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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 4, 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 June 4, 1949 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 4, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Cincinnati Reds
|
| Home Team |
New York Giants
|
| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | June 4, 1949 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 16,413 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 12 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Frank Dascoli 1B: Scotty Robb 2B: Babe Pinelli 3B: Artie Gore |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Lloyd Merriman | Center Fielder |
| Frank Baumholtz | Left Fielder |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | Second Baseman |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Claude Corbitt | Shortstop |
| Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
| Bucky Walters | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Jack Lohrke | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Sid Gordon | Third Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Mickey Livingston | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Clint Hartung | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 4, 1949
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hartung
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Hatton for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, 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 -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Wehmeier
Lohrke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Wehmeier
Lockman is hit by the pitch. Lohrke moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gordon vs. Wehmeier
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Lohrke moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marshall vs. Wehmeier
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Wehmeier
Thomson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Lohrke scores. There goes Marshall trying to get to third. Wyrostek throws the ball in to Hatton, who tags Marshall for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Hartung
Bloodworth hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hartung
Kluszewski 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: ---
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
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Wehmeier
Mize hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Wehmeier
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, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Wehmeier
Kerr hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hartung
Mueller 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, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Hartung
Corbitt 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: ---
Wehmeier vs. Hartung
Wehmeier 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, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Wehmeier
Hartung 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: ---
Lohrke vs. Wehmeier
Lohrke takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Wehmeier
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gordon vs. Wehmeier
Gordon hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corbitt fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hartung
Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Merriman vs. Hartung
Merriman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hartung
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, 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
Bottom 4
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Wehmeier
Marshall hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Wehmeier
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mize vs. Wehmeier
Mize hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Mueller settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Livingston vs. Wehmeier
Livingston hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Hartung
Wyrostek takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Hartung
Mueller hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Lohrke reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Corbitt vs. Hartung
Corbitt hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartung fields it and throws to first for the out. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wehmeier vs. Hartung
Wehmeier hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr misplays the ball. That's an error on Kerr. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hatton vs. Hartung
Hatton takes first base on ball four. Wyrostek moves to third. Wehmeier moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Merriman vs. Hartung
Merriman is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Wehmeier
Kerr hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Wehmeier
Hartung is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Wehmeier
Lohrke hits a fly ball into left field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hartung
Baumholtz hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hartung fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Hartung
Bloodworth hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hartung
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Hartung
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
Bottom 6
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Wehmeier
Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Wehmeier
Gordon hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Wehmeier
Marshall hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Wehmeier
Thomson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Wehmeier
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corbitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Livingston vs. Wehmeier
Livingston hits a fly ball into left field. Baumholtz settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Hartung
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards third. Gordon fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Corbitt vs. Hartung
Corbitt 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, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kress vs. Hartung
Chuck Kress pinch hits for Herm Wehmeier.
Kress hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Hartung
Hatton takes first base on ball four. Kress moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Merriman vs. Hartung
Merriman hits a popup towards short. Kerr settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Dobernic
Jess Dobernic now pitching.
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards short. Corbitt scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hartung vs. Dobernic
Hartung hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Dobernic
Lohrke hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Bloodworth fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Dobernic
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Baumholtz vs. Hartung
Baumholtz hits a fly ball into right field. Marshall settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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 -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hartung
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Hartung
Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Kluszewski moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Hartung
Mueller hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski scores. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stallcup vs. Hartung
Virgil Stallcup pinch hits for Claude Corbitt.
Stallcup 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, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gordon vs. Dobernic
Virgil Stallcup now playing shortstop.
Gordon hits a line drive into left field. Baumholtz picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Baumholtz. Gordon moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Marshall vs. Fanovich
Frank Fanovich now pitching.
Marshall bunts towards the mound. Fanovich fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Gordon moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Gumbert
Harry Gumbert now pitching.
Thomson hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Gordon scores. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Haas vs. Gumbert
Bert Haas pinch hits for Johnny Mize.
Haas hits a ball on the ground towards second base. Bloodworth fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. Marshall scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Livingston vs. Gumbert
Livingston hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Haas moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kerr vs. Gumbert
Kerr bunts towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Kerr for the out. Livingston moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hartung vs. Gumbert
Hartung hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrke vs. Gumbert
Lohrke 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 9
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Hartung
Bert Haas now playing first base. Bobby Adams pinch hits for Harry Gumbert.
Adams strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 9
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, 3 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Hartung
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/4/1949 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Hatton G, 3b 3 1 1 0 Lohrke J, 2b 3 1 0 0
Merriman L, cf 5 1 1 2 Lockman W, lf 3 1 1 1
Baumholtz F, lf 4 0 0 0 Gordon S, 3b 4 2 2 1
Bloodworth J, 2b 4 0 0 0 Marshall W, rf 3 2 3 1
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 2 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 2 2
Wyrostek J, rf 3 0 1 0 Mize J, 1b 3 0 0 0
Mueller R, c 4 0 1 1 Haas B, ph-1b 1 1 0 1
Corbitt C, ss 3 0 0 0 Livingston M, c 4 1 1 0
Stallcup V, ph-ss 1 0 0 0 Kerr B, ss 3 0 0 0
Wehmeier H, p 2 0 0 0 Hartung C, p 4 1 2 3
Kress C, ph 1 0 1 0
Dobernic J, p 0 0 0 0
Fanovich F, p 0 0 0 0
Gumbert H, p 0 0 0 0
Adams B, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 3 7 3 32 9 11 9
Cincinnati 000 200 010 -- 3
New York 100 003 05x -- 9
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H (L) 6.0 5 4 4 3 2
Dobernic J* 1.0 2 1 1 0 0
Fanovich F+ 0.0 1 1 1 0 0
Gumbert H 1.0 3 3 3 0 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hartung C (W) 9.0 7 3 3 3 2
* Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
+ Pitched to 1 batter in 8th
E -- Kerr B, Baumholtz F
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 8, New York 4
HR -- Merriman L, Lockman W, Gordon S, Marshall W, Hartung C
SH -- Kerr B
HBP -- by Wehmeier H (Lockman W)
T -- 2:12
A -- 16413
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