heusser
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Pike moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Warren vs. Heusser
Warren hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Pike scores. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Heusser
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lamanno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Joyce
McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Joyce
Hatton hits a fly ball into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Joyce
Libke hits a fly ball into left field. Pike settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Heusser
Blattner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr bunts towards the mound. Heusser fields it and throws to first for the out. Blattner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joyce vs. Heusser
Joyce hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Blattner moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rigney vs. Heusser
Rigney hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Joyce
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Joyce
Haas hits a line drive into right field. That will be extra bases. Rosen fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Rosen. Miller goes all the way around to score. Haas moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
West vs. Joyce
West hits a fly ball into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lamanno vs. Joyce
Lamanno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Lamanno reaches second base with a double. Haas scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heusser vs. Budnick
Mike Budnick now pitching.
Heusser takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Budnick
Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lamanno scores. Heusser moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Budnick
There goes Frey. The throw from Warren and he is safe. Frey steals second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCormick vs. Budnick
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Heusser scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Budnick
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Libke vs. Budnick
Libke strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Heusser
Rosen hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pike vs. Heusser
Pike hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Heusser
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Budnick
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Budnick
Haas hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Budnick
West is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warren vs. Heusser
Warren hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Heusser
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blattner vs. Heusser
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Budnick
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kerr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heusser vs. Budnick
Heusser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Budnick
Frey hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Budnick
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Heusser
Willard Marshall pinch hits for Mike Budnick.
Marshall hits a popup, foul, towards first. Haas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Heusser
Rigney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Heusser
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heusser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Trinkle
Libke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Trinkle
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pike vs. Heusser
Pike hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Heusser
Mize 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 -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warren vs. Heusser
Warren hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Heusser
DiMaggio 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 8
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Trinkle
Haas hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Trinkle
West hits a fly ball into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Trinkle
Lamanno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Lamanno reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Heusser vs. Trinkle
Heusser hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kerr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Heusser
Ray Mueller now catching.
Blattner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr hits a line drive to center field. McCormick throws towards Frey. Frey fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Frey. Blattner moves to third. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Graham vs. Heusser
Jack Graham pinch hits for Ken Trinkle.
Graham hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Heusser
Babe Young pinch hits for Bill Rigney.
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rosen vs. Heusser
Rosen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Blattner scores. Kerr scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pike vs. Heusser
Pike hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/5/1946, game 2 -- New York at Cincinnati (D) New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Rigney B, ss 4 0 1 0 Frey L, 2b 4 1 2 2 Young B, ph 1 0 0 0 McCormick M, cf 4 0 0 1 Rosen G, rf 5 0 1 2 Hatton G, 3b 3 1 1 0 Pike J, lf 4 1 1 0 Libke A, rf 4 0 1 0 Mize J, 1b 3 0 1 0 Miller E, ss 4 1 1 0 Warren B, c 4 1 2 2 Haas B, 1b 4 1 2 0 DiMaggio V, cf 3 0 0 0 West M, lf 4 1 1 0 Blattner B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Lamanno R, c 4 1 3 2 Kerr B, 3b 3 1 2 0 Mueller R, c 0 0 0 0 Joyce B, p 2 0 0 0 Heusser E, p 2 1 0 0 Budnick M, p 0 0 0 0 Marshall W, ph 1 0 0 0 Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0 Graham J, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 34 4 9 4 33 7 11 5 New York 001 000 012 -- 4 Cincinnati 110 401 00x -- 7 New York IP H R ER BB SO Joyce B (L) 3.1 8 5 4 0 1 Budnick M 2.2 2 2 2 2 3 Trinkle K 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Heusser E (W) 9.0 9 4 3 4 2 E -- DiMaggio V, Rosen G, Frey L DP -- Cincinnati 1 LOB -- New York 8, Cincinnati 5 2B -- Pike J, West M, Haas B, Lamanno R 2 HR -- Frey L, Warren B SB -- Frey L CS -- Haas B SH -- Heusser E, Kerr B T -- 1:57 A -- 28072
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