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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 15, 1946
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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 15, 1946 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 15, 1946 |
|---|---|
| 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 15, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Beggs |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bob Carpenter |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 37,091 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 50 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Tom Dunn 1B: George Magerkurth 2B: (none) 3B: Bill Stewart |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Mike McCormick | Center Fielder |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Al Libke | Right Fielder |
| Ray Lamanno | Catcher |
| Bert Haas | First Baseman |
| Max West | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Joe Beggs | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Third Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Left Fielder |
| Jack Graham | Right Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Vince DiMaggio | Center Fielder |
| Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Bob Carpenter | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 15, 1946
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Carpenter
Frey hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Carpenter
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Carpenter
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Carpenter 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: ---
Rigney vs. Beggs
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Beggs
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graham vs. Beggs
Graham strikes out. There goes Marshall. The throw from Lamanno to Miller, and Marshall is out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Carpenter
Libke hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Carpenter
Lamanno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Carpenter
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Carpenter
West hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Haas moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Miller vs. Carpenter
There's a wild pitch. Haas scores. West moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Carpenter
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beggs vs. Carpenter
That's a pickoff. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Beggs
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Beggs
Lombardi hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Frey settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Beggs
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blattner vs. Beggs
Blattner hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beggs vs. Carpenter
Beggs hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Carpenter
Frey hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Carpenter
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Carpenter
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Beggs
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Carpenter vs. Beggs
Carpenter hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Beggs, and towards Miller, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Beggs
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Carpenter
Libke hits a popup towards third. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Carpenter
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Carpenter
Haas takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
West vs. Carpenter
West takes first base on ball four. Haas moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Carpenter
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Beggs
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beggs fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Beggs
Graham 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 -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Beggs
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beggs vs. Carpenter
Beggs strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Carpenter
Frey hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Carpenter
McCormick hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Beggs
Lombardi strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Beggs
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Beggs
Blattner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Beggs
There goes Blattner. The throw from Lamanno and he is out, Frey applying the tag. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Carpenter
Hatton hits a fly ball into right field. Graham settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Carpenter
Libke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Carpenter
Lamanno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Carpenter
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Beggs
Kerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Carpenter vs. Beggs
Carpenter bunts towards first. Haas scoops it up and throws to first, with Frey covering, for the out. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Beggs
Rigney hits a popup towards first. Haas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Beggs
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Carpenter
West 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Carpenter
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Rigney fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beggs vs. Carpenter
Beggs hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Beggs
Graham hits a fly ball into center field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Beggs
Mize 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 -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Beggs
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
DiMaggio vs. Beggs
DiMaggio hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Carpenter
Frey hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Carpenter
McCormick hits a popup towards third. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Carpenter
Hatton hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Beggs
Babe Young pinch hits for Buddy Blattner.
Young 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 -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Beggs
Kerr 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 -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Beggs
Mel Ott pinch hits for Bob Carpenter.
Ott strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Thompson
Dick Bartell now playing second base. Junior Thompson now pitching.
Libke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Thompson covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Thompson
Lamanno strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Thompson
Haas strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pike vs. Beggs
Jess Pike pinch hits for Bill Rigney.
Pike hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Beggs
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Beggs
Graham 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 -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Beggs
Mize 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 10
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Thompson
Sid Gordon now playing third base.
West hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Thompson
Miller bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Bartell covering, for the out. West moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Beggs vs. Thompson
Beggs strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Thompson
Frey is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Thompson
McCormick hits a fly ball towards right field. Graham drops the ball. He retrieves the ball and throws it towards home. Lombardi tags Frey out. West scores. That run is unearned. View Play
Bottom 10
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Beggs
Lombardi 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 -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Beggs
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bartell vs. Beggs
Bartell hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/15/1946 -- Cincinnati at New York (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Frey L, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rigney B, 3b 3 0 0 0
McCormick M, cf 5 0 1 0 Pike J, ph 1 0 0 0
Hatton G, 3b 4 0 0 0 Gordon S, 3b 0 0 0 0
Libke A, rf 4 0 0 0 Marshall W, lf 4 1 2 1
Lamanno R, c 4 0 2 0 Graham J, rf 4 0 0 0
Haas B, 1b 3 1 0 0 Mize J, 1b 4 0 1 0
West M, lf 3 1 2 0 Lombardi E, c 4 0 1 0
Miller E, ss 2 0 0 0 DiMaggio V, cf 4 0 0 0
Beggs J, p 4 0 0 0 Blattner B, 2b 2 0 1 0
Young B, ph 1 0 0 0
Bartell D, 2b 1 0 0 0
Kerr B, ss 3 0 1 0
Carpenter B, p 1 0 0 0
Ott M, ph 1 0 0 0
Thompson J, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 2 5 0 33 1 6 1
Cincinnati 010 000 000 1 -- 2
New York 000 000 001 0 -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Beggs J (W) 10.0 6 1 1 0 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Carpenter B 8.0 4 1 0 3 1
Thompson J (L) 2.0 1 1 0 1 3
E -- Graham J
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, New York 3
HR -- Marshall W
CS -- Marshall W, West M, Blattner B
SH -- Carpenter B, Miller E
WP -- Carpenter B
T -- 1:50
A -- 37091
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