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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 19, 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 19, 1948 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 19, 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 19, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Kent Peterson |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Larry Jansen |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 10,120 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 52 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Beans Reardon 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
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 |
| Kent Peterson | 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 |
| Jack Lohrke | Third Baseman |
| Mickey Livingston | Catcher |
| Larry Jansen | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 19, 1948
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Jansen
Wyrostek strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Jansen
Zientara hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Galan vs. Jansen
Galan hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize fields it, throws to second for one, and back over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Peterson
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Peterson
Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Peterson
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Peterson
Mize hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Peterson
Marshall takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kerr vs. Peterson
Kerr strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Jansen
Sauer hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Livingston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Jansen
Hatton strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Peterson
Lohrke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Livingston vs. Peterson
Livingston bunts towards first. Young scoops it up and throws to first, with Zientara covering, for the out. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jansen vs. Peterson
Jansen hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Peterson
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Jansen
Stallcup hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Jansen
Lamanno hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Peterson vs. Jansen
Peterson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Jansen
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Peterson
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Peterson
Thomson hits a fly ball into right field. Galan settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Peterson
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Peterson
Marshall hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Mize moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kerr vs. Peterson
Kerr hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it 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: ---
Zientara vs. Jansen
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Jansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Jansen
Galan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Jansen
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Jansen
Young hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Peterson
Lohrke strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Peterson
Livingston hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Peterson
Jansen 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 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Jansen
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Jansen
Stallcup hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Stallcup reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lamanno vs. Jansen
Lamanno strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Peterson vs. Jansen
Peterson 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, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Peterson
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Peterson
Lockman hits a line drive off the glove of Young, and into shallow right field. Lockman reaches second base with a double. Rigney moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomson vs. Peterson
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mize vs. Peterson
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Rigney scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Peterson
Marshall hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Marshall reaches second base with a double. Lockman scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kerr vs. Peterson
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Jansen
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Jansen
Zientara hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Jansen
Galan hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Jansen
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke picks it up and throws it away. That's a base hit and an error on Lohrke. Galan moves to third. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Jansen
Young hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Peterson
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Livingston vs. Peterson
Livingston hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jansen vs. Peterson
Jansen bunts towards the mound. Peterson fields it and throws to first for the out. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Peterson
There's a wild pitch. Lohrke moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rigney vs. Peterson
Rigney hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Peterson
Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young 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: ---
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, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Jansen
Stallcup 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, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lamanno vs. Jansen
Lamanno takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Jansen
Ted Kluszewski pinch hits for Kent Peterson.
Kluszewski strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Lively
Buddy Lively now pitching.
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Lively
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Lively
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kerr vs. Lively
Kerr hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zientara settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Jansen
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 -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Jansen
Frank Baumholtz pinch hits for Benny Zientara.
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Baumholtz for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Galan vs. Jansen
Galan hits a popup towards third. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Lively
Claude Corbitt now playing second base.
Lohrke hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Lively
Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jansen vs. Lively
Jansen hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Lively
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Jansen
Sauer hits a fly ball, foul, into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Jansen
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 -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Jansen
Hatton hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Hatton reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stallcup vs. Jansen
Stallcup hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/19/1948 -- Cincinnati at New York (N)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Wyrostek J, cf 4 0 0 0 Rigney B, 2b 4 2 1 2
Zientara B, 2b 3 0 1 0 Lockman W, lf 4 2 2 1
Baumholtz F, ph 1 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 3 0 1 0
Corbitt C, 2b 0 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 3 0 0 1
Galan A, rf 4 0 1 0 Marshall W, rf 3 0 2 1
Sauer H, lf 4 0 2 0 Kerr B, ss 4 0 0 0
Young B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Lohrke J, 3b 3 1 1 0
Hatton G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Livingston M, c 3 0 0 0
Stallcup V, ss 4 0 1 0 Jansen L, p 3 0 1 0
Lamanno R, c 2 0 1 0
Peterson K, p 2 0 0 0
Kluszewski T, ph 1 0 0 0
Lively B, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 0 7 0 30 5 8 5
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
New York 100 022 00x -- 5
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Peterson K (L) 6.0 7 5 5 4 3
Lively B 2.0 1 0 0 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Jansen L (W) 9.0 7 0 0 1 5
E -- Lohrke J
DP -- New York 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 7, New York 8
2B -- Stallcup V, Lockman W, Marshall W, Hatton G
HR -- Lockman W, Rigney B
SH -- Livingston M, Jansen L
WP -- Peterson K
T -- 1:52
A -- 10120
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