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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 5, 1937
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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 August 5, 1937 at Crosley Field.
Game Summary
| Date | August 5, 1937 |
|---|---|
| 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 | August 5, 1937 |
|---|---|
| Day of Week | Thu |
| Day / Night | D |
| Visiting Team | New York Giants |
| Home Team | Cincinnati Reds |
| Visiting Starting Pitcher | Slick Castleman |
| Home Starting Pitcher | Lee Grissom |
| Ballpark | Crosley Field |
| City | Cincinnati |
| State | OH |
| Attendance | 3,069 |
| Time of Game | 2 hours 37 minutes |
| Umpires | HP: Lee Ballanfant 1B: Bill Klem 2B: (none) 3B: Ziggy Sears |
New York Giants Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Burgess Whitehead | Second Baseman |
| Jo-Jo Moore | Left Fielder |
| Mel Ott | Third Baseman |
| Wally Berger | Center Fielder |
| Hank Leiber | Right Fielder |
| Sam Leslie | First Baseman |
| Harry Danning | Catcher |
| Blondy Ryan | Shortstop |
| Slick Castleman | Pitcher |
| Bill Terry | Manager |
Cincinnati Reds Lineup
| Name | Position |
|---|---|
| Kiki Cuyler | Right Fielder |
| Hub Walker | Left Fielder |
| Les Scarsella | First Baseman |
| Chick Hafey | Center Fielder |
| Spud Davis | Catcher |
| Lew Riggs | Third Baseman |
| Alex Kampouris | Second Baseman |
| Billy Myers | Shortstop |
| Lee Grissom | Pitcher |
| Chuck Dressen | Manager |
All Plays in Game
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Giants
@ Reds
Crosley Field
August 5, 1937
Top 1
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Grissom
Whitehead hits a line drive towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Grissom
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Grissom
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers 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: ---
Cuyler vs. Castleman
Cuyler bunts towards the mound. Castleman fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Walker vs. Castleman
Walker hits a line drive towards third. Ott catches it and throws to first to double up Cuyler. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scarsella vs. Castleman
Scarsella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead 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: ---
Berger vs. Grissom
Berger strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Grissom
Leiber hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leslie vs. Grissom
Leslie hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hafey. Leslie reaches second base with a double. Leiber moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -23
Danning vs. Grissom
Danning is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Ryan vs. Grissom
Ryan strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 123
Castleman vs. Grissom
Castleman strikes out. View Play
Bottom 2
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Castleman
Hafey takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Castleman
Davis strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Riggs vs. Castleman
Riggs hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kampouris vs. Castleman
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Grissom
Whitehead hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Grissom
Moore hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Grissom
Ott hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Berger vs. Grissom
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 3
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Castleman
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards first. Leslie scoops up the ball, races to the bag, and beats Myers for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Grissom vs. Castleman
Grissom strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Castleman
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Grissom
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Grissom
Leslie hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Danning vs. Grissom
Danning hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hafey. Danning reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Ryan vs. Grissom
Ryan hits a ball on the ground towards third. Riggs fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Score that a fielder's choice. View Play
Bottom 4
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Castleman
Walker hits a popup, foul, towards third. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scarsella vs. Castleman
Scarsella hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Castleman
Hafey hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Castleman
Davis hits a line drive towards short. Ryan reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Grissom
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Grissom
Whitehead hits a line drive towards short. Myers reaches out and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Grissom
Moore hits a ball on the ground towards first. Scarsella juggles the ball. That's an error on Scarsella. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Ott vs. Grissom
There goes Moore. The throw from Davis and he is out, Myers applying the tag. View Play
Bottom 5
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Castleman
Riggs hits a line drive into right field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Kampouris vs. Castleman
Kampouris hits a popup, foul, in front of the plate. Danning settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Castleman
Myers hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Grissom vs. Castleman
Grissom hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Danning fields it and throws to first for the out. View Play
Top 6
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Grissom
Ott hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Hafey. Ott reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Berger vs. Grissom
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Leiber vs. Grissom
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris scoops it up and throws to first for the out. Ott moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Leslie vs. Grissom
Leslie takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Danning vs. Grissom
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 6
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Castleman
Cuyler hits a fly ball into right field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Castleman
Walker takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Scarsella vs. Castleman
Scarsella hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 7
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Grissom
Ryan takes first base on ball four. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Castleman vs. Grissom
Castleman strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Whitehead vs. Grissom
