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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 24, 1941
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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 24, 1941 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 24, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 24, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Elmer Riddle |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Lohrman |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 22,860 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | Left Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Jim Gleeson | Right Fielder |
| Dick West | Catcher |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Elmer Riddle | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Joe Orengo | Second Baseman |
| Bill Lohrman | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 24, 1941
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Lohrman
Joost takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orengo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Riddle
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Riddle
Rucker bunts towards the mound. Riddle fields it and throws to first for the out. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Riddle
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Riddle
Young hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Lohrman
Werber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orengo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Lohrman
Gleeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Lohrman
West hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gleeson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Craft vs. Lohrman
There's a wild pitch. Gleeson moves to third. West moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Craft vs. Lohrman
Craft strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Riddle vs. Lohrman
Riddle hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gleeson scores. West moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Joost vs. Lohrman
Joost strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Riddle
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Riddle
Danning hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Riddle
Jurges hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Riddle
Orengo strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Frey for the out. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werber vs. Lohrman
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCormick scores. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gleeson vs. Lohrman
Gleeson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Ott throws the ball in to Danning who tags Gleeson trying to catch an extra base, for the out. McCormick scores. Werber moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
West vs. Lohrman
West hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Werber scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Lohrman
There goes West. The throw from Danning and he is safe. West steals second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Craft vs. Lohrman
Craft hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Riddle
Lohrman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Riddle
Bartell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. West settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Riddle
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rucker is thrown out after the base hit. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riddle vs. Lohrman
Riddle hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Lohrman
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Riddle
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Riddle
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Riddle
Moore hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. West settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Riddle
Danning hits a line drive towards short. Joost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lohrman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Lohrman
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Lohrman
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orengo scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Riddle
Jurges strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Riddle
Orengo hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Riddle
Lohrman hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Craft who is chasing the ball. Lohrman reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Bartell vs. Riddle
Bartell hits a popup, foul, towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Lohrman
West hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Lohrman
Craft hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Riddle vs. Lohrman
Riddle hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lohrman fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lohrman. Craft moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Joost vs. Lohrman
Joost hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Craft scores. Riddle moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges has Riddle in a rundown. He throws to Bartell, who throws to Danning, who tags Riddle for the out. Joost moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Riddle
Rucker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCormick. Rucker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Riddle
Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rucker scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Riddle
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. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Riddle
Moore hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Werber vs. Lohrman
Werber hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gleeson vs. Lohrman
Gleeson bunts towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. McCormick moves to third. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
West vs. Lohrman
West hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lohrman has McCormick trapped. There's the throw to Bartell and over to Danning, who tags McCormick for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Craft vs. Lohrman
Craft takes first base on ball four. Werber moves to third. West moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Riddle vs. Lohrman
Riddle hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Werber scores. West moves to third. There goes Craft trying to get to third. Rucker throws the ball in to Bartell, who tags Craft for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Riddle
Danning hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. West settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Riddle
Jurges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Orengo vs. Riddle
Orengo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartnett vs. Riddle
Gabby Hartnett pinch hits for Bill Lohrman.
Hartnett hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Riddle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Brown
Jumbo Brown now pitching.
Joost hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Brown
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Brown
Frey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Brown
McCormick hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orengo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Riddle
Bartell hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Riddle
Rucker 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, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Riddle
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Rucker moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Riddle
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. Rucker scores. Ott moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Moore vs. Riddle
Moore hits a fly ball into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Brown
Werber hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Orengo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. Brown
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Gleeson for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Brown
West hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Brown
Craft hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Riddle
Danning hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCormick. Danning reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jurges vs. Riddle
Jurges is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Orengo vs. Walters
Bucky Walters now pitching.
Orengo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Danning moves to third. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
O'Dea vs. Walters
Ken O'Dea pinch hits for Jumbo Brown.
O'Dea hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Danning scores. Jurges moves to third. Orengo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bartell vs. Walters
Burgess Whitehead pinch runs for Ken O'Dea.
Bartell hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker hits a line drive towards third. Werber catches it and steps on third to double up Jurges. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/24/1941, game 2 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Joost E, ss 4 0 1 1 Bartell D, 3b 4 0 0 0
McCormick M, lf 5 1 2 0 Rucker J, cf 4 2 2 0
Frey L, 2b 5 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 3 0 2 1
McCormick F, 1b 4 1 1 0 Young B, 1b 4 0 0 1
Werber B, 3b 4 2 2 1 Moore J, lf 4 0 0 0
Gleeson J, rf 4 1 2 1 Danning H, c 4 1 1 0
West D, c 5 0 3 1 Jurges B, ss 3 1 2 1
Craft H, cf 4 1 1 0 Orengo J, 2b 4 0 1 0
Riddle E, p 4 0 2 2 Lohrman B, p 2 0 1 0
Walters B, p 0 0 0 0 Hartnett G, ph 1 0 0 0
Brown J, p 0 0 0 0
O'Dea K, ph 1 0 1 1
Whitehead B, pr 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 6 14 6 34 4 10 4
Cincinnati 013 001 100 -- 6
New York 010 001 011 -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Riddle E (W)* 8.0 8 4 3 2 4
Walters B (S) 1.0 2 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lohrman B (L) 7.0 12 6 5 4 3
Brown J 2.0 2 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Lohrman B, Frey L
DP -- Cincinnati 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 11, New York 7
2B -- Rucker J, Danning H
3B -- Lohrman B
HR -- Jurges B
SB -- West D
SH -- Rucker J, Gleeson J
HBP -- by Riddle E (Jurges B)
WP -- Lohrman B
T -- 2:18
A -- 22860
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