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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 21, 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 July 21, 1949 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 21, 1949 |
|---|---|
| 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 | July 21, 1949 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| 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 | 4,155 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 9 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Artie Gore 1B: Scotty Robb 2B: Frank Dascoli 3B: Babe Pinelli |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Harry Walker | Right Fielder |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Walker Cooper | Catcher |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Center Fielder |
| Jimmy Bloodworth | First Baseman |
| Bobby Adams | Second Baseman |
| Herm Wehmeier | Pitcher |
| Bucky Walters | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Hank Thompson | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Johnny Mize | First Baseman |
| Willard Marshall | Right Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Third Baseman |
| Bill Rigney | Shortstop |
| Ray Mueller | Catcher |
| Clint Hartung | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 21, 1949
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Hartung
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards third. Irvin fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Hartung
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hartung
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Thompson 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: ---
Thompson vs. Wehmeier
Thompson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Wyrostek who is chasing the ball. Thompson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Lockman vs. Wehmeier
Lockman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Thompson scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Wehmeier
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Wehmeier
Mize hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Wehmeier
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams misplays the ball. That's an error on Adams. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Wehmeier
There's a wild pitch. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rigney vs. Wehmeier
Rigney hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Hartung
Cooper hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Hartung
Stallcup strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Hartung
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Hartung covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Wehmeier
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, 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, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Wehmeier
Thompson hits a popup towards short. Stallcup settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Hartung
Bloodworth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Hartung
Adams 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: 1--
Wehmeier vs. Hartung
Wehmeier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Hartung
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Bloodworth moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lowrey vs. Hartung
Lowrey hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Lowrey reaches second base with a double. Bloodworth scores. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Hatton vs. Hartung
Hatton takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Cooper vs. Hartung
Cooper hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A grand slam home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Higbe
Kirby Higbe now pitching.
Stallcup strikes out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Wehmeier
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Wehmeier
Thomson hits a popup towards first. Bloodworth settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Wehmeier
Mize hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Higbe
Wyrostek hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Higbe
Bloodworth hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Wyrostek moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Adams vs. Higbe
Adams hits a popup towards short. Rigney settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Wehmeier vs. Higbe
Wehmeier is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Higbe
Walker hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. There goes Wyrostek trying to get to home. Lockman throws the ball in to Mueller who tags Wyrostek, who's trying to score from second, for the out. Bloodworth moves to second. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Marshall vs. Wehmeier
Marshall takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Wehmeier
Irvin takes first base on ball four. Marshall moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Rigney vs. Wehmeier
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. Marshall moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Mueller vs. Wehmeier
Mueller 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, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Higbe
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Higbe
Hatton hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cooper vs. Higbe
Cooper 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, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higbe vs. Wehmeier
Higbe hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Wehmeier
Thompson hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams misplays the ball. That's an error on Adams. Thompson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Wehmeier
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Wehmeier
Thomson hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mize vs. Erautt
Eddie Erautt now pitching.
Mize hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Marshall vs. Erautt
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Erautt
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Higbe
Stallcup hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Higbe
Wyrostek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bloodworth vs. Higbe
Bloodworth hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Bloodworth reaches second base with a double. Stallcup moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Adams vs. Higbe
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Higbe fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Merriman vs. Higbe
Lloyd Merriman pinch hits for Eddie Erautt.
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Mize scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Merriman for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Blackwell
Ewell Blackwell now pitching.
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Blackwell
Mueller hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Cooper settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higbe vs. Blackwell
Higbe hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Higbe
Bert Haas now playing third base.
Walker bunts towards third. Haas fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Higbe
Lowrey bunts towards first. Mize scoops it up and throws to first, with Thompson covering, for the out. Walker moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Higbe
There's a wild pitch. Walker moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hatton vs. Higbe
Hatton strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Cooper vs. Higbe
Cooper 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, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Blackwell
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Blackwell
Lockman hits a line drive into center field. Wyrostek picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Wyrostek. Thompson goes all the way around to score. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Blackwell
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Thomson reaches second base with a double. Lockman scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mize vs. Blackwell
Mize hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Marshall vs. Blackwell
Marshall hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Thomson scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Haas vs. Blackwell
Haas hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Blackwell
Rigney strikes out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Higbe
Stallcup hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Higbe
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 -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bloodworth vs. Higbe
Bloodworth hits a line drive towards third. Haas reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Blackwell
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Blackwell fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Higbe vs. Blackwell
Higbe 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 -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Blackwell
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Higbe
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards short. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Litwhiler vs. Higbe
Danny Litwhiler pinch hits for Ewell Blackwell.
Litwhiler hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 9
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Higbe
Walker hits a popup towards first. Mize settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/21/1949 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Walker H, rf 5 1 3 0 Thompson H, 2b 4 3 1 0
Lowrey P, lf 3 1 1 1 Lockman W, lf 3 3 2 1
Hatton G, 3b 3 1 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 3 3 6
Cooper W, c 4 1 1 4 Mize J, 1b 4 0 1 0
Stallcup V, ss 4 0 1 0 Marshall W, rf 3 0 0 1
Wyrostek J, cf 4 0 1 0 Irvin M, 3b 2 0 0 0
Bloodworth J, 1b 4 1 3 0 Haas B, 3b 1 0 1 0
Adams B, 2b 4 0 0 0 Rigney B, ss 4 0 0 0
Wehmeier H, p 2 0 0 0 Mueller R, c 4 0 0 0
Erautt E, p 0 0 0 0 Hartung C, p 1 0 0 0
Merriman L, ph 1 0 0 0 Higbe K, p 3 0 0 0
Blackwell E, p 0 0 0 0
Litwhiler D, ph 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
35 5 10 5 33 9 8 8
Cincinnati 005 000 000 -- 5
New York 300 030 30x -- 9
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Wehmeier H (L) 4.1 4 6 5 3 0
Erautt E 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Blackwell E 3.0 3 3 3 1 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hartung C 2.2 4 5 5 1 2
Higbe K (W) 6.1 6 0 0 0 4
E -- Adams B 2, Wyrostek J
DP -- Cincinnati 1
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, New York 4
2B -- Lowrey P, Bloodworth J, Thomson B
3B -- Thompson H
HR -- Thomson B 2, Cooper W
SH -- Lowrey P
WP -- Wehmeier H, Higbe K
T -- 2:09
A -- 4155
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