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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 7, 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 7, 1918 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 7, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 7, 1918 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Rube Bressler |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Al Demaree |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 2,000 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 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 |
| Sherry Magee | First Baseman |
| Tommy Griffith | Right Fielder |
| Manuel Cueto | Second Baseman |
| Lena Blackburne | Shortstop |
| Ivey Wingo | Catcher |
| Rube Bressler | Pitcher |
| Christy Mathewson | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Ross Youngs | Right Fielder |
| Joe Wilhoit | Left Fielder |
| Art Fletcher | Shortstop |
| Larry Doyle | Second Baseman |
| Jim Thorpe | Center Fielder |
| Jay Kirke | First Baseman |
| Ed Sicking | Third Baseman |
| Bill Rariden | Catcher |
| Al Demaree | Pitcher |
| John McGraw | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 7, 1918
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Demaree
Groh hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher misplays the ball. That's an error on Fletcher. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Neale vs. Demaree
Neale hits a popup towards short. Fletcher settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Roush vs. Demaree
There goes Groh. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Groh steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Roush vs. Demaree
Roush hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Groh scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Magee vs. Demaree
Magee hits a popup, foul, towards third. Sicking settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffith vs. Demaree
There goes Roush. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Roush steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Griffith vs. Demaree
Griffith hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Roush scores. Griffith moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Cueto vs. Demaree
There goes Griffith. The throw from Rariden and he is safe. Griffith steals third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cueto vs. Demaree
Cueto hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Youngs vs. Bressler
Youngs takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilhoit vs. Bressler
Wilhoit takes first base on ball four. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Bressler
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Youngs moves to third. Wilhoit moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Doyle vs. Bressler
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cueto scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Youngs scores. Wilhoit moves to third. Fletcher moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thorpe vs. Bressler
Thorpe strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Kirke vs. Bressler
Kirke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kirke for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackburne vs. Demaree
Blackburne hits a ball on the ground towards third. Sicking fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Demaree
Wingo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bressler vs. Demaree
Bressler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Demaree
Groh takes first base on ball four. Bressler moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Neale vs. Demaree
Neale hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Fletcher 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: ---
Sicking vs. Bressler
Sicking strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Bressler
Rariden hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Roush. Rariden reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Demaree vs. Bressler
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blackburne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rariden moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Youngs vs. Bressler
Youngs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Cueto fields it and throws to home to get Rariden. Demaree moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wilhoit vs. Bressler
Wilhoit takes first base on ball four. Demaree moves to third. Youngs moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fletcher vs. Bressler
Fletcher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Demaree scores. There goes Youngs trying to get to home. Roush throws the ball in to Wingo who tags Youngs who's trying to score from second, for the out. Wilhoit moves to second. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Demaree
Roush hits a fly ball into center field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Demaree
Magee hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Demaree
Griffith 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
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Bressler
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Doyle for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Bressler
Thorpe hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirke vs. Bressler
Kirke bunts towards the mound. Bressler fields it and throws to first for the out. Thorpe moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sicking vs. Bressler
Sicking hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magee scoops it up and throws to first, with Bressler covering, for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cueto vs. Demaree
Cueto hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Wilhoit. Cueto reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blackburne vs. Demaree
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. Cueto moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wingo vs. Demaree
Wingo hits a fly ball into center field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cueto tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Demaree
Bressler hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Youngs. Bressler reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Groh vs. Demaree
Pete Compton now playing right field.
Groh hits a line drive into right field. Compton picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Compton. Bressler scores. Groh moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Neale vs. Demaree
Neale hits a fly ball into left field. Wilhoit settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rariden vs. Bressler
Rariden hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarty vs. Bressler
Lew McCarty pinch hits for Al Demaree.
McCarty hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Compton vs. Bressler
Compton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magee fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wilhoit vs. Bressler
Wilhoit hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Compton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fletcher vs. Bressler
Fletcher hits a fly ball into left field. Neale settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Toney
Fred Toney now pitching.
