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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 16, 1942
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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 May 16, 1942 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | May 16, 1942 |
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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 | May 16, 1942 |
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Day of Week | Sat |
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 | 6,491 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Ziggy Sears 2B: (none) 3B: Tom Dunn |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
Mike McCormick | Left Fielder |
Max Marshall | Right Fielder |
Bert Haas | Third Baseman |
Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
Gee Walker | Center Fielder |
Ray Lamanno | Catcher |
Junior Thompson | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Dick Bartell | Third Baseman |
Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
Willard Marshall | Left Fielder |
Hank Leiber | Center Fielder |
Harry Danning | Catcher |
Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
Bill Lohrman | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 16, 1942
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Lohrman
Joost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Lohrman
Marshall bunts towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. Joost moves to third. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Haas vs. Lohrman
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Thompson
Bartell is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Thompson
Jurges hits a line drive to right field. Marshall throws towards third. Haas fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Haas. Bartell goes all the way around to score. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Thompson
Ott hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Thompson
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Thompson covering, for the out. Jurges moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marshall vs. Thompson
There's a wild pitch. Jurges scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Thompson
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lohrman
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Lohrman
Lamanno strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Thompson
Leiber hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Thompson
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Thompson
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Lohrman
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Lohrman
Joost hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Thompson
Lohrman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haas fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Thompson
Bartell hits a line drive to left field. McCormick throws towards Joost. Joost fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Joost. McCormick throws the ball in to Joost who tags Bartell trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Bartell moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jurges vs. Thompson
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Thompson
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Thompson
Mize hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Mize reaches second base with a double. Bartell scores. Ott moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marshall vs. Thompson
Marshall is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Leiber vs. Thompson
Leiber hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of McCormick. Leiber reaches second base with a double. Ott scores. Mize scores. Marshall moves to third. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Danning vs. Thompson
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haas picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Haas. Marshall scores. Leiber scores. Danning moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Thompson
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lohrman
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Lohrman
Haas hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Leiber is chasing the ball. Haas rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ryan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Lohrman
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Thompson
Lohrman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Haas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Thompson
Bartell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lamanno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Thompson
There goes Lohrman. The throw from Lamanno and he is safe. Lohrman steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jurges vs. Thompson
Jurges strikes out. Lamanno drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Jurges out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Thompson
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Thompson
Mize 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 5
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Lohrman
Lamanno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Goodman vs. Lohrman
Ival Goodman pinch hits for Junior Thompson.
Goodman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Goodman for the out. Lamanno moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Joost vs. Lohrman
Joost strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground between the mound and first base. Lohrman scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats McCormick for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Beggs
Joe Beggs now pitching.
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Beggs
Leiber hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Beggs
Danning 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, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lohrman
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Lohrman
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Beggs
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Beggs
Lohrman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Beggs
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Lohrman
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. Lohrman
Lamanno hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beggs vs. Lohrman
Beggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Beggs
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Beggs
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. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Beggs
Mize hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Beggs
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey misplays the ball. That's an error on Frey. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Leiber vs. Beggs
Leiber hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Lohrman
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards third. Bartell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lohrman
Marshall hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Ryan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Beggs
Danning 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, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Beggs
Ryan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrman vs. Beggs
Lohrman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on McCormick. Ryan moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bartell vs. Beggs
Bartell takes first base on ball four. Ryan moves to third. Lohrman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Jurges vs. Beggs
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Lohrman
Haas hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/16/1942 -- Cincinnati at New York (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Joost E, ss 4 0 1 0 Bartell D, 3b 3 2 1 0 McCormick M, lf 4 0 1 0 Jurges B, ss 5 1 1 0 Marshall M, rf 3 1 1 1 Ott M, rf 2 1 0 0 Haas B, 3b 4 1 1 1 Mize J, 1b 4 1 2 1 McCormick F, 1b 4 0 0 0 Marshall W, lf 3 1 0 0 Frey L, 2b 3 0 0 0 Leiber H, cf 4 1 1 2 Walker G, cf 3 0 0 0 Danning H, c 4 0 1 1 Lamanno R, c 3 0 1 0 Ryan C, 2b 4 0 1 0 Thompson J, p 1 0 0 0 Lohrman B, p 4 0 1 0 Goodman I, ph 1 0 0 0 Beggs J, p 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 31 2 5 2 33 7 8 4 Cincinnati 000 200 000 -- 2 New York 205 000 00x -- 7 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Thompson J (L) 4.0 6 7 2 3 1 Beggs J 4.0 2 0 0 1 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Lohrman B (W) 9.0 5 2 2 1 3 E -- Haas B 2, Joost E, Frey L, McCormick F DP -- Cincinnati 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 4, New York 7 2B -- Mize J, Leiber H HR -- Marshall M, Haas B SB -- Lohrman B SH -- Marshall M HBP -- by Thompson J (Bartell D) WP -- Thompson J T -- 1:55 A -- 6491
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