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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 20, 1950
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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 September 20, 1950 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 20, 1950 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 20, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ewell Blackwell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Al Barlick 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Bob Usher | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Joe Adcock | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Pramesa | Catcher |
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Ewell Blackwell | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | First Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 20, 1950
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams hits a popup in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Koslo
Usher hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wyrostek for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Blackwell
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Blackwell
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Blackwell
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Blackwell
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields the ball and throws to Blackwell covering. Safe. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Blackwell
Irvin hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock 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: ---
Kluszewski vs. Koslo
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Koslo
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin fields the ball and throws to Koslo covering. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pramesa vs. Koslo
Pramesa hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Pramesa reaches second base with a double. Adcock goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Koslo
Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Stallcup hits a popup, foul, towards first. Irvin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blackwell vs. Koslo
Blackwell hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Blackwell
Westrum is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Blackwell
Dark hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Blackwell
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Koslo
Usher hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Koslo
Kluszewski 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Blackwell
Koslo hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Koslo for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Blackwell
Stanky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pramesa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Blackwell
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Blackwell
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Koslo
Adcock hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pramesa vs. Koslo
Pramesa hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Koslo
Ryan hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Blackwell
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Blackwell
Irvin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westrum vs. Blackwell
Westrum hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Blackwell
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. Thompson scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Blackwell
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Koslo
Blackwell hits a popup, foul, towards first. Irvin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Irvin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Koslo
Usher hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Blackwell
Koslo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Blackwell
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Blackwell
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan misplays the ball. That's an error on Ryan. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Blackwell
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Blackwell
Thompson hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Koslo
Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adcock vs. Koslo
Adcock hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pramesa vs. Koslo
Pramesa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Koslo
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Blackwell
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Blackwell
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Blackwell
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards second. Ryan picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ryan. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Blackwell
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Stallcup hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackwell vs. Koslo
Blackwell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Usher vs. Koslo
Usher takes first base on ball four. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Blackwell
Koslo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Blackwell
Stanky strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Blackwell
Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Koslo
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Koslo
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pramesa vs. Koslo
Pramesa hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Blackwell
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Blackwell
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Blackwell
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Blackwell
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards third. Adams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Koslo
Ryan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Stallcup bunts towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blackwell vs. Koslo
Blackwell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ryan scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Blackwell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Usher vs. Koslo
Usher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Blackwell scores. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wyrostek vs. Kennedy
Monty Kennedy now pitching.
Wyrostek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluszewski vs. Kennedy
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Adams scores. Usher moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adcock vs. Kennedy
Adcock strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Blackwell
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Blackwell
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weatherly vs. Blackwell
Roy Weatherly pinch hits for Monty Kennedy.
Weatherly hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/20/1950, game 1 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Adams B, 3b 5 1 1 0 Stanky E, 2b 3 0 0 0
Usher B, cf 4 0 1 1 Lockman W, lf 3 0 1 0
Wyrostek J, rf 5 0 2 0 Mueller D, rf 4 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 5 0 1 1 Thompson H, 3b 2 1 1 0
Adcock J, lf 5 1 2 0 Irvin M, 1b 4 0 1 0
Pramesa J, c 4 0 2 1 Westrum W, c 4 0 0 0
Ryan C, 2b 3 1 1 0 Dark A, ss 4 0 1 1
Stallcup V, ss 3 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 0 0
Blackwell E, p 4 1 2 1 Koslo D, p 3 0 0 0
Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0
Weatherly R, ph 1 0 0 0
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38 4 12 4 32 1 4 1
Cincinnati 010 000 003 -- 4
New York 000 100 000 -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Blackwell E (W) 9.0 4 1 1 4 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (L) 8.1 11 4 4 2 0
Kennedy M 0.2 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Ryan C 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 10, New York 8
2B -- Pramesa J
SH -- Stallcup V
T -- 2:03
A -- 0
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