Whitehead hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 7
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Castleman
Hafey 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: ---
Davis vs. Castleman
Davis hits a line drive into center field, out of the reach of Berger. Davis reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Riggs vs. Castleman
Riggs is walked intentionally. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Kampouris vs. Castleman
Kampouris hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 8
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Grissom
Moore hits a popup towards short. Myers settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Grissom
Ott strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Grissom
Berger strikes out. View Play
Bottom 8
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Myers vs. Castleman
Myers hits a fly ball 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: ---
Grissom vs. Castleman
Grissom hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Cuyler vs. Castleman
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Top 9
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leiber vs. Grissom
Leiber hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Grissom
Leslie hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Danning vs. Grissom
Danning hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play
Bottom 9
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Castleman
Walker hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scarsella vs. Castleman
Scarsella hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Hafey vs. Castleman
Hafey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Davis vs. Castleman
There goes Scarsella. The throw from Danning and he is out, Ryan applying the tag. View Play
Top 10
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ryan vs. Grissom
Ryan hits a popup, foul, towards third. Riggs settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Castleman vs. Grissom
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Whitehead vs. Grissom
Whitehead strikes out. View Play
Bottom 10
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Castleman
Davis hits a fly ball into center field. Berger settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Castleman
Riggs hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Whitehead fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Kampouris vs. Castleman
Kampouris hits a line drive into left field for a base hit. Riggs moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Myers vs. Castleman
Myers hits a ball on the ground towards third. Ott fields it and races to the third base bag for the out. Kampouris moves to second. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 12-
Grissom vs. Castleman
Grissom strikes out. View Play
Top 11
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Moore vs. Grissom
Moore hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Ott vs. Grissom
Ott hits a fly ball into left field. Walker settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Berger vs. Grissom
Berger hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it, and throws to first. And he throws it away. That's an error on Myers. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Leiber vs. Grissom
Leiber hits a ball on the ground towards short. Myers fields it and throws to second for the out. View Play
Bottom 11
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Cuyler vs. Castleman
Cuyler hits a ball on the ground towards short. Ryan scoops it up and throws to first for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Walker vs. Castleman
Walker hits a fly ball, foul, into right field. Leiber settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Scarsella vs. Castleman
Scarsella hits a popup towards third. Ott settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Top 12
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Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Leslie vs. Grissom
Leslie hits a line drive into left field, out of the reach of Walker. Leslie reaches second base with a double. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: -2-
Danning vs. Grissom
Lou Chiozza pinch runs for Sam Leslie.
Danning hits a ball on the ground in front of the plate. Davis fields the ball and throws it to first. Safe. Chiozza moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 0 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Ryan vs. Grissom
Ryan hits a line drive into center field for a base hit. Chiozza scores. Danning moves to third. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1-3
Castleman vs. Grissom
Castleman hits a ball on the ground towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris fields it, throws to second for one, and over to first - double play. View Play -
Giants, 1 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: --3
Whitehead vs. Grissom
Whitehead hits a line drive into right field for a base hit. Danning scores. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: 1--
Moore vs. Grissom
Moore hits a popup towards the right side of the infield. Kampouris settles under it and makes the catch for the out. View Play
Bottom 12
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Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 0, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Hafey vs. Castleman
Johnny McCarthy now playing first base. Jimmy Ripple now playing center field.
Hafey strikes out. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 1, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Davis vs. Castleman
Davis is called out on strikes. View Play -
Giants, 2 - Reds, 0
Outs: 2, Count: 0-0, RoB: ---
Riggs vs. Castleman
Riggs hits a fly ball into center field. Ripple settles under the ball and makes the catch for the out. View Play
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Box Score
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Game of 8/5/1937 -- New York at Cincinnati (D)
New York AB R H RBI Cincinnati AB R H RBI
Whitehead B, 2b 6 0 1 1 Cuyler K, rf 5 0 1 0
Moore J, lf 6 0 1 0 Walker H, lf 4 0 0 0
Ott M, 3b 5 0 1 0 Scarsella L, 1b 5 0 1 0
Berger W, cf 5 0 0 0 Hafey C, cf 4 0 1 0
Ripple J, cf 0 0 0 0 Davis S, c 5 0 1 0
Leiber H, rf 5 0 1 0 Riggs L, 3b 4 0 1 0
Leslie S, 1b 4 0 3 0 Kampouris A, 2b 4 0 1 0
Chiozza L, pr 0 1 0 0 Myers B, ss 4 0 1 0
McCarthy J, 1b 0 0 0 0 Grissom L, p 4 0 1 0
Danning H, c 4 1 2 0
Ryan B, ss 4 0 1 1
Castleman S, p 5 0 0 0
-- -- -- -- -- -- -- --
44 2 10 2 39 0 8 0
New York 000 000 000 002 -- 2
Cincinnati 000 000 000 000 -- 0
New York IP H R ER BB SO
Castleman S (W) 12.0 8 0 0 3 6
Cincinnati IP H R ER BB SO
Grissom L (L) 12.0 10 2 2 3 7
E -- Scarsella L, Myers B
DP -- New York 4, Cincinnati 3
LOB -- New York 9, Cincinnati 6
2B -- Leslie S 2, Danning H, Ott M, Davis S
CS -- Moore J, Scarsella L
T -- 2:37
A -- 3069
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