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Reds 4 @ Giants 6
Polo Grounds
May 22, 1940

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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 22, 1940 at Polo Grounds. The home team Giants beat the visiting Reds with a score of 6 to 4.

Game Summary

DateMay 22, 1940 
Visiting Team
Cincinnati Reds
R: 4 H: 7 E: 1 LOB: 3
Runs: 4
Hits: 7
Errors: 1
Left On Base: 3
Home Team
New York Giants
R: 6 H: 10 E: 0 LOB: 6
Runs: 6
Hits: 10
Errors: 0
Left On Base: 6
Winning PitcherCarl Hubbell  
Losing PitcherPaul Derringer  
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Game Winning RBIBabe Young 

Game Info

DateMay 22, 1940 
Day of WeekWed 
Day / Night
Visiting TeamCincinnati Reds 
Home TeamNew York Giants 
Visiting Starting PitcherPaul Derringer  
Home Starting PitcherCarl Hubbell  
BallparkPolo Grounds 
CityNew York 
StateNY 
Attendance4,997 
Time of Game1 hour 32 minutes 
UmpiresHP: Ziggy Sears
1B: Tom Dunn
2B: (none)
3B: Lou Jorda

Cincinnati Reds Lineup 

Name  Position 
Billy Werber  Third Baseman 
Lonny Frey  Second Baseman 
Ival Goodman  Right Fielder 
Frank McCormick  First Baseman 
Ernie Lombardi  Catcher 
Johnny Rizzo  Left Fielder 
Mike McCormick  Center Fielder 
Billy Myers  Shortstop 
Paul Derringer  Pitcher 
Bill McKechnie  Manager 

New York Giants Lineup 

Name  Position 
Burgess Whitehead  Third Baseman 
Jo-Jo Moore  Left Fielder 
Frank Demaree  Center Fielder 
Mel Ott  Right Fielder 
Harry Danning  Catcher 
Babe Young  First Baseman 
Billy Jurges  Shortstop 
Al Glossop  Second Baseman 
Carl Hubbell  Pitcher 
Bill Terry  Manager 

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Reds 4 @ Giants 6
Polo Grounds
May 22, 1940

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Box Score (back to top)

         Game of 5/22/1940 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)

  Cincinnati         AB  R  H RBI    New York           AB  R  H RBI
Werber B, 3b          4  1  1  1   Whitehead B, 3b       4  2  2  0   
Frey L, 2b            4  0  1  0   Moore J, lf           4  1  2  0   
Goodman I, rf         4  0  0  0   Demaree F, cf         4  1  1  1   
McCormick F, 1b       4  0  1  0   Ott M, rf             3  1  1  1   
Lombardi E, c         4  1  1  0   Danning H, c          3  1  2  2   
Rizzo J, lf           4  2  2  2   Young B, 1b           4  0  1  2   
McCormick M, cf       4  0  0  0   Jurges B, ss          4  0  1  0   
Myers B, ss           3  0  1  1   Glossop A, 2b         3  0  0  0   
Derringer P, p        3  0  0  0   Hubbell C, p          4  0  0  0   
                     -- -- -- --                        -- -- -- --
                     34  4  7  4                        33  6 10  6

Cincinnati       010 200 010 --  4
New York         000 003 03x --  6

  Cincinnati           IP  H  R ER BB SO
Derringer P (L)       8.0 10  6  6  2  2

  New York             IP  H  R ER BB SO
Hubbell C (W)         9.0  7  4  4  0  4

E -- Derringer P
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 3, New York 6
2B -- Rizzo J
HR -- Rizzo J, Danning H, Werber B
SH -- Ott M
T -- 1:32
A -- 4997

    

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