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Lineups and Summary
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 18, 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 June 18, 1946 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 18, 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 | June 18, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bucky Walters |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Hal Schumacher |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 27,239 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 3 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: George Barr |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Bobby Adams | Second Baseman |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Al Libke | Right Fielder |
| Ray Lamanno | Catcher |
| Bert Haas | First Baseman |
| Max West | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Bucky Walters | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Willard Marshall | Left Fielder |
| Goody Rosen | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Hal Schumacher | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 18, 1946
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Schumacher
Clay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Schumacher
Adams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clay moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hatton vs. Schumacher
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Clay scores. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Libke vs. Schumacher
Libke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lamanno vs. Schumacher
Lamanno hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Adams scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Schumacher
Haas hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Marshall who is chasing the ball. Haas reaches third base with a triple. Libke goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
West vs. Schumacher
West hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Haas scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Budnick
Mike Budnick now pitching.
Miller hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Budnick
Walters hits a fly ball into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Walters
Blattner strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Walters
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Budnick
Clay hits a popup in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Budnick
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Budnick
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Budnick covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas fields the ball and throws to Walters covering. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Walters
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Walters
Marshall is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Walters
Rosen takes first base on ball four. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Walters
Kerr takes first base on ball four. Mize moves to third. Rosen moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Young vs. Walters
Babe Young pinch hits for Mike Budnick.
Young is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Joyce
Bob Joyce now pitching.
Libke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. Joyce
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Libke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haas vs. Joyce
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Libke moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
West vs. Joyce
West hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Rosen. West reaches second base with a double. Libke scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Miller vs. Joyce
Miller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walters vs. Joyce
Walters hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. West scores. Miller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clay vs. Joyce
Clay hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Blattner settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Walters
Blattner hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Walters
Gordon hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lamanno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Joyce
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Joyce
Hatton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Joyce
Libke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Walters
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. West settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Walters
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Joyce
Lamanno hits a fly ball into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Joyce
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
West vs. Joyce
West hits a fly ball into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Walters
Rosen hits a fly ball into right field. Libke settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Walters
Kerr hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graham vs. Walters
Jack Graham pinch hits for Bob Joyce.
Graham hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Blattner vs. Walters
Blattner is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Kraus
Jack Kraus now pitching.
Miller hits a fly ball into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Kraus
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Kraus
Clay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Kraus
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Walters
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker hits a popup towards first. Haas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Walters
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Kraus
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Kraus fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Kraus
Libke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. Kraus
There's a wild pitch. Libke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lamanno vs. Kraus
Lamanno hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Libke scores. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Kraus
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lamanno moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
West vs. Kraus
West hits a fly ball into left field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Walters
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Walters
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Walters
Kerr hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of West who is chasing the ball. Kerr reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lombardi vs. Walters
Ernie Lombardi pinch hits for Jack Kraus.
Lombardi strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Fischer
Rube Fischer now pitching.
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Fischer
Walters 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, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Fischer
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Walters
Blattner hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Clay. Blattner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gordon vs. Walters
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas fields it and throws to second for the out. Blattner moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mize vs. Walters
Mize hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Cooper vs. Walters
Cooper hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Fischer
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Rosen settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Fischer
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Libke vs. Fischer
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. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lamanno vs. Fischer
Lamanno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatton scores. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Fischer
Haas hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 10 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Walters
Marshall hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rosen vs. Walters
Rosen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 10 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Walters
Kerr hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/18/1946 -- Cincinnati at New York (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Clay D, cf 3 1 0 0 Blattner B, 2b 4 0 1 0
Adams B, 2b 5 1 1 0 Gordon S, 3b 3 0 0 0
Hatton G, 3b 4 1 0 1 Rucker J, cf 4 0 0 0
Libke A, rf 4 3 2 0 Mize J, 1b 4 0 3 0
Lamanno R, c 5 0 2 3 Cooper W, c 4 0 0 0
Haas B, 1b 5 1 1 1 Marshall W, lf 3 0 1 0
West M, lf 4 2 2 2 Rosen G, rf 3 0 0 0
Miller E, ss 3 1 1 2 Kerr B, ss 3 0 2 0
Walters B, p 4 0 1 1 Schumacher H, p 0 0 0 0
Budnick M, p 0 0 0 0
Young B, ph 1 0 0 0
Joyce B, p 0 0 0 0
Graham J, ph 1 0 0 0
Kraus J, p 0 0 0 0
Lombardi E, ph 1 0 0 0
Fischer R, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 10 10 10 31 0 7 0
Cincinnati 602 000 101 -- 10
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Walters B (W) 9.0 7 0 0 4 5
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Schumacher H (L) 0.2 3 5 5 2 0
Budnick M 1.1 1 1 1 0 0
Joyce B 3.0 3 2 2 1 1
Kraus J 2.0 2 1 1 1 0
Fischer R 2.0 1 1 1 1 0
DP -- Cincinnati 3
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, New York 8
2B -- West M, Blattner B
3B -- Haas B, Kerr B
HR -- Miller E
WP -- Kraus J
T -- 2:03
A -- 27239
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