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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1949
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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 12, 1949 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 12, 1949 |
|---|---|
| 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 12, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Clint Hartung |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 6,886 |
| Time of Game | 1 hour 46 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Bill Stewart 1B: Jocko Conlan 2B: (none) 3B: Lon Warneke |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Lloyd Merriman | Center Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
| Bucky Walters | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Lohrke | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Mickey Livingston | Catcher |
| Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
| Clint Hartung | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 12, 1949
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hartung
Hatton hits a popup towards the mound. Hartung settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Hartung
Stallcup hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Hartung
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke misplays the ball. That's an error on Lohrke. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Hartung
There goes Merriman. The throw from Livingston and he is safe. Merriman steals second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Sauer vs. Hartung
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. 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: ---
Lohrke vs. Raffensberger
Lohrke hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Raffensberger
Gordon strikes out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Hartung
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Hartung
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Hartung
Bloodworth 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: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Hartung
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Rigney fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Raffensberger
Mize strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Raffensberger
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Hartung
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hartung
Hatton 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: ---
Stallcup vs. Hartung
Stallcup 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
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Raffensberger
Livingston 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: ---
Rigney vs. Raffensberger
Rigney takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartung vs. Raffensberger
Hartung hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. Rigney moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lohrke vs. Raffensberger
There's a wild pitch. Rigney moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lohrke vs. Raffensberger
Lohrke hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Hartung
Merriman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Hartung
Hartung fires to first and has Merriman trapped. There's the throw to Lohrke who tags Merriman for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hartung
Sauer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Sauer reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyrostek vs. Hartung
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Sauer scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Hartung
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Hartung
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Raffensberger
Gordon hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Raffensberger
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hartung
Mueller hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Raffensberger vs. Hartung
Raffensberger bunts towards the mound. Hartung fields it and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Hartung
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stallcup vs. Hartung
Stallcup hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Stallcup reaches second base with a double. Mueller scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merriman vs. Hartung
Merriman hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Stallcup scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Hartung
Sauer hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Raffensberger
Marshall hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Marshall for the out. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Livingston vs. Raffensberger
Livingston hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Raffensberger
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Hartung
Wyrostek 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, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hartung
Kluszewski hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Kluszewski reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bloodworth vs. Hartung
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mueller vs. Hartung
Mueller takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Raffensberger vs. Hartung
Raffensberger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Raffensberger
Hartung hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Raffensberger
Lohrke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Raffensberger
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mize vs. Raffensberger
Mize hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hartung
Hatton hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Hartung
Stallcup strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Hartung
Merriman 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, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Raffensberger
Marshall hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Raffensberger
Livingston hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Hartung
Sauer takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Hartung
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kluszewski vs. Hartung
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Hartung
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartung fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Raffensberger
Chuck Kress now playing first base.
Rigney hits a fly ball into left field. Sauer settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Raffensberger
Bert Haas pinch hits for Clint Hartung.
Haas hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Raffensberger
Lohrke hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman strikes out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Behrman
Hank Behrman now pitching.
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Behrman
Raffensberger hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Behrman
Hatton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Behrman
Stallcup hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Raffensberger
Gordon hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Raffensberger
Mize hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Raffensberger
Marshall hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/12/1949 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hatton G, 3b 5 0 0 0 Lohrke J, 2b 3 0 0 0
Stallcup V, ss 5 1 1 1 Lockman W, lf 4 0 0 0
Merriman L, cf 4 0 2 1 Gordon S, 3b 4 0 2 0
Sauer H, lf 3 1 1 0 Mize J, 1b 4 0 0 0
Wyrostek J, rf 4 0 2 1 Thomson B, cf 4 0 1 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 1 0 Marshall W, rf 4 0 0 0
Kress C, 1b 0 0 0 0 Livingston M, c 3 0 0 0
Bloodworth J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rigney B, ss 2 0 0 0
Mueller R, c 3 1 1 0 Hartung C, p 2 0 0 0
Raffensberger K, p 3 0 1 0 Haas B, ph 1 0 1 0
Behrman H, p 0 0 0 0
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35 3 9 3 31 0 4 0
Cincinnati 000 120 000 -- 3
New York 000 000 000 -- 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Raffensberger K (W) 9.0 4 0 0 2 3
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hartung C (L) 8.0 8 3 3 2 3
Behrman H 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
E -- Lohrke J
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, New York 6
2B -- Sauer H, Stallcup V, Kluszewski T
SB -- Merriman L
CS -- Merriman L
SH -- Raffensberger K
WP -- Raffensberger K
T -- 1:46
A -- 6886
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