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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 22, 1949
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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 September 22, 1949 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | September 22, 1949 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 22, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Monty Kennedy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Davey Williams | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Monte Irvin | First Baseman |
| Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
| Rudy Rufer | Shortstop |
| Monty Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Danny Litwhiler | Right Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Lloyd Merriman | Center Fielder |
| Sammy Meeks | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
| Bucky Walters | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
September 22, 1949
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Vander Meer
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Vander Meer
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Vander Meer
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Vander Meer
Marshall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Thomson trying to get to third. Lowrey throws the ball in to Hatton, who tags Thomson for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Kennedy
Hatton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Kennedy
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rufer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Vander Meer
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Vander Meer
There goes Westrum. The throw from Cooper and he is safe. Westrum steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Vander Meer
Irvin strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lohrke vs. Vander Meer
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rufer vs. Vander Meer
Rufer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kennedy vs. Vander Meer
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Kennedy
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Kennedy
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Kennedy
Stallcup hits a popup towards first. Irvin 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: ---
Williams vs. Vander Meer
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Vander Meer
Lockman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Merriman. Lockman reaches second base with a double. Merriman throws the ball in to Meeks who relays the ball to Hatton who tags Lockman trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Vander Meer
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Thomson for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Kennedy
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merriman for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meeks vs. Kennedy
Meeks hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Kennedy
Vander Meer 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
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Vander Meer
Marshall hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Vander Meer
Westrum hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Vander Meer
Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Vander Meer
Lohrke hits a popup 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: ---
Hatton vs. Kennedy
Hatton hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Kennedy
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rufer vs. Vander Meer
Rufer hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Vander Meer
Kennedy hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Vander Meer
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Vander Meer
Lockman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Merriman who is chasing the ball. Lockman reaches third base with a triple. Williams goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Vander Meer
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Kennedy
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rufer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Kennedy
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards second. Williams scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Kennedy
Stallcup hits a popup towards first. Irvin settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Vander Meer
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meeks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Vander Meer
Westrum hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Vander Meer
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Kennedy
Merriman 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meeks vs. Kennedy
Meeks hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Kennedy
Vander Meer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Kennedy
Hatton strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Vander Meer
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rufer vs. Vander Meer
Rufer hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Vander Meer covering, for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Vander Meer
Kennedy takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Vander Meer
Williams hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Kennedy
Litwhiler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Kennedy
Harry Walker pinch runs for Danny Litwhiler.
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Kennedy
Cooper is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Vander Meer
Harry Walker now playing right field.
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Vander Meer
Thomson takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Vander Meer
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to third for the out. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Westrum vs. Vander Meer
Westrum takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to third. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Irvin vs. Vander Meer
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards unknown player. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Thomson scores. Marshall moves to third. Westrum moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Gordon vs. Fox
Howie Fox now pitching. Sid Gordon pinch hits for Jack Lohrke.
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Marshall scores. Westrum moves to third. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Fox
Hank Thompson pinch hits for Rudy Rufer.
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it and throws to home to get Westrum. Irvin moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kennedy vs. Fox
Kennedy strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Kennedy
Sid Gordon now playing third base. Buddy Kerr now playing shortstop.
Stallcup hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Kennedy
Merriman hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meeks vs. Kennedy
Meeks hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Fox
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Meeks scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Fox
Lockman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Meeks settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Fox
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pramesa vs. Kennedy
Johnny Pramesa pinch hits for Howie Fox.
Pramesa strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Kennedy
Hatton strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Kennedy
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Kennedy
Jimmy Bloodworth pinch hits for Harry Walker.
Bloodworth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lowrey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kluszewski vs. Kennedy
Wally Post pinch runs for Jimmy Bloodworth.
Kluszewski 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
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Box Score
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Game of 9/22/1949, game 1 -- New York at Cincinnati (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Williams D, 2b 4 1 1 0 Hatton G, 3b 4 0 1 0
Lockman W, lf 4 0 2 1 Lowrey P, lf 4 0 1 0
Thomson B, cf 4 1 0 0 Litwhiler D, rf 2 0 0 0
Marshall W, rf 4 1 1 0 Walker H, pr-rf 0 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 2 0 1 0 Bloodworth J, ph 1 0 1 0
Irvin M, 1b 4 0 1 1 Post W, pr 0 0 0 0
Lohrke J, 3b 3 0 0 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 1 0
Gordon S, ph-3b 0 0 0 1 Cooper W, c 3 0 0 0
Rufer R, ss 2 0 0 0 Stallcup V, ss 3 0 0 0
Thompson H, ph 1 0 0 0 Merriman L, cf 3 0 0 0
Kerr B, ss 0 0 0 0 Meeks S, 2b 3 1 1 1
Kennedy M, p 3 0 0 0 Vander Meer J, p 2 0 0 0
Fox H, p 0 0 0 0
Pramesa J, ph 1 0 0 0
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31 3 6 3 30 1 5 1
New York 000 010 020 -- 3
Cincinnati 000 001 000 -- 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy M (W) 9.0 5 1 1 1 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (L) 7.1 6 3 3 7 2
Fox H 1.2 0 0 0 1 1
DP -- New York 2, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- New York 9, Cincinnati 3
2B -- Lockman W
3B -- Lockman W
HR -- Meeks S
SB -- Westrum W
T -- 2:03
A -- 0
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