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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 20, 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 20, 1948 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 20, 1948 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 20, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Howie Fox |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Dave Koslo |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 8,722 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 56 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Beans Reardon |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Claude Corbitt | Third Baseman |
| Benny Zientara | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Center Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Danny Litwhiler | Right Fielder |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Ray Lamanno | Catcher |
| Howie Fox | 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 |
| Dave Koslo | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 20, 1948
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Koslo
Corbitt 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: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Koslo
Zientara hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Mize. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Koslo
Zientara strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Koslo
Sauer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Fox
Rigney hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Zientara settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Fox
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Fox
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Fox fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Koslo
Litwhiler takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Koslo
Young 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, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Litwhiler moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lamanno vs. Koslo
Lamanno hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Litwhiler scores. Stallcup moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Fox vs. Koslo
Fox hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Koslo fields it, throws to third for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Fox
Mize hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Fox
Marshall 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Fox
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Koslo
Corbitt hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Koslo
Zientara hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Koslo
Sauer hits a popup in front of the plate. Livingston settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Fox
Lohrke 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Fox
Livingston hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Fox
Koslo hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Koslo
Litwhiler hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Koslo
Young hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. Koslo
Lamanno 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Fox
Rigney hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Fox
Lockman hits a popup towards third. Corbitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Fox
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Fox
Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Marshall vs. Fox
There goes Mize. The throw from Lamanno and he is safe. Mize steals second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Marshall vs. Fox
Marshall is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kerr vs. Fox
Kerr hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Thomson scores. Mize moves to third. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lohrke vs. Fox
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, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Fox vs. Koslo
Fox hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corbitt vs. Koslo
Corbitt bunts towards the pitcher. Fielder's choice made on unknown runner with result that runner safe. Fox moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Zientara vs. Koslo
Zientara bunts towards the mound. Koslo fields it and throws to first for the out. Fox moves to third. Corbitt moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Marshall. Wyrostek reaches second base with a double. Fox scores. Corbitt scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Koslo
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Litwhiler vs. Koslo
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Wyrostek moves to third. Sauer moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Young vs. Koslo
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Koslo covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Fox
Livingston hits a fly ball into right field. Litwhiler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Fox
Koslo hits a ball on the ground towards third. Corbitt fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Fox
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Fox
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Stallcup fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lamanno vs. Koslo
Lamanno hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Fox vs. Koslo
Fox hits a popup towards the mound. Koslo settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corbitt vs. Koslo
Corbitt hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Fox
Thomson strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Fox
Mize hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Fox
Marshall hits a line drive towards the mound. Fox catches it and throws to first to double up Mize. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Koslo
Zientara hits a ball on the ground towards third. Lohrke fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Koslo
Sauer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Fox
Kerr 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, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Fox
Lohrke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCarthy vs. Fox
Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Mickey Livingston.
McCarthy hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Fox
Bobby Rhawn pinch runs for Johnny McCarthy. Sid Gordon pinch hits for Dave Koslo.
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it and throws to second for the out. Lohrke moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rigney vs. Fox
Rigney hits a popup, foul, in back of the plate. Lamanno settles under it, and drops the ball. That's an error on Lamanno. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Rigney vs. Fox
Rigney strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Trinkle
Wes Westrum now catching. Ken Trinkle now pitching.
Litwhiler hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Young vs. Trinkle
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. Litwhiler moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stallcup vs. Trinkle
Stallcup takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lamanno vs. Trinkle
Lamanno is hit by the pitch. Litwhiler moves to third. Stallcup moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Fox vs. Trinkle
Fox bunts for a double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Fox
Lockman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Fox
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 -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Fox
Mize hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Trinkle
Corbitt hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Trinkle
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, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Trinkle
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Trinkle fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Fox
Frank Baumholtz now playing right field.
Marshall hits a popup towards third. Corbitt settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Fox
Kerr hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Fox
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/20/1948 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Corbitt C, 3b 4 1 0 0 Rigney B, 2b 3 0 0 0
Zientara B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Lockman W, lf 4 0 1 0
Wyrostek J, cf 4 0 2 2 Thomson B, cf 4 1 1 0
Sauer H, lf 3 0 0 0 Mize J, 1b 4 0 2 0
Litwhiler D, rf 3 1 1 0 Marshall W, rf 3 0 0 0
Baumholtz F, rf 0 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 4 0 1 1
Young B, 1b 4 0 0 0 Lohrke J, 3b 3 0 0 0
Stallcup V, ss 3 0 3 0 Livingston M, c 2 0 0 0
Lamanno R, c 3 0 1 1 McCarthy J, ph 1 0 1 0
Fox H, p 4 1 1 0 Rhawn B, pr 0 0 0 0
Westrum W, c 0 0 0 0
Koslo D, p 2 0 0 0
Gordon S, ph 1 0 0 0
Trinkle K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
32 3 8 3 31 1 6 1
Cincinnati 010 020 000 -- 3
New York 000 100 000 -- 1
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Fox H (W) 9.0 6 1 1 3 2
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Koslo D (L) 7.0 7 3 3 3 4
Trinkle K 2.0 1 0 0 1 0
E -- Mize J, Lamanno R
DP -- Cincinnati 2, New York 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 9, New York 6
2B -- Wyrostek J
SB -- Mize J
SH -- Corbitt C, Zientara B
HBP -- by Trinkle K (Lamanno R)
T -- 1:56
A -- 8722
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