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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 6, 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 August 6, 1918 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 6, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 6, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Jimmy Ring |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Steele |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 45 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Cy Rigler 1B: Charlie Moran 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Heinie Groh | Third Baseman |
| Greasy Neale | Left Fielder |
| Edd Roush | Center Fielder |
| Hal Chase | First Baseman |
| Sherry Magee | Second Baseman |
| Tommy Griffith | Right Fielder |
| Lena Blackburne | Shortstop |
| Ivey Wingo | Catcher |
| Jimmy Ring | Pitcher |
| Christy Mathewson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| George Burns | Center Fielder |
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Pete Compton | Left Fielder |
| Jay Kirke | First Baseman |
| Ed Sicking | Third Baseman |
| Lew McCarty | Catcher |
| Bob Steele | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 6, 1918
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Steele
Groh hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Steele
Neale hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. McCarty settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Steele
Roush hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chase vs. Steele
Chase hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Roush moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Magee vs. Steele
Magee hits a popup towards third. Sicking settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Ring
Burns hits a fly ball into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Ring
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blackburne scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Ring
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Steele
Griffith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackburne vs. Steele
Blackburne hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Steele
Wingo hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ring vs. Steele
Ring hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Ring
Doyle takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Compton vs. Ring
Compton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Magee scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kirke vs. Ring
Kirke hits a line drive towards short. Blackburne catches it and throws to second to double up Doyle. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Steele
Groh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neale vs. Steele
Neale hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Groh moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roush vs. Steele
Roush bunts towards third. Sicking fields it and throws to first for the out. Groh moves to third. Neale moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Chase vs. Steele
Chase hits a fly ball into left field. Compton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Groh tags and scores. Neale tags and moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Magee vs. Steele
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Neale scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffith vs. Steele
Griffith hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sicking fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sicking vs. Ring
Sicking hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Neale. Sicking reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCarty vs. Ring
McCarty hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Magee reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Steele vs. Ring
Steele hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Wingo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Burns vs. Ring
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackburne vs. Steele
Blackburne hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Steele
Wingo hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ring vs. Steele
Ring strikes out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Ring
Manuel Cueto now playing shortstop.
Youngs bunts towards the mound. Ring fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Ring
Fletcher hits a popup towards short. Cueto settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Ring
Doyle hits a fly ball into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Compton vs. Ring
There goes Youngs. The throw from Wingo and he is out, Cueto applying the tag. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Steele
Groh hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neale vs. Steele
Neale bunts towards third. Sicking catches it for the out, and throws it away. That's an error on Sicking. Groh moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roush vs. Steele
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Groh scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chase vs. Steele
Chase hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Steele fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Steele
Magee hits a line drive towards first. Kirke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Compton vs. Ring
Compton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirke vs. Ring
Kirke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ring can't make a play. That's a base hit. Compton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sicking vs. Ring
Sicking takes first base on ball four. Compton moves to third. Kirke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCarty vs. Ring
McCarty hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cueto fields it and throws to second for the out. Compton scores. Kirke moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Steele vs. Ring
Steele hits a ball on the ground towards short. Cueto fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Cueto. Kirke scores. McCarty goes all the way around to score. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Burns vs. Ring
Burns 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, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Youngs vs. Ring
Ring fires to first and has Burns trapped. There's the throw to Cueto who tags Burns for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Steele
Griffith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cueto vs. Steele
Cueto hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. McCarty fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wingo vs. Steele
Wingo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Doyle fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ring vs. Steele
Ring hits a fly ball into center field. Burns settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Ring
Youngs hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Ring
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Ring
There goes Fletcher. The throw from Wingo and he is out, Cueto applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Ring
Doyle hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Compton vs. Ring
Compton hits a popup towards first. Chase settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Steele
Groh takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neale vs. Steele
Neale hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Groh moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Roush vs. Steele
Roush hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kirke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chase vs. Steele
Chase hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. Groh moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Magee vs. Steele
Magee is hit by the pitch. Chase moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Griffith vs. Steele
Griffith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kirke vs. Ring
Kirke 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, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sicking vs. Ring
Sicking hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Ring
McCarty hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cueto vs. Steele
Cueto hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kirke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Cueto for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Steele
Wingo hits a fly ball into right field. Youngs settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ring vs. Steele
Ring hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Steele vs. Ring
Steele strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Burns vs. Ring
Burns hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Ring
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards third. Groh fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Steele
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Steele fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Steele
Neale strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Steele
Roush hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kirke scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Roush for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Ring
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Doyle vs. Ring
Doyle hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Griffith. Doyle reaches second base with a double. Fletcher moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Compton vs. Ring
Compton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Fletcher scores. Doyle moves to third. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/6/1918 -- CIN at NY1 (D)
CIN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Heinie Groh, 3b 3 2 1 0 George Burns, cf 4 0 0 0
Greasy Neale, lf 5 1 2 0 Ross Youngs, rf 4 0 1 0
Edd Roush, cf 4 0 2 1 Art Fletcher, ss 4 1 2 0
Hal Chase, 1b 3 0 1 1 Larry Doyle, 2b 3 0 2 0
Sherry Magee, 2b 3 0 1 1 Pete Compton, lf 4 1 2 1
Tommy Griffith, rf 4 0 1 0 Jay Kirke, 1b 3 1 1 0
Lena Blackburne, ss 2 0 0 0 Ed Sicking, 3b 2 0 1 0
Manuel Cueto, ss 2 0 0 0 Lew McCarty, c 3 1 0 1
Ivey Wingo, c 4 0 1 0 Bob Steele, p 3 0 0 0
Jimmy Ring, p 4 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 3 9 3 30 4 9 2
CIN 002 010 000 -- 3
NY1 000 030 001 -- 4
0 outs when winning run was scored.
CIN IP H R ER BB SO
Jimmy Ring (L) 8.0 9 4 2 2 1
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Bob Steele (W) 9.0 9 3 2 2 3
E -- Ed Sicking, Manuel Cueto
DP -- CIN 1
LOB -- CIN 9, NY1 4
2B -- Ed Sicking, Larry Doyle
CS -- Ross Youngs, Art Fletcher
SH -- Edd Roush
SF -- Hal Chase
HBP -- by Bob Steele (Sherry Magee)
T -- 1:45
A -- 0
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