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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 26, 1944
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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 26, 1944 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 26, 1944 |
|---|---|
| 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 26, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bucky Walters |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Harry Feldman |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 8,366 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Ziggy Sears |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Max Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Center Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Bucky Walters | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Danny Gardella | Right Fielder |
| Hal Luby | Second Baseman |
| Harry Feldman | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 26, 1944
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feldman
Williams 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Feldman
Marshall hits a popup towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Feldman
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it 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: ---
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rucker for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Walters
Jurges is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Walters
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Ott for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Feldman
McCormick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Feldman
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Feldman
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Feldman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Medwick for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Walters
Weintraub hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Walters
Lombardi hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Feldman
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Feldman
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Feldman
Walters hits a line drive into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Walters
Gardella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Walters
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. Walters
Feldman hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feldman
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Luby scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Feldman
Marshall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick. Marshall reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walker vs. Feldman
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Feldman
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Marshall scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Feldman
Tipton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Feldman
Miller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Luby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Walters
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner juggles the ball. That's an error on Mesner. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Walters
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weintraub vs. Walters
Weintraub strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Feldman
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Feldman
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Feldman
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Walters
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Walters
Gardella hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Walters
Luby hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feldman
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott juggles the ball. That's an error on Ott. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Feldman
Marshall hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Feldman
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Feldman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Feldman
Tipton hits a ball on the ground into left center field for a base hit. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Feldman
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Feldman vs. Walters
Feldman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker hits a fly ball 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: ---
Jurges vs. Walters
Jurges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Walters
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Feldman
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Feldman
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Feldman
Walters hits a fly ball into right field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick 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: ---
Weintraub vs. Walters
Weintraub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Walters
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Feldman
Williams strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Feldman
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Feldman
Walker hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Walters
Gardella hits a long drive deep into right center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Walters
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mead vs. Walters
Charlie Mead pinch hits for Harry Feldman.
Mead hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mead for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker 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, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching.
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops it up and throws to first, with Adams covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Adams
Tipton hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Adams
Miller hits a fly ball towards center. Rucker catches it and throws to first to double up Tipton. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Walters
Jurges hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Walters
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Walters
Weintraub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Walters
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 10
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Adams
Mesner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Adams
Dain Clay pinch runs for Steve Mesner.
Mueller bunts towards the mound. Adams fields it and throws to first for the out. Clay moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walters vs. Adams
Walters hits a fly ball into right field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Adams
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clay scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Adams
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Walker vs. Adams
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Walters
Chuck Aleno now playing third base.
Gardella hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Walters
Luby hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Luby for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Walters
Nap Reyes pinch hits for Ace Adams.
Reyes hits a fly ball into center field. Walker 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 5/26/1944 -- Cincinnati at New York
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Williams W, 2b 5 1 1 1 Rucker J, cf 4 0 0 0
Marshall M, rf 5 2 3 2 Jurges B, ss 4 1 2 0
Walker G, cf 5 0 1 0 Ott M, 3b 4 1 1 2
McCormick F, 1b 4 0 1 1 Medwick J, lf 4 0 1 0
Tipton E, lf 4 0 3 0 Weintraub P, 1b 2 0 0 0
Miller E, ss 4 0 0 0 Lombardi E, c 4 0 0 0
Mesner S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Gardella D, rf 4 1 1 1
Clay D, pr 0 1 0 0 Luby H, 2b 4 0 0 0
Aleno C, 3b 0 0 0 0 Feldman H, p 2 0 0 0
Mueller R, c 3 0 0 0 Mead C, ph 1 0 0 0
Walters B, p 4 0 0 0 Adams A, p 0 0 0 0
Reyes N, ph 1 0 0 0
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38 4 10 4 34 3 5 3
Cincinnati 000 102 000 1 -- 4
New York 000 000 012 0 -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Walters B (W) 10.0 5 3 3 2 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Feldman H 8.0 6 3 2 0 2
Adams A (L) 2.0 4 1 1 0 0
E -- Mesner S, Ott M
DP -- Cincinnati 2, New York 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, New York 3
2B -- Marshall M
HR -- Marshall M, Gardella D, Ott M
SH -- Mueller R
A -- 8366
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