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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 8, 1945
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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 8, 1945 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 8, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 8, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ed Heusser |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bill Voiselle |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 24,505 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Butch Henline 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Lee Ballanfant |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Al Libke | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Kermit Wahl | Shortstop |
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Al Lakeman | Catcher |
| Ed Heusser | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
| Clyde Kluttz | Catcher |
| Danny Gardella | Left Fielder |
| Nap Reyes | Third Baseman |
| Bill Voiselle | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 8, 1945
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Voiselle
Clay is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Voiselle
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, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Voiselle
Libke 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 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lakeman settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Heusser
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Heusser
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Heusser
Ott hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Tipton. Ott reaches second base with a double. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Weintraub vs. Heusser
Weintraub is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kluttz vs. Heusser
Kluttz hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball 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: ---
McCormick vs. Voiselle
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Voiselle
Mesner bunts towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wahl vs. Voiselle
Wahl hits a popup, foul, 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: -2-
Williams vs. Voiselle
Williams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. There goes McCormick trying to get to home. Ott throws the ball in to Kluttz who tags McCormick who's trying to score from second, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Heusser
Gardella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Heusser
Reyes is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Voiselle vs. Heusser
Voiselle bunts towards the mound. Heusser fields it and throws to first for the out. Gardella moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball 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: ---
Lakeman vs. Voiselle
Lakeman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann misplays the ball. That's an error on Hausmann. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Heusser vs. Voiselle
Heusser bunts towards first. Weintraub fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clay vs. Voiselle
Clay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Heusser moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Tipton vs. Voiselle
Tipton hits a popup in front of the plate. Kluttz settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Libke vs. Voiselle
Libke 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 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Heusser
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Heusser
Lockman 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: ---
Ott vs. Heusser
Ott hits a popup, foul, towards third. Mesner 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: ---
McCormick vs. Voiselle
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Voiselle
There goes McCormick. The throw from Kluttz and he is safe. McCormick steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mesner vs. Voiselle
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mesner for the out. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wahl vs. Voiselle
Wahl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Williams vs. Voiselle
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Heusser
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick fields the ball and throws to Heusser covering. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluttz vs. Heusser
Kluttz bunts towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Williams covering, for the out. Weintraub moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gardella vs. Heusser
Gardella hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reyes vs. Heusser
Reyes hits a popup towards short. Wahl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lakeman vs. Voiselle
Lakeman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Heusser vs. Voiselle
Heusser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Voiselle
Clay 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 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Voiselle vs. Heusser
Voiselle hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr bunts towards the mound. Heusser fields it and throws to first for the out. Voiselle moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hausmann vs. Heusser
Hausmann hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Voiselle moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lockman vs. Heusser
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick juggles the ball. That's an error on McCormick. Voiselle scores. Hausmann moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Heusser
Ott hits a popup towards short. Wahl settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Weintraub vs. Heusser
Weintraub hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. Three runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Heusser
Kluttz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Voiselle
Tipton hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Voiselle
Libke hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Voiselle
McCormick hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mesner vs. Voiselle
Mesner hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Heusser
Gardella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Heusser
Reyes bunts towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. Gardella moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Voiselle vs. Heusser
Voiselle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gardella moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Gardella scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hausmann vs. Heusser
Hausmann takes first base on ball four. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Heusser
Lockman 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
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Voiselle
Wahl hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Voiselle
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards first. Weintraub scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Williams for the out. Wahl moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lakeman vs. Voiselle
Lakeman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wahl moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Walker vs. Voiselle
Gee Walker pinch hits for Ed Heusser.
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Fox
Howie Fox now pitching.
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Wahl scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Fox
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Weintraub for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluttz vs. Fox
Kluttz hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Voiselle
Clay hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Tipton vs. Voiselle
Tipton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Libke vs. Voiselle
Libke 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, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Voiselle
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Fox
Gardella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Fox
Reyes bunts towards the mound. Fox fields it and throws to first for the out. Gardella moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Voiselle vs. Fox
Voiselle hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Gardella moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kerr vs. Fox
Kerr strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Voiselle
Mesner hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wahl vs. Voiselle
Wahl hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Voiselle
Williams hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/8/1945, game 2 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Clay D, cf 4 0 2 0 Kerr B, ss 4 0 1 1
Tipton E, lf 4 0 0 0 Hausmann G, 2b 3 1 1 0
Libke A, rf 4 0 0 0 Lockman W, cf 3 1 0 1
McCormick F, 1b 3 0 2 0 Ott M, rf 4 0 1 0
Mesner S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Weintraub P, 1b 3 1 2 3
Wahl K, ss 4 0 1 0 Kluttz C, c 3 0 0 0
Williams W, 2b 4 0 1 0 Gardella D, lf 4 1 3 0
Lakeman A, c 3 0 0 0 Reyes N, 3b 2 0 0 0
Heusser E, p 2 0 0 0 Voiselle B, p 3 1 1 0
Walker G, ph 1 0 0 0
Fox H, p 0 0 0 0
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32 0 6 0 29 5 9 5
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 000 041 00x -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Heusser E (L) 6.0 8 5 2 3 1
Fox H 2.0 1 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Voiselle B (W) 9.0 6 0 0 1 3
E -- Hausmann G, McCormick F
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, New York 8
2B -- Ott M
HR -- Weintraub P
SB -- McCormick F
SH -- Mesner S, Voiselle B, Kluttz C, Kerr B, Reyes N 2
A -- 24505
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