Reds @ Giants
July 21, 1949

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Top 9 R H E
Reds 5 10 3
Giants 9 8 0
Top 9 R H E
Reds 5 10 3
Giants 9 8 0

Harry Walker Season Stats

  Game Season
Average .750 .301
OBP .750 .363
At Bats 4 269
Hits 3 81
• Singles 3 64
• Doubles 0 12
• Triples 0 3
• Home Runs 0 2
Walks 0 26
RBI’s 0 23

Kirby Higbe Season Stats

Wins Losses Saves
0 2 0
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Polo Grounds - July 21, 1949
Out
Kirby Higbe
Ray Mueller
Johnny Mize
Hank Thompson
Bert Haas
Bill Rigney
Whitey Lockman
Bobby Thomson
Willard Marshall
Harry Walker

Final Stats

  Runs Hits Errors LOB
Cincinnati Reds 5 10 3 5
New York Giants 9 8 0 4
Winning Pitcher Kirby Higbe
Losing Pitcher Herm Wehmeier
Save (none)
Game Winning RBI Bobby Thomson
Attendance 4,155
Time of Game 2 hours 9 minutes
Count:  - , 2 Outs
Count:  - , 0 Outs

End of Game

Walker hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out.

PRIOR PLAYS:
Top 9 Danny Litwhiler pinch hits for Ewell Blackwell. Litwhiler hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 9 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 8 Higbe hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 8 Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 8 Bloodworth hits a line drive towards third. Haas reaches out and makes the catch for the out.
Top 8 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wyrostek for the out.
Top 8 Stallcup hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 7 Rigney strikes out.
Bottom 7 Haas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 7 Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomson scores.
Bottom 7 Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to third.
Bottom 7 Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Lockman scores.
Bottom 7 Lockman hits a line drive into center field. Wyrostek picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wyrostek. Thompson goes all the way around to score. Lockman moves to third.
Bottom 7 Thompson takes first base on ball four.
Top 7 Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 7 Hatton strikes out.
Top 7 There's a wild pitch. Walker moves to third.
Top 7 Lowrey bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Thompson covering, for the out. Walker moves to second.
Top 7 Bert Haas now playing third base. Walker bunts towards third. Haas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe.
Bottom 6 Higbe hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Mueller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 6 Ewell Blackwell now pitching. Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Lloyd Merriman pinch hits for Eddie Erautt. Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merriman for the out.
Top 6 Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Higbe fields it and throws to first for the out.
Top 6 Bloodworth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Bloodworth reaches second base with a double. Stallcup moves to third.
Top 6 Wyrostek is called out on strikes.
Top 6 Stallcup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 5 Eddie Erautt now pitching. Mize hits a line drive into center field for a base hit.
Bottom 5 Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run.
Bottom 5 Lockman takes first base on ball four.
Bottom 5 Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams misplays the ball. That's an error on Adams. Thompson moves to second.
Bottom 5 Higbe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 5 Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 5 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 4 Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 4 Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Marshall moves to third.
Bottom 4 Irvin takes first base on ball four. Marshall moves to second.
Bottom 4 Marshall takes first base on ball four.
Top 4 Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Wyrostek trying to get to home. Lockman throws the ball in to Mueller who tags Wyrostek, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Bloodworth moves to second.
Top 4 Wehmeier is called out on strikes.
Top 4 Adams hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Top 4 Bloodworth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wyrostek moves to second.
Top 4 Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit.
Bottom 3 Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Thomson hits a popup towards first. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 3 Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 3 Kirby Higbe now pitching. Stallcup strikes out.
Top 3 Cooper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run.
Top 3 Hatton takes first base on ball four.
Top 3 Lowrey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Lowrey reaches second base with a double. Bloodworth scores. Walker moves to third.
Top 3 Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bloodworth moves to second.
Top 3 Wehmeier is called out on strikes.
Top 3 Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 3 Bloodworth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit.
Bottom 2 Thompson hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 2 Hartung hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 2 Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Top 2 Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Hartung covering, for the out.
Top 2 Stallcup strikes out.
Top 2 Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 There's a wild pitch. Irvin moves to second.
Bottom 1 Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams misplays the ball. That's an error on Adams.
Bottom 1 Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Bottom 1 Mize hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out.
Bottom 1 Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run..
Bottom 1 Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores.
Bottom 1 Thompson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wyrostek who is chasing the ball. Thompson reaches third base with a triple.
Top 1 Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out.
Top 1 Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Irvin fields it and throws to first for the out.