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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 2, 1957
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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 May 2, 1957 at Polo Grounds.
Game Summary
| Date | May 2, 1957 |
|---|---|
| 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 | May 2, 1957 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Home Team | New York Giants |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Johnny Klippstein |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Pete Burnside |
| Ballpark | Polo Grounds |
| City | New York |
| State | NY |
| Attendance | 3,011 |
| Time of Game | 3 hours 33 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Jocko Conlan 1B: Augie Donatelli 2B: Vic Delmore 3B: Vinnie Smith |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Temple | Second Baseman |
| Wally Post | Right Fielder |
| Gus Bell | Center Fielder |
| Frank Robinson | First Baseman |
| Art Schult | Left Fielder |
| Ed Bailey | Catcher |
| Don Hoak | Third Baseman |
| Roy McMillan | Shortstop |
| Johnny Klippstein | Pitcher |
| Birdie Tebbetts | Manager |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Red Schoendienst | Second Baseman |
| Don Mueller | Right Fielder |
| Willie Mays | Center Fielder |
| Hank Sauer | Left Fielder |
| Gail Harris | First Baseman |
| Ozzie Virgil | Third Baseman |
| Daryl Spencer | Shortstop |
| Wes Westrum | Catcher |
| Pete Burnside | Pitcher |
| Bill Rigney | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Reds
@ Giants
Polo Grounds
May 2, 1957
Top 1
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Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Burnside
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Burnside
Post is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Burnside
Bell is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Robinson vs. Burnside
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 0 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Schult vs. Burnside
Schult hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Temple scores. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 1 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. Burnside
Bailey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Schult moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 2 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Burnside
Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Schult scores. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Ridzik
Steve Ridzik now pitching.
McMillan takes first base on ball four. Bailey moves to third. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Klippstein vs. Ridzik
Klippstein hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Klippstein
Schoendienst takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Klippstein
Mueller takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mays vs. Klippstein
Mays takes first base on ball four. Schoendienst moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sauer vs. Klippstein
Sauer hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Sauer reaches second base with a double. Schoendienst scores. Mueller scores. Mays goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Harris vs. Gross
Don Gross now pitching.
Harris hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Gross covering, for the out. Sauer moves to third. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Virgil vs. Gross
Virgil hits a fly ball into left field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. Sauer tags and scores. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Gross
Spencer hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Temple scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Ridzik
Temple is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Ridzik
Post hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Ridzik
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards first. Harris scoops it up and throws to first, with Ridzik covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Gross
Westrum hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Gross fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ridzik vs. Gross
Ridzik hits a fly ball into left field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Gross
Schoendienst hits a popup towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Ridzik
Robinson hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. Robinson reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Schult vs. Ridzik
Schult hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Bailey vs. Ridzik
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Hoak vs. Ridzik
Hoak hits a ball on the ground for a double play. View Play
Bottom 3
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Gross
Mueller hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Mueller for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Gross
Mays hits a fly ball into center field. Bell settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Sauer vs. Gross
Sauer strikes out. View Play
Top 4
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Margoneri
Joe Margoneri now pitching.
McMillan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Margoneri
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards third. Virgil fields it, throws to second, with Spencer covering, for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Margoneri
Temple takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Post vs. Margoneri
Post hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Gross
Harris hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Bell. Harris reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 4
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Virgil vs. Gross
Virgil hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Gross
Spencer hits a line drive into left field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Gross
Westrum strikes out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Margoneri vs. Gross
Margoneri strikes out. View Play
Top 5
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bell vs. Margoneri
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Margoneri
Robinson hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schult vs. Margoneri
Schult hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Gross
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan misplays the ball. That's an error on McMillan. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mueller vs. Gross
Mueller hits a line drive into right field. Post picks it up and fumbles the ball. That's a base hit and an error on Post. Schoendienst moves to third. Mueller moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Mays vs. Gross
Mays is walked intentionally. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Sauer vs. Gross
Sauer hits a popup, foul, towards first. Robinson settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Harris vs. Gross
Harris hits a fly ball into left field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Virgil vs. Gross
Virgil hits a fly ball into left field. Schult settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Bailey vs. Margoneri
Bailey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Margoneri
Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Margoneri
There's a wild pitch. Bailey moves to third. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 3 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
McMillan vs. Margoneri
McMillan hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Mays. McMillan reaches second base with a double. Bailey scores. Hoak scores. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Gross vs. Margoneri
Gross hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Margoneri fields it and has McMillan trapped. There's the throw to Virgil who throws to Spencer, who tags McMillan for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Temple vs. Jones
Gordon Jones now pitching.
