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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 20, 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 20, 1947 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 20, 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 20, 1947 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Clint Hartung |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 47,881 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 10 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Dusty Boggess 1B: George Barr 2B: (none) 3B: Lou Jorda |
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 Mueller | Catcher |
| Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
| Johnny Neun | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Second Baseman |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Left Fielder |
| Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
| Clint Hartung | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 20, 1947
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hartung
Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zientara vs. Hartung
Zientara hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Baumholtz moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Hatton vs. Hartung
Hatton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Hartung
Young strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haas vs. Hartung
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon 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: ---
Rigney vs. Vander Meer
Rigney strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Vander Meer
Kerr hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Kerr reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Vander Meer
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Vander Meer
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields the ball and throws to Vander Meer covering. Safe. Kerr scores. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lombardi vs. Vander Meer
Lombardi hits a fly ball into left field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomson scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Vander Meer
Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zientara settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Hartung
Galan hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Hartung
Miller 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hartung
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Vander Meer
Gordon strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Vander Meer
Lohrke hits a popup towards short. Miller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Vander Meer
Hartung takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Vander Meer
Rigney hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Hartung
Vander Meer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hartung
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Hartung
Zientara hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Vander Meer
Kerr strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Vander Meer
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Vander Meer
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hartung
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. Hartung
Young hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Haas vs. Hartung
Haas hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Hartung
Galan hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Miller vs. Hartung
Miller 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, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Vander Meer
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Vander Meer
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Vander Meer
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Miller scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hartung
Mueller hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Hartung
Vander Meer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hartung
Baumholtz takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Zientara vs. Hartung
There goes Baumholtz. The throw from Lombardi and he is out, Kerr applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Vander Meer
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Vander Meer covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Vander Meer
Hartung strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Vander Meer
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Vander Meer
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Hartung
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hartung
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Hartung covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hartung
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Vander Meer
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Vander Meer
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Vander Meer
Lombardi bunts towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Vander Meer
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Vander Meer
Gordon hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mize scores. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lohrke vs. Vander Meer
Lohrke takes first base on ball four. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hartung vs. Vander Meer
Hartung strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Rigney vs. Vander Meer
Rigney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Marshall scores. Gordon scores. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Vander Meer
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Hartung
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Hartung
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Hartung
Miller hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Gordon. Miller reaches second base with a double. Galan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mueller vs. Hartung
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Galan scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lukon vs. Hartung
Eddie Lukon pinch hits for Johnny Vander Meer.
Lukon hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Hetki
Johnny Hetki now pitching.
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Hetki
Mize hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Hetki
Lombardi hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Hetki
Marshall hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Gordon vs. Hetki
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to second for the out. Mize scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Hetki
Lohrke hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz who is chasing the ball. Lohrke reaches third base with a triple. Gordon goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hartung vs. Hetki
Hartung strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hartung
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Hartung
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartung fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hartung
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatton for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Hetki
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Hetki
Kerr bunts towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Zientara covering, for the out. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Hetki
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Hetki
Mize hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Rigney moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lombardi vs. Hetki
Lombardi 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 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Hartung
Young hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Hartung
Haas hits a fly ball into left field. Gordon settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Hartung
Galan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Miller vs. Hartung
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, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. Trinkle
Tommy Tatum pinch runs for Ray Mueller. Ray Lamanno pinch hits for Johnny Hetki.
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/20/1947, game 2 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Baumholtz F, rf 2 0 0 0 Rigney B, 2b 3 0 1 2
Zientara B, 2b 4 0 1 0 Kerr B, ss 4 1 1 0
Hatton G, 3b 4 1 1 0 Thomson B, cf 3 3 2 2
Young B, 1b 4 1 1 1 Mize J, 1b 4 2 3 1
Haas B, cf 4 0 0 0 Lombardi E, c 4 0 1 1
Galan A, lf 3 3 2 2 Marshall W, rf 3 1 0 0
Miller E, ss 4 1 2 2 Gordon S, lf 4 2 1 2
Mueller R, c 3 0 0 1 Lohrke J, 3b 3 0 1 1
Tatum T, pr 0 0 0 0 Hartung C, p 3 0 0 0
Vander Meer J, p 2 0 0 0 Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0
Lukon E, ph 1 0 0 0
Hetki J, p 0 0 0 0
Lamanno R, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 6 7 6 31 9 10 9
Cincinnati 000 200 103 -- 6
New York 200 004 30x -- 9
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (L) 6.0 5 6 6 6 6
Hetki J 2.0 5 3 3 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hartung C (W) 8.1 7 6 6 3 3
Trinkle K (S) 0.2 0 0 0 1 0
DP -- Cincinnati 1, New York 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 3, New York 8
2B -- Kerr B, Miller E
3B -- Lohrke J
HR -- Galan A, Thomson B 2, Young B, Miller E
CS -- Baumholtz F
SH -- Lombardi E, Kerr B
T -- 2:10
A -- 47881
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