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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 20, 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 September 20, 1950 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
Date | September 20, 1950 |
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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 | September 20, 1950 |
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Day of Week | Wed |
Day / Night | D |
Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
Home Team | New York Giants |
Visiting Starting Pitcher | Ken Raffensberger |
Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
City | New York |
State | NY |
Attendance | 3,182 |
Time of Game | 2 hours 16 minutes |
Umpires | HP: Augie Donatelli 1B: Lee Ballanfant 2B: (none) 3B: Al Barlick |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
Name | Position |
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Bobby Adams | Second Baseman |
Grady Hatton | Third Baseman |
Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
Lloyd Merriman | Center Fielder |
Joe Adcock | Left Fielder |
Virgil Stallcup | Shortstop |
Dixie Howell | Catcher |
Ken Raffensberger | Pitcher |
Luke Sewell | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
Name | Position |
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Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
Whitey Lockman | Left Fielder |
Al Dark | Shortstop |
Monte Irvin | First Baseman |
Wes Westrum | Catcher |
Bobby Thomson | Center Fielder |
Hank Thompson | Third Baseman |
Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
September 20, 1950
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Hearn
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson juggles the ball. That's an error on Thompson. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Hatton vs. Hearn
Hatton hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Wyrostek vs. Hearn
There's a wild pitch. Adams moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Wyrostek vs. Hearn
Wyrostek hits a fly ball towards left. Lockman settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Lockman. Adams scores. Wyrostek moves to second. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski hits a line drive towards short. Dark reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merriman vs. Hearn
Merriman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Hearn
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Hearn
Stallcup hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Hearn
Howell is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Adams fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Westrum vs. Raffensberger
Westrum hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - 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, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Raffensberger
Thompson strikes out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Hearn
Raffensberger hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Hearn
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thompson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hearn
Hatton 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 3
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Raffensberger
Mueller hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hearn vs. Raffensberger
Hearn hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Hearn
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Wyrostek for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Thomson settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Hearn
Merriman strikes out. Westrum drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Merriman 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 popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark 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: ---
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it 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: ---
Adcock vs. Hearn
Adcock hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Thomson. Adcock reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stallcup vs. Hearn
Stallcup hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin juggles the ball. That's an error on Irvin. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Howell vs. Hearn
Howell hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Westrum settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Raffensberger vs. Hearn
Raffensberger hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Adcock moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adams vs. Hearn
Adams hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Raffensberger
Westrum takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Jack Maguire pinch runs for Wes Westrum.
Thomson hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Maguire moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Thompson vs. Raffensberger
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Raffensberger
Mueller hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hearn vs. Raffensberger
Hearn hits a popup towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Hearn
Sal Yvars now catching.
Hatton hits a ball on the ground towards first. Irvin scoops it up and throws to first, with Hearn covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Hearn
Wyrostek is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Hearn
Merriman 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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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Adcock. Dark reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Yvars vs. Raffensberger
Yvars hits a ball on the ground towards short. Stallcup fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Hearn
Adcock hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Hearn
Stallcup hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Howell vs. Hearn
Howell hits a fly ball into left field. Lockman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thompson vs. Raffensberger
Thompson hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hartung vs. Raffensberger
Clint Hartung pinch hits for Don Mueller.
Hartung strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rigney vs. Raffensberger
Bill Rigney pinch hits for Jim Hearn.
Rigney takes first base on ball four. Thomson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stanky vs. Raffensberger
Stanky hits a ball on the ground towards third. Hatton fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Raffensberger vs. Kennedy
Tookie Gilbert now playing first base. Monte Irvin now playing right field. Monty Kennedy now pitching.
Raffensberger is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Kennedy
Adams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hatton vs. Kennedy
There goes Adams. The throw from Yvars and he is out, Dark applying the tag. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Kennedy
Hatton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Kennedy
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into right field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Raffensberger
Lockman hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Dark vs. Raffensberger
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Raffensberger
Irvin hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Yvars vs. Raffensberger
Yvars 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
Top 9
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Kennedy
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Kennedy
Merriman is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Kennedy
Adcock 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 9
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Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Raffensberger
Thomson hits a popup, foul, towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thompson vs. Raffensberger
Thompson takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lohrke vs. Raffensberger
Jack Lohrke pinch hits for Tookie Gilbert.
Lohrke hits a popup towards third. Hatton settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rufer vs. Raffensberger
Rudy Rufer pinch hits for Monty Kennedy.
Rufer 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 9/20/1950, game 2 -- Cincinnati at New York (D) Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI Adams B, 2b 3 1 0 0 Stanky E, 2b 4 0 0 0 Hatton G, 3b 4 0 1 0 Lockman W, lf 4 0 1 0 Wyrostek J, rf 4 0 0 1 Dark A, ss 4 0 1 0 Kluszewski T, 1b 4 1 1 1 Irvin M, 1b-rf 4 0 2 0 Merriman L, cf 4 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 1 0 0 0 Adcock J, lf 4 0 1 0 Maguire J, pr 0 0 0 0 Stallcup V, ss 3 0 0 0 Yvars S, c 2 0 0 0 Howell D, c 3 0 0 0 Thomson B, cf 4 0 2 0 Raffensberger K, p 3 0 0 0 Thompson H, 3b 3 0 0 0 Mueller D, rf 2 0 0 0 Hartung C, ph 1 0 0 0 Gilbert T, 1b 0 0 0 0 Lohrke J, ph 1 0 0 0 Hearn J, p 2 0 0 0 Rigney B, ph 0 0 0 0 Kennedy M, p 0 0 0 0 Rufer R, ph 1 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 32 2 3 2 33 0 6 0 Cincinnati 100 001 000 -- 2 New York 000 000 000 -- 0 Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO Raffensberger K (W) 9.0 6 0 0 3 2 New York IP H R ER BB SO Hearn J (L) 7.0 2 2 1 0 3 Kennedy M 2.0 1 0 0 1 2 E -- Thompson H, Lockman W, Irvin M LOB -- Cincinnati 4, New York 9 2B -- Adcock J, Dark A HR -- Kluszewski T CS -- Adams B WP -- Hearn J T -- 2:16 A -- 3182
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