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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 12, 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 September 12, 1946 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | September 12, 1946 |
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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 | September 12, 1946 |
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Day of Week | Thu |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bucky Walters |
Home Starting Pitcher | Monty Kennedy |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 1,960 |
Time of Game | 1 hour 40 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: (none) |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Claude Corbitt | Shortstop |
Benny Zientara | Third Baseman |
Bobby Adams | Second Baseman |
Bert Haas | First Baseman |
Ray Lamanno | Catcher |
Clyde Vollmer | Left Fielder |
Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
Bob Usher | Right Fielder |
Bucky Walters | Pitcher |
Bill McKechnie | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
Mickey Witek | Second Baseman |
Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
Walker Cooper | Catcher |
Babe Young | First Baseman |
Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
Monty Kennedy | Pitcher |
Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 12, 1946
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Kennedy
Corbitt hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Kennedy
Zientara 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: ---
Adams vs. Kennedy
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Walters
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corbitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Walters
There's a wild pitch. Rucker moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marshall vs. Walters
Marshall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lamanno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Walters
Cooper hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Rucker scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Walters
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Walters
Gordon takes first base on ball four. Young moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomson vs. Walters
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Kennedy
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Kennedy
Lamanno hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Kennedy
Vollmer hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Witek settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Walters
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Walters
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards second. Adams fields the ball and throws to get the runner, and throws the ball away. Lamanno picks up the ball and throws it to Walters who tags the runner out. Kennedy moves to third. Rucker moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Witek vs. Walters
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corbitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marshall vs. Walters
Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Kennedy
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Kennedy
Usher hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Kennedy
Walters 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 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Walters
Cooper hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Walters
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Walters
Gordon hits a fly ball into right field. Usher settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Kennedy
Corbitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Kennedy
Zientara hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Zientara reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adams vs. Kennedy
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Haas vs. Kennedy
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomson. Zientara scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. Kennedy
Lamanno 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 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Walters
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Vollmer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Walters
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams misplays the ball. That's an error on Adams. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Walters
Kennedy bunts towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kerr scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Witek vs. Walters
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
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Kennedy
Vollmer hits a line drive towards first. Young reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Kennedy
Clay takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Usher vs. Kennedy
Usher hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Kennedy, and towards Witek, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Clay moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Walters vs. Kennedy
Walters hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Walters
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Walters
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corbitt picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Corbitt. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Walters
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Marshall scores. Cooper moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Heusser
Ed Heusser now pitching.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas fields it and throws to second for the out. Cooper scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Heusser
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corbitt fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Kennedy
Corbitt hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zientara vs. Kennedy
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Kennedy
Adams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Kennedy
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Heusser
Kerr is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kennedy vs. Heusser
Kennedy hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Vollmer. Kennedy reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rucker vs. Heusser
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards first. Haas scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Rucker for the out. Kennedy moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Witek vs. Heusser
Witek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Heusser fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Kennedy
Lamanno hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vollmer vs. Kennedy
Vollmer hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Kennedy
Clay strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Heusser
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Heusser
Cooper hits a popup, foul, towards third. Zientara settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Heusser
Young 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, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Kennedy
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, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Kennedy
Ray Mueller pinch hits for Ed Heusser.
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Kennedy
Corbitt hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Malloy
Bob Malloy now pitching.
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Malloy
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Haas settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Malloy
Kerr strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kennedy vs. Malloy
Kennedy hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. There goes Gordon trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Kennedy
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Zientara for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Kennedy
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Kennedy
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon 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 9/12/1946 -- Cincinnati at New York (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Corbitt C, ss 4 0 1 0 Rucker J, cf 4 1 2 1 Zientara B, 3b 4 1 1 0 Witek M, 2b 4 0 0 0 Adams B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Marshall W, rf 3 1 0 0 Haas B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Cooper W, c 4 1 2 1 Lamanno R, c 3 0 0 0 Young B, 1b 4 0 2 1 Vollmer C, lf 3 0 0 0 Gordon S, lf 2 0 0 1 Clay D, cf 2 0 0 0 Thomson B, 3b 4 0 0 0 Usher B, rf 3 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 4 1 1 0 Walters B, p 2 0 0 0 Kennedy M, p 3 0 3 0 Heusser E, p 0 0 0 0 Mueller R, ph 1 0 0 0 Malloy B, p 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 30 1 2 0 32 4 10 4 Cincinnati 000 100 000 -- 1 New York 100 120 00x -- 4 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Walters B (L)* 4.0 8 4 3 2 1 Heusser E 3.0 1 0 0 0 1 Malloy B 1.0 1 0 0 1 1 New York IP H R ER BB SO Kennedy M (W) 9.0 2 1 0 1 2 * Pitched to 3 batters in 5th E -- Adams B 2, Thomson B, Corbitt C DP -- Cincinnati 1 LOB -- Cincinnati 3, New York 8 2B -- Zientara B, Kennedy M SH -- Kennedy M WP -- Walters B T -- 1:40 A -- 1960
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