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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 29, 1940
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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 July 29, 1940 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 29, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 29, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Hutchings |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Carl Hubbell |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 4,521 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Willard Hershberger | Catcher |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Morrie Arnovich | Left Fielder |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Johnny Hutchings | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bob Seeds | Left Fielder |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Frank Demaree | Center Fielder |
| Tony Cuccinello | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Witek | Shortstop |
| Carl Hubbell | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 29, 1940
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Hubbell
Werber hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Hubbell
Craft hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Hubbell
Frey is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seeds vs. Hutchings
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Hutchings
Whitehead hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Hutchings
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Seeds moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Danning vs. Hutchings
Danning takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Hutchings
Young hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Hubbell
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hershberger vs. Hubbell
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek 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. Hubbell
Goodman hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it 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: ---
Demaree vs. Hutchings
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Demaree for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Hutchings
Cuccinello hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Craft. Cuccinello reaches second base with a double. Craft throws the ball in to Frey who relays the ball to Werber who tags Cuccinello trying to catch an extra base, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Hutchings
Witek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbell vs. Hutchings
Hubbell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Witek moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Seeds vs. Hutchings
Seeds hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hershberger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Hubbell
Arnovich hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Hubbell
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Hubbell covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchings vs. Hubbell
Hutchings hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Hutchings
Whitehead hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hershberger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hutchings
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Hutchings
Danning hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Hutchings
Young hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Hershberger settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Hubbell
Werber strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Hubbell
Craft hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Hubbell
Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Hubbell
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Hutchings
Demaree hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Hutchings
Cuccinello hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Hutchings
Witek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hubbell vs. Hutchings
Hubbell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seeds vs. Hutchings
Seeds hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Hubbell
Hershberger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Hubbell
Goodman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Hubbell
Arnovich hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott who is chasing the ball. Arnovich reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Myers vs. Hubbell
Myers hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Arnovich scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hutchings vs. Hubbell
Hutchings hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hutchings for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Hutchings
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Hutchings
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Whitehead moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Danning vs. Hutchings
Danning hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Hutchings
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields the ball, tags the runner, and throws to second to catch Ott for the double play. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Hubbell
Werber 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, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Hubbell
Craft strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Hubbell
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Hubbell
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Hutchings
Demaree hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Hutchings
Cuccinello hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Hutchings
Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hubbell vs. Hutchings
Hubbell hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seeds vs. Hutchings
Seeds takes first base on ball four. Hubbell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitehead vs. Hutchings
Whitehead hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Hubbell
Hershberger hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Hubbell
Goodman hits a fly ball into left field. Seeds settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Hubbell
Arnovich strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Hutchings
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Hutchings
Danning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Beggs
Joe Beggs now pitching.
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Ott scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Beggs
Demaree strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Hubbell
Myers hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Seeds. Myers reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beggs vs. Hubbell
Beggs bunts towards the mound. Hubbell fields it and throws to third for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Hubbell
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Hubbell
Craft takes first base on ball four. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Hubbell
Frey takes first base on ball four. Werber moves to third. Craft moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. Brown
Jumbo Brown now pitching.
McCormick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuccinello vs. Beggs
Cuccinello hits a fly ball into left field. Arnovich settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Beggs
Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Beggs
Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Jumbo Brown.
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Seeds vs. Beggs
Seeds takes first base on ball four. McCarthy moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitehead vs. Beggs
Johnny Rucker pinch runs for Johnny McCarthy.
Whitehead hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rucker scores. Seeds moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Shoffner
Milt Shoffner now pitching.
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hershberger vs. Lynn
Red Lynn now pitching.
Hershberger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lynn
Goodman hits a fly ball into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Arnovich vs. Lynn
Arnovich hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Lynn
Myers takes first base on ball four. Arnovich moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dejan vs. Lynn
Mike Dejan pinch hits for Milt Shoffner.
Dejan hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Moore
Whitey Moore now pitching.
Danning is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Moore
Young hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Goodman. Young reaches second base with a double. Danning goes all the way around to score. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/29/1940 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Seeds B, lf 3 0 1 0
Craft H, cf 3 1 1 1 Whitehead B, 2b 5 0 2 1
Frey L, 2b 2 0 1 0 Ott M, rf 4 1 1 0
McCormick F, 1b 4 0 1 0 Danning H, c 3 1 2 0
Hershberger W, c 4 0 0 0 Young B, 1b 5 0 1 1
Goodman I, rf 4 1 1 1 Demaree F, cf 4 1 1 1
Arnovich M, lf 4 1 2 0 Cuccinello T, 3b 4 0 1 0
Myers B, ss 3 0 1 1 Witek M, ss 3 0 1 0
Hutchings J, p 2 0 0 0 Hubbell C, p 3 0 3 0
Beggs J, p 1 0 0 0 Brown J, p 0 0 0 0
Shoffner M, p 0 0 0 0 McCarthy J, ph 1 0 1 0
Dejan M, ph 1 0 0 0 Rucker J, pr 0 1 0 0
Moore W, p 0 0 0 0 Lynn R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 7 3 35 4 14 3
Cincinnati 000 120 000 -- 3
New York 000 001 111 -- 4
0 outs when winning run was scored.
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Hutchings J* 6.0 11 2 2 4 0
Beggs J 1.2 2 1 1 1 1
Shoffner M 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Moore W (L) 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hubbell C 7.2 6 3 3 3 4
Brown J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Lynn R (W) 1.0 1 0 0 1 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 7th
DP -- Cincinnati 2, New York 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, New York 13
2B -- Cuccinello T, Myers B, Young B
3B -- Arnovich M
HR -- Craft H, Goodman I, Demaree F
HBP -- by Moore W (Danning H)
T -- 2:18
A -- 4521
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