Roush hits a fly ball into center field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Toney
Magee hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Griffith vs. Toney
Griffith hits a fly ball into right field. Compton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cueto vs. Toney
Cueto hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Magee moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Blackburne vs. Toney
Blackburne strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Bressler
Doyle hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thorpe vs. Bressler
Thorpe hits a popup towards short. Blackburne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kirke vs. Bressler
Kirke hits a fly ball into right field. Griffith settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sicking vs. Bressler
Sicking hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Doyle moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rariden vs. Bressler
Rariden hits a fly ball into center field. Roush settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Toney
Wingo hits a line drive towards short. Fletcher reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Toney
Bressler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Fletcher scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Groh vs. Toney
Groh hits a fly ball into center field. Thorpe settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Bressler
Toney hits a popup towards short. Blackburne settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Compton vs. Bressler
Compton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Magee scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Compton for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhoit vs. Bressler
Wilhoit hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fletcher vs. Bressler
Fletcher hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Neale. Fletcher reaches second base with a double. Wilhoit moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Doyle vs. Bressler
Doyle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Bressler fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Neale vs. Toney
Neale hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Roush vs. Toney
Roush hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Magee vs. Toney
Magee hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Bressler
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zimmerman vs. Bressler
Heinie Zimmerman pinch hits for Jay Kirke.
Zimmerman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Blackburne fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sicking vs. Bressler
Sicking hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rariden vs. Bressler
Rariden hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Griffith vs. Toney
Jose Rodriguez now playing first base.
Griffith hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cueto vs. Toney
Cueto strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackburne vs. Toney
Blackburne strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Toney vs. Bressler
Toney hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Compton vs. Bressler
Compton hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wilhoit vs. Bressler
Wilhoit hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wingo vs. Toney
Wingo hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bressler vs. Toney
Bressler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Groh vs. Toney
Groh hits a line drive towards first. Rodriguez catches it and steps on first to double up Bressler. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fletcher vs. Bressler
Fletcher hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Doyle vs. Bressler
Doyle hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thorpe vs. Bressler
Thorpe hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Box Score
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Game of 8/7/1918, game 2 -- CIN at NY1 (D)
CIN AB R H RBI NY1 AB R H RBI
Heinie Groh, 3b 4 1 1 1 Ross Youngs, rf 1 1 0 0
Greasy Neale, lf 4 0 0 0 Pete Compton, rf 3 0 0 0
Edd Roush, cf 4 1 1 1 Joe Wilhoit, lf 3 0 2 0
Sherry Magee, 1b 4 0 1 0 Art Fletcher, ss 5 0 3 1
Tommy Griffith, rf 4 0 1 1 Larry Doyle, 2b 5 0 1 1
Manuel Cueto, 2b 4 1 2 0 Jim Thorpe, cf 5 0 1 0
Lena Blackburne, ss 4 0 0 0 Jay Kirke, 1b 2 0 0 0
Ivey Wingo, c 3 0 1 1 Heinie Zimmerman, ph 1 0 1 0
Rube Bressler, p 4 1 2 0 Jose Rodriguez, 1b 0 0 0 0
Ed Sicking, 3b 4 0 1 0
Bill Rariden, c 4 0 1 0
Al Demaree, p 1 1 1 0
Lew McCarty, ph 1 0 1 0
Fred Toney, p 2 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 4 9 4 37 2 12 2
CIN 200 200 000 -- 4
NY1 110 000 000 -- 2
CIN IP H R ER BB SO
Rube Bressler (W) 9.0 12 2 2 3 2
NY1 IP H R ER BB SO
Al Demaree (L) 4.0 6 4 3 1 0
Fred Toney 5.0 3 0 0 0 3
E -- Art Fletcher, Pete Compton
DP -- NY1 1
LOB -- CIN 6, NY1 12
2B -- Bill Rariden, Manuel Cueto, Rube Bressler, Art Fletcher
SB -- Heinie Groh, Edd Roush, Tommy Griffith
SH -- Jay Kirke
SF -- Ivey Wingo
T -- 1:50
A -- 2000
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