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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 5, 1937
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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 May 5, 1937 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | May 5, 1937 |
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Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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Home Team |
New York Giants
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Winning Pitcher | — |
Losing Pitcher | — |
Save | — |
Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
Date | May 5, 1937 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Peaches Davis |
Home Starting Pitcher | Freddie Fitzsimmons |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 6,151 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 6 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Ziggy Sears 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Klem |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Kiki Cuyler | Center Fielder |
Jimmy Outlaw | Third Baseman |
Ival Goodman | Left Fielder |
Phil Weintraub | Right Fielder |
Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
Les Scarsella | First Baseman |
Charlie Gelbert | Shortstop |
Alex Kampouris | Second Baseman |
Peaches Davis | Pitcher |
Chuck Dressen | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
Lou Chiozza | Third Baseman |
Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
Jimmy Ripple | Center Fielder |
Harry Danning | Catcher |
Johnny McCarthy | First Baseman |
Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
Freddie Fitzsimmons | Pitcher |
Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 5, 1937
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Fitzsimmons
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Fitzsimmons
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Fitzsimmons
Goodman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Chiozza 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: ---
Bartell vs. Davis
Bartell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiozza vs. Davis
Chiozza hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bartell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Davis
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Bartell scores. Chiozza moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Davis
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Chiozza scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Davis
Ripple hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Davis
Danning is hit by the pitch. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. Davis
McCarthy hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Fitzsimmons
Weintraub strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Fitzsimmons
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fitzsimmons fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scarsella vs. Fitzsimmons
Scarsella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Davis
Whitehead hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitzsimmons vs. Davis
Fitzsimmons strikes out. There goes Whitehead. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bartell vs. Davis
Bartell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Outlaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Chiozza vs. Davis
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Fitzsimmons
Gelbert hits a line drive into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Fitzsimmons
Kampouris hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Fitzsimmons
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Fitzsimmons
Cuyler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Outlaw vs. Fitzsimmons
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chiozza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Davis
Moore takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Davis
Ott takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ripple vs. Davis
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Davis fields it and throws to third for the out. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Davis
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Fitzsimmons
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Fitzsimmons
Weintraub hits a line drive into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Fitzsimmons
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCarthy fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scarsella vs. Fitzsimmons
Scarsella hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Davis
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scarsella scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCarthy for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Davis
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards third. Outlaw fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fitzsimmons vs. Davis
Fitzsimmons hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bartell vs. Davis
Bartell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitehead scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiozza vs. Davis
Chiozza hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bartell moves to third. Chiozza moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Moore vs. Davis
Moore hits a popup, foul, towards third. Outlaw settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Fitzsimmons
Gelbert hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Fitzsimmons
Kampouris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dwyer vs. Fitzsimmons
Joe Dwyer pinch hits for Peaches Davis.
Dwyer hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kampouris moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cuyler vs. Fitzsimmons
Cuyler is hit by the pitch. Dwyer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Outlaw vs. Fitzsimmons
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to home to get Kampouris. Dwyer moves to third. Cuyler moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Goodman vs. Fitzsimmons
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dwyer scores. Cuyler scores. Outlaw moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Weintraub vs. Fitzsimmons
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Schott
Gene Schott now pitching.
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Schott
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Schott
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Fitzsimmons
Lombardi hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scarsella vs. Fitzsimmons
Scarsella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gelbert vs. Fitzsimmons
Gelbert hits a line drive into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kampouris vs. Fitzsimmons
Kampouris hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schott vs. Fitzsimmons
Schott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Schott
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scarsella scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCarthy for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Schott
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Schott
Kiddo Davis pinch hits for Freddie Fitzsimmons.
Davis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Schott
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Outlaw fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Coffman
Dick Coffman now pitching.
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Coffman
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chiozza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Coffman
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Coffman
Weintraub takes first base on ball four. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Coffman
Lombardi strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Schott
Chiozza hits a fly ball into center field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Schott
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Schott
Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Schott
Ripple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Danning vs. Schott
There's a wild pitch. Ott scores. Ripple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Danning vs. Schott
Danning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCarthy vs. Schott
McCarthy hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ripple scores. Danning moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitehead vs. Schott
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scarsella vs. Coffman
Scarsella hits a popup, foul, towards third. Chiozza settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gelbert vs. Coffman
Gelbert hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Coffman
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chiozza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Hollingsworth
Al Hollingsworth now pitching. Sam Leslie pinch hits for Dick Coffman.
Leslie is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Hollingsworth
Bartell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiozza vs. Hollingsworth
Chiozza is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Hollingsworth
Moore hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bartell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ott vs. Hollingsworth
Ott is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollingsworth vs. Gabler
Frank Gabler now pitching.
Hollingsworth hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Gabler
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards third. Chiozza fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Outlaw vs. Gabler
Outlaw hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Gabler
Goodman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Gabler
Weintraub hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCarthy settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Hollingsworth
Ripple hits a fly ball into center field. Cuyler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Hollingsworth
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Gelbert fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Hollingsworth
McCarthy hits a line drive towards the mound. Hollingsworth catches it and throws to first to double up Danning. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/5/1937 -- Cincinnati at New York (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Cuyler K, cf 3 1 1 0 Bartell D, ss 5 1 3 1 Outlaw J, 3b 5 1 1 0 Chiozza L, 3b 5 1 2 0 Goodman I, lf 4 1 3 4 Moore J, lf 4 0 1 1 Weintraub P, rf 4 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 4 1 2 1 Lombardi E, c 4 0 0 0 Ripple J, cf 5 1 1 0 Scarsella L, 1b 4 1 1 0 Danning H, c 3 0 1 0 Gelbert C, ss 4 1 1 1 McCarthy J, 1b 5 0 1 1 Kampouris A, 2b 4 2 3 3 Whitehead B, 2b 4 1 2 0 Davis P, p 1 0 0 0 Fitzsimmons F, p 2 0 0 0 Dwyer J, ph 1 1 1 0 Davis K, ph 0 0 0 0 Schott G, p 1 0 0 0 Coffman D, p 0 0 0 0 Hollingsworth A, p 1 0 0 0 Leslie S, ph 1 0 0 0 Gabler F, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 8 11 8 38 5 13 4 Cincinnati 001 032 002 -- 8 New York 200 100 200 -- 5 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Davis P 4.0 7 3 3 2 1 Schott G (W) 3.0 3 2 2 2 0 Hollingsworth A (S) 2.0 3 0 0 0 3 New York IP H R ER BB SO Fitzsimmons F (L) 6.0 8 6 6 2 2 Coffman D 2.0 1 0 0 1 1 Gabler F 1.0 2 2 2 0 0 DP -- Cincinnati 2, New York 2 LOB -- Cincinnati 5, New York 11 HR -- Kampouris A 2, Gelbert C, Goodman I HBP -- by Davis P (Danning H), by Fitzsimmons F (Cuyler K) WP -- Schott G PB -- Lombardi E T -- 2:06 A -- 6151
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