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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 22, 1951
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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 22, 1951 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | July 22, 1951 |
|---|---|
| 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 22, 1951 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Sun |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Willie Ramsdell |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Hearn |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 15,843 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 47 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Bill Stewart 2B: (none) 3B: Artie Gore |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Bobby Adams | Third Baseman |
| Connie Ryan | Second Baseman |
| Johnny Wyrostek | Right Fielder |
| Joe Adcock | Left Fielder |
| Ted Kluszewski | First Baseman |
| Lloyd Merriman | Center Fielder |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Johnny Pramesa | Catcher |
| Willie Ramsdell | Pitcher |
| Luke Sewell | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Eddie Stanky | Second Baseman |
| Whitey Lockman | First Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Monte Irvin | Left Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Al Dark | Shortstop |
| Bobby Thomson | Third Baseman |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Jim Hearn | Pitcher |
| Leo Durocher | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
July 22, 1951
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Hearn
Adams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Hearn
Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Wyrostek vs. Hearn
Wyrostek hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. Ryan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Adcock vs. Hearn
Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Mays 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: ---
Stanky vs. Ramsdell
Stanky hits a popup, foul, towards third. Adams settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Ramsdell
Lockman hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Ramsdell
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Hearn
Merriman hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hearn
McMillan 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 2
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Ramsdell
Irvin hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Pramesa settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Ramsdell
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Ramsdell
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pramesa vs. Hearn
Pramesa hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ramsdell vs. Hearn
Ramsdell strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Hearn
Adams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Thomson fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Ramsdell
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Adcock who is chasing the ball. Thomson reaches third base with a triple. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Westrum vs. Ramsdell
Westrum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hearn vs. Ramsdell
Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanky vs. Ramsdell
Stanky takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lockman vs. Ramsdell
Lockman hits a long drive deep into right field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Ramsdell
Mueller strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Hearn
Ryan hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Hearn
Wyrostek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adcock vs. Hearn
Adcock hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Irvin vs. Ramsdell
Irvin hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Ramsdell
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Merriman settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Ramsdell
Dark hits a fly ball into left field. Adcock settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Hearn
Kluszewski 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 -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Hearn
Merriman hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Hearn
McMillan is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Ramsdell
Thomson hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Adcock. Thomson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Westrum vs. Ramsdell
The umpire calls a balk on Ramsdell Thomson moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Westrum vs. Ramsdell
Westrum hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Hearn vs. Ramsdell
Hearn strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Stanky vs. Ramsdell
Stanky hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Thomson scores. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Ramsdell
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards first. Kluszewski scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Lockman for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Pramesa vs. Hearn
Pramesa hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Usher vs. Hearn
Herm Wehmeier pinch runs for Johnny Pramesa. Bob Usher pinch hits for Willie Ramsdell.
Usher hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Hearn
Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Wehmeier moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Hearn
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Wehmeier moves to third. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wyrostek vs. Hearn
Wyrostek hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Wehmeier scores. Adams scores. Ryan moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Adcock vs. Hearn
Adcock hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Hearn juggles the ball. That's an error on Hearn. Ryan scores. Wyrostek goes all the way around to score. Adcock moves to second. Two runs are unearned. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Kluszewski vs. Spencer
Bud Byerly pinch runs for Joe Adcock. George Spencer now pitching.
Kluszewski hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Merriman vs. Spencer
Merriman is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Stallcup vs. Spencer
Virgil Stallcup pinch hits for Roy McMillan.
Stallcup hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Stanky settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Wehmeier
Virgil Stallcup now playing shortstop. Herm Wehmeier now pitching. Bob Usher now playing left field. Bob Scheffing now catching.
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Wehmeier
Irvin hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Wehmeier
Mays hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Wehmeier fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Dark vs. Wehmeier
Dark hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields it and throws to second for the out. Mueller moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Thomson vs. Wehmeier
Thomson hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Mueller scores. Dark moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Westrum vs. Wehmeier
Westrum hits a popup, foul, towards first. Kluszewski settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 7
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Reds, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hatton vs. Spencer
Grady Hatton pinch hits for Herm Wehmeier.
