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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 31, 1943
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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 31, 1943 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 31, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 31, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Van Mungo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Heusser |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 5,960 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 20 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Tom Dunn 2B: (none) 3B: George Magerkurth |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Babe Barna | Left Fielder |
| Dick Bartell | Third Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Joe Orengo | First Baseman |
| Van Mungo | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Gee Walker | Center Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Max Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Al Lakeman | Catcher |
| Ed Heusser | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 31, 1943
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Heusser
Rucker hits a popup in front of the plate. Lakeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Heusser
Jurges 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Heusser
Witek hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Mungo
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Mungo
Miller 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Mungo
Walker hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Mungo
McCormick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it 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: ---
Ott vs. Heusser
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Heusser
Barna hits a fly ball into center 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: ---
Bartell vs. Heusser
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Heusser
Mancuso hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Mungo
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Mungo
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Mungo
Tipton hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lakeman vs. Mungo
Lakeman 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
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Heusser
Orengo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mungo vs. Heusser
Mungo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Heusser
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rucker for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heusser vs. Mungo
Heusser hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Mungo
Frey takes first base on ball four. Heusser moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Mungo
Miller hits a popup towards third. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Mungo
Walker hits a popup in front of the plate. Mancuso settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Mungo
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Barna settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Heusser
Jurges strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Heusser
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Heusser
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Heusser covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Mungo
Mesner 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: ---
Marshall vs. Mungo
Marshall 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: ---
Tipton vs. Mungo
Tipton hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Barna vs. Heusser
Barna strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Heusser
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Heusser
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Orengo vs. Heusser
Orengo hits a line drive towards short. Miller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Mungo
Lakeman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heusser vs. Mungo
Heusser 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Mungo
Frey hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mungo vs. Heusser
Mungo hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mungo for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Heusser
Rucker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Heusser
Jurges hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Witek vs. Heusser
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Mungo
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Mungo
Walker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Rucker. Walker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Mungo
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/31/1943, game 2 -- New York at Cincinnati (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Rucker J, cf 3 0 1 0 Frey L, 2b 1 0 0 0
Jurges B, ss 3 0 1 0 Miller E, ss 3 0 0 0
Witek M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Walker G, cf 3 0 1 0
Ott M, rf 2 0 0 0 McCormick F, 1b 2 0 0 0
Barna B, lf 2 0 0 0 Mesner S, 3b 2 0 0 0
Bartell D, 3b 0 0 0 0 Marshall M, rf 1 0 0 0
Mancuso G, c 2 0 0 0 Tipton E, lf 2 0 0 0
Orengo J, 1b 2 0 0 0 Lakeman A, c 2 0 0 0
Mungo V, p 2 0 0 0 Heusser E, p 2 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
19 0 2 0 18 0 2 0
New York 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati 000 000 -- 0
1 out when game ended.
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Mungo V 5.1 2 0 0 4 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Heusser E 6.0 2 0 0 2 4
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- New York 3, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Walker G
T -- 1:20
A -- 5960
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