Temple hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Gross moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Post vs. Jones
Post hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer misplays the ball. That's an error on Spencer. Gross moves to third. Temple moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Bell vs. Jones
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Spencer vs. Gross
Spencer is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Westrum vs. Gross
Westrum is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jones vs. Gross
Jones hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Schoendienst vs. Gross
Schoendienst hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Jones moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Mueller vs. Gross
Mueller hits a fly ball into center field. Bell 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: ---
Robinson vs. Jones
Robinson hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Jones
Bob Thurman pinch hits for Art Schult.
Thurman hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bailey vs. Jones
Bailey hits a fly ball into right field. Mueller settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 5 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hoak vs. Jones
Hoak hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A two run home run.. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McMillan vs. Jones
McMillan hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gross vs. Grissom
Marv Grissom now pitching.
Gross strikes out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Gross
Bob Thurman now playing left field.
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Gross
Sauer hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Harris vs. Gross
Harris hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Virgil vs. Gross
Virgil hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Spencer vs. Freeman
Hersh Freeman now pitching.
Spencer hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Temple vs. Grissom
Temple is called out on strikes. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Post vs. Grissom
Post hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Bell vs. Grissom
Bell hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Schoendienst fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rhodes vs. Freeman
Dusty Rhodes pinch hits for Wes Westrum.
Rhodes hits a ball on the ground towards first. Robinson scoops it up and throws to first, with Freeman covering, for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Freeman
Grissom hits a ball on the ground towards short. McMillan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Schoendienst vs. Freeman
Schoendienst hits a line drive towards first. Robinson reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Robinson vs. Grissom
Valmy Thomas now catching.
Robinson is hit by the pitch. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Thurman vs. Grissom
Thurman takes first base on ball four. Robinson moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Bailey vs. Grissom
Bailey hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robinson moves to third. Thurman moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 7 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Hoak vs. Grissom
Hoak hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. Robinson scores. Thurman scores. Bailey moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McMillan vs. Grissom
McMillan bunts in front of the plate. Thomas juggles the ball. That's an error on Thomas. Bailey moves to third. Hoak moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Freeman vs. Grissom
Freeman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Spencer fields it, throws to home for one, and over to first - double play. Hoak moves to third. McMillan moves to second. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Temple vs. Grissom
Temple hits a ball on the ground for an out with unknown description. View Play
Bottom 9
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Reds, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mueller vs. Freeman
Pete Whisenant now playing left field.
Mueller hits a fly ball into right field. Post settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mays vs. Freeman
Mays hits a ball on the ground into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Sauer vs. Freeman
Sauer hits a popup towards third. Hoak settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Reds, 9 - Giants, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Harris vs. Freeman
Harris strikes out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/2/1957 -- Cincinnati at New York (D)
Cincinnati AB R H RBI New York AB R H RBI
Temple J, 2b 3 1 1 0 Schoendienst R, 2b 4 1 1 0
Post W, rf 5 0 1 0 Mueller D, rf 4 1 1 0
Bell G, cf 5 0 0 0 Mays W, cf 3 1 2 0
Robinson F, 1b 4 3 3 0 Sauer H, lf 5 1 1 3
Schult A, lf 3 1 1 1 Harris G, 1b 5 2 2 1
Thurman B, ph-lf 1 1 0 0 Virgil O, 3b 3 1 2 3
Whisenant P, lf 0 0 0 0 Spencer D, ss 4 0 0 0
Bailey E, c 3 1 2 1 Westrum W, c 3 0 0 0
Hoak D, 3b 5 2 4 5 Rhodes D, ph 1 0 0 0
McMillan R, ss 2 0 2 2 Thomas V, c 0 0 0 0
Klippstein J, p 1 0 0 0 Burnside P, p 0 0 0 0
Gross D, p 3 0 0 0 Ridzik S, p 1 0 0 0
Freeman H, p 1 0 0 0 Margoneri J, p 1 0 0 0
Jones G, p 1 0 1 0
Grissom M, p 1 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
36 9 14 9 36 7 10 7
Cincinnati 300 002 202 -- 9
New York 400 200 100 -- 7
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Klippstein J* 0.0 1 4 4 3 0
Gross D 6.2 8 3 3 1 5
Freeman H (W) 2.1 1 0 0 0 1
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Burnside P 0.2 4 3 3 1 2
Ridzik S 2.1 1 0 0 2 0
Margoneri J 2.1 2 2 2 3 0
Jones G 1.1 4 2 2 0 0
Grissom M (L) 2.1 3 2 2 1 2
* Pitched to 4 batters in 1st
E -- McMillan R, Post W, Spencer D, Thomas V
DP -- Cincinnati 1, New York 6
LOB -- Cincinnati 10, New York 7
2B -- Sauer H, Robinson F, Harris G, McMillan R
HR -- Virgil O, Hoak D, Harris G
SH -- McMillan R
SF -- Virgil O
HBP -- by Ridzik S (Temple J), by Grissom M (Robinson F)
WP -- Margoneri J
T -- 3:33
A -- 3011
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