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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 29, 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 July 29, 1944 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 29, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 29, 1944 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Heusser |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Johnny Allen |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Tony Criscola | Right Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Center Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Ed Heusser | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Treadway | Center Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Hal Luby | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Allen | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 29, 1944
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Allen
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Criscola vs. Allen
Criscola takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Allen
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr 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: ---
Treadway vs. Heusser
Treadway hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Heusser
Hausmann bunts towards third. Mesner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Treadway moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Heusser
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Heusser
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Heusser
Weintraub hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Heusser
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Allen
McCormick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Luby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Allen
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Allen
Tipton hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Criscola settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Heusser
Luby hits a fly ball into right field. Criscola settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Heusser
Allen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Williams settles under it 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: ---
Mesner vs. Allen
Mesner hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Allen
Miller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heusser vs. Allen
Heusser strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Allen
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr 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: ---
Treadway vs. Heusser
Treadway 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, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Heusser
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Heusser
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 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Criscola vs. Allen
Criscola hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops it up and throws to first, with Allen covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Allen
Walker hits a popup towards third. Luby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Allen
McCormick hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Medwick. McCormick reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Allen
Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Luby settles under it 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: ---
Medwick vs. Heusser
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Heusser covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Heusser
Weintraub hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Heusser
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball 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: ---
Tipton vs. Allen
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Allen
Mesner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Allen
Miller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heusser vs. Allen
Heusser strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Heusser
Luby hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mesner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Allen vs. Heusser
Allen strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Allen
Williams hits a popup towards third. Luby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Criscola vs. Allen
Criscola hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Allen
Walker is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Heusser
Treadway hits a fly ball into center field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Heusser
Hausmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Heusser
Ott hits a popup towards first. McCormick settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Heusser
There goes Hausmann. The throw from Mueller and he is out, Williams applying the tag. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Allen
McCormick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Luby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Allen
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Treadway settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Allen
Tipton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Allen
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Heusser
Medwick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Heusser
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. Medwick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lombardi vs. Heusser
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and has Medwick trapped. There's the throw to Mesner and over to Williams, who tags Medwick for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Luby vs. Heusser
Luby is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Allen
Miller strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heusser vs. Allen
Heusser hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Allen
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Criscola vs. Allen
Criscola hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Allen
Walker hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Treadway, who is chasing the ball. Walker reaches third base with a triple. Williams scores. Criscola goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCormick vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching.
McCormick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Adams
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Heusser
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Criscola settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Treadway vs. Heusser
Treadway hits a fly ball into right field. Criscola settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Heusser
Hausmann takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Heusser
Ott hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hausmann moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Medwick vs. Heusser
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Adams
Tipton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Adams
Mesner hits a popup towards third. Luby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Adams
Miller hits a popup, foul, towards third. Luby settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/29/1944, game 1 -- Cincinnati at New York
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Williams W, 2b 4 1 1 0 Treadway R, cf 4 1 1 0
Criscola T, rf 3 1 1 0 Hausmann G, 2b 3 1 2 0
Walker G, cf 4 1 1 2 Ott M, rf 4 1 2 3
McCormick F, 1b 4 1 2 2 Medwick J, lf 4 0 1 0
Mueller R, c 4 0 0 0 Weintraub P, 1b 3 0 0 0
Tipton E, lf 3 0 0 0 Lombardi E, c 3 1 0 0
Mesner S, 3b 4 0 1 0 Kerr B, ss 3 1 1 2
Miller E, ss 4 0 1 0 Luby H, 3b 3 0 0 0
Heusser E, p 3 0 0 0 Allen J, p 2 0 0 0
Adams A, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 7 4 30 5 7 5
Cincinnati 000 000 040 -- 4
New York 300 000 20x -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Heusser E (L) 8.0 7 5 5 1 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Allen J (W) 7.2 6 3 3 2 4
Adams A (S) 1.1 1 1 1 0 0
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 4, New York 2
2B -- McCormick F
3B -- Walker G
HR -- Ott M, Kerr B, McCormick F
CS -- Hausmann G
A -- 0
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