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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 12, 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 September 12, 1940 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 12, 1940 |
|---|---|
| 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 | September 12, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Junior Thompson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Lohrman |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,966 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 2 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Dunn 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Mike McCormick | Center Fielder |
| Ival Goodman | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Ripple | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Junior Thompson | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Frank Demaree | Right Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Mickey Witek | Shortstop |
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Bill Lohrman | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 12, 1940
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Lohrman
Werber hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lohrman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Lohrman
Goodman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Goodman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ripple vs. Lohrman
Ripple hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Demaree. Ripple reaches second base with a double. Goodman scores. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lombardi vs. Lohrman
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Thompson
Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Thompson
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Thompson
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey hits a popup towards short. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Lohrman
Myers strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lohrman
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Thompson
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Thompson
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Thompson
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Lohrman
Werber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Thompson
Witek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Thompson
There goes Witek. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Myers applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Thompson
Whitehead 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: ---
Lohrman vs. Thompson
Lohrman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a popup towards short. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Lohrman
Ripple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Lohrman
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field. Rucker picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Rucker. Ripple moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Demaree. Frey reaches second base with a double. Ripple scores. Lombardi moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Myers vs. Lohrman
Myers takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thompson vs. Lohrman
Thompson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lombardi scores. Frey moves to third. Myers moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Werber vs. Lohrman
Werber 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
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Thompson
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Thompson
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Demaree vs. Thompson
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Lohrman
Goodman takes first base on ball four. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. McCormick reaches second base with a double. McCormick scores. Goodman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Ripple vs. Lohrman
Ripple hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Moore. Ripple reaches second base with a double. Goodman scores. McCormick scores. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Carpenter
Bob Carpenter now pitching.
Lombardi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ripple scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Carpenter
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carpenter fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Carpenter
Myers is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Carpenter
Thompson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lombardi scores. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werber vs. Carpenter
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Thompson
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Thompson
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Thompson
Danning hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Thompson
Witek hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Carpenter
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Carpenter
Goodman hits a popup towards short. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Carpenter
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ripple vs. Carpenter
Ripple hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Carpenter
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCormick scores. Ripple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Carpenter
Frey strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Thompson
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carpenter vs. Thompson
Carpenter hits a fly ball into left field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Thompson
Rucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Thompson
Moore hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Carpenter
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Carpenter covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Carpenter
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Carpenter
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Thompson
Demaree hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Thompson
Young strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Thompson
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Goodman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Thompson
Danning hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Carpenter
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goodman vs. Carpenter
Goodman hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Carpenter
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Carpenter covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Thompson
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Thompson
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Thompson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Whitehead for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carpenter vs. Thompson
Carpenter is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Thompson
Rucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Carpenter moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Thompson
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ripple vs. Carpenter
Ripple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Carpenter
Lombardi 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, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Carpenter
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Myers vs. Carpenter
Myers is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Thompson
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Thompson
Young hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ripple. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Thompson
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Thompson
Danning hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Ripple. Danning reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witek vs. Thompson
Witek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Danning moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Whitehead vs. Thompson
Whitehead hits a popup in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCarthy vs. Thompson
Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Bob Carpenter.
McCarthy takes first base on ball four. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rucker vs. Thompson
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Danning scores. Witek moves to third. McCarthy moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Moore vs. Thompson
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers misplays the ball. That's an error on Myers. Witek scores. McCarthy moves to third. Rucker moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Demaree vs. Thompson
Demaree strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/12/1940 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Werber B, 3b 5 0 0 0 Rucker J, cf 5 0 4 1
McCormick M, cf 5 1 1 0 Moore J, lf 5 0 0 0
Goodman I, rf 3 2 0 0 Demaree F, rf 5 0 1 0
McCormick F, 1b 4 2 2 1 Young B, 1b 4 1 2 0
Ripple J, lf 3 2 3 3 Ott M, 3b 4 1 1 2
Lombardi E, c 5 2 3 2 Danning H, c 4 1 1 0
Frey L, 2b 4 0 2 1 Witek M, ss 4 1 2 0
Myers B, ss 4 0 0 0 Whitehead B, 2b 4 0 0 0
Thompson J, p 4 0 2 2 Lohrman B, p 1 0 0 0
Carpenter B, p 1 0 0 0
McCarthy J, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 9 13 9 37 4 11 3
Cincinnati 100 251 000 -- 9
New York 000 000 004 -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Thompson J (W) 9.0 11 4 3 1 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lohrman B (L)* 4.0 8 7 7 4 1
Carpenter B 5.0 5 2 2 3 4
* Pitched to 4 batters in 5th
E -- Rucker J, Myers B
DP -- Cincinnati 1, New York 3
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, New York 8
2B -- Ripple J 2, Frey L, McCormick F, Young B, Danning H
HR -- Ott M
CS -- Witek M
HBP -- by Thompson J (Carpenter B)
T -- 2:02
A -- 3966
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