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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 11, 1949
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on May 11, 1949 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | May 11, 1949 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 11, 1949 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howie Fox |
Home Starting Pitcher | Monty Kennedy |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 5,260 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 17 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lon Warneke 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
Lloyd Merriman | Center Fielder |
Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Dixie Howell | Catcher |
Howie Fox | Pitcher |
Bucky Walters | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Jack Lohrke | Second Baseman |
Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Walker Cooper | Catcher |
Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
Monty Kennedy | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game (back to top)
Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 11, 1949
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Kennedy
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Kennedy
Stallcup hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Stallcup reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merriman vs. Kennedy
Merriman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Kennedy
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wyrostek vs. Kennedy
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Fox
Lohrke is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Fox
Lockman hits a line drive into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Fox
Gordon hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Gordon reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Fox
Mize strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Kennedy
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Kennedy
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Kennedy
Howell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Kennedy
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Fox
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Fox
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Fox
Cooper hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Howell fields it and throws to first for the out. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Fox
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Fox
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Kennedy
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Kennedy
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Kennedy
Merriman hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Fox
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Fox
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Fox
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Fox
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Kennedy
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Kennedy
Wyrostek hits a line drive into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Kennedy
Bloodworth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Kennedy
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Fox
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Fox
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Fox covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Fox
Cooper strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Kennedy
Howell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Kennedy
Fox hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Howell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hatton vs. Kennedy
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Howell scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Kennedy
Stallcup hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merriman vs. Kennedy
Merriman takes first base on ball four. Fox moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Kennedy
Sauer hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Fox
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Fox
Kennedy hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Fox
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Kennedy
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Kennedy
Bloodworth hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wyrostek moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluszewski vs. Kennedy
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize juggles the ball. That's an error on Mize. Wyrostek scores. Bloodworth moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Kennedy
Howell hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. Bloodworth moves to third. Kluszewski moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fox vs. Kennedy
Fox hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bloodworth scores. Kluszewski scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Stallcup hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Fox
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Fox
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Fox
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Koslo
Merriman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Koslo
Sauer hits a fly ball, foul, down the left field line, foul. Lockman chases it down, and drops the ball. That's an error on Lockman. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Koslo
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Koslo
Bloodworth takes first base on ball four. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Koslo
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Fox
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Fox
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Fox
Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Fox
Don Mueller pinch hits for Bill Rigney.
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Koslo
Bobby Hofman now playing second base. Jack Lohrke now playing shortstop.
Howell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Koslo
Fox bunts towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. Howell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Koslo
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Howell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Stallcup hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Merriman vs. Koslo
Merriman hits a popup towards short. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Milne vs. Fox
Pete Milne pinch hits for Dave Koslo.
Milne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Fox
Lohrke hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Fox
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Fox covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Fox
Gordon hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Behrman
Hank Behrman now pitching.
Sauer hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Behrman
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Behrman
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hofman scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Fox
Chuck Kress now playing first base.
Mize hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Mize reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Fox
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Fox
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mize scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Fox
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score (back to top)
Game of 5/11/1949 -- Cincinnati at New York (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Hatton G, 3b 5 0 1 1 Lohrke J, 2b-ss 4 1 2 1 Stallcup V, ss 5 0 1 0 Lockman W, lf 4 0 0 0 Merriman L, cf 4 0 0 0 Gordon S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Sauer H, lf 4 0 1 0 Mize J, 1b 4 1 1 0 Wyrostek J, rf 5 1 1 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 0 0 Bloodworth J, 2b 4 1 2 0 Marshall W, rf 3 0 2 1 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 0 1 Cooper W, c 4 0 0 0 Kress C, 1b 0 0 0 0 Rigney B, ss 1 0 0 0 Howell D, c 3 1 2 0 Mueller D, ph 1 0 0 0 Fox H, p 3 0 2 2 Hofman B, 2b 0 0 0 0 Kennedy M, p 2 0 0 0 Koslo D, p 0 0 0 0 Milne P, ph 1 0 0 0 Behrman H, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 37 4 10 4 32 2 6 2 Cincinnati 000 013 000 -- 4 New York 000 000 011 -- 2 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Fox H (W) 9.0 6 2 2 2 4 New York IP H R ER BB SO Kennedy M (L) 5.1 7 4 3 3 1 Koslo D 2.2 3 0 0 1 1 Behrman H 1.0 0 0 0 0 0 E -- Mize J, Lockman W DP -- Cincinnati 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 11, New York 5 2B -- Stallcup V, Gordon S, Mize J HR -- Lohrke J SH -- Fox H T -- 2:17 A -- 5260
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