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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 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 September 18, 1948 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | September 18, 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 | September 18, 1948 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sat |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Herm Wehmeier |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Clint Hartung |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,999 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Artie Gore 2B: Scotty Robb 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Frank Baumholtz | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Adams | Second Baseman |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Center Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Dewey Williams | Catcher |
| Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
| Bucky Walters | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Lohrke | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Center Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Left Fielder |
| Sal Yvars | Catcher |
| Clint Hartung | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 18, 1948
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hartung
Hatton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hartung
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Hartung
Adams strikes out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Wehmeier
Lohrke hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Wehmeier
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski 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: ---
Gordon vs. Wehmeier
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Wehmeier
Mize hits a popup, foul, towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hartung
Kluszewski hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yvars settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Hartung
Wyrostek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hartung
Sauer hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Hartung
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Wehmeier
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Wehmeier
Rigney hits a line drive into right field. Baumholtz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Baumholtz. Marshall moves to third. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Thomson vs. Wehmeier
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Marshall scores. Rigney moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yvars vs. Wehmeier
Yvars hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Baumholtz. Yvars reaches second base with a double. Baumholtz throws the ball in to Hatton who tags Yvars trying to catch an extra base, for the out. Rigney scores. Thomson scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Wehmeier
Hartung takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Wehmeier
Lohrke hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Wehmeier
Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Wehmeier
Gordon 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, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hartung
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wehmeier vs. Hartung
Wehmeier hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Yvars settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Hartung
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Hartung
Baumholtz hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Hartung
Adams hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Wehmeier
Mize takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Wehmeier
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Wehmeier
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Wehmeier
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Sauer. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Mize scores. Rigney moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Yvars vs. Blackburn
Jim Blackburn now pitching.
Yvars hits a line drive towards short. Stallcup reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hartung vs. Blackburn
Hartung takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lohrke vs. Blackburn
Lohrke takes first base on ball four. Rigney scores. Thomson moves to third. Hartung moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lockman vs. Blackburn
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackburn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hartung
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Hartung
Wyrostek hits a popup towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hartung
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Blackburn
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Blackburn
Mize hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Blackburn
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Blackburn, and towards Stallcup, who fields it and throws to first for the out. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Blackburn
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Hartung
Stallcup hits a popup, foul, towards third. Gordon settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Hartung
Williams hits a popup, foul, towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Blackburn vs. Hartung
Blackburn hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Blackburn
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Blackburn
Yvars hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Blackburn
Hartung 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, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hartung
Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Hartung
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke fields it, and throws to get the runner. And he throws it away. That's an error on Lohrke. Hatton moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Hartung
Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Hatton moves to third. Baumholtz moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Kluszewski vs. Hartung
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Hatton scores. Baumholtz moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Wyrostek vs. Hartung
Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field. Lockman picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lockman. Baumholtz scores. Adams goes all the way around to score. Wyrostek moves all the way to home. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hartung
Sauer hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Hansen
Andy Hansen now pitching.
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Williams vs. Hansen
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stallcup moves to third. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Galan vs. Hansen
Augie Galan pinch hits for Jim Blackburn.
Galan hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stallcup scores. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Hansen
There goes Galan. The throw from Yvars and he is out, Rigney applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Burkhart
Ken Burkhart now pitching.
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops it up and throws to first, with Burkhart covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Burkhart
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Burkhart
Gordon takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Burkhart
Mize hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Burkhart
Marshall hits a fly ball into right field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hansen
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hansen fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hansen
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Hansen
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Burkhart
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burkhart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Burkhart
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Yvars vs. Burkhart
Yvars hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hansen vs. Burkhart
Hansen hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Burkhart fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hansen
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kluszewski for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Hansen
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Hansen covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hansen
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Hansen
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Burkhart
Lohrke strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Burkhart
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Burkhart
Gordon hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Cress
Walker Cress now pitching.
Mize takes first base on ball four. Lockman moves to third. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Marshall vs. Cress
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Cress fields it and throws to first for the out. Lockman scores. Gordon moves to third. Mize moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 10
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Rigney vs. Cress
Rigney hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Mize scores. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Cress
There goes Rigney. The throw from Williams and he is safe. Rigney steals second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Cress
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Yvars vs. Cress
Yvars is hit by the pitch. Rigney moves to third. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hansen vs. Cress
Hansen strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 12
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Zientara vs. Hansen
Benny Zientara pinch hits for Dewey Williams.
Zientara hits a fly ball into center field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 12
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Hansen
Claude Corbitt pinch hits for Walker Cress.
Corbitt hits a fly ball into left field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hansen
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 12
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Baumholtz vs. Hansen
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 9/18/1948 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hatton G, 3b 4 1 1 0 Lohrke J, 2b 4 1 1 3
Baumholtz F, rf 5 1 1 0 Lockman W, cf 4 1 0 0
Adams B, 2b 4 1 1 0 Gordon S, 3b 3 2 2 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 0 1 Mize J, 1b 3 3 1 2
Wyrostek J, cf 4 1 1 1 Marshall W, rf 4 1 0 1
Sauer H, lf 3 1 2 1 Rigney B, ss 4 2 2 2
Stallcup V, ss 4 1 0 0 Thomson B, lf 4 1 2 2
Williams D, c 2 1 1 0 Yvars S, c 4 0 2 2
Zientara B, ph 1 0 0 0 Hartung C, p 1 1 0 0
Wehmeier H, p 1 0 0 0 Hansen A, p 2 0 0 0
Blackburn J, p 1 0 0 0
Galan A, ph 1 0 1 2
Burkhart K, p 0 0 0 0
Cress W, p 0 0 0 0
Corbitt C, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 7 8 5 33 12 10 12
Cincinnati 010 006 000 -- 7
New York 052 002 03x -- 12
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H 2.1 5 7 7 5 0
Blackburn J 2.2 1 0 0 2 0
Burkhart K (L) 2.1 3 4 4 2 1
Cress W 0.2 1 1 1 2 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hartung C 5.1 6 6 3 1 3
Hansen A (W) 3.2 2 1 1 2 0
E -- Baumholtz F, Lohrke J, Lockman W
LOB -- Cincinnati 4, New York 9
2B -- Yvars S, Thomson B
HR -- Sauer H, Lohrke J, Mize J
SB -- Rigney B
CS -- Galan A
HBP -- by Cress W (Yvars S)
T -- 2:33
A -- 6999
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