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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 28, 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 July 28, 1946 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 28, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | July 28, 1946 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Joe Beggs |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 55 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Lonny Frey | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Adams | Second Baseman |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Bert Haas | First Baseman |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Bob Usher | Left Fielder |
| Claude Corbitt | Shortstop |
| Joe Beggs | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Jack Graham | Right Fielder |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 28, 1946
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Koslo
Clay hits a popup, foul, 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: ---
Frey vs. Koslo
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Koslo
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek 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: ---
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: ---
Witek vs. Beggs
Witek 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, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Beggs
Marshall 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
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Koslo
Haas hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Koslo
There goes Haas. The throw from Lombardi and he throws it away. That's a stolen base and an error. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Koslo
There's a wild pitch. Haas scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Koslo
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Usher vs. Koslo
There goes Mueller. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Kerr applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Koslo
Usher 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: ---
Corbitt vs. Koslo
Corbitt takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beggs vs. Koslo
Beggs strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Beggs
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Beggs
Graham hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Frey who is chasing the ball. Graham reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lombardi vs. Beggs
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Beggs
Gordon hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Graham scores. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Beggs
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corbitt fields it and throws to second for the out. Lombardi moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Koslo vs. Beggs
Koslo hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lombardi scores. There goes Kerr trying to get to third. Frey throws the ball in to Hatton, who tags Kerr for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Beggs
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corbitt fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Koslo moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Witek vs. Beggs
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Koslo
Clay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Koslo
Frey strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Koslo
Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Clay moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Haas vs. Koslo
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Beggs
Marshall 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, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Beggs
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graham vs. Beggs
Graham hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Beggs
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corbitt misplays the ball. That's an error on Corbitt. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Beggs
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corbitt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Koslo
Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Koslo
Usher hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Kerr. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corbitt vs. Koslo
Corbitt 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 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Beggs
Kerr hits a popup towards short. Corbitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Beggs
Koslo strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Beggs
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Beggs vs. Koslo
Beggs strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Koslo
Clay hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Koslo
There goes Clay. The throw from Lombardi and he is safe. Clay steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Koslo
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Adams reaches second base with a double. Clay scores. Frey moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hatton vs. Koslo
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Haas vs. Koslo
Haas hits a line drive to left field. Gordon throws towards Witek. Witek fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Witek. Frey scores. Adams scores. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Koslo
Mueller hits a popup towards third. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Beggs
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Beggs
Marshall 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, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Beggs
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Graham vs. Beggs
Graham strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Koslo
Usher hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corbitt vs. Koslo
Corbitt hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Usher moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Beggs vs. Koslo
Beggs bunts towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to third for the out. Corbitt moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Clay vs. Koslo
Clay takes first base on ball four. Corbitt moves to third. Beggs moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Frey vs. Koslo
Frey hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Corbitt scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Beggs
Lombardi hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Beggs
Gordon hits a fly ball into left field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Beggs
Kerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Koslo
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Koslo
Haas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Koslo
There goes Haas. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Kerr applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Koslo
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Usher vs. Koslo
Usher hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rosen vs. Beggs
Goody Rosen pinch hits for Dave Koslo.
Rosen hits a popup towards first. Haas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, 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 -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Witek vs. Beggs
Witek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Beggs
Marshall 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
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Thompson
Junior Thompson now pitching.
Corbitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Kerr. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Beggs vs. Thompson
Beggs bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Witek covering, for the out. Corbitt moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Clay vs. Thompson
Clay strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Thompson
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Thompson
Adams 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, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Thompson
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Witek scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Beggs
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Frey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Graham vs. Beggs
Graham hits a popup towards first. Haas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Beggs
Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Thompson
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Thompson
Mueller hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Usher vs. Thompson
Usher hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Kerr fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corbitt vs. Thompson
Corbitt hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Beggs
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Beggs
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Frey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Beggs
Babe Young pinch hits for Junior Thompson.
Young hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Beggs
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Clay 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 7/28/1946, game 1 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Clay D, cf 3 1 1 0 Rigney B, 3b 5 0 1 0
Frey L, rf 3 2 1 1 Witek M, 2b 4 0 1 0
Adams B, 2b 5 2 2 4 Marshall W, cf 4 0 0 0
Hatton G, 3b 5 0 1 0 Mize J, 1b 3 1 2 1
Haas B, 1b 5 1 3 1 Graham J, rf 4 1 1 0
Mueller R, c 4 0 2 0 Lombardi E, c 3 1 0 0
Usher B, lf 5 0 1 0 Gordon S, lf 4 0 1 1
Corbitt C, ss 4 2 1 0 Kerr B, ss 4 0 0 0
Beggs J, p 3 0 0 0 Koslo D, p 2 0 1 1
Rosen G, ph 1 0 0 0
Thompson J, p 0 0 0 0
Young B, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
37 8 12 6 35 3 8 3
Cincinnati 010 031 030 -- 8
New York 030 000 000 -- 3
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Beggs J (W) 9.0 8 3 3 2 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (L) 7.0 10 5 3 5 4
Thompson J 2.0 2 3 0 1 1
E -- Lombardi E, Corbitt C, Kerr B 2, Witek M
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, New York 7
2B -- Adams B
3B -- Graham J
HR -- Mize J, Adams B
SB -- Haas B, Clay D
CS -- Mueller R, Haas B
SH -- Beggs J
WP -- Koslo D
T -- 1:55
A -- 0
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