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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 15, 1918
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Cincinnati Reds, played on June 15, 1918 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 15, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 15, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Fred Toney |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Red Causey |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 25,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Heinie Groh | Third Baseman |
| Lee Magee | Second Baseman |
| Greasy Neale | Center Fielder |
| Hal Chase | First Baseman |
| Sherry Magee | Right Fielder |
| Tommy Griffith | Left Fielder |
| Lena Blackburne | Shortstop |
| Ivey Wingo | Catcher |
| Fred Toney | Pitcher |
| Christy Mathewson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Left Fielder |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Benny Kauff | Center Fielder |
| Heinie Zimmerman | Third Baseman |
| Walter Holke | First Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Jose Rodriguez | Second Baseman |
| Red Causey | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 15, 1918
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Causey
Groh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Causey
Magee hits a line drive into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neale vs. Causey
Neale bunts towards third. Zimmerman fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Zimmerman. Groh goes all the way around to score. Neale moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Chase vs. Causey
Chase hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Neale scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Causey
Magee hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffith vs. Causey
Griffith hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chase moves to third. Griffith moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Blackburne vs. Causey
Blackburne takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wingo vs. Causey
Wingo hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Toney
Burns takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Toney
Youngs hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Magee. Youngs reaches second base with a double. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Fletcher vs. Toney
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Burns tags and scores. Youngs tags and moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kauff vs. Toney
Kauff takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zimmerman vs. Toney
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blackburne fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Causey
Toney strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Causey
Groh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Causey
There goes Groh. The throw from Rariden and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Causey
Magee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neale vs. Causey
Neale hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Magee moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chase vs. Causey
Chase hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Rodriguez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Toney
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Toney
Rariden hits a fly ball into left field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Toney
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Causey
Magee takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffith vs. Causey
Griffith hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Magee moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blackburne vs. Causey
Blackburne hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Magee moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wingo vs. Causey
Wingo hits a line driveBurns throws the ball in to Zimmerman who tags Wingo trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Magee scores. Griffith goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Causey
Toney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Causey
Groh takes first base on ball four. Toney moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Magee vs. Causey
Magee hits a line drive into center field. Kauff picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Kauff. Toney scores. Groh goes all the way around to score. Magee moves all the way to home. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Causey
Neale hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Toney
Jim Thorpe pinch hits for Red Causey.
Thorpe strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Toney
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Toney
Youngs hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Toney
Fletcher hits a fly ball into center field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Anderson
Fred Anderson now pitching.
Chase hits a fly ball into center field. Kauff settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Anderson
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Anderson
Griffith hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Toney
Kauff hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zimmerman vs. Toney
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Holke vs. Toney
Holke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zimmerman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rariden vs. Toney
Rariden hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Zimmerman scores. Holke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rodriguez vs. Toney
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackburne vs. Anderson
Blackburne hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Anderson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Anderson
Wingo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Rariden settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Anderson
Toney strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Anderson vs. Toney
Anderson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blackburne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Toney
Burns hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Toney
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blackburne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Anderson
Groh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Anderson
Magee hits a line drive towards right. Youngs catches it and throws to first to double up Groh. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Anderson
Neale hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Toney
Fletcher hits a fly ball into right field. Magee settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kauff vs. Toney
Kauff hits a fly ball into left field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Toney
Zimmerman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Neale who is chasing the ball. Zimmerman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Holke vs. Toney
Holke hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Zimmerman scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Toney
There goes Holke. The throw from Wingo and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. Holke goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Toney
Rariden takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rodriguez vs. Toney
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blackburne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chase vs. Anderson
Chase hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Anderson
There goes Chase. The throw from Rariden and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Anderson
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards third. Zimmerman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Anderson
Griffith takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blackburne vs. Anderson
There goes Griffith. The throw from Rariden and he is out, Fletcher applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhoit vs. Toney
Joe Wilhoit pinch hits for Fred Anderson.
Wilhoit hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blackburne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Toney
Burns hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Toney
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out. Burns moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fletcher vs. Toney
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toney juggles the ball. That's an error on Toney. Burns moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kauff vs. Toney
Kauff hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Toney
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackburne vs. Perritt
Pol Perritt now pitching.
Blackburne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Perritt
Wingo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rodriguez scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Perritt
Toney hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Perritt
Groh hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Toney moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Magee vs. Perritt
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Rodriguez fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Holke vs. Toney
Holke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Toney
Rariden hits a popup towards third. Groh settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rodriguez vs. Toney
Rodriguez hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blackburne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Perritt
Neale takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chase vs. Perritt
Chase hits a fly ball towards center. Kauff catches it and throws to first to double up Neale. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Perritt
Magee hits a fly ball into left field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Perritt vs. Toney
Perritt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Toney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Toney
Burns hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Magee. Burns reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Youngs vs. Toney
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Burns moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Fletcher vs. Toney
Fletcher hits a fly ball towards center field. Neale fields the ball and throws to home. Wingo drops the ball. That's an out and an error on Wingo. Burns scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 6/15/1918 -- CIN at NY1 (D)
CIN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Heinie Groh, 3b 3 2 3 0 George Burns, lf 4 3 2 0
Lee Magee, 2b 4 1 1 1 Ross Youngs, rf 5 0 2 0
Greasy Neale, cf 3 1 1 0 Art Fletcher, ss 4 1 0 1
Hal Chase, 1b 5 0 2 1 Benny Kauff, cf 3 1 2 3
Sherry Magee, rf 4 1 0 0 Heinie Zimmerman, 3b 4 2 1 0
Tommy Griffith, lf 3 1 2 0 Walter Holke, 1b 4 1 2 1
Lena Blackburne, ss 3 0 0 0 Bill Rariden, c 3 0 0 1
Ivey Wingo, c 4 0 1 1 Jose Rodriguez, 2b 4 0 0 0
Fred Toney, p 4 1 2 0 Red Causey, p 0 0 0 0
Jim Thorpe, ph 1 0 0 0
Fred Anderson, p 1 0 0 0
Joe Wilhoit, ph 1 0 0 0
Pol Perritt, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 7 12 3 35 8 9 6
CIN 205 000 000 -- 7
NY1 100 102 301 -- 8
2 outs when winning run was scored.
CIN IP H R ER BB SO
Fred Toney (L) 8.2 9 8 3 3 1
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Red Causey 3.0 9 7 4 4 1
Fred Anderson 4.0 1 0 0 2 1
Pol Perritt (W) 2.0 2 0 0 1 0
E -- Heinie Zimmerman, George Burns, Benny Kauff, Ivey Wingo 2, Fred Toney
DP -- CIN 1, NY1 2
LOB -- CIN 7, NY1 5
2B -- Ross Youngs, George Burns
3B -- Heinie Zimmerman
HR -- Benny Kauff
SB -- Walter Holke
CS -- Heinie Groh, Hal Chase, Tommy Griffith
SH -- Greasy Neale
SF -- Art Fletcher
T -- 1:58
A -- 25000
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