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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 1, 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 August 1, 1943 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 1, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
|
| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 1, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnnie Wittig |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Heusser |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Dunn 1B: Bill Stewart 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 |
| Johnnie Wittig | 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 |
| Ed Heusser | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 1, 1943
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Heusser
Bartell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Heusser
Witek 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 the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Wittig
Frey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Wittig
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gordon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Clay for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Wittig
Walker 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Heusser
Medwick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Heusser
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Heusser
Maynard hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it 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: ---
Tipton vs. Wittig
Tipton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Wittig
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gordon scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mesner for the out. Tipton moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haas vs. Wittig
Haas 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: -2-
Miller vs. Wittig
Miller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Heusser
Gordon 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Heusser
Jurges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clay throws the ball in to Miller who tags Jurges trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wittig vs. Heusser
Wittig strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Wittig
Mueller hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heusser vs. Wittig
Heusser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Wittig
Frey 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: 1--
Clay vs. Wittig
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Wittig
Walker hits a popup, foul, towards first. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Heusser
Bartell strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Heusser
Witek hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Heusser
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Heusser
Medwick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Witek scores. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Heusser
Lombardi 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, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Wittig
Tipton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Wittig
Mesner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tipton moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haas vs. Wittig
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell has Tipton trapped. There's the throw to Lombardi and back to Bartell, who tags Tipton for the out. Mesner moves to third. Haas moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miller vs. Wittig
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Wittig
Mueller is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Heusser vs. Wittig
Heusser hits a line drive into center field. Rucker picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Rucker. Mesner scores. Haas scores. Mueller goes all the way around to score. Heusser moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Wittig
Frey hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Heusser
Maynard hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Heusser
Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Maynard moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. Heusser
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heusser fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Maynard moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wittig vs. Heusser
Wittig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Wittig
Clay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Wittig
Walker hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Wittig
Tipton hits a fly ball into right field. Maynard settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Heusser
Bartell hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay. Bartell reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witek vs. Heusser
Witek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bartell moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rucker vs. Heusser
Rucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bartell scores. Witek moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Medwick vs. Heusser
Medwick hits a line drive into center field. Clay picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Clay. Witek scores. Rucker moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lombardi vs. Shoun
Clyde Shoun now pitching.
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner has Rucker trapped. There's the throw to Mueller and back to Mesner, who tags Rucker for the out. Medwick moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maynard vs. Shoun
Maynard 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 6
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Wittig
Mesner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Wittig
Haas strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Wittig
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges misplays the ball. That's an error on Jurges. Mesner moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Wittig
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Shoun vs. Wittig
Shoun hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Shoun
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Shoun
Jurges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wittig vs. Shoun
Wittig hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Shoun
Bartell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Wittig
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, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Wittig
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Wittig
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Shoun
Witek hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Shoun
Rucker strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Shoun
Medwick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Wittig
Tipton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Wittig
Mesner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Wittig
Haas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mesner moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Wittig
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick. Miller reaches second base with a double. Mesner scores. There goes Haas trying to get to home. Medwick throws the ball in to Jurges who relays the ball to Lombardi, who tags Haas, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Wittig
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Shoun vs. Wittig
Shoun hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Shoun
Lombardi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Shoun
Maynard hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Shoun
Gordon strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/1/1943, game 1 -- New York at Cincinnati (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Bartell D, 3b 4 1 1 0 Frey L, 2b 4 0 0 0
Witek M, 2b 4 2 2 0 Clay D, cf 3 0 0 0
Rucker J, cf 4 0 2 1 Walker G, rf 4 0 0 0
Medwick J, lf 4 0 2 2 Tipton E, lf 4 0 2 0
Lombardi E, c 4 0 0 0 Mesner S, 3b 4 2 3 0
Maynard B, rf 4 0 1 0 Haas B, 1b 4 1 1 0
Gordon S, 1b 4 0 1 0 Miller E, ss 4 0 1 1
Jurges B, ss 3 0 1 0 Mueller R, c 2 2 1 1
Wittig J, p 3 0 1 0 Heusser E, p 2 0 2 2
Shoun C, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 11 3 33 5 10 4
New York 000 102 000 -- 3
Cincinnati 001 300 01x -- 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Wittig J (L) 8.0 10 5 4 3 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Heusser E (W)* 5.0 10 3 3 0 3
Shoun C (S) 4.0 1 0 0 0 2
* Pitched to 4 batters in 6th
E -- Rucker J, Clay D, Jurges B
DP -- New York 1, Cincinnati 3
LOB -- New York 4, Cincinnati 7
2B -- Bartell D, Miller E
HR -- Mueller R
T -- 1:47
A -- 0
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