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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 26, 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 26, 1941 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 26, 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 26, 1941 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bucky Walters |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill McGee |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 4 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Mike McCormick | Left Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Jim Gleeson | Right Fielder |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Bucky Walters | 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 McGee | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 26, 1941
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. McGee
Joost hits a popup 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: ---
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. McGee
Frey hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Orengo fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Walters
Bartell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Walters
Ott takes first base on ball four. Bartell moves to third. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Walters
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Bartell scores. Rucker scores. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Walters
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick has Ott trapped. There's the throw to Lombardi and over to Werber, who tags Ott for the out. Young moves to third. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Danning vs. Walters
Danning hits a fly ball into right field. Gleeson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Young scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Walters
Jurges hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. McGee
Werber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. McGee
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gleeson vs. McGee
Gleeson hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields it and throws to second for the out. Werber moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Craft vs. McGee
Craft hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walters vs. McGee
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Walters
Orengo hits a line drive towards short. Joost reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Walters
McGee hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Walters
Bartell hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. McGee
Joost hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. McGee
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Walters
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Walters
Young strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. McGee
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. McGee
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. McGee
Gleeson hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Walters
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Walters
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Walters
Jurges 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, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. McGee
Craft hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. McGee
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. McGee
Joost hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walters moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCormick for the out. Walters moves to third. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Frey vs. McGee
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. McGee
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Walters scores. Joost scores. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Werber vs. McGee
Werber takes first base on ball four. Frey moves to third. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lombardi vs. McGee
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. McGee fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Walters
Orengo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McGee vs. Walters
McGee hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first, with Walters covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Walters
Bartell 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 6
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gleeson vs. McGee
Gleeson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. McGee
Craft hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gleeson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walters vs. Schumacher
Hal Schumacher now pitching.
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to home to get Gleeson. Craft moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Joost vs. Schumacher
Joost is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Schumacher
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Schumacher fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Craft. Rucker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Walters
Ott hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Young vs. Walters
Young hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Rucker moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Moore vs. Walters
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rucker scores. There goes Young trying to get to third. Craft throws the ball in to Werber, who tags Young for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Walters
Danning takes first base on ball four. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Jurges vs. Walters
Jurges hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Moore scores. Danning moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Orengo vs. Walters
Orengo takes first base on ball four. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Schumacher vs. Turner
Jim Turner now pitching.
Schumacher hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields the ball and throws to Turner covering. Safe. Danning scores. Jurges moves to third. Orengo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bartell vs. Turner
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Schumacher
Frey hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Schumacher
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 -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Schumacher
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Turner
Rucker hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCormick. Rucker reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Turner
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ott for the out. Rucker moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Young vs. Turner
Young hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Moore vs. Turner
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rucker scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Turner
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Schumacher
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gleeson vs. Schumacher
Eddie Lukon pinch runs for Ernie Lombardi.
Gleeson hits a line drive into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Schumacher
Craft hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Schumacher
Turner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Joost vs. Schumacher
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Schumacher
McCormick hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Turner
Johnny Riddle now catching.
Jurges hits a line drive towards third. Werber reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Orengo vs. Turner
Orengo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schumacher vs. Turner
Schumacher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Werber juggles the ball. That's an error on Werber. Schumacher moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bartell vs. Turner
Bartell 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 9
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Schumacher
Frey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Schumacher
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, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Schumacher
Werber 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
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Box Score
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Game of 8/26/1941, game 1 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Joost E, ss 5 1 1 0 Bartell D, 3b 5 1 1 0
McCormick M, lf 4 0 0 0 Rucker J, cf 4 3 3 0
Frey L, 2b 3 0 1 0 Ott M, rf 3 0 0 0
McCormick F, 1b 5 0 1 2 Young B, 1b 4 1 2 2
Werber B, 3b 4 0 1 0 Moore J, lf 4 1 2 2
Lombardi E, c 4 0 2 0 Danning H, c 3 1 0 1
Lukon E, pr 0 1 0 0 Jurges B, ss 4 0 1 1
Riddle J, c 0 0 0 0 Orengo J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Gleeson J, rf 3 0 0 0 McGee B, p 2 0 0 0
Craft H, cf 4 1 2 2 Schumacher H, p 2 0 1 1
Walters B, p 3 1 1 0
Turner J, p 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 4 10 4 34 7 10 7
Cincinnati 000 020 020 -- 4
New York 300 003 10x -- 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Walters B (L) 5.2 7 6 6 3 3
Turner J 2.1 3 1 1 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
McGee B* 5.0 7 2 2 5 0
Schumacher H (W) 4.0 3 2 2 0 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 6th
E -- Werber B
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 10, New York 6
2B -- Rucker J 2
HR -- Craft H
T -- 2:04
A -- 0
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