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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 5, 1946
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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 5, 1946 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 5, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 5, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Hal Schumacher |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 7 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
| Goody Rosen | Right Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Third Baseman |
| Hal Schumacher | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Mike McCormick | Center Fielder |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Al Libke | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Bert Haas | First Baseman |
| Max West | Left Fielder |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 5, 1946
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Vander Meer
Rigney hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Vander Meer
Rosen is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Vander Meer
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Vander Meer
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas fields it and throws to second for the out. Rigney moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lombardi vs. Vander Meer
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Schumacher
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frey for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Schumacher
McCormick hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. McCormick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Schumacher
Hatton hits a fly ball into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Libke vs. Schumacher
Libke hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon 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: ---
DiMaggio vs. Vander Meer
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Vander Meer
Blattner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Vander Meer
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schumacher vs. Vander Meer
Schumacher hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller 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: ---
Miller vs. Schumacher
Miller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Schumacher
Haas hits a line drive into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Schumacher
West strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Schumacher
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kerr fields it 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: ---
Rigney vs. Vander Meer
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Vander Meer
Rosen 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: ---
Gordon vs. Vander Meer
Gordon hits a popup towards first. Haas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Schumacher
Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Schumacher
Frey hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Schumacher
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner misplays the ball. That's an error on Blattner. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Schumacher
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio 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: ---
Mize vs. Vander Meer
Mize hits a line drive into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Vander Meer
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Vander Meer
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Schumacher
Libke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Schumacher
Miller hits a popup towards third. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Schumacher
Haas hits a popup towards third. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Schumacher
West hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats West for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Vander Meer
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton juggles the ball. That's an error on Hatton. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Vander Meer
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Vander Meer
Schumacher takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Vander Meer
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Schumacher
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Schumacher
Vander Meer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Schumacher
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frey for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Vander Meer
Rosen hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Mueller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Vander Meer
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Vander Meer
Mize 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, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Schumacher
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kerr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Schumacher
Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Libke vs. Schumacher
Libke hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of DiMaggio. Libke reaches second base with a double. Hatton goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Schumacher
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haas vs. Schumacher
Haas hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Vander Meer
Lombardi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Vander Meer
Johnny Rucker pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi.
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blattner vs. Vander Meer
Blattner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Vander Meer
Kerr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of West. Kerr reaches second base with a double. DiMaggio scores. Blattner moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Schumacher vs. Vander Meer
Schumacher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton juggles the ball. That's an error on Hatton. Blattner scores. Kerr scores. Schumacher moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rigney vs. Vander Meer
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rosen vs. Vander Meer
Rosen takes first base on ball four. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Pike vs. Lambert
Clayton Lambert now pitching. Jess Pike pinch hits for Sid Gordon.
Pike hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lambert fields it and throws to home to get Schumacher. Rigney moves to third. Rosen moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mize vs. Lambert
Mize hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Schumacher
Jess Pike now playing left field. Bennie Warren now catching.
West hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Schumacher
Mueller hits a popup towards third. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lukon vs. Schumacher
Eddie Lukon pinch hits for Clayton Lambert.
Lukon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Warren vs. Shoun
Clyde Shoun now pitching.
Warren hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Shoun
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Shoun
Blattner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Schumacher
Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Schumacher
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Schumacher
Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frey moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Libke vs. Schumacher
Libke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize fields it and throws to second for the out. Frey scores. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Schumacher
Bob Usher pinch runs for Al Libke.
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Shoun
Bob Usher now playing right field.
Kerr hits a line drive towards short. Miller reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Shoun
Schumacher 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, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Shoun
Rigney hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Schumacher
Haas strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Schumacher
West hits a fly ball into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Schumacher
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Kerr fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1946, game 1 -- New York at Cincinnati (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Rigney B, ss 5 0 2 0 Frey L, 2b 4 1 1 0
Rosen G, rf 3 0 0 0 McCormick M, cf 4 0 1 0
Gordon S, lf 2 0 1 0 Hatton G, 3b 4 1 2 0
Pike J, ph-lf 1 0 0 0 Libke A, rf 4 0 2 2
Mize J, 1b 4 0 0 0 Usher B, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
Lombardi E, c 3 0 1 0 Miller E, ss 4 0 1 0
Rucker J, pr 0 0 0 0 Haas B, 1b 4 0 0 0
Warren B, c 1 0 0 0 West M, lf 4 0 0 0
DiMaggio V, cf 4 1 0 0 Mueller R, c 4 0 0 0
Blattner B, 2b 3 1 1 0 Vander Meer J, p 2 0 0 0
Kerr B, 3b 4 1 1 1 Lambert C, p 0 0 0 0
Schumacher H, p 3 0 0 0 Lukon E, ph 1 0 0 0
Shoun C, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 3 6 1 35 2 7 2
New York 000 000 300 -- 3
Cincinnati 000 001 010 -- 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Schumacher H (W) 9.0 7 2 2 0 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (L) 6.1 6 3 2 4 1
Lambert C 0.2 0 0 0 0 0
Shoun C 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
E -- Blattner B, Hatton G 2, Mueller R
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- New York 7, Cincinnati 6
2B -- McCormick M, Libke A, Kerr B
T -- 2:07
A -- 0
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