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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 21, 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 July 21, 1945 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | July 21, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 21, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Van Mungo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Vern Kennedy |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 2,009 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Danny Gardella | Left Fielder |
| Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Nap Reyes | Third Baseman |
| Van Mungo | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Unser | Catcher |
| Vern Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
July 21, 1945
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Kennedy
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Kennedy
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Kennedy
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ott for the out. Hausmann moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardella vs. Kennedy
Gardella takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weintraub vs. Kennedy
Weintraub hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hausmann scores. Gardella moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Kennedy
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. Gardella moves to third. Weintraub moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kerr vs. Kennedy
Kerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gardella scores. Weintraub scores. Lombardi moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Reyes vs. Kennedy
Reyes 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 1
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Mungo
Clay hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Mungo
Tipton hits a popup into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Mungo
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mungo vs. Kennedy
Mungo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Kennedy
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Kennedy
Hausmann hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Kennedy
Ott hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gardella vs. Kennedy
Gardella hits a popup towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Mungo
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Mungo
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Mungo
Miller hits a line drive into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Kennedy
Weintraub strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Kennedy
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Kennedy
Kerr 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, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mungo
Williams 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 -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Mungo
Unser strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Mungo
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Kennedy
Reyes hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mungo vs. Kennedy
Mungo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Unser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Kennedy
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Mungo
Clay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Mungo
Tipton hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Lockman. Tipton reaches second base with a double. Clay goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Mungo
Walker hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Tipton moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCormick vs. Mungo
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Tipton scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Mungo
Mesner hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Mungo
Miller is hit by the pitch. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Mungo
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCormick scores. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Unser vs. Mungo
Unser 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, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Kennedy
Hausmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Kennedy
Ott strikes out. There goes Hausmann. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardella vs. Kennedy
Gardella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Hausmann scores. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Kennedy
Weintraub takes first base on ball four. Gardella moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Kennedy
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it, steps on third, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Mungo
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Mungo
Clay strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Mungo
Tipton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gardella. Tipton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Mungo
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Mungo
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Kennedy
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Kennedy
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mungo vs. Kennedy
Mungo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Mungo
Mesner hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Mungo
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mungo
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Kennedy
Lockman hits a popup towards the mound. Kennedy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Kennedy
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Kennedy
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Kennedy covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Mungo
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Mungo
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Mungo
Clay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Mungo
Tipton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Kennedy
Gardella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Kennedy
Weintraub bunts towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to first for the out. Gardella moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Kennedy
Lombardi is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Kennedy
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Reyes vs. Kennedy
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Mungo
Walker hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Mungo
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Mungo
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Mungo
Kermit Wahl pinch runs for Steve Mesner.
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wahl moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Williams vs. Mungo
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mungo vs. Kennedy
Kermit Wahl now playing third base.
Mungo takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Kennedy
Lockman hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tipton. Lockman reaches second base with a double. Mungo moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 4 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hausmann vs. Kennedy
Hausmann hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Mungo scores. Lockman scores. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Riddle
Elmer Riddle now pitching.
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Riddle
Gardella hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Riddle
Weintraub hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Unser settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Unser. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Riddle
Weintraub hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Unser settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Mungo
Al Libke pinch hits for Al Unser.
Libke strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sipek vs. Mungo
Dick Sipek pinch hits for Elmer Riddle.
Sipek hits a popup, foul, towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Mungo
Clay bunts towards first. Weintraub can't make a play. That's a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Mungo
Tipton hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman 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 7/21/1945 -- New York at Cincinnati (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Lockman W, cf 5 1 2 0 Clay D, cf 5 1 3 0
Hausmann G, 2b 4 2 1 2 Tipton E, lf 5 1 2 1
Ott M, rf 5 0 1 0 Walker G, rf 3 0 0 0
Gardella D, lf 4 1 2 1 McCormick F, 1b 4 1 2 1
Weintraub P, 1b 3 1 1 1 Mesner S, 3b 4 0 0 0
Lombardi E, c 2 0 0 0 Wahl K, pr-3b 0 0 0 0
Kerr B, ss 4 0 1 2 Miller E, ss 3 0 1 0
Reyes N, 3b 4 0 0 0 Williams W, 2b 4 0 1 1
Mungo V, p 3 1 1 0 Unser A, c 3 0 0 0
Libke A, ph 1 0 0 0
Kennedy V, p 3 0 0 0
Riddle E, p 0 0 0 0
Sipek D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 6 9 6 36 3 9 3
New York 300 010 002 -- 6
Cincinnati 000 300 000 -- 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Mungo V (W) 9.0 9 3 3 1 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy V (L)* 8.0 9 6 6 6 2
Riddle E 1.0 0 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 3 batters in 9th
E -- Unser A
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- New York 8, Cincinnati 8
2B -- Tipton E 2, Lockman W
SB -- Hausmann G
SH -- Weintraub P
HBP -- by Mungo V (Miller E)
A -- 2009
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