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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 15, 1943
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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 15, 1943 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 15, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 15, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ray Starr |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Rube Fischer |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 25 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Tom Dunn 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Max Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Bert Haas | Center Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Al Lakeman | Catcher |
| Ray Starr | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dick Bartell | Shortstop |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Sid Gordon | First Baseman |
| Buster Maynard | Third Baseman |
| Rube Fischer | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 15, 1943
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Fischer
Frey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Fischer
Marshall 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Fischer
Haas hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Fischer
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Starr
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mesner. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Starr
Witek 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Starr
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. Witek moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Starr
Medwick 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, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Fischer
Tipton 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Fischer
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maynard fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Fischer
Miller hits a line drive into left field. That will be extra bases. Medwick fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Medwick. Mesner goes all the way around to score. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lakeman vs. Fischer
Lakeman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Starr vs. Fischer
Starr strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Starr
Ott hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Starr
Lombardi is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Starr
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maynard vs. Starr
Maynard is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Fischer
Frey hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Fischer
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Fischer
Haas is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Fischer
McCormick 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fischer vs. Starr
Fischer hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tipton. Fischer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bartell vs. Starr
Bartell hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Fischer moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Witek vs. Starr
Witek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lakeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rucker vs. Starr
Rucker hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Fischer scores. Bartell moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Medwick vs. Starr
Medwick hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall who is chasing the ball. Medwick reaches third base with a triple. Bartell scores. Rucker goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Ott vs. Starr
Ott hits a popup towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lombardi vs. Starr
Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Fischer
Tipton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Fischer
Mesner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Tipton moves to third. Mesner moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Miller vs. Fischer
There's a wild pitch. Tipton scores. Mesner moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Fischer
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lakeman vs. Fischer
Lakeman hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Mesner scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Starr vs. Fischer
Starr is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Starr
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maynard vs. Starr
Maynard bunts in front of the plate. Lakeman fields it and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Fischer vs. Starr
Fischer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bartell vs. Starr
Bartell 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, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Fischer
Frey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Fischer
Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Fischer
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Starr
Witek 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, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Starr
Rucker hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Starr
Medwick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Starr
Ott hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Fischer
McCormick hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Fischer
Tipton hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Fischer
Mesner 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, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Starr
Lombardi hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Starr
Gordon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lakeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Starr
Maynard hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Fischer
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lakeman vs. Fischer
Lakeman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Crabtree vs. Fischer
Estel Crabtree pinch hits for Ray Starr.
Crabtree hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Miller scores. There goes Lakeman trying to get to third. Ott throws the ball in to Maynard, who tags Lakeman for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Fischer
Frey hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Fischer
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Crabtree moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haas vs. Allen
Johnny Allen now pitching.
Haas hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Beggs
Joe Beggs now pitching. Ray Mueller now catching. Billy Jurges pinch hits for Johnny Allen.
Jurges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Beggs
Bartell bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Frey covering, for the out. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Witek vs. Beggs
Witek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Jurges moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rucker vs. Shoun
Clyde Shoun now pitching.
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey fields it and throws to second for the out. Jurges scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Shoun
Medwick hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching.
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Adams
Tipton bunts towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mesner vs. Adams
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Miller vs. Adams
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Shoun
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Shoun
Lombardi bunts towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Shoun
Shoun fires to third and has Ott trapped. There's the throw to Miller who tags Ott for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Shoun
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maynard vs. Shoun
Maynard hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Shoun
Adams hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Adams
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Shoun vs. Adams
Shoun hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Adams
Gus Mancuso now catching.
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Adams
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haas vs. Adams
Haas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick. Haas reaches second base with a double. Frey scores. There goes Marshall trying to get to home. Medwick throws the ball in to Bartell who relays the ball to Mancuso, who tags Marshall, who came all the way from first, for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Shoun
Bartell hits a popup, foul, towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Shoun
Witek hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Shoun
Rucker hits a popup, foul, towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/15/1943, game 1 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Frey L, 2b 4 1 1 0 Bartell D, ss 4 1 1 0
Marshall M, rf 5 0 2 0 Witek M, 2b 5 0 1 0
Haas B, cf 5 0 2 1 Rucker J, cf 5 1 1 2
McCormick F, 1b 4 0 1 0 Medwick J, lf 3 0 1 2
Tipton E, lf 2 1 0 0 Ott M, rf 3 0 0 0
Mesner S, 3b 4 2 2 0 Lombardi E, c 3 0 0 0
Miller E, ss 3 1 1 0 Mancuso G, c 0 0 0 0
Lakeman A, c 3 0 1 1 Gordon S, 1b 3 0 2 0
Mueller R, c 1 0 0 0 Maynard B, 3b 3 0 1 0
Starr R, p 2 0 0 0 Fischer R, p 2 1 1 0
Crabtree E, ph 1 0 1 1 Allen J, p 0 0 0 0
Beggs J, p 0 0 0 0 Jurges B, ph 1 1 1 0
Shoun C, p 1 0 0 0 Adams A, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 11 3 33 4 9 4
Cincinnati 010 200 101 -- 5
New York 003 000 100 -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Starr R 6.0 5 3 3 2 3
Beggs J 0.1 2 1 1 0 0
Shoun C (W) 2.2 2 0 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Fischer R 6.2 8 4 3 2 6
Allen J 0.1 0 0 0 0 0
Adams A (L) 2.0 3 1 1 1 0
E -- Mesner S, Medwick J
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, New York 8
2B -- Miller E, Fischer R, Haas B
3B -- Medwick J
CS -- Ott M
SH -- Maynard B, Bartell D, Tipton E, Lombardi E
WP -- Fischer R
T -- 2:25
A -- 0
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