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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 25, 1945
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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 25, 1945 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 25, 1945 |
|---|---|
| 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 25, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Harry Feldman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ed Heusser |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 1,012 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: Butch Henline |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Nap Reyes | Third Baseman |
| Harry Feldman | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Wally Flager | Shortstop |
| Al Lakeman | Catcher |
| Ed Heusser | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 25, 1945
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Heusser
Rucker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Heusser
There goes Rucker. The throw from Lakeman and he is safe. Rucker steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hausmann vs. Heusser
Hausmann hits a popup 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: -2-
Ott vs. Heusser
Ott hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rucker moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Medwick vs. Heusser
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams misplays the ball. That's an error on Williams. Rucker scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Heusser
Weintraub hits a line drive into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feldman
Williams bunts towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Feldman
Clay bunts towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Feldman
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Feldman
There goes Walker. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Hausmann applying the tag. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Heusser
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields the ball and throws to Heusser covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Heusser
Reyes hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Feldman vs. Heusser
Feldman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rucker vs. Heusser
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Feldman
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Feldman
Mesner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Feldman
Tipton hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flager vs. Feldman
Flager hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Heusser
Hausmann hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tipton. Hausmann reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Heusser
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Heusser
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heusser fields it and throws to third for the out. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weintraub vs. Heusser
Weintraub hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lombardi vs. Heusser
Lombardi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lakeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Feldman
Lakeman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heusser vs. Feldman
Heusser hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feldman
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Heusser
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heusser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. Heusser
Feldman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Feldman
Clay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Feldman
Walker hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Feldman
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Feldman
Mesner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Feldman
Tipton hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flager vs. Feldman
Flager hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Heusser
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Heusser
Hausmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Heusser
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hausmann moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Medwick vs. Heusser
Medwick hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hausmann scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Heusser
Weintraub hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Heusser
Lombardi hits a popup towards short. Flager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Feldman
Lakeman hits a line drive into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heusser vs. Feldman
Heusser strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feldman
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tipton. Kerr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reyes vs. Heusser
Reyes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kerr moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Feldman vs. Heusser
Feldman hits a popup towards short. Flager settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rucker vs. Heusser
Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Kerr scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Heusser
Hausmann hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Feldman
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Feldman
Walker hits a popup towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Feldman
McCormick is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Heusser
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flager scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Heusser
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Heusser
Weintraub hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Feldman
Mesner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Feldman
Tipton hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flager vs. Feldman
Flager hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Heusser
Lombardi hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Heusser
Reyes hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. Heusser
Feldman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tipton. Feldman reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rucker vs. Heusser
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sipek vs. Feldman
Dick Sipek pinch hits for Al Lakeman.
Sipek hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Feldman
Al Libke pinch hits for Ed Heusser.
Libke hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feldman
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Fox
Howie Fox now pitching. Johnny Riddle now catching.
Hausmann hits a fly ball towards right. Walker settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Walker. Hausmann moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Fox
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Hausmann moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Medwick vs. Fox
Medwick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hausmann scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Fox
Weintraub hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Fox
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Feldman
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Feldman
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Feldman
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 5 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Feldman
Mesner hits a line drive into center field. Rucker 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 5/25/1945 -- New York at Cincinnati (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Rucker J, cf 4 1 0 1 Williams W, 2b 4 0 0 0
Hausmann G, 2b 4 2 1 0 Clay D, cf 4 1 1 0
Ott M, rf 4 0 1 0 Walker G, rf 4 1 2 2
Medwick J, lf 5 0 1 2 McCormick F, 1b 4 0 1 0
Weintraub P, 1b 5 0 1 0 Mesner S, 3b 4 0 2 0
Lombardi E, c 5 1 2 1 Tipton E, lf 3 0 0 0
Kerr B, ss 4 1 1 0 Flager W, ss 3 0 0 0
Reyes N, 3b 4 0 2 0 Lakeman A, c 2 0 0 0
Feldman H, p 4 0 1 0 Sipek D, ph 1 0 0 0
Riddle J, c 0 0 0 0
Heusser E, p 2 0 0 0
Libke A, ph 1 0 0 0
Fox H, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 5 10 4 32 2 6 2
New York 100 011 011 -- 5
Cincinnati 000 200 000 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Feldman H (W) 9.0 6 2 2 0 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Heusser E (L) 8.0 9 4 3 3 2
Fox H 1.0 1 1 0 0 0
E -- Williams W, Walker G
LOB -- New York 10, Cincinnati 3
2B -- Hausmann G, Kerr B, Feldman H
HR -- Walker G, Lombardi E
SB -- Rucker J
CS -- Walker G
A -- 1012
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