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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 15, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants, played on August 15, 1918 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bob Steele |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dolf Luque |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 19 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Heinie Zimmerman | First Baseman |
| Ed Sicking | Third Baseman |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| Bob Steele | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Heinie Groh | Third Baseman |
| Greasy Neale | Left Fielder |
| Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
| Sherry Magee | First Baseman |
| Manuel Cueto | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Griffith | Right Fielder |
| Lena Blackburne | Shortstop |
| Ivey Wingo | Catcher |
| Dolf Luque | Pitcher |
| Christy Mathewson | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 15, 1918
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Luque
Burns hits a popup, foul, towards first. Magee settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Luque
Youngs hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Neale who is chasing the ball. Youngs reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kauff vs. Luque
Kauff hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Youngs scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Luque
Doyle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffith. Doyle reaches second base with a double. Kauff moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Luque
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kauff scores. Doyle scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Luque
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blackburne fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sicking vs. Luque
The umpire calls a balk on Luque Zimmerman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sicking vs. Luque
Sicking hits a popup towards short. Blackburne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Steele
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sicking fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Steele
Neale strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Steele
Roush strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Luque
McCarty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Steele vs. Luque
Steele hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Luque fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Luque
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blackburne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Steele moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Youngs vs. Luque
Youngs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Cueto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kauff vs. Luque
Kauff hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cueto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Steele
Magee hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cueto vs. Steele
Cueto takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffith vs. Steele
Griffith strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blackburne vs. Steele
Blackburne strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Luque
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blackburne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Luque
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Luque
Zimmerman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sicking vs. Luque
Sicking hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Neale. Sicking reaches second base with a double. Zimmerman goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarty vs. Luque
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blackburne fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Sicking trying to get to third. Blackburne throws to Groh who tags Sicking for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Steele
Wingo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luque vs. Steele
Luque hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Steele
Groh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steele vs. Luque
Steele hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Roush who is chasing the ball. Steele reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Burns vs. Luque
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Luque fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Youngs vs. Luque
Youngs hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kauff vs. Luque
Kauff strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Steele
Neale hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Steele
Roush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Steele
Magee hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cueto vs. Steele
Cueto hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Luque
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Luque
Fletcher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Luque
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground and there's an error on the play. Fletcher moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sicking vs. Luque
Sicking hits a popup towards short. Blackburne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarty vs. Luque
McCarty hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. Zimmerman moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Steele vs. Luque
Steele hits a popup towards third. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Steele
Griffith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blackburne vs. Steele
for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wingo vs. Steele
for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Luque vs. Steele
Luque strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Luque
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Luque
There goes Burns. The throw from Wingo and he is out, Blackburne applying the tag. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Luque
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kauff vs. Luque
Kauff hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Luque
Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Steele
Pete Compton now playing right field.
Groh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Steele
Neale takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Steele
Roush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Steele
Magee hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Luque
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Luque
Zimmerman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sicking vs. Luque
Sicking hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cueto vs. Steele
Cueto hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Steele
Griffith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackburne vs. Steele
Blackburne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wingo vs. Steele
Wingo strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Luque
McCarty hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steele vs. Luque
Steele hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Luque
Burns strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luque vs. Steele
Luque strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Steele
Groh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neale vs. Steele
Neale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groh moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roush vs. Steele
Roush hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Groh moves to third. Neale moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Magee vs. Demaree
Al Demaree now pitching.
Magee takes first base on ball four. Groh scores. Neale moves to third. Roush moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cueto vs. Demaree
Cueto hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Neale scores. Roush moves to third. Magee moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Griffith vs. Demaree
Griffith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Roush scores. Magee scores. Cueto moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Blackburne vs. Causey
Red Causey now pitching.
Blackburne takes first base on ball four. Griffith moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wingo vs. Causey
Wingo hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cueto tags and scores. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Luque vs. Causey
Luque is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Compton vs. Luque
Compton strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Luque
Kauff strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Luque
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cueto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Causey
Groh hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Causey
Neale takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Causey
Roush hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Neale moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Magee vs. Causey
There's a wild pitch. Neale scores. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1918 -- NY1 at CIN (D)
NY1 AB R H RBI CIN AB R H RBI
George Burns, lf 4 0 1 0 Heinie Groh, 3b 4 1 0 0
Ross Youngs, rf 3 1 1 0 Greasy Neale, lf 3 2 1 0
Pete Compton, rf 1 0 0 0 Edd Roush, cf 5 1 3 0
Benny Kauff, cf 5 1 1 1 Sherry Magee, 1b 3 1 0 1
Larry Doyle, 2b 5 1 1 0 Manuel Cueto, 2b 3 1 1 1
Art Fletcher, ss 3 1 1 2 Tommy Griffith, rf 4 0 2 2
Heinie Zimmerman, 1b 4 1 1 0 Lena Blackburne, ss 2 0 0 0
Ed Sicking, 3b 4 0 1 1 Ivey Wingo, c 3 0 0 1
Lew McCarty, c 4 0 3 1 Dolf Luque, p 4 0 0 0
Bob Steele, p 4 0 1 0
Al Demaree, p 0 0 0 0
Red Causey, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 5 11 5 31 6 7 5
NY1 301 010 000 -- 5
CIN 000 000 051 -- 6
1 out when winning run was scored.
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Bob Steele 7.1 4 3 3 4 8
Al Demaree* 0.0 2 2 2 1 0
Red Causey (L) 1.0 1 1 1 2 1
CIN IP H R ER BB SO
Dolf Luque (W) 9.0 11 5 4 3 5
* Pitched to 3 batters in 8th
E -- Manuel Cueto
LOB -- NY1 8, CIN 8
2B -- Larry Doyle, Ed Sicking
3B -- Ross Youngs, Bob Steele
CS -- George Burns
SF -- Ivey Wingo
WP -- Red Causey
Balk -- Dolf Luque
T -- 2:19
A -- 0
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