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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 12, 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 August 12, 1945 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 12, 1945 |
|---|---|
| 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 12, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Vern Kennedy |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Van Mungo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Babe Pinelli 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Dick Sipek | Left Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Al Libke | Right Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Al Unser | Catcher |
| Vern Kennedy | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Danny Gardella | Left Fielder |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Mike Schemer | First Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Billy Jurges | Third Baseman |
| Van Mungo | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 12, 1945
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Mungo
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Mungo
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to first for the out. Clay moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sipek vs. Mungo
Sipek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mungo fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Mungo. Clay moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Mungo
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jurges fields it and throws to second for the out. Clay scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Libke vs. Mungo
Libke hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Kennedy
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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Kennedy
Hausmann 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Kennedy
Ott hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Kennedy
Gardella hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Kennedy
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. Gardella moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schemer vs. Kennedy
Schemer 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 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Mungo
Miller hits a line drive towards third. Jurges reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Mungo
Mesner hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Mungo
Unser hits a popup, foul, towards first. Schemer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Kennedy
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Kennedy
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kennedy, and towards Williams, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mungo vs. Kennedy
Mungo 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, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Mungo
Kennedy is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Mungo
Clay hits a popup, foul, towards first. Schemer settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mungo
Williams hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Kennedy
Rucker hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Williams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Kennedy
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Kennedy
Ott hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sipek vs. Mungo
Sipek hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Mungo
McCormick 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, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Libke vs. Mungo
Libke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Mungo
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Schemer fields it and throws to second for the out. McCormick moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mesner vs. Mungo
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kerr fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gardella vs. Kennedy
Gardella strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Kennedy
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schemer vs. Kennedy
Schemer strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Mungo
Unser hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Mungo
Kennedy strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Mungo
Clay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Mungo
There goes Clay. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Kerr applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Kennedy
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Kennedy
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mungo vs. Kennedy
Mungo bunts towards the mound. Kennedy fields it and throws to third for the out. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rucker vs. Kennedy
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it and throws to second for the out. Jurges moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hausmann vs. Kennedy
Hausmann 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 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mungo
Williams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sipek vs. Mungo
Sipek strikes out. There goes Williams. Here's the throw, and he's safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
McCormick vs. Mungo
McCormick hits a fly ball into left field. Gardella settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Libke vs. Mungo
Libke hits a popup 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, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Kennedy
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Kennedy
Gardella hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Williams reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Kennedy
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 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Mungo
Miller hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Mungo
Mesner strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Unser vs. Mungo
Unser hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Mungo
There's a wild pitch. Unser moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Kennedy vs. Mungo
There goes Unser. The slide. Lombardi applies the tag. Unser is out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schemer vs. Kennedy
Schemer 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, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Kennedy
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Sipek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Kennedy
Jurges hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mungo vs. Kennedy
There's a wild pitch. Jurges moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mungo vs. Kennedy
Mungo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Mungo
Kennedy hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clay vs. Mungo
Clay bunts towards first. Schemer scoops it up and throws to first, with Hausmann covering, for the out. Kennedy moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Williams vs. Mungo
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Sipek vs. Mungo
Sipek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mungo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Kennedy
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Kennedy covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Kennedy
Hausmann hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Kennedy
Ott takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gardella vs. Kennedy
Gardella hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Kennedy
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Mungo
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Libke vs. Mungo
Libke hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Adams
Ace Adams now pitching.
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. McCormick moves to third. Libke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Walker vs. Adams
Gee Walker pinch hits for Steve Mesner.
Walker hits a popup towards third. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Tipton vs. Adams
Eric Tipton pinch hits for Al Unser.
The ball gets by Lombardi for a passed ball. McCormick scores. Libke moves to third. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Tipton vs. Adams
Tipton hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Bowman vs. Adams
Joe Bowman pinch hits for Vern Kennedy.
Bowman hits a popup into center field. Rucker 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 8/12/1945, game 1 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Clay D, cf 2 1 1 0 Rucker J, cf 4 0 0 0
Williams W, 2b 4 0 1 0 Hausmann G, 2b 4 0 0 0
Sipek D, lf 4 0 0 0 Ott M, rf 2 2 1 1
McCormick F, 1b 4 1 1 1 Gardella D, lf 4 1 2 2
Libke A, rf 4 0 2 0 Lombardi E, c 3 0 0 0
Miller E, ss 4 0 1 0 Schemer M, 1b 3 0 0 0
Mesner S, 3b 3 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 3 0 1 0
Walker G, ph 1 0 0 0 Jurges B, 3b 3 0 2 0
Unser A, c 3 0 1 0 Mungo V, p 3 0 0 0
Tipton E, ph 1 0 0 0 Adams A, p 0 0 0 0
Kennedy V, p 3 0 1 0
Bowman J, ph 1 0 0 0
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34 2 8 1 29 3 6 3
Cincinnati 100 000 001 -- 2
New York 100 000 02x -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Kennedy V (L) 8.0 6 3 3 3 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Mungo V (W)* 8.0 7 2 1 1 4
Adams A (S) 1.0 1 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 9th
E -- Mungo V, Hausmann G
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, New York 5
HR -- Ott M, Gardella D
SB -- Williams W
CS -- Clay D, Unser A
SH -- Clay D
WP -- Mungo V, Kennedy V
PB -- Lombardi E
A -- 0
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