Hatton hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Spencer
Usher bunts towards the mound. Spencer fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Adams vs. Spencer
Adams hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Usher moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ryan vs. Spencer
Ryan takes first base on ball four. Usher moves to third. Adams moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 4 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Dave Koslo now pitching.
Wyrostek hits a fly ball into left field. Irvin settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Usher scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Scheffing vs. Koslo
Scheffing hits a popup towards short. Dark settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Smith
Frank Smith now pitching.
Koslo hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stanky vs. Smith
Stanky is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lockman vs. Smith
Lockman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Ryan fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Stanky moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Smith
Mueller hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Stanky scores. Lockman moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Irvin vs. Smith
Irvin hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Lockman scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mays vs. Smith
Mays hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kluszewski vs. Koslo
Kluszewski strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Merriman vs. Koslo
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 -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Stallcup vs. Koslo
Stallcup hits a fly ball into center field. Mays settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Dark vs. Smith
Dark hits a fly ball towards left. Usher settles under the ball, and drops it. That's an error on Usher. Dark moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Thomson vs. Smith
That's a stolen base and an error. Dark scores. That run is unearned. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Thomson vs. Smith
Thomson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Smith
Westrum hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Ryan settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Koslo vs. Smith
Koslo hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Merriman. Koslo reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Stanky vs. Smith
Stanky hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Scheffing settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Meeks vs. Koslo
Sammy Meeks pinch hits for Frank Smith.
Meeks hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Usher vs. Koslo
Usher hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Adams vs. Koslo
Adams hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 6 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ryan vs. Koslo
Ryan hits a long drive deep into left field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Wyrostek vs. Koslo
Wyrostek hits a popup, foul, towards third. Thomson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 8
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scheffing vs. Koslo
Scheffing hits a ball on the ground towards short. Dark scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 8 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lockman vs. Blackwell
Ewell Blackwell now pitching.
Lockman takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 8
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Blackwell
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Wyrostek settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Irvin vs. Blackwell
The ball gets by Scheffing for a passed ball. Lockman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 8 - Giants, 8
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Irvin vs. Blackwell
Irvin hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Lockman scores. That run is unearned. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 7/22/1951, game 2 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Adams B, 3b 5 2 3 0 Stanky E, 2b 3 2 1 1
Ryan C, 2b 3 2 2 2 Lockman W, 1b 4 3 2 3
Wyrostek J, rf 5 1 1 3 Mueller D, rf 5 1 2 1
Adcock J, lf 3 0 0 0 Irvin M, lf 5 0 1 2
Byerly B, pr 0 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 4 0 1 0
Scheffing B, c 2 0 0 0 Dark A, ss 4 1 0 0
Kluszewski T, 1b 4 0 0 0 Thomson B, 3b 4 2 3 1
Merriman L, cf 3 0 0 0 Westrum W, c 4 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 2 0 0 0 Hearn J, p 2 0 0 0
Stallcup V, ph-ss 2 0 0 0 Spencer G, p 0 0 0 0
Pramesa J, c 2 0 1 0 Koslo D, p 2 0 1 0
Wehmeier H, pr-p 0 1 0 0
Hatton G, ph 1 0 0 0
Smith F, p 0 0 0 0
Meeks S, ph 1 0 0 0
Blackwell E, p 0 0 0 0
Ramsdell W, p 1 0 0 0
Usher B, ph-lf 3 2 2 1
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37 8 9 6 37 9 11 8
Cincinnati 000 004 103 -- 8
New York 003 011 211 -- 9
1 out when winning run was scored.
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Ramsdell W 5.0 4 4 4 1 3
Wehmeier H 1.0 3 1 1 0 0
Smith F 2.0 3 3 2 0 0
Blackwell E (L) 0.1 1 1 0 1 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Hearn J 5.1 4 4 2 1 3
Spencer G 1.0 2 1 1 2 0
Koslo D (W) 2.2 3 3 3 0 1
E -- Hearn J, Usher B, Adams B
LOB -- Cincinnati 5, New York 6
2B -- Thomson B, Koslo D
3B -- Thomson B
HR -- Lockman W, Usher B, Ryan C
SB -- Dark A
HBP -- by Smith F (Stanky E)
Balk -- Ramsdell W
PB -- Scheffing B
T -- 2:47
A -- 15843
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