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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 25, 1950
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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 25, 1950 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | June 25, 1950 |
|---|---|
| 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 | June 25, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willie Ramsdell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Sal Maglie |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 22,464 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 18 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Babe Pinelli 1B: Dusty Boggess 2B: Lon Warneke 3B: Scotty Robb |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Lloyd Merriman | Center Fielder |
| Peanuts Lowrey | Left Fielder |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Pramesa | Catcher |
| Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
| Willie Ramsdell | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Tookie Gilbert | First Baseman |
| Bill Rigney | Second Baseman |
| Sam Calderone | Catcher |
| Sal Maglie | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
June 25, 1950
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Maglie
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert fields the ball and throws to Maglie covering. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Maglie
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Maglie fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Maglie
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Ramsdell
Dark is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Ramsdell
Lockman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Ramsdell
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Maglie
Hatton 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Maglie
Ryan hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pramesa vs. Maglie
Pramesa is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Ramsdell
Thompson hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is bouncing around. Merriman is chasing the ball. Thompson rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park home run. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Ramsdell
Thomson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pramesa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Ramsdell
Gilbert takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Ramsdell
Rigney hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Merriman. Rigney reaches second base with a double. Gilbert moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Calderone vs. Ramsdell
Calderone hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gilbert scores. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Maglie vs. Ramsdell
Maglie is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Maglie
Stallcup hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Mueller. Stallcup reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ramsdell vs. Maglie
Ramsdell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Stallcup moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Merriman vs. Maglie
Merriman hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Stallcup scores. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lowrey vs. Maglie
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Merriman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyrostek vs. Maglie
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Gilbert scoops it up and throws to first, with Maglie covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Ramsdell
Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lowrey. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Ramsdell
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Ramsdell
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski fields it and throws to second for the out. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Ramsdell
Thompson hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pramesa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Ramsdell
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Dark scores. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Gilbert vs. Ramsdell
Gilbert strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Maglie
There goes Kluszewski. The throw from Calderone and he is safe. Kluszewski steals second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Maglie
Hatton is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Maglie
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pramesa vs. Maglie
Pramesa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kluszewski scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Stallcup vs. Maglie
Stallcup 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
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Ramsdell
Rigney hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Ramsdell fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Calderone vs. Ramsdell
Calderone hits a line drive into left field. Lowrey picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Lowrey. Rigney moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Maglie vs. Smith
Frank Smith now pitching.
Maglie hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Smith
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Smith has Rigney trapped. There's the throw to Hatton and over to Pramesa, who tags Rigney for the out. Calderone moves to second. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lockman vs. Smith
Lockman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Smith vs. Maglie
Smith hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Maglie
Merriman hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Maglie
Lowrey 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, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Smith
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Smith
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Smith
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Maglie
Wyrostek hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Maglie
Kluszewski hits a line drive towards first. Gilbert reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Maglie
Hatton hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Maglie
There goes Hatton. The throw from Calderone and he is safe. Hatton steals second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Maglie
Ryan hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Pramesa vs. Maglie
Pramesa hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is bouncing around. Mueller is chasing the ball. Pramesa rounds third and comes all way home with an inside-the-park two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Maglie
Stallcup hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Lockman. Stallcup reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Smith vs. Maglie
Smith hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Smith
Gilbert hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski juggles the ball. That's an error on Kluszewski. Gilbert moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Rigney vs. Smith
Rigney hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Gilbert scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Calderone vs. Smith
Calderone hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup misplays the ball. That's an error on Stallcup. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weatherly vs. Smith
Roy Weatherly pinch hits for Sal Maglie.
Weatherly hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pramesa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Smith
Dark is called out on strikes. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
Merriman hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Calderone juggles the ball. That's an error on Calderone. Merriman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lowrey vs. Koslo
Lowrey hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Calderone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark misplays the ball. That's an error on Dark. Merriman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Kluszewski vs. Koslo
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards second. Rigney scoops it up, steps on second, and throws to first for the double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Smith
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Smith
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Smith
Thompson hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Smith
Thomson 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, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Koslo
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Rigney misplays the ball. That's an error on Rigney. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Koslo
Ryan hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Pramesa vs. Koslo
Pramesa hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Hatton moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Stallcup hits a popup towards first. Gilbert settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Smith vs. Koslo
Smith strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Smith
Bob Usher now playing center field.
Gilbert hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rigney vs. Smith
Rigney hits a line drive towards third. Hatton reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Calderone vs. Smith
Calderone hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Koslo
Usher hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lowrey vs. Koslo
Lowrey hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Smith
Eddie Stanky pinch hits for Dave Koslo.
Stanky is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jorgensen vs. Smith
Spider Jorgensen pinch hits for Al Dark.
Jorgensen hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Smith
Lockman hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Smith
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Lowrey settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 6/25/1950, game 2 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Merriman L, cf 4 0 2 1 Dark A, ss 4 1 1 0
Usher B, cf 1 0 0 0 Jorgensen S, ph 1 0 0 0
Lowrey P, lf 5 0 0 0 Lockman W, lf 4 0 0 0
Wyrostek J, rf 5 1 1 1 Mueller D, rf 5 0 1 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 2 2 1 Thompson H, 3b 4 1 1 1
Hatton G, 3b 4 1 1 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 1 1
Ryan C, 2b 4 0 0 0 Gilbert T, 1b 3 2 0 0
Pramesa J, c 4 1 3 3 Rigney B, 2b 4 0 2 1
Stallcup V, ss 4 1 2 0 Calderone S, c 4 0 1 1
Ramsdell W, p 1 0 0 0 Maglie S, p 2 0 0 0
Smith F, p 3 0 0 0 Weatherly R, ph 1 0 0 0
Koslo D, p 0 0 0 0
Stanky E, ph 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
39 6 11 6 36 4 7 4
Cincinnati 011 103 000 -- 6
New York 021 001 000 -- 4
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Ramsdell W* 3.0 6 3 3 2 4
Smith F (W) 6.0 1 1 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Maglie S (L) 6.0 10 6 6 0 3
Koslo D 3.0 1 0 0 0 1
* Pitched to 2 batters in 4th
E -- Lowrey P, Kluszewski T 2, Stallcup V, Calderone S, Dark A, Rigney B
DP -- New York 2
LOB -- Cincinnati 6, New York 8
2B -- Rigney B, Stallcup V 2, Dark A
HR -- Kluszewski T, Thompson H, Wyrostek J, Pramesa J
SB -- Kluszewski T, Hatton G
HBP -- by Smith F (Stanky E)
T -- 2:18
A -- 22464
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