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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 16, 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 16, 1943 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 16, 1943 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 16, 1943 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Mon |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnnie Wittig |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 2,142 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 58 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 |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Johnny Vander Meer | 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 |
| Sid Gordon | First Baseman |
| Buster Maynard | Third Baseman |
| Gus Mancuso | Catcher |
| Johnnie Wittig | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 16, 1943
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Wittig
Frey hits a line drive into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Wittig
Marshall hits a line drive towards first. Gordon reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Wittig
Haas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Wittig
McCormick hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Haas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Wittig
Tipton takes first base on ball four. Haas moves to third. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Mesner vs. Wittig
Mesner hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick. Mesner reaches second base with a double. Rucker throws the ball in to Maynard who tags Mesner trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Haas scores. McCormick scores. Tipton goes all the way around to score. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Vander Meer
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Vander Meer
Witek hits a line drive into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Vander Meer
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Wittig
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick. Miller reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Wittig
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Miller moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Vander Meer vs. Feldman
Harry Feldman now pitching.
Vander Meer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Frey vs. Feldman
Frey hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Miller scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Feldman
Marshall takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haas vs. Feldman
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Vander Meer
Medwick hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Vander Meer
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Vander Meer
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Vander Meer
Maynard takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Vander Meer
Mancuso takes first base on ball four. Maynard moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Feldman vs. Vander Meer
Feldman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Feldman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maynard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Feldman
Tipton hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Feldman
Mesner hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it 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: ---
Bartell vs. Vander Meer
Bartell hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Vander Meer
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Vander Meer
Rucker 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 4
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Feldman
Miller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Feldman
Mueller takes first base on ball four. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Vander Meer vs. Feldman
Vander Meer bunts towards the mound. Feldman fields it and throws to third for the out. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Feldman
Frey takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to third. Vander Meer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marshall vs. Feldman
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields it and throws to second for the out. Mueller scores. Vander Meer moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haas vs. Feldman
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Vander Meer
Medwick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tipton. Medwick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ott vs. Vander Meer
Ott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Vander Meer
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Medwick scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Maynard vs. Vander Meer
Maynard hits a line drive into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mancuso vs. Vander Meer
Mancuso hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Feldman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maynard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Feldman
Tipton hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Feldman
Mesner hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Feldman
Miller hits a line drive into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. Vander Meer
Feldman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bartell vs. Vander Meer
Bartell hits a line drive towards short. Miller catches it and throws to first to double up Feldman. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Vander Meer
Witek strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Feldman
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Feldman
Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Feldman
Frey takes first base on ball four. Vander Meer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Marshall vs. Feldman
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Vander Meer
Rucker hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Vander Meer
Medwick strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Vander Meer
Ott hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Vander Meer
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Maynard vs. Vander Meer
Maynard hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton 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: ---
Haas vs. Feldman
Haas hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Feldman
McCormick hits a popup towards short. Bartell settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Feldman
Tipton hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Vander Meer
Mancuso hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. Vander Meer
Feldman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Vander Meer
Bartell takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Vander Meer
Witek hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Feldman
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Maynard fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Feldman
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Feldman
Mueller is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vander Meer vs. Feldman
Vander Meer takes first base on ball four. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Frey vs. Feldman
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Vander Meer
Rucker strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Vander Meer
Medwick strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Vander Meer
Ott hits a ball on the ground into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Vander Meer
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Feldman
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Feldman
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Bartell scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Feldman
McCormick hits a line drive into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Maynard vs. Vander Meer
Maynard hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mancuso vs. Vander Meer
Mancuso hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Vander Meer
Billy Jurges pinch hits for Harry Feldman.
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/16/1943 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Frey L, 2b 3 0 0 1 Bartell D, ss 3 0 1 0
Marshall M, rf 4 0 0 1 Witek M, 2b 4 0 0 0
Haas B, cf 5 1 1 0 Rucker J, cf 4 0 1 0
McCormick F, 1b 5 1 1 0 Medwick J, lf 4 2 2 1
Tipton E, lf 3 1 0 0 Ott M, rf 4 0 1 0
Mesner S, 3b 4 0 2 3 Gordon S, 1b 4 0 2 1
Miller E, ss 4 1 2 0 Maynard B, 3b 3 0 0 0
Mueller R, c 2 1 1 0 Mancuso G, c 3 0 0 0
Vander Meer J, p 3 0 1 0 Wittig J, p 0 0 0 0
Feldman H, p 3 0 1 0
Jurges B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 5 8 5 33 2 8 2
Cincinnati 310 100 000 -- 5
New York 010 100 000 -- 2
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (W) 9.0 8 2 2 3 4
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Wittig J (L)* 1.0 5 4 4 1 0
Feldman H 8.0 3 1 1 5 2
* Pitched to 2 batters in 2nd
DP -- Cincinnati 2, New York 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, New York 7
2B -- Mesner S, Miller E, Medwick J
HR -- Medwick J
HBP -- by Feldman H (Mueller R)
T -- 1:58
A -- 2142
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