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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 18, 1948
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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 May 18, 1948 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 18, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 18, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Vander Meer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Ray Poat |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 38,023 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 21 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Larry Goetz |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Wyrostek | Center Fielder |
| Benny Zientara | Second Baseman |
| Augie Galan | Right Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Ray Lamanno | Catcher |
| Johnny Vander Meer | Pitcher |
| Johnny Neun | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bill Rigney | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Mickey Livingston | Catcher |
| Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
| Ray Poat | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 18, 1948
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Poat
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Poat
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: ---
Galan vs. Poat
Galan 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
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Vander Meer
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Vander Meer
Lockman strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Vander Meer
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Poat
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Poat
Young hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Poat
Hatton hits a popup, foul, towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Poat
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Vander Meer
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. Vander Meer
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Vander Meer
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Livingston vs. Vander Meer
Livingston takes first base on ball four. Kerr moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lohrke vs. Vander Meer
Lohrke hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Kerr scores. Livingston moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Poat vs. Vander Meer
Poat hits a popup in front of the plate. Lamanno settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Vander Meer
Rigney strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Poat
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Vander Meer vs. Poat
Vander Meer hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Poat
Wyrostek strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Vander Meer
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Vander Meer
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Vander Meer
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Poat
Zientara 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: ---
Galan vs. Poat
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Poat
Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Poat
Young hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Young reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Poat
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stallcup vs. Poat
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Young moves to third. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Lamanno vs. Poat
Lamanno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Vander Meer vs. Poat
Vander Meer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Vander Meer
Marshall 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: ---
Kerr vs. Vander Meer
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Livingston vs. Vander Meer
There goes Kerr. The throw from Lamanno and he is out, Zientara applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Vander Meer
Livingston takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Vander Meer
Lohrke hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Poat
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wyrostek for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Poat
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Poat fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Poat
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Poat
Sauer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poat vs. Vander Meer
Poat strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Vander Meer
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Vander Meer
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Vander Meer fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Poat
Young hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Poat
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke juggles the ball. That's an error on Lohrke. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Poat
Stallcup hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. Poat
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Vander Meer vs. Poat
Vander Meer takes first base on ball four. Lamanno moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wyrostek vs. Poat
Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lamanno scores. Vander Meer moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Zientara vs. Jones
Sheldon Jones now pitching.
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Vander Meer
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Vander Meer
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Vander Meer
The ball gets by Lamanno for a passed ball. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Vander Meer
Marshall strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Vander Meer
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Jones
Galan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Jones
Sauer strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Jones
Young hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Jones
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Vander Meer
Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Vander Meer
Lohrke hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Vander Meer
Sid Gordon pinch hits for Sheldon Jones.
Gordon hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Vander Meer
Rigney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Vander Meer
Lockman takes first base on ball four. Lohrke moves to third. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Thomson vs. Vander Meer
Thomson hits a line drive to right field. That will be extra bases. Galan chases after the ball, picks it up, and throws towards the plate. Lamanno fumbles the ball. That's a double and an error on Lamanno. Lohrke scores. Rigney scores. Lockman goes all the way around to score. Thomson moves all the way to home. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Vander Meer
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Zientara scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Trinkle
Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Stallcup hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Trinkle
Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Ray Lamanno.
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out. Stallcup moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Baumholtz vs. Trinkle
Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Johnny Vander Meer.
Baumholtz is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyrostek vs. Trinkle
Wyrostek 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
Bottom 8
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Raffensberger
Ken Raffensberger now pitching. Dewey Williams now catching.
Marshall hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zientara settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Raffensberger
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Raffensberger
Livingston hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Williams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Poland vs. Trinkle
Hugh Poland pinch hits for Benny Zientara.
Poland hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Trinkle
Claude Corbitt pinch runs for Hugh Poland.
Galan takes first base on ball four. Corbitt moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Sauer vs. Trinkle
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Galan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Young vs. Trinkle
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Trinkle covering, for the out. Galan moves to third. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hatton vs. Trinkle
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney fields the ball and can't make a play. That's a base hit. Galan scores. There goes Sauer trying to advance. Here's the throw, and he's out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/18/1948 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Wyrostek J, cf 5 0 1 1 Rigney B, 2b 3 1 1 0
Zientara B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lockman W, lf 3 1 0 0
Poland H, ph 1 0 1 0 Thomson B, cf 4 1 1 3
Corbitt C, pr 0 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 3 1 1 1
Galan A, rf 1 2 0 0 Marshall W, rf 4 0 0 0
Sauer H, lf 5 1 1 2 Kerr B, ss 3 1 1 0
Young B, 1b 5 1 3 1 Livingston M, c 2 0 0 0
Hatton G, 3b 4 0 1 1 Lohrke J, 3b 3 1 2 1
Stallcup V, ss 4 0 1 0 Poat R, p 2 0 0 0
Lamanno R, c 2 1 0 0 Jones S, p 0 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, ph 1 0 0 0 Gordon S, ph 1 0 0 0
Williams D, c 0 0 0 0 Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0
Vander Meer J, p 2 0 0 0
Baumholtz F, ph 1 0 0 0
Raffensberger K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 8 5 28 6 6 5
Cincinnati 000 202 001 -- 5
New York 020 000 40x -- 6
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Vander Meer J (L) 7.0 6 6 5 6 5
Raffensberger K 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Poat R 5.2 5 4 3 5 3
Jones S (W) 1.1 0 0 0 1 1
Trinkle K (S) 2.0 3 1 1 1 1
E -- Lohrke J, Lamanno R
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 10, New York 4
2B -- Young B, Thomson B
HR -- Mize J, Sauer H, Young B
CS -- Kerr B
PB -- Lamanno R
T -- 2:21
A -- 38023
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