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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 4, 1942
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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 May 4, 1942 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 4, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 4, 1942 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill McGee |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Starr |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 1,202 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Left Fielder |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Buster Maynard | Center Fielder |
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Bill McGee | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Mike McCormick | Center Fielder |
| Jim Gleeson | Right Fielder |
| Bert Haas | Third Baseman |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Gee Walker | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Ray Lamanno | Catcher |
| Ray Starr | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 4, 1942
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Starr
Werber hits a popup, foul, towards third. Haas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Starr
Witek hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Starr
Ott strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. McGee
Frey 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 -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. McGee
Gleeson hits a line drive towards first. Mize reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Starr
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Starr
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Starr
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Starr
Maynard hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. McGee
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Witek. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. McGee
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Starr
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Starr
McGee is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Starr
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. McGee
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. McGee
Lamanno hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Starr vs. McGee
Starr strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Starr
Witek strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Starr
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Starr
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Starr
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Danning vs. Starr
Danning is walked intentionally. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Maynard vs. Starr
Maynard hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. McGee
Frey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Marshall. Frey reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick hits a line drive to right field. Ott throws towards the plate. Danning fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Danning. Frey scores. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gleeson vs. McGee
Gleeson bunts towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haas vs. McGee
Haas bunts towards the mound. McGee juggles the ball. That's an error on McGee. McCormick moves to third. Gleeson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber juggles the ball. That's an error on Werber. McCormick scores. Gleeson moves to third. Haas moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walker vs. McGee
Walker takes first base on ball four. Gleeson scores. Haas moves to third. McCormick moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Joost vs. McGee
Joost hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maynard who is chasing the ball. Joost reaches third base with a triple. Haas scores. McCormick scores. Walker goes all the way around to score. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lamanno vs. East
Hugh East now pitching.
Lamanno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Joost scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Starr vs. East
Starr bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Lamanno moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. East
Frey takes first base on ball four. Lamanno moves to third. Starr moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. East
McCormick takes first base on ball four. Lamanno scores. Starr moves to third. Frey moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gleeson vs. Feldman
Harry Feldman now pitching.
Gleeson is hit by the pitch. Starr scores. Frey moves to third. McCormick moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Haas vs. Feldman
Haas hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Frey scores. McCormick moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 10
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Feldman
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCormick scores. Gleeson moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 11
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Feldman
Walker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gleeson scores. McCormick moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Feldman
Joost hits a line drive into center field. Maynard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lamanno vs. Feldman
Lamanno takes first base on ball four. McCormick moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Starr vs. Feldman
Starr is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Starr
Bartell hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. Starr
Feldman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Starr
Werber is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Starr
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Feldman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Starr
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Feldman
Frey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Feldman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Feldman
Gleeson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCormick moves to third. Gleeson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Haas vs. Feldman
Haas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. Feldman
McCormick hits a line drive into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. McCormick scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Feldman
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Maynard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Starr
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Starr
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Danning vs. Starr
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 13
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maynard vs. Starr
Maynard hits a line drive into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mize scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 13
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Starr
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Frey fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Feldman
Ray Berres now catching.
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Werber. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 13
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lamanno vs. Feldman
Lamanno hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Maynard. Lamanno reaches second base with a double. Joost scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Starr vs. Feldman
Starr hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Berres fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Feldman
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. Starr
Feldman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Starr
Werber is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Starr
Witek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Feldman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 14
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Starr
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Starr covering, for the out. Feldman moves to third. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mize vs. Starr
Mize hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Feldman scores. Witek scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 14
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Starr
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Feldman
McCormick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. McCormick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 14
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gleeson vs. Feldman
Gleeson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maynard throws the ball in to Bartell who tags Gleeson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. McCormick scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Feldman
Haas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Feldman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Starr
Berres hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Lamanno settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Lamanno. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berres vs. Starr
Berres hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maynard vs. Starr
Maynard hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Starr
Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Feldman vs. Starr
Feldman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Feldman
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Feldman
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Feldman
Lamanno hits a fly ball into center field. Maynard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Starr
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 15
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Starr
Witek hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 15
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Starr
Ott hits a popup towards third. Haas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 15
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Starr
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/4/1942 -- New York at Cincinnati (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Frey L, 2b 4 2 1 0
Witek M, 2b 5 1 2 0 McCormick M, cf 4 4 3 2
Ott M, rf 5 0 0 0 Gleeson J, rf 4 2 2 2
Mize J, 1b 3 1 1 2 Haas B, 3b 3 1 0 1
Marshall W, lf 4 1 2 1 McCormick F, 1b 5 1 1 3
Danning H, c 2 0 1 0 Walker G, lf 4 1 1 2
Berres R, c 1 0 1 0 Joost E, ss 5 2 1 3
Maynard B, cf 4 0 0 1 Lamanno R, c 4 1 2 2
Bartell D, ss 4 0 0 0 Starr R, p 3 1 0 0
McGee B, p 1 0 0 0
East H, p 0 0 0 0
Feldman H, p 2 1 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 8 4 36 15 11 15
New York 010 001 200 -- 4
Cincinnati 000 (12)11 10x -- 15
New York IP H R ER BB SO
McGee B (L)* 3.0 3 7 1 1 1
East H+ 0.0 1 4 0 2 0
Feldman H 5.0 7 4 2 2 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Starr R (W) 9.0 8 4 4 5 6
* Pitched to 7 batters in 4th
+ Pitched to 4 batters in 4th
E -- Witek M, Danning H, McGee B, Werber B 2, Lamanno R
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- New York 9, Cincinnati 5
2B -- Frey L, Lamanno R, McCormick M
3B -- Joost E
HR -- Marshall W
SH -- Haas B, Starr R
HBP -- by Feldman H (Gleeson J)
T -- 2:03
A -- 1202
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