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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 23, 1938
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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 23, 1938 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | June 23, 1938 |
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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 | June 23, 1938 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Schumacher |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 22,666 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: Ziggy Sears |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
Dusty Cooke | Left Fielder |
Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
Lew Riggs | Third Baseman |
Billy Myers | Shortstop |
Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Lou Chiozza | Left Fielder |
Harry Danning | Catcher |
Jimmy Ripple | Right Fielder |
Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
Sam Leslie | First Baseman |
Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
Alex Kampouris | Second Baseman |
Hal Schumacher | Pitcher |
Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 23, 1938
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Schumacher
Frey 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooke vs. Schumacher
Cooke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Schumacher
Goodman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Schumacher
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Schumacher
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell 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: ---
Chiozza vs. Vander Meer
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Vander Meer
Danning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Vander Meer
Ripple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Vander Meer
Ott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Riggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leiber vs. Vander Meer
Leiber strikes out. Lombardi drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Leiber out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Schumacher
Craft strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Schumacher
Riggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leslie scoops it up and throws to first, with Schumacher covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Schumacher
Myers hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vander Meer vs. Schumacher
Vander Meer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Vander Meer
Leslie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Vander Meer
Bartell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kampouris vs. Vander Meer
Kampouris hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schumacher vs. Vander Meer
Schumacher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Chiozza vs. Vander Meer
Chiozza hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Schumacher
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooke vs. Schumacher
Cooke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Schumacher
Goodman hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cooke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Schumacher
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell throws to second for one, and Kampouris throws the ball away attempting to make the double play. Cooke scores. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Schumacher
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Craft vs. Schumacher
Craft hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. McCormick scores. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Riggs vs. Schumacher
Riggs hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lombardi scores. Craft moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Myers vs. Schumacher
The ball gets by Danning for a passed ball. Riggs moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Myers vs. Schumacher
Myers is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vander Meer vs. Schumacher
Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Vander Meer
Danning hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Vander Meer
Ripple takes first base on ball four. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Vander Meer
Ott is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leiber vs. Vander Meer
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields it and throws to second for the out. Danning moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Leslie vs. Vander Meer
Leslie hits a popup, foul, towards third. Riggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Schumacher
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leslie scoops it up and throws to first, with Schumacher covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooke vs. Schumacher
Cooke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Schumacher
Goodman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Cooke moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Lohrman
Bill Lohrman now pitching.
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Cooke scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Lohrman
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Vander Meer
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Vander Meer
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Vander Meer
Lohrman strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Lohrman
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Lohrman
Riggs hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leslie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Riggs for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Lohrman
Myers hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Chiozza vs. Vander Meer
Chiozza hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Vander Meer
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Vander Meer
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Lohrman
Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey hits a line drive into right field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooke vs. Lohrman
Cooke strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Vander Meer
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Vander Meer
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Vander Meer
Leslie hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Vander Meer
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kampouris vs. Vander Meer
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lohrman
Goodman 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Lohrman
Lombardi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Vander Meer
Gus Mancuso pinch hits for Bill Lohrman.
Mancuso hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiozza vs. Vander Meer
Chiozza hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mancuso moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Danning vs. Vander Meer
Danning strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ripple vs. Vander Meer
Ripple hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Vander Meer covering, for the out. Mancuso moves to third. Chiozza moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ott vs. Vander Meer
There's a wild pitch. Mancuso scores. Chiozza moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Vander Meer
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Vander Meer
Leiber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leslie vs. Vander Meer
Leslie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Coffman
Dick Coffman now pitching.
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Coffman
Riggs 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, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Coffman
Myers hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vander Meer vs. Coffman
Vander Meer hits a popup in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Vander Meer
Bartell hits a popup towards third. Riggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Vander Meer
Kampouris strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Vander Meer
Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Dick Coffman.
McCarthy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Chiozza vs. Vander Meer
Chiozza hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCarthy moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Danning vs. Schott
Gene Schott now pitching.
Danning hits a line drive into center field. Craft picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Craft. McCarthy scores. Chiozza moves to third. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ripple vs. Schott
Ripple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ott vs. Cascarella
Joe Cascarella now pitching.
Ott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Brown
Jumbo Brown now pitching.
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooke vs. Brown
Cooke bunts in front of the plate. Danning fields it and throws to first for the out. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Goodman vs. Brown
Goodman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Brown
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Bartell. Frey scores. Goodman moves to third. McCormick moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lombardi vs. Brown
Lombardi is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Craft vs. Brown
Craft hits a popup towards short. Bartell makes the out and then fumbles the ball. That's an error on Bartell. Goodman scores. McCormick moves to third. Lombardi moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Riggs vs. Brown
Riggs is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Myers vs. Brown
Myers strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Cascarella
Leiber hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Cascarella
Leslie hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey misplays the ball. That's an error on Frey. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Cascarella
Bartell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kampouris vs. Cascarella
Kampouris hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Leslie moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Cascarella
Blondy Ryan pinch hits for Jumbo Brown.
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cascarella fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/23/1938 -- Cincinnati at New York (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Frey L, 2b 4 1 0 0 Chiozza L, lf 5 1 2 0 Cooke D, lf 3 3 2 0 Danning H, c 4 0 2 1 Goodman I, rf 4 2 3 2 Ripple J, rf 3 0 1 0 McCormick F, 1b 5 1 0 1 Ott M, 3b 5 1 1 2 Lombardi E, c 3 1 0 0 Leiber H, cf 5 0 1 0 Craft H, cf 5 0 1 1 Leslie S, 1b 5 1 1 1 Riggs L, 3b 4 0 1 1 Bartell D, ss 4 0 1 0 Myers B, ss 4 0 2 0 Kampouris A, 2b 5 0 1 0 Vander Meer J, p 4 0 0 0 Schumacher H, p 1 0 1 0 Schott G, p 0 0 0 0 Lohrman B, p 1 0 0 0 Cascarella J, p 0 0 0 0 Mancuso G, ph 1 1 1 0 Coffman D, p 0 0 0 0 McCarthy J, ph 1 1 1 0 Brown J, p 0 0 0 0 Ryan B, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 36 8 9 5 41 5 13 4 Cincinnati 203 100 002 -- 8 New York 000 001 310 -- 5 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Vander Meer J (W) 7.2 11 5 5 3 5 Schott G* 0.0 1 0 0 1 0 Cascarella J (S) 1.1 1 0 0 0 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Schumacher H (L) 3.1 8 6 6 3 3 Lohrman B 3.2 0 0 0 0 1 Coffman D 1.0 1 0 0 0 0 Brown J 1.0 0 2 0 4 1 * Pitched to 2 batters in 8th E -- Kampouris A, Craft H, Bartell D 2, Frey L LOB -- Cincinnati 9, New York 13 HR -- Goodman I, Leslie S, Ott M SH -- Cooke D WP -- Vander Meer J PB -- Danning H T -- 2:30 A -- 22666
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