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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 7, 1940
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The information below contains details about the Major League Baseball game between the Cincinnati Reds and the New York Giants, played on May 7, 1940 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 7, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Visiting Team |
New York Giants
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| Home Team |
Cincinnati Reds
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| Winning Pitcher | — |
| Losing Pitcher | — |
| Save | — |
| Game Winning RBI | — |
Game Info
| Date | May 7, 1940 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Tue |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Bill Lohrman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Jim Turner |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 5,667 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 8 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Larry Goetz 1B: Beans Reardon 2B: (none) 3B: Babe Pinelli |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burgess Whitehead | Third Baseman |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Frank Demaree | Center Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Babe Young | First Baseman |
| Billy Jurges | Shortstop |
| Al Glossop | Second Baseman |
| Bill Lohrman | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Billy Werber | Third Baseman |
| Lonny Frey | Second Baseman |
| Vince DiMaggio | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Harry Craft | Center Fielder |
| Mike McCormick | Left Fielder |
| Eddie Joost | Shortstop |
| Jim Turner | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 7, 1940
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Turner
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Lombardi fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Turner
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Turner
Demaree is called out on strikes. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Lohrman
Werber takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Danning fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Werber moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Lohrman
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Danning fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Werber moves to third. Frey moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a line drive into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Lombardi vs. Lohrman
Lombardi takes first base on ball four. Werber scores. Frey moves to third. DiMaggio moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 1
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Craft vs. Lohrman
Craft hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Frey scores. DiMaggio moves to third. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 2
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
McCormick vs. Lohrman
There's a wild pitch. DiMaggio scores. Craft moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Joost vs. Lohrman
Joost takes first base on ball four. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Turner vs. Lohrman
Turner hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Turner for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Turner
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Turner
Danning hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A home run. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Turner
Young hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Turner
Jurges hits a fly ball into right field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Werber vs. Lohrman
Werber hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Lohrman fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey hits a popup, foul, towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Lohrman
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards third. Whitehead fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glossop vs. Turner
Glossop hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lohrman vs. Turner
Lohrman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Turner
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Lohrman
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Craft vs. Lohrman
Craft hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Turner
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Frey scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Demaree vs. Turner
Demaree hits a fly ball into left field. McCormick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Turner
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops it up and throws to first, with Turner covering, for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Lohrman
Joost hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Turner vs. Lohrman
Turner hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Joost moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Werber vs. Lohrman
Werber is hit by the pitch. Turner moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 3
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Frey vs. Lohrman
Frey hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Glossop fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Joost scores. Turner scores. Werber moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
DiMaggio vs. Lohrman
DiMaggio hits a ball on the ground towards short. Jurges fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Turner
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. The ball bounces off Turner, and towards Frey, who fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Turner
Young hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Jurges vs. Turner
Jurges hits a fly ball into center field. Craft settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Lombardi vs. Lohrman
Lombardi hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Lohrman
Craft hits a popup towards short. Jurges settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Lohrman
McCormick strikes out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glossop vs. Turner
Glossop hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Turner
Johnny Rucker pinch hits for Bill Lohrman.
Rucker takes first base on ball four. Glossop moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Whitehead vs. Turner
Whitehead hits a popup towards short. Joost settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Moore vs. Turner
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turner fields it and throws to first for the out. Glossop moves to third. Rucker moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Demaree vs. Turner
Demaree hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Joiner
Roy Joiner now pitching.
Joost hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Turner vs. Joiner
Turner hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Ott. Turner reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Werber vs. Joiner
Werber hits a line drive into center field. Demaree settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Joiner
Frey strikes out. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Turner
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Turner
Danning hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Young vs. Turner
Young hits a ball on the ground towards first. McCormick scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Young for the out. Ott scores. Danning moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Jurges vs. Turner
Jurges takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Glossop vs. Turner
Glossop hits a popup towards third. Werber settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Seeds vs. Turner
Bob Seeds pinch hits for Roy Joiner.
Seeds hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Turner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
DiMaggio vs. Brown
Jumbo Brown now pitching.
DiMaggio hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Brown
McCormick hits a popup towards first. Young settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Brown
Lombardi hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Craft vs. Brown
Craft hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Lombardi moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
McCormick vs. Brown
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards shortstop. Jurges fields it and races to the second base bag for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Turner
Whitehead hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Turner
Moore hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Whitehead moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Demaree vs. Beggs
Joe Beggs now pitching.
Demaree hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Whitehead scores. Moore moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Ott vs. Beggs
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Beggs fields it and throws to second for the out. Moore moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 3 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Danning vs. Beggs
Danning hits a long drive deep into center field. That ball is going, going, gone. A three run home run. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Young vs. Barrett
Red Barrett now pitching.
Young hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Jurges vs. Barrett
Jurges hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Barrett fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Joost vs. Brown
Joost hits a ball on the ground towards first. Young fields the ball and throws to Brown covering. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Gamble vs. Brown
Lee Gamble pinch hits for Red Barrett.
Gamble bunts towards the mound. Brown fields it and throws to first for the out. Joost moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Werber vs. Brown
Werber hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Frey vs. Brown
Frey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 5
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
DiMaggio vs. Brown
There's a wild pitch. Joost scores. Frey moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
DiMaggio vs. Brown
DiMaggio takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 6
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
McCormick vs. Brown
McCormick hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Frey scores. DiMaggio moves to third. That run is unearned. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Lombardi vs. Vandenberg
Hy Vandenberg now pitching.
Lombardi is walked intentionally. McCormick moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Craft vs. Vandenberg
Craft hits a fly ball into left field. Moore settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 6 - Reds, 7
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Glossop vs. Riddle
Elmer Riddle now pitching.
Glossop hits a ball on the ground towards short. Joost scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 7
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCarthy vs. Riddle
Johnny McCarthy pinch hits for Hy Vandenberg.
McCarthy hits a fly ball into right field. DiMaggio settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 6 - Reds, 7
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Riddle
Whitehead hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Frey reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/7/1940 -- New York at Cincinnati (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Whitehead B, 3b 5 1 1 0 Werber B, 3b 3 1 0 0
Moore J, lf 4 1 1 0 Frey L, 2b 4 2 2 2
Demaree F, cf 4 0 1 1 DiMaggio V, rf 4 1 1 0
Ott M, rf 4 2 1 0 McCormick F, 1b 5 0 2 1
Danning H, c 4 2 3 4 Lombardi E, c 3 0 1 1
Young B, 1b 4 0 1 1 Craft H, cf 5 0 2 1
Jurges B, ss 3 0 0 0 McCormick M, lf 3 0 0 0
Glossop A, 2b 4 0 1 0 Joost E, ss 3 2 2 0
Lohrman B, p 1 0 0 0 Turner J, p 3 1 2 0
Rucker J, ph 0 0 0 0 Beggs J, p 0 0 0 0
Joiner R, p 0 0 0 0 Barrett R, p 0 0 0 0
Seeds B, ph 1 0 0 0 Gamble L, ph 0 0 0 0
Brown J, p 0 0 0 0 Riddle E, p 0 0 0 0
Vandenberg H, p 0 0 0 0
McCarthy J, ph 1 0 0 0
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35 6 9 6 33 7 12 5
New York 010 000 140 -- 6
Cincinnati 300 200 02x -- 7
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Lohrman B 5.0 7 5 5 4 2
Joiner R 1.0 1 0 0 0 1
Brown J (L) 1.2 4 2 0 2 0
Vandenberg H 0.1 0 0 0 1 0
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Turner J* 7.0 6 4 4 2 2
Beggs J 0.1 2 2 2 0 0
Barrett R (W) 0.2 1 0 0 0 0
Riddle E (S) 1.0 0 0 0 0 0
* Pitched to 2 batters in 8th
E -- Danning H
DP -- New York 1, Cincinnati 1
LOB -- New York 4, Cincinnati 11
2B -- Turner J
HR -- Danning H 2
SH -- Gamble L
HBP -- by Lohrman B (Werber B)
WP -- Lohrman B, Brown J
T -- 2:08
A -- 5667
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