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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 18, 1947
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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 18, 1947 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 18, 1947 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 18, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Buddy Lively |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 30,079 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: George Barr 1B: Lou Jorda 2B: (none) 3B: Dusty Boggess |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Benny Zientara | Second Baseman |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Bert Haas | Center Fielder |
| Augie Galan | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Miller | Shortstop |
| Ray Lamanno | Catcher |
| Buddy Lively | Pitcher |
| Johnny Neun | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Buddy Blattner | Second Baseman |
| Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 18, 1947
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Jansen
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Jansen
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Jansen
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Jansen
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall 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: ---
Blattner vs. Lively
Blattner hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Lively
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Lively
Thomson strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Jansen
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Jansen
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Jansen covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Jansen
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lively
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Lively
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cooper vs. Lively
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Lively
Gordon hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lohrke vs. Lively
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Jansen
Lamanno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lively vs. Jansen
Lively bunts towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. Lamanno moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Jansen
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Lamanno moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Zientara vs. Jansen
Zientara 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
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Lively
Jansen hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Lively
Blattner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Lively
Rigney hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Lively
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Jansen
Hatton hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Jansen
Young takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Jansen
Haas hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Jansen
Galan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Young moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Miller vs. Jansen
Miller hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lively
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Lively
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Lively
Cooper hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lively
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Lively
Lohrke 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 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Jansen
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lively vs. Jansen
Lively hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Jansen
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zientara vs. Jansen
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Lively
Jansen hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Lively
Blattner hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Lively
There goes Blattner. The throw from Lamanno and he is safe. Blattner steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Lively
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Lively
Thomson hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Jansen
Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Jansen
Young hits a line drive to right field. Marshall throws towards the plate. Cooper fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Cooper. Hatton moves to third. Young moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Haas vs. Jansen
Haas hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Galan vs. Jansen
Galan hits a fly ball towards right. Marshall catches it and throws to home to double up Hatton. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Lively
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Lively
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Lively
Cooper is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Lively
Gordon hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Haas who is chasing the ball. Gordon reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lohrke vs. Lively
Lohrke hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Galan. Lohrke reaches second base with a double. Gordon scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jansen vs. Hetki
Johnny Hetki now pitching.
Jansen strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Blattner vs. Hetki
Blattner takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Hetki
Rigney hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Jansen
Miller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Jansen
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lukon vs. Jansen
Eddie Lukon pinch hits for Johnny Hetki.
Lukon hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lukon for the out. Lamanno moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Jansen
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zientara vs. Jansen
Zientara strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Riddle
Elmer Riddle now pitching.
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Riddle
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Riddle
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Erautt
Eddie Erautt now pitching.
Cooper hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lamanno fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Erautt
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Haas settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Erautt
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Erautt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Jansen
Hatton hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Jansen
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Jansen
Haas hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson who is chasing the ball. Haas reaches third base with a triple. Young goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Galan vs. Jansen
Galan hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Haas scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Jansen
Miller strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Erautt
Jansen hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zientara settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blattner vs. Erautt
Blattner hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Erautt
Rigney hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Jansen
Lamanno hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vollmer vs. Jansen
Bobby Adams pinch runs for Ray Lamanno. Clyde Vollmer pinch hits for Eddie Erautt.
Vollmer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Baumholtz vs. Jansen
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Blattner fields it and throws to second for the out. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zientara vs. Jansen
Zientara hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hatton vs. Jansen
Hatton hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Hatton reaches second base with a double. Adams scores. Baumholtz moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Jansen
Young is called out on strikes. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/18/1947 -- Cincinnati at New York (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Baumholtz F, rf 5 0 2 0 Blattner B, 2b 3 0 1 0
Zientara B, 2b 5 0 1 0 Rigney B, ss 5 0 0 0
Hatton G, 3b 5 0 2 1 Thomson B, cf 4 1 1 1
Young B, 1b 4 1 2 0 Mize J, 1b 2 3 2 1
Haas B, cf 4 1 1 1 Marshall W, rf 4 3 3 5
Galan A, lf 4 0 1 1 Cooper W, c 4 0 1 0
Miller E, ss 4 0 0 0 Gordon S, lf 3 1 1 0
Lamanno R, c 4 0 3 0 Lohrke J, 3b 4 0 1 1
Adams B, pr 0 1 0 0 Jansen L, p 4 0 0 0
Lively B, p 1 0 0 0
Hetki J, p 0 0 0 0
Lukon E, ph 1 0 0 0
Riddle E, p 0 0 0 0
Erautt E, p 0 0 0 0
Vollmer C, ph 1 0 1 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
38 3 13 3 33 8 10 8
Cincinnati 000 000 021 -- 3
New York 000 203 30x -- 8
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Lively B (L) 5.1 8 5 5 3 2
Hetki J 0.2 0 0 0 1 1
Riddle E* 0.0 2 3 3 1 0
Erautt E 2.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (W) 9.0 13 3 3 1 3
* Pitched to 3 batters in 7th
E -- Cooper W
DP -- Cincinnati 1, New York 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 10, New York 6
2B -- Lohrke J, Hatton G
3B -- Gordon S, Haas B
HR -- Mize J, Marshall W 3, Thomson B
SB -- Blattner B
SH -- Lively B
T -- 2:21
A -- 30079
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