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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 18, 1950
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the New York Giants and the Philadelphia Phillies, played on August 18, 1950 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | August 18, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
Philadelphia Phillies
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| Home Team |
New York Giants
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | August 18, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Fri |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Philadelphia Phillies |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Russ Meyer |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 26,086 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 30 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lou Jorda 1B: Larry Goetz 2B: (none) 3B: Frank Dascoli |
Philadelphia Phillies Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Waitkus | First Baseman |
| Richie Ashburn | Center Fielder |
| Dick Sisler | Left Fielder |
| Del Ennis | Right Fielder |
| Willie Jones | Third Baseman |
| Granny Hamner | Shortstop |
| Andy Seminick | Catcher |
| Mike Goliat | Second Baseman |
| Russ Meyer | Pitcher |
| Eddie Sawyer | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
| Monte Irvin | First Baseman |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
| Sam Calderone | Catcher |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Phillies
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
August 18, 1950
Top 1
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Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Hearn
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin juggles the ball. That's an error on Irvin. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ashburn vs. Hearn
Ashburn strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sisler vs. Hearn
Sisler hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Waitkus moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ennis vs. Hearn
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. Waitkus scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hearn
Jones 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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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Meyer
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Meyer
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Meyer
Mueller hits a line drive into center field. Ashburn picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Ashburn. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thompson vs. Meyer
Thompson hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Meyer
Irvin hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Meyer
Dark takes first base on ball four. Irvin moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thomson vs. Meyer
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goliat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Hearn
Hamner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 1 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Hearn
Seminick hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goliat vs. Hearn
Goliat hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Hearn
Meyer strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Calderone vs. Meyer
Dick Whitman now playing center field.
Calderone hits a fly ball into left field. Sisler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Meyer
Hearn hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Meyer
Stanky hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Hearn
Waitkus hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitman vs. Hearn
Whitman hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Calderone settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Hearn
Sisler hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 2
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Meyer
Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Meyer
Mueller strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Meyer
Thompson is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Meyer
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner misplays the ball. That's an error on Hamner. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Meyer
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Sisler settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Hearn
Ennis takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hearn
Jones hits a popup towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hamner vs. Hearn
Hamner hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Ennis moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seminick vs. Hearn
Seminick hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Ennis moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Goliat vs. Hearn
Goliat hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Meyer
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Calderone vs. Meyer
Calderone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Meyer
Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards first. Waitkus scoops it up and throws to first, with Meyer covering, for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meyer vs. Hearn
Meyer strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Hearn
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitman vs. Hearn
Whitman hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Meyer
Stanky hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ennis. Stanky reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Lockman vs. Meyer
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stanky moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Mueller vs. Meyer
Mueller hits a popup, foul, towards the right side of the infield. Goliat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thompson vs. Meyer
Thompson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Stanky scores. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Irvin vs. Meyer
Irvin hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lockman scores. Thompson moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Dark vs. Miller
Bob Miller now pitching.
There's a wild pitch. Thompson scores. Irvin moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Dark vs. Miller
Dark strikes out. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Miller
Thomson hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Phillies, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Hearn
Sisler hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ennis vs. Hearn
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards second. Stanky throws to second for one, and Dark throws to first, and Irvin drops the ball. View Play -
Phillies, 2 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jones vs. Hearn
Jones hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Hearn
Hamner hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Calderone fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Hearn
Seminick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Phillies, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Calderone vs. Miller
Calderone hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Miller fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Miller
Hearn hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Goliat scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Miller
Stanky hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Phillies, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Goliat vs. Hearn
Tookie Gilbert now playing first base.
Goliat hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hollmig vs. Hearn
Stan Hollmig pinch hits for Bob Miller.
Hollmig is called out on strikes. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Waitkus vs. Hearn
Waitkus hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Stanky scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Phillies, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Heintzelman
Ken Heintzelman now pitching.
Lockman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goliat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Heintzelman
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Whitman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Heintzelman
Thompson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Goliat settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Phillies, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitman vs. Hearn
Whitman hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sisler vs. Hearn
Sisler hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ennis vs. Hearn
Ennis hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Phillies, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Gilbert vs. Heintzelman
Gilbert hits a fly ball into right field. Ennis settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Heintzelman
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards short. Hamner picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Hamner. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Thomson vs. Heintzelman
Thomson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Calderone vs. Heintzelman
Calderone hits a ball on the ground towards third. Jones fields it and throws to first for the out. Dark scores. Thomson moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hearn vs. Heintzelman
Hearn takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Heintzelman
Stanky hits a fly ball into center field. Whitman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Phillies, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Hearn
Jones hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hamner vs. Hearn
Hamner hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Phillies, 4 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Seminick vs. Hearn
Seminick hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thompson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/18/1950 -- Philadelphia at New York (D)
Philadelphia AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Waitkus E, 1b 4 1 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 5 1 1 0
Ashburn R, cf 1 0 0 0 Lockman W, lf 4 2 2 1
Whitman D, cf 3 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 4 1 1 0
Sisler D, lf 4 0 2 0 Thompson H, 3b 4 2 2 3
Ennis D, rf 3 1 0 1 Irvin M, 1b 3 0 2 1
Jones W, 3b 4 1 1 2 Gilbert T, 1b 1 0 0 0
Hamner G, ss 4 0 1 0 Dark A, ss 3 1 1 0
Seminick A, c 4 1 1 1 Thomson B, cf 3 0 0 0
Goliat M, 2b 3 0 0 0 Calderone S, c 4 0 0 1
Meyer R, p 2 0 0 0 Hearn J, p 3 0 0 0
Miller B, p 0 0 0 0
Hollmig S, ph 1 0 0 0
Heintzelman K, p 0 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
33 4 5 4 34 7 9 6
Philadelphia 110 002 000 -- 4
New York 201 030 01x -- 7
Philadelphia IP H R ER BB SO
Meyer R (L) 4.1 8 6 6 1 2
Miller B 1.2 0 0 0 0 1
Heintzelman K 2.0 1 1 0 2 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J (W) 9.0 5 4 2 1 4
E -- Irvin M 2, Ashburn R, Hamner G 2
LOB -- Philadelphia 3, New York 6
2B -- Stanky E
HR -- Thompson H, Seminick A, Lockman W, Jones W
WP -- Miller B
T -- 2:30
A -- 26086
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