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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 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 September 18, 1951 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
Date | September 18, 1951 |
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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 | September 18, 1951 |
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Day of Week | Tue |
Day / Night | N |
Visiting Team | New York Giants |
Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
Home Starting Pitcher | Willie Ramsdell |
Ballpark | Crosley Field |
City | Cincinnati |
State | OH |
Attendance | 5,448 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 42 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: Jocko Conlan 3B: Augie Donatelli |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
Wes Westrum | Catcher |
Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Adams | Second Baseman |
Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
Wally Post | Center Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Bob Usher | Left Fielder |
Sammy Meeks | Third Baseman |
Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
Johnny Pramesa | Catcher |
Willie Ramsdell | Pitcher |
Luke Sewell | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 18, 1951
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Ramsdell
Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Ramsdell
Dark bunts towards the mound. Ramsdell fields it and throws to first for the out. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Ramsdell
Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Meeks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Ramsdell
Irvin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Koslo
Post hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Koslo
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: ---
Lockman vs. Ramsdell
Lockman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Ramsdell
There goes Lockman. The throw from Pramesa and he is safe. Lockman steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Ramsdell
Thomson hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wyrostek who is chasing the ball. Thomson reaches third base with a triple. Lockman scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mays vs. Ramsdell
Mays strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Westrum vs. Ramsdell
Westrum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Koslo vs. Ramsdell
Koslo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thomson scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stanky vs. Ramsdell
Stanky takes first base on ball four. Koslo moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Ramsdell
Dark hits a popup, foul, towards third. Meeks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Koslo
Usher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meeks vs. Koslo
Meeks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McMillan vs. Koslo
McMillan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Meeks moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Pramesa vs. Koslo
Pramesa hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adcock vs. Koslo
Joe Adcock pinch hits for Willie Ramsdell.
Adcock hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Fox
Howie Fox now pitching.
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Fox
Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Fox
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meeks fields it and throws to first for the out. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Fox
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Fox
Mays hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Irvin scores. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westrum vs. Fox
Westrum hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thomson scores. Mays moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Koslo vs. Fox
Koslo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Koslo
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to second for the out. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluszewski vs. Koslo
Kluszewski hits a popup towards first. Lockman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Usher vs. Koslo
Usher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adams scores. Post moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Meeks vs. Koslo
Meeks 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
Top 4
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Fox
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Fox
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Fox
Mueller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Usher. Mueller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Fox
Irvin hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Fox
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Fox
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Koslo
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pramesa vs. Koslo
Pramesa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Koslo
Jim Bolger pinch runs for Johnny Pramesa. Connie Ryan pinch hits for Howie Fox.
There goes Bolger. The throw from Westrum and he is safe. Bolger steals second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Koslo
Ryan hits a fly ball towards center field. Mays makes the catch and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Mays. Bolger scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Adams reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Perkowski
Dixie Howell now catching. Harry Perkowski now pitching.
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Perkowski
Westrum hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Wyrostek. Westrum reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Koslo vs. Perkowski
Koslo is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Perkowski
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Koslo
Post hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Koslo
Kluszewski hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Koslo
Usher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Perkowski
Dark hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Howell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Perkowski
Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Meeks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Perkowski
Irvin hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meeks vs. Koslo
Meeks hits a popup towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Koslo
McMillan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Koslo
Howell hits a ball on the ground into right center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Virgil Stallcup pinch hits for Harry Perkowski.
Stallcup hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Smith
Frank Smith now pitching.
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Smith
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Smith
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards third. Meeks fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Koslo
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Smith
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Smith
Koslo hits a popup towards short. McMillan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Smith
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Smith
Dark hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Smith
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Smith covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Koslo
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Koslo, and towards Stanky, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Koslo
Usher hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meeks vs. Koslo
Meeks hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Smith
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Smith
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Smith
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Smith
Mays hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Smith
Westrum is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Koslo
McMillan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Howell vs. Koslo
Howell hits a line drive into center field. Mays picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Mays. McMillan moves to third. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Litwhiler vs. Koslo
Danny Litwhiler pinch hits for Frank Smith.
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and has Howell trapped. There's the throw to Stanky who throws over to Thomson who tags Howell for the out. McMillan scores. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Koslo
Ted Tappe pinch runs for Danny Litwhiler.
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Post vs. Koslo
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomson. Adams scores. Wyrostek moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluszewski vs. Koslo
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wyrostek scores. Post moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Edwards vs. Spencer
George Spencer now pitching. Hank Edwards pinch hits for Bob Usher.
Edwards hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 9/18/1951 -- New York at Cincinnati (N) New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI Stanky E, 2b 3 0 1 0 Adams B, 2b 5 2 2 0 Dark A, ss 5 0 1 0 Wyrostek J, rf 5 1 2 0 Mueller D, rf 5 1 1 0 Post W, cf 5 0 1 0 Irvin M, lf 5 2 2 2 Kluszewski T, 1b 5 0 1 1 Lockman W, 1b 4 1 2 0 Usher B, lf 4 0 1 1 Thomson B, 3b 4 2 1 1 Edwards H, ph 1 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 5 0 2 1 Meeks S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Westrum W, c 5 0 2 1 McMillan R, ss 4 1 2 0 Koslo D, p 4 0 1 1 Pramesa J, c 2 0 1 0 Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0 Bolger J, pr 0 1 0 0 Howell D, c 2 0 2 0 Ramsdell W, p 0 0 0 0 Adcock J, ph 1 0 0 0 Fox H, p 0 0 0 0 Ryan C, ph 1 0 0 0 Perkowski H, p 0 0 0 0 Stallcup V, ph 1 0 0 0 Smith F, p 0 0 0 0 Litwhiler D, ph 1 0 0 1 Tappe T, pr 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 40 6 13 6 41 5 13 3 New York 022 200 000 -- 6 Cincinnati 001 100 003 -- 5 New York IP H R ER BB SO Koslo D (W) 8.2 13 5 3 0 0 Spencer G (S) 0.1 0 0 0 0 0 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Ramsdell W (L) 2.0 4 2 2 1 1 Fox H 2.0 6 4 4 1 2 Perkowski H 2.0 1 0 0 0 1 Smith F 3.0 2 0 0 2 1 E -- Mays W 2, Thomson B LOB -- New York 11, Cincinnati 9 2B -- Mueller D, Adams B, Westrum W 3B -- Thomson B HR -- Irvin M SB -- Lockman W, Bolger J T -- 2:42 A -- 5448
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