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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 23, 1945
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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 23, 1945 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | May 23, 1945 |
|---|---|
| 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 23, 1945 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Wed |
| Day / Night | N |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Van Mungo |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Bucky Walters |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 13,397 |
| Time of Game | 0 hours |
| Umpires | HP: Ziggy Sears 1B: Butch Henline 2B: (none) 3B: Jocko Conlan |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Johnny Rucker | Center Fielder |
| George Hausmann | Second Baseman |
| Mel Ott | Right Fielder |
| Joe Medwick | Left Fielder |
| Phil Weintraub | First Baseman |
| Ernie Lombardi | Catcher |
| Buddy Kerr | Shortstop |
| Nap Reyes | Third Baseman |
| Van Mungo | Pitcher |
| Mel Ott | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Woody Williams | Second Baseman |
| Dain Clay | Center Fielder |
| Gee Walker | Right Fielder |
| Frank McCormick | First Baseman |
| Steve Mesner | Third Baseman |
| Eric Tipton | Left Fielder |
| Wally Flager | Shortstop |
| Johnny Riddle | Catcher |
| Bucky Walters | Pitcher |
| Bill McKechnie | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
May 23, 1945
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Walters
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Walters
Ott hits a line drive into left center field, beyond the reach of Clay. Ott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flager scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mungo
Williams takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clay vs. Mungo
Clay hits a fly ball into left field. Medwick settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Mungo
Walker strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
McCormick vs. Mungo
McCormick hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Weintraub vs. Walters
Weintraub hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Walters
Lombardi hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Walters
Kerr takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Walters
There goes Kerr. The throw from Riddle and he is safe. Kerr steals second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Reyes vs. Walters
Reyes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Kerr scores. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mungo vs. Walters
Mungo hits a line drive into right field, out of the reach of Walker. Mungo reaches second base with a double. Reyes goes all the way around to score. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Mungo
Mesner strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Mungo
Tipton hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Flager vs. Mungo
Flager is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Riddle vs. Mungo
Riddle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Walters
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Walters
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Walters
Weintraub hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Mungo
Walters strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mungo
Williams hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Mungo
Clay strikes out. Lombardi drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Clay out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Walters
Lombardi hits a line drive into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Walters
Kerr hits a fly ball into left field. Tipton settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Walters
Reyes hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Mungo
Walker hits a fly ball into center field. Rucker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Mungo
McCormick bunts towards the mound. Mungo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Mungo
Mesner hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mungo vs. Walters
Mungo hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker hits a line drive towards first. McCormick catches it and steps on first to double up Mungo. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Walters
Hausmann hits a line drive into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Mungo
Tipton strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flager vs. Mungo
Flager hits a popup towards third. Reyes settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riddle vs. Mungo
Riddle hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Walters
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Flager fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ott moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Weintraub vs. Walters
Weintraub takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Lombardi vs. Walters
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Mungo
Walters strikes out. Lombardi drops the ball, but quickly picks it up and throws Walters out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mungo
Williams hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Clay vs. Mungo
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Williams moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Walker vs. Mungo
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards short. Kerr fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Walters
Kerr hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Reyes vs. Walters
Reyes hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mungo vs. Walters
Mungo hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Reyes moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Rucker vs. Walters
Rucker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
McCormick vs. Mungo
McCormick strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Mesner vs. Mungo
Mesner hits a fly ball into right field. Ott settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Tipton vs. Mungo
Tipton hits a popup, foul, towards first. Weintraub settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hausmann vs. Walters
Hausmann hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Walters fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Walters
Ott hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Medwick vs. Walters
Medwick hits a fly ball into right field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Weintraub vs. Walters
Weintraub hits a ball on the ground towards third. Mesner fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Flager vs. Mungo
Flager hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Hausmann scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Libke vs. Mungo
Al Libke pinch hits for Johnny Riddle.
Libke strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walters vs. Mungo
Walters hits a ball on the ground towards the mound. Mungo fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Lombardi vs. Walters
Joe Just now catching.
Lombardi hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Williams scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kerr vs. Walters
Kerr hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Reyes vs. Walters
Reyes hits a fly ball into center field. Clay settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Mungo vs. Walters
There goes Kerr. The throw from Just and he is safe. Kerr steals second. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Mungo vs. Walters
Mungo strikes out. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Williams vs. Mungo
Williams is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Clay vs. Mungo
Clay hits a ball on the ground towards third. Reyes fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Mungo
Walker hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Lombardi settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 5/23/1945 -- New York at Cincinnati (N)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Rucker J, cf 4 0 0 0 Williams W, 2b 3 0 1 0
Hausmann G, 2b 4 0 0 0 Clay D, cf 4 0 1 0
Ott M, rf 4 0 3 0 Walker G, rf 4 0 0 0
Medwick J, lf 4 0 1 0 McCormick F, 1b 3 0 0 0
Weintraub P, 1b 3 0 0 0 Mesner S, 3b 3 0 0 0
Lombardi E, c 4 0 0 0 Tipton E, lf 3 0 1 0
Kerr B, ss 3 1 1 0 Flager W, ss 3 0 0 0
Reyes N, 3b 4 1 2 1 Riddle J, c 2 0 0 0
Mungo V, p 4 0 2 1 Libke A, ph 1 0 0 0
Just J, c 0 0 0 0
Walters B, p 3 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
34 2 9 2 29 0 3 0
New York 020 000 000 -- 2
Cincinnati 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Mungo V (W) 9.0 3 0 0 1 10
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Walters B (L) 9.0 9 2 2 2 1
DP -- New York 1, Cincinnati 2
LOB -- New York 7, Cincinnati 3
2B -- Ott M, Mungo V
SB -- Kerr B 2
A -- 13397
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