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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 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 July 31, 1943 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 31, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 31, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Fischer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bucky Walters |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 10,015 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Tom Dunn 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Buster Maynard | Right Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | First Baseman |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Rube Fischer | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Right Fielder |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Bert Haas | First Baseman |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Bucky Walters | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 31, 1943
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Walters
Bartell 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Walters
Witek hits a fly ball into right 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: ---
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Walters
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Clay 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. Fischer
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: ---
Clay vs. Fischer
Clay 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Fischer
Walker hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maynard who is chasing the ball. Walker reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Tipton vs. Fischer
The ball gets by Lombardi for a passed ball. Walker scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Fischer
Tipton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Fischer
Mesner hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Walters
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 -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Walters
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Walters
Jurges takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fischer vs. Walters
Fischer hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bartell vs. Walters
Bartell hits a line drive towards third. Mesner reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Fischer
Haas hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Fischer
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Fischer
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Walters
Witek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Haas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker 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, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Fischer
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Fischer
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clay vs. Fischer
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Fischer
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Walters
Lombardi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Walters
Maynard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Walters
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Fischer
Tipton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Fischer
Mesner hits a popup towards third. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Fischer
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Walters
Jurges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fischer vs. Walters
Fischer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Walters
Bartell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Witek vs. Walters
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas fields the ball and throws to Walters covering. Safe. Jurges moves to third. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it, throws to the plate for one, and over to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Fischer
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Fischer
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Fischer
Walters hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Maynard. Walters reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Fischer
Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Walters scores. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clay vs. Fischer
Clay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frey scores. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Fischer
Walker 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, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Walters
Lombardi hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Walters
Maynard hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Walters
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Walters
Jurges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Walters
Gus Mancuso pinch hits for Rube Fischer.
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching.
Tipton 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, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Adams
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Adams
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Walters
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Walters
Witek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick hits a line drive towards first. Haas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Adams
Miller 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, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Adams
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Adams
Walters hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Walters
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner juggles the ball. That's an error on Mesner. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maynard vs. Walters
Harry Feldman pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi.
Maynard hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Walters
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Adams
Ray Berres now catching.
Frey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Adams
Clay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Adams
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Clay moves to third. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tipton vs. Adams
Tipton is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mesner vs. Adams
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to home to get Clay. Walker scores. Tipton moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haas vs. Adams
Mel Ott now playing third base. Dick Bartell now playing shortstop.
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Walters
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mungo vs. Walters
Van Mungo pinch hits for Ace Adams.
Mungo strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Walters
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/31/1943 -- New York at Cincinnati (N)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Bartell D, 3b-ss 5 0 1 0 Frey L, 2b 3 1 1 1
Witek M, 2b 4 0 2 0 Clay D, cf 3 0 1 1
Rucker J, cf 4 0 1 0 Walker G, rf 4 2 2 0
Medwick J, lf 4 0 1 0 Tipton E, lf 2 0 1 0
Lombardi E, c 4 0 0 0 Mesner S, 3b 4 0 0 1
Feldman H, pr 0 0 0 0 Haas B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Berres R, c 0 0 0 0 Miller E, ss 3 0 0 0
Maynard B, rf 4 1 2 0 Mueller R, c 3 0 0 0
Gordon S, 1b 4 1 2 2 Walters B, p 3 1 1 0
Jurges B, ss 1 0 1 0
Ott M, 3b 0 0 0 0
Fischer R, p 2 0 0 0
Mancuso G, ph 1 0 0 0
Adams A, p 0 0 0 0
Mungo V, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 10 2 29 4 6 3
New York 000 002 000 -- 2
Cincinnati 100 020 01x -- 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer R (L) 5.0 5 3 3 2 1
Adams A 3.0 1 1 1 2 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Walters B (W) 9.0 10 2 2 3 1
E -- Mesner S
DP -- New York 1, Cincinnati 4
LOB -- New York 8, Cincinnati 5
2B -- Walters B
3B -- Walker G
HR -- Gordon S
PB -- Lombardi E
T -- 1:50
A -- 10015
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