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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 28, 1946
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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 July 28, 1946 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 28, 1946 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 28, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Gumbert |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Woody Abernathy |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 33,523 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Benny Zientara | Second Baseman |
| Bobby Adams | Right Fielder |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Bert Haas | First Baseman |
| Ray Lamanno | Catcher |
| Bob Usher | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Harry Gumbert | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Jack Graham | Right Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Bennie Warren | Catcher |
| Woody Abernathy | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 28, 1946
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Abernathy
Clay hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Warren fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Abernathy
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Abernathy
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Gumbert
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Gumbert
Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Gumbert
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Abernathy
Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Abernathy
Haas hits a fly ball into center field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. Abernathy
Lamanno hits a fly ball into right field. Graham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Usher vs. Abernathy
Usher hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Abernathy
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Gumbert
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Gumbert
Graham strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Gumbert
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumbert vs. Abernathy
Gumbert hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Abernathy
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Abernathy
Zientara hits a popup, foul, towards third. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Gumbert
Kerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warren vs. Gumbert
The ball gets by Lamanno for a passed ball. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Warren vs. Gumbert
Warren hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Abernathy vs. Gumbert
Abernathy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Gumbert
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Abernathy
Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Abernathy
Hatton hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Abernathy
Haas hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Warren settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Abernathy
Lamanno strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Abernathy
Usher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Gumbert
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Gumbert
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Gumbert
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mize for the out. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Graham vs. Gumbert
Graham hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Abernathy
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumbert vs. Abernathy
Gumbert hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Abernathy
Clay hits a line drive towards short. Kerr reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Gumbert
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Gumbert
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gumbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warren vs. Gumbert
Warren hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Abernathy
Zientara hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Abernathy
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Abernathy
Hatton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Abernathy vs. Gumbert
Abernathy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gumbert fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Gumbert
Rigney hits a fly ball into left field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Gumbert
Witek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Gumbert
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Abernathy
Haas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. Abernathy
There goes Haas. The throw from Warren and he is safe. Haas steals second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lamanno vs. Abernathy
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Usher vs. Abernathy
Usher hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize races to the bag, beating Usher for the out, and throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Haas scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Abernathy
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Gumbert
Mize hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graham vs. Gumbert
Graham takes first base on ball four. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Gumbert
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kerr vs. Gumbert
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mize scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Warren vs. Gumbert
Warren hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay who is chasing the ball. Warren reaches third base with a triple. Graham goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Gumbert
Babe Young pinch hits for Woody Abernathy.
Young hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gumbert vs. Budnick
Mike Budnick now pitching.
Gumbert strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Budnick
Clay hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Budnick
Zientara takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Budnick
Adams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Gumbert
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Hatton. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Gumbert
Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Adams settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Gumbert
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Gumbert
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Gumbert
Graham is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Budnick
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Budnick
Haas hits a line drive towards third. Rigney reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. Budnick
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Usher vs. Budnick
Usher hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kerr fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Gumbert
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Gumbert
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Gumbert
Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Bennie Warren.
Lombardi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Gumbert
Johnny Rucker pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi. Mel Ott pinch hits for Mike Budnick.
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ott for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/28/1946, game 2 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Clay D, cf 4 0 0 0 Rigney B, 3b 4 1 0 0
Zientara B, 2b 3 0 0 0 Witek M, 2b 3 0 0 0
Adams B, rf 4 1 1 0 Marshall W, cf 4 0 1 0
Hatton G, 3b 3 2 2 2 Mize J, 1b 4 2 2 2
Haas B, 1b 3 1 0 0 Graham J, rf 3 1 0 0
Lamanno R, c 4 0 0 0 Gordon S, lf 4 0 0 0
Usher B, lf 4 1 1 2 Kerr B, ss 4 0 1 1
Miller E, ss 3 0 0 0 Warren B, c 3 0 1 1
Gumbert H, p 3 0 0 0 Lombardi E, ph 1 0 1 0
Rucker J, pr 0 0 0 0
Abernathy W, p 2 0 0 0
Young B, ph 1 0 0 0
Budnick M, p 0 0 0 0
Ott M, ph 1 0 0 0
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31 5 4 4 34 4 6 4
Cincinnati 020 200 100 -- 5
New York 000 000 220 -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Gumbert H (W) 9.0 6 4 3 2 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Abernathy W (L) 7.0 4 5 4 1 2
Budnick M 2.0 0 0 0 2 2
E -- Mize J, Hatton G
LOB -- Cincinnati 2, New York 5
3B -- Warren B
HR -- Usher B, Hatton G, Mize J
SB -- Haas B
PB -- Lamanno R
T -- 2:00
A -- 